Apara Mehta is an Indian actress. She is best known for playing the role of Savita Mansukh Virani in StarPlus’ popular television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000).
Wiki/Biography
Apara Mehta was born on Saturday, 13 August 1960 (age 62 years; in 2022) in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. His zodiac sign is Leo. Not much is known about Apara Mehta’s educational qualifications. Apara tends to act since childhood.
Apara Mehta’s childhood photos
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 1″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
Apara Mehta belongs to a Gujarati family.
Parents & Siblings
Apara Mehta’s father’s name is Usshakant Mehta. His mother’s name is Mandakini Mehta. On July 5, 2022, Apara Mehta’s mother died.
Apara Mehta’s parents
Husband & Son
In 1980, Apara Mehta married Darshan Jariwala, who was also an actor. Later, in 1981, Darshan Jariwala remarried Apara Mehta as their family members wanted a large-scale wedding. According to reports, the couple has decided to separate after 40 years of marriage; however, they are not legally divorced and are still in touch.
Apara Mehta with her husband
In an interview, Apara Mehta spoke about this and said,
Darshan is a fellow theater actor, a chartered accountant and also a stockbroker at the National Stock Exchange. We got married when I was 18 and he was 21. We have different ideas and believe in different things. After the birth of our daughter, we did not work together. But that’s because we’ve decided that one of us will take care of it. He needs his own space and time but whenever we need him, he is there. I never talk about my personal life and never will. I don’t think even Darshan wants to talk about it.”
They have a daughter named Khushali Jariwala, an actress and a playwright.
Apara Mehta with his daughter
Career
Theater
When Apara Mehta was a ninth grader, he accepted an offer to take a small role in the Gujarati drama Sasuji Ni Sawari. He later performed in many Gujarati theater plays, including ‘Khalel’, ‘Ajatshatru’, and ‘Pati Name Patangyu’. In an interview, Apara Mehta spoke about his journey in theater and said,
“I always enjoy doing Gujarati plays and really admire people like Asit Modi, whom I know because of my association with Gujarati theatre. He is a maker with a vision. It thrives, and something with a history of more than a century will not disappear overnight. But I feel that new stage actors, especially, should come to Mumbai and explore more options, which will help.”
Apara Mehta in Gujarati Comedy drama, ‘Masti ma marriage, marriage ma masti’
Television program
In 1998, Apara Mehta made her debut with the SONY television show Alpviram (1998), in which she played the role of Sunita Amit Bakshi. In 2000, she worked in the popular television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000) as Savita Mansukh Virani.
Apara Mehta in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000)
Later, he appeared in various Hindi television shows, including Khichdi (2004), Saat Phere (2006), Karam Apnaa Apnaa (2006), Parrivar (2007), Dhak Dhak di Dubai (2007), Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (2009), Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo (2009), Tereh Raja (2009) Hai Pagle (2016), Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai (2014), and Madam Sir (2022). In an interview, Apara Mehta talked about her roles in different TV shows and said,
I did some great work even after my character died on Kyunki. I had an important role in Saat Phere, and then I came back with Balaji for Karam Apna Apna. But yes, people still see me as Savita and it is something I am proud of. After all, there hasn’t been a TV series on the scale of Kyunki and the show has given me a lot.”
Apara Mehta in Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo (2009)
Movie
In 2001, Apara Mehta made his debut with the Hindi film Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001). Some of her other Hindi films are Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Devdas (2002), Just Married (2007), and Tees Maar Khan (2010).
Web/OTT series
In 2021, Apara made his digital debut with the Gujarati web series Kshadyantra where he portrayed the role of a Chief Minister. In the same year, she worked in the Netflix series Decoupled, where she played the role of Madhu Sharma. He is also a part of an English web series. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
I am a part of an English web series which is a good surprise comedy. People are going to be surprised as far as I’m concerned.”
Apara Mehta as Panna Patel in the Gujarati web series Kshadyantra
Award
- 2012: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the Hindi television show Kya Huaa Tera Vaada
- 2010: Indian Television Award for Best Actress in a Comic Role for the SAB television show Saajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo
Favourite
Facts/Trivia
- Apara started his career at the age of fifteen as an anchor in a children’s program called Santakukdi.
- He follows a vegetarian diet.
- In an interview, Apara Mehta said that she wanted to fully play the role of Prostitute. He explained further,
I never got the chance to play the full role of a prostitute, but it was something I wanted to do. It will be a big challenge for me As a woman, no matter how hard I try, I will never be able to put myself in the position of a prostitute. I always wondered what would become so powerful that a woman had to sell her body. It will be very difficult to play this role.”
- Apara Mehta still works in Gujrati Theater and has appeared in more than 181 theater plays. In an interview, Apara Mehta spoke about his experience working in Gujarati theater and said,
I don’t like judging these things. The theater is my training ground and I will be on stage every night because I love being in front of an audience. Even now I am busy rehearsing for the upcoming show U-Turn. However, TV has given me so much fame and recognition. I really enjoyed myself there too. Even now, when I leave the house, people come up to me and say, We love you in so-and-so’s show, and it makes me happy to hear that.”
- Apara Mehta and her daughter Khushali Jariwala have tattooed the same Trishul and Om on their chests.
Same tattoo of Apara Mehta and his daughter Khushali Mehta
- In 2021, Apara appeared in the Gujarati web series Kshadyantra where he portrayed the role of a Chief Minister. He is also a part of an English web series. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
I am a part of an English web series which is a good surprise comedy. People are going to be surprised as far as I’m concerned.”
- Apara Mehta is a classically trained musician under Gulam Mustafa Khan Saheb. She is also a trained dancer.
- Apara claimed in an interview that he did not use social media until 2020, June because his daughter Khushali Jariwala had advised him not to use social media. Apara’s daughter said,
You are a person with very strong opinions and I don’t want you to put anything on Twitter because the written sentence has no tone. So, I don’t want a nameless, faceless person to tell you anything.”
- In 2003, Apara Mehta, along with the stars of the television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, was invited for dinner by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- In an interview, Apara Mehta claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi once came and watched all his theater shows during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He said,
Narendra bhai (Modi) has come and watched all my plays during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. From then on even when I traveled abroad for my Gujarati play, White people, Black people, Chinese people recognized me. People from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, they even know me. Many times, my mouth dropped open thinking ‘I must be doing something right’ and I became more humble as a person because this is not what I put out to get. It just happened to me and I have to be thankful for that.”
- According to Apara Mehta, Ajatshatru, directed by Dinkar Jani, is one of his best Theater plays.
- After her marriage, her maiden name changed from Apara Mehta to Apara Jariwala Mehta.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
