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Seema Pahwa Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth10 February 1962

Age59 Years (as listed)

BirthplaceDelhi

ProfessionActor and Director

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseManoj Pahwa

FamilyChildren: Mayank Pahwa (son), Manukriti Pahwa (daughter)

Seema Pahwa Biography

Seema Pahwa is an Indian actor and director known for a long career in theatre, television and film. She rose to public attention with her role as Badki in

Early life and background

Seema Bhargava Pahwa was born on 10 February 1962 in Delhi. She grew up around performing arts: her mother, Saroj Bhargava, worked as an artist for All India Radio and Doordarshan, and Seema began appearing in radio and television programmes as a child. Between the 1960s and 1970s she performed in Akashvani and Doordarshan productions and even voiced a weekly radio show. Those early experiences on stage and radio shaped a lifelong interest in performance.

Career

Seema Pahwa’s formal break on television came in 1984 when she played the role of Badki in the popular Hindi serial Hum Log. That early TV exposure preceded a steady career across theatre, television and cinema. In Delhi she worked with prominent theatre companies and directors, appearing in productions ranging from street theatre and Ramleelas to staged plays. Her stage repertoire includes noted plays such as Aadhe Adhure, Khamosh Adalat Jari Hai, Qaid-e-Hayat and Natsamrat.

After moving to Mumbai with her family, she continued to build a screen career. On television she has appeared in serials including Pehla Pyar (1997), Hip Hip Hurray (1998), Aandhi (2003), Hum Ladkiyan (2008) and Lakhon Mein Ek (2012). On film her roles span decades, with appearances in Sardari Begum (1996), Zubeidaa (2001), Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012), Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017) and Bala (2019).

In addition to acting, Seema has directed for film. Her feature film direction credit listed is Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi, which marked her debut as a director. She has also worked in the digital space, appearing in the 2019 web series Aafat and participating in various online video projects.

Seema has maintained a strong connection to theatre throughout her career. She worked with groups such as Sambhav, LTG, Shri Ram Centre and the National School of Drama’s Repertory Company, and she and her husband founded their own theatre group, Kopal. Her stage work included collaborations with established directors and provided a foundation for the range she later showed on screen.

Public profile

Seema is married to actor Manoj Pahwa; the couple met while working in theatre and later married on 23 January 1988. They have two children, Mayank Pahwa and Manukriti Pahwa, both of whom have pursued acting. Seema is part of an extended family with connections in the entertainment industry: she is the aunt of television actor Ankita Bhargava and has other relatives active in film and television.

Her public persona often highlights her roots in theatre and the practical skills that accompany a life in performance. She has spoken about starting out with modest earnings and has described a wide range of early theatrical experiences that helped her shed inhibitions and develop stagecraft. Off stage, she enjoys hobbies such as cooking, sculpting and painting, and she is known to be a dog lover.

Latest updates

In recent years Seema Pahwa continued to work across media: she appeared in films through the late 2010s, directed Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi, and took roles in web series and online videos. Public comments and anecdotes from colleagues, such as actor Bhumi Pednekar recalling practical preparations for a film role, underline her respected position among contemporary actors.

Physical and personal details

Seema Pahwa is listed with a height of approximately 165 cm (5'5"). Her listed birthplace and hometown are Delhi. She is identified with Indian nationality and a public association with Hinduism in available profiles.

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Recent Work

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi

Feature film debut as director.

2019
Aafat

Appeared in the Hindi web series.

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Breakthrough television role as Badki in Hum Log (1984)
  2. Extensive theatre career with major Delhi companies and repertory work
  3. Acting roles in notable Hindi films across the 1990s and 2000s
  4. Feature film director credit with Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi
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