{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Ragini Shah | image = | caption = | birth_date = <!--Birthdate must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs. No IMDb. No public records. See WP:BLPPRIVACY--> | birth_place = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> | occupation = Actress | spouse = Deepak Gheewala | years_active = 1970–present }}
'''Ragini Shah''' is an Indian film, stage and television actress, and a veteran of Gujarati theatre. She had numerous supporting roles on Indian television, with her portrayal of Dugba in the daily Hindi soap ''Saraswatichandra'' being one of the most remembered.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmitown.com/2012/02/04/actor-ragini-shah-has-been-roped-in-for-sanjay-leela-bhansali%25E2%2580%2599s-ambitious-venture-on-small-screen/ |title=Actor Ragini Shah has been roped for Saraswatichandra |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819053744/http://www.filmitown.com/2012/02/04/actor-ragini-shah-has-been-roped-in-for-sanjay-leela-bhansali%e2%80%99s-ambitious-venture-on-small-screen/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career==
Shah has appeared in more than 50 Gujarati films. She is also a director. Due to repetitive roles and financial limitations in the Gujarati industry, she moved to Mumbai, where she took part in some Hindi television serials and live performances. There she appeared in the lead role in the Gujarati-language TV drama, ''Moti Baa'' which was aired on ETV Gujarati.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Ragini also has numerous Hindi TV dramas to her credit. She made her debut with a supporting role in ''Chanakya'' in the early 1990s on Doordarshan. She appeared as Rashmi Shekhar Nanavati in the Hindi serial ''Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'' on Sony TV in 1999, which remains to date one of the most popular comedy-dramas on Indian television. In 2001, she bagged a role in ''Chandan Ka Palna Resham Ki Dori'', which was followed by a series of supporting and motherly roles in various Hindi soap operas. Shah is widely remembered for her role of Dugba in the romantic drama ''Saraswatichandra'' (2013–14),<ref name=":0" /> which was based on a novel of the same name; as well her portrayal of Maasa in ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' (2011–16), which remains one of the highet-rated shows on Indian television.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}
She had a role in ''Harun Arun'' (2009), under the direction of Vinod Ganatra. Shah has also performed live all across India, as well in the UK and the USA.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}
From May 2017 to May 2018, Shah portrayed a parallel lead role of Dayavanti Mehta in ''Naamkarann'' on Star Plus. Producer Mahesh Bhatt approached Shah for the role, after the sudden demise of veteran actress Reema Lagoo, who was previously playing the same role.<ref>[http://www.india.com/buzz/ragini-shah-to-play-dayavanti-mehtas-role-made-famous-by-reema-lagoo-in-naamkaran-know-more-about-gujarati-actress-2149933/ Ragini Shah to play Dayavanti Mehta’s role made famous by Reema Lagoo in Naamkarann: Know more about Gujarati actress!]</ref>
Since February 2021, she is playing the role of Jaya Rao in Star Plus's ''Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali''.
==Personal life== Ragini is married to actor-director Deepak Gheewala, with whom she worked with in the drama ''Gulaal''. Gheewala has directed Gujarati shows like ''Jo Jo Moda Na Padta'' and ''Grahan'', among others.
==Filmography== ===Television=== * 1991 Chanakya as Chanakya's mother *2001 Chandan Ka Palna Resham Ki Dori as Mrs. Janki Bhimani * 2009 Moti Baa (Gujarati Serial) * 2011-2016 Diya Aur Baati Hum as Maa Saa *2013-2014 Saraswatichandra as Dubga Shahastrar *2017 Naamkarann as Dayawanti Mehta *2021 Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali as Jaya Rao * 2024 United State Of Gujarat as Suryakanta Vaishnav (Gujarati Serial)
===Selected films=== * ''Daku Rani Ganga'' (1976, debut Gujarati film) * ''Harun Arun'' (2009, Gujarati) * ''Hardik Abhinandan'' (2016, Gujarati film) * ''Dada Ho Dikari'' - Gujarati film * ''Sasan'' ''-'' Gujarati film
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|5565133}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Ragini}} Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Indian actresses Category:20th-century Indian actresses Category:Actresses in Gujarati cinema Category:Actresses in Hindi television Category:Actresses from Mumbai Category:Indian film actresses Category:Indian television actresses Category:Indian soap opera actresses Category:Indian stage actresses