{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|Biography|date=October 2022}} {{Cleanup bare URLs|date=September 2022}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Tejaa Deokar | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2005–present | spouse = | children = | mother = Neeta Devkar | father = Suresh Devkar | relatives = Surya Devkar (sister) | website = }}
'''Tejaa Devkar''' (also spelled '''Deokar''') is an Indian actress who has acted in Marathi language television series and films.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.afternoondc.in/television/teja-devkar-is-mother-india/article_6944 |title=Teja Devkar is Mother India! |date=12 August 2010 |author=Sandeep Hattangadi |work=The Afternoon Despatch & Courier |accessdate=10 October 2011 |archive-date=18 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118022943/http://www.afternoondc.in/television/teja-devkar-is-mother-india/article_6944 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2014 |title=Darker Shades of Fame |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/darker-shades-of-fame/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Tejaa was born to Suresh and Neeta Deokar in Mumbai, and she has done her doctorate in English Literature. Suresh is a businessman in Mumbai, and Neeta has produced a couple of Marathi films.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shukla |first=Varun |date=11 February 2022 |title=वडिलांचे दुःखद निधन, अभिनेत्रीच्या कुटुंबावर पसरली शोककळा |url=https://kalakar.info/marathi-cinema-actress-tejaa-deokar/ |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=kalakar |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Acting career ==
Tejaa has worked in many Marathi movies and is associated with many serials aired on different channels. She has won many awards in various categories.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 August 2022 |title=सिनेसृष्टीपासून दूर मात्र फोटो एक नंबर; 'कुलस्वामिनी' फेम अभिनेत्री झालीये बंगाली ब्युटी |url=https://lokmat.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/marathi-actress-tejaa-deokar-new-photoshoot-bengali-look-mhrn-741076.html |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=News18 Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>
She began her career in 2005 with the Marathi movie ''Hirwa Kunku'', a family drama that did well at the box office, especially in the remote places in Maharashtra. She has acted in many other Marathi movies including ''Oxygen'', ''Dharpakad'', ''Khandaobacha Lagin'', ''Raadhika'', ''Shambhu Majha Navsacha'', ''Natee'' and ''Adla Badli''. In ''Dharpakad'' she played a kabaddi sportsman, in ''Khandobacha Lagin'' she played an adivasi girl, in ''Shambhu Majha Navsacha'' she played a negative role, whereas in ''Adla Badla'' she played a comic role. In Neeta Devkar's ''Oxygen'', she played a housewife.<ref>Vivek Sabnis. [http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/021208-News-Pune-domestic-violence-marathi-flim-Oxygen-Neeta-Devkar.htm Neeta Devkar's Marathi film that tackles the issue of domestic violence], Mid-Day, 2 December 2008.</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Film !Role !Notes |- |2006 |''Hirwa Kunku'' |Gouri |Debut |- |2006 |''Shambhu Maza Navsacha'' | | |- |2006 |''Maa Shakambharicha Mahima'' |Satakshi | |- |2006 |''Sasarchi Ka Maherchi'' | | |- |2007 |''Karz Kunkavache'' | | |- |2007 |''Mahercha Daivat'' | | |- |2008 |''Aar Aar Aaba Aata Tari Thamba'' |Sayili | |- |2008 |''Adla Badli'' | | |- |2010 |''Chal Dhar Pakad'' |Rama | |- |2010 |''Mulga'' | | |- |2010 |''Oxygen'' | | |- |2011 |''Tuch Khari Gharchi Lakshmi'' | | |- |2013 |''Nati'' |Sulakshana Shinde/Resham | |- |2013 |''Raadhika'' | | |- |2013 |''Boom Boom Bajirav'' | | |- |2013 |''Topiwale Kavale'' | | |- |2014 |''Bharla Malwat Rakhtaana'' |Lakshmi |<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 January 2017 |title='Khoon Bhari Maang' to be remade in Marathi |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/khoon-bhari-maangmarathisanjay-khapre/articleshow/24667937.cms |access-date=30 June 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |2014 |''May Mauli Manudevi'' | | |- |2015 |''Sasu Cha Swayamwar'' |Nandini Dekhne | |- |2015 |''Nazar'' | |<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 January 2017 |title=Filmmakers focus on disabilities to sensitise audience |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/riteish-deshmukh-milind-soman-amruta-subhash-mohan-agashe-atul-kulkarni/articleshow/31165180.cms |access-date=30 June 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |2016 |''Marathi Tigers'' | | |- |2016 |''1234'' | | |- |2017 |''Zala Bobhata'' |Rani Saheb | |- |2017 |''Thank You Vitthala<ref>{{Cite web |title=marathicineyug|url=https://marathicineyug.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212091153/http://marathicineyug.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=12 December 2015 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=marathicineyug.com}}</ref>'' | | |- |2018 |''Pani Bani<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/pani-bani/movieshow/64504714.cms/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>'' | | |- |2019 |''Saint Nerry Marathi Medium'' | | |- |2019 |''Khandobacha Lagin'' | | |- |2019 |''Unch Bharari'' | | |- |2023 |''Khel Tamasha'' | | |- |2023 |''Jaavai Maazha Navasacha'' | | |}
== Television == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Channel |- | |''May Lek'' | |ETV Marathi |- | |''Ek Zhunj Vadalashi'' | |ETV Marathi |- | |''Chimanipankh'' | |DD Sahyadri |- |2016 |''Kulswamini'' | |Star Pravah |- |2021 |''Vrundavan'' |Kartiki |Mi Marathi |- |2023 |''Amchi Mumbai'' | |TV Series |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|5794167}} * {{TV Guide person|3030785298}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|tejaa_deokar|Tejaa Deokar}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Devkar, Teja}} Category:Indian television actresses Category:Actresses from Mumbai Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Indian film actresses Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema Category:Actresses in Marathi television Category:21st-century Indian actresses