Sulabha Arya

Sulabha Arya (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Marathi film, television and stage industry. She is married to late veteran Indian cinematographer Ishan Arya and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya. She is best known for her role as Shanti Masi in Sasural Genda Phool and Kantaben in the 2003 romantic drama, Kal Ho Na Ho. She also portrayed Lakshmamma in Shyam Benegal's Amaravati ki Kathayein.

Career
Arya made her television debut with the Indian television industry's first sitcom, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, which aired on DD National in 1984. Some of the notable films in which she worked include Koyla (1997) and Koi... Mil Gaya (2003). She played the role of Kanta Ben in the 2003 dramedy film Kal Ho Naa Ho. She played the role of the mother-in-law in television series, Yes Boss on SAB TV. She was last seen at SET SAB's Maddam Sir as Saira Begum.

In 2021, Arya was roped in for a television drama series Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana, which premiered on StarPlus on July 26, 2021, and featured Arya in the role of a grandmother.

Personal life
She is a Maharashtrian who married Ishan Arya (Irshad Ahsan). Her son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the daughter of Ramesh Behl) is also a cinematographer, known for films like Koyla (1997), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Shootout at Wadala (2013).

Television

 * 1984: Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi as Mandira Bhattacharya
 * 1988: Palash Ke Phool serial
 * 1989: Tumhare Liye serial
 * 1992: Kirdaar
 * 1993: Mitti Ke Rang (episode Mavali)
 * 1996: Filmi Chakkar
 * 1998: Hum Sab Ek Hain as Buaji (1 episode)
 * 1999–2000: Muskaan as Malti Bua
 * 2005: Dil Kya Chahta Hai 
 * 1999–2009: Yes Boss as Meera's mother
 * 2009–2010: Shraddha as Madhu Khurana
 * 1998-2001: Hip Hip Hurray as Mrs Sharma
 * 2010–2012: Sasural Genda Phool as Shanti Bajpai
 * 2015–2016: Begusarai as Badi Amma
 * 2016–2017: Khatmal E Ishq
 * 2019–2020: Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein as Geeta Shrivastava
 * 2021–2022: Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana as Santo Sakhuja
 * 2022: Maddam Sir as Saira Begum