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Amita Udgata Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth16 August

Age70 (at time of death, approx.)

BirthplaceLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndia

Marital statusWidow

SpouseSubhash Udgata

FamilySons - Ruchin Udgata, Rishab Udgata

Amita Udgata Biography

Amita Udgata was an Indian actress and theatre artist known for television and film roles, including a memorable part in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi. A NSD‑

Early life and background

Amita Udgata was born on 16 August in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She grew up in Lucknow and later trained at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, where she completed her studies. While at NSD she began working in theatre, launching a stage career that would run alongside her later screen work.

Career

Udgata began acting on stage in 1965 during her time at the National School of Drama. Her early career included directing plays for cultural events organized by Sahitya Kala Parishad in Delhi, and she spent a decade working with Delhi Doordarshan from 1979 to 1990.

On television she became widely known for character roles, including the part credited as "Amma" in the Star Plus series Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya. Later in her career she was seen on Sony TV’s Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, where she portrayed the character often referred to as Dadi Bua.

Udgata also worked in films. Her screen debut is listed as the 2005 film Amu. She appeared in several other Hindi features, including Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) and Sarbjit (2016).

Public profile

Udgata was identified with a range of talents beyond acting. She wrote poetry, enjoyed reading, played chess, and directed stage productions. Her language skills were broad: she spoke Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Oriya, Bengali, Haryanvi, Bhojpuri and English. She was known to follow religious traditions, was an admirer of Lord Shiva and Shirdi Sai Baba, and described as an animal lover. Reports indicate she consumed tobacco.

Personal life

Amita Udgata was married to actor Subhash Udgata and was a mother to two sons, Ruchin Udgata and Rishab Udgata. She was described as a widow. Her listed religion is Hinduism and her caste is noted as Brahmin. Her political inclination is recorded as supportive of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and among favourite public figures she reportedly admired Narendra Modi. Her favourite films and writers were also documented, reflecting personal tastes in cinema and literature.

Physical characteristics

Udgata’s height is given as approximately 155 cm (about 5 feet 1 inch) and her weight around 60 kg (approximately 132 lbs). Her eye colour was described as black and her hair as salt-and-pepper.

Death

Amita Udgata died on 24 April 2018 in Mumbai. She was admitted to CritiCare Hospital and had been on life support; the cause of death is recorded as lung failure. At the time of her passing she was approximately 70 years old.

Latest updates

At the end of her career she was last seen on the television series Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi. Her body of work spans theatre, television and film, and she remained active in cultural circles as an actor and director of stage productions during her life.

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Recent Work

Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi

Television series in which she played the role often referred to as Dadi Bua; listed as her last on-screen appearance.

Sarbjit

Featured in the 2016 film starring Aishwarya Rai.

2016
Hasee Toh Phasee

Appeared in the 2014 film starring Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra.

2014
Amu

Listed as her film debut.

2005
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Career Highlights

  1. Graduated from the National School of Drama and began theatre work in 1965
  2. Worked for Delhi Doordarshan from 1979 to 1990
  3. Well‑known television roles including Amma in Mann Ki Awaaz Pratigya and Dadi Bua in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
  4. Acted in films such as Amu (2005), Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) and Sarbjit (2016)
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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Amita Udgata is publicly listed as married to Subhash Udgata.