Sushma Seth is an Indian film and television actress. She started her career in the late 70's, and has been known for playing frequently the mother and the grandmother in movies. She is also a theatre worker and worked with famous directors like D.R Ankur, Ramgopal Bajaj, Manish Joshi Bismil, Chander Shekhar Sharma. Seth has starred in some of the biggest hits in the Indian industry including Prem Rog, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Chandni, Deewana, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Naa Ho. She...

Sushma Seth is an Indian film and television actress. She started her career in the late 70's, and has been known for playing frequently the mother and the grandmother in movies. She is also a theatre worker and worked with famous directors like D.R Ankur, Ramgopal Bajaj, Manish Joshi Bismil, Chander Shekhar Sharma. Seth has starred in some of the biggest hits in the Indian industry including Prem Rog, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Chandni, Deewana, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Naa Ho. She received a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in the 1985 B R Chopra`s film Tawaif. She was the mother and grandmother of almost every Bollywood star including Rishi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor and Preity Zinta.

Apart from acting in Bollywood films she has also appeared in different TV series like Dekh Bhai Dekh. She has also worked with eminent theatre directors like Ram Gopal Bajaj and Manish Joshi Bismil. Her most memorable however remains for the TV Soap "Hum Log", telecast in early 80's on Doordarshan, in which she played Daadi (the grandmother), she was so popular that her character, that was shown suffering from throat cancer, had to be extended on viewer's demand.

She also appeared in the legendary Punjabi film Chan Pardesi (1980).