Entertainment News Desk – You might know Ashwini Kalsekar from the long-running crime series CID or her collaborations with writers like Sriram Raghavan and Ram Gopal Varma. Active in the film industry since the 1990s, Kalsekar has been a part of many notable projects and various roles in different genres have shaped her career. On Kalsekar’s 55th birthday, let’s take a look at some of his popular projects.
‘Johnny Gaddaar’
Johnny Gaddaar was Raghavan’s second film as a feature film producer and Kalsekar was cast in the role of Varsha. The film also stars his CID co-stars Dayanand Shetty, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Dharmendra and Vinay Pathak and is noted for its strong narrative and interesting plot. Did you miss seeing it in 2007? Stream it on Disney+ Hotstar or Amazon Prime Video.
‘Badlapur’
Kalashekhar, who played private detective Joshi in Raghavan’s Badlapur, highlighted his abilities as an actor who can play serious, intense characters as effortlessly as he can play comic roles. A game-changer for its lead actor Varun Dhawan, Badlapur also stars Yami Gautam, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi and Raghavan’s regular cast Zakir Hussain, Radhika Apte and Pratima Kazmi. Watch it on Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5 or Jio Cinema.
‘Golmaal 3’
Kalashekhar, who is regularly seen in Rohit Shetty’s films, was also a part of his comedy film Golmaal 3, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arshad Warsi, Ajay Devgan and Shreyas Talpade in the lead roles. As an important part of the cast, Kalashekhar contributed to this comedy riot through his role of Chintu. The film was commercially successful and is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Jio Cinema.
‘Singham Returns’
Kalaskar’s character in Shetty’s Singham Returns – journalist Meera – was based on popular journalist Barkha Dutt. Responding to this, Dutt had tweeted, “Guys, I haven’t seen Singham Returns yet. So all your praises (and jokes!) have been in vain so far [मुस्कुराता हुआ इमोजी]Is it worth waiting for the second character?”Singham Returns stars Devgan, Kapoor Khan and Mahesh Manjrekar. Its sequel, Singham Again, is in production.
