Madhu Kambikar

Madhu Kambikar is an Indian performing folk art artist, theatre actor and film and TV personality,

Personal life She was born in Malegaon, a village in Beed district, 28 July 1953 in the Kolhati community. She dropped out of school and used to follow her father himself a performing artist to shows. She herself became a performer at a very young age. She is the aunt of the late Kishor Shantabai Kale.

On 27 November 2016, she fell unconscious on stage during a lavani-tamasha performance at Yashwant Natya Mandir, Matunga and was hospitalised.

Folk and contemporary theatre She acted in about a dozen folk plays, including: Dadu Indurikar's "" Shankar Patil's "" Ashok Paranjape's "" Vasant Sabnis' "" Atmaram Sawant's "" Ashok Patole/ Suyog's "" Her own "" directed by Upendra Limaye She has acted in 22–25 contemporary plays, amongst them are: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi for Shapit Maharashtra State Film Award for best actress for Shapit Maharashtra State Film Award for best actress for Hech Maze Maher Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for film Raosahab. Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi for film Raosahab. Maharashtra State Film Special Jury Award for film Aai Kulswamini Tulja Bhavani Maharashtra State Film Special Jury Award for film Sangharsh Jeevanacha Natvarya Keshavrao Date Puraskar Chairperson of the 2013 Mahila Lokakala Sammelan, Nagpur Lokashahir Patthe Bapurao Puraskar Maharshi Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Lavani Kalavant Puraskar 2007 Zee Chitra Gaurav Life Time Achievement Award 2018