As Navratri celebrations touch a high across the country and the eastern part of India gets set to welcome Goddess Durga for Durga Puja, we do a lowdown on the various actresses who essayed the supreme form of Shakti on the small screen
Piyali Munshi
Show: Jai Jag Janani Maa Durga
The actress made her debut on TV with this mythological show. Prior to that, she had worked in a number of Bengali films. Piyali was very much appreciated for her powerful acting on the show.
Pooja Bose
Show: Devon Ke Dev Mahadev
The show had three actresses playing the role of Parvati/Adishakti Sonarika Bhadoria, Pooja Bose and Suhasi Goradia Dhami. It was Pooja who essayed the nine forms of Durga for a particular episode. After Mouni Roy, she was loved on this highly popular show. Pooja took on the form of the fierce Kaalratri in one of the episodes. She is now in Qubool Hai.
Shantipriya
Show: Mata Ki Chowki
Remember the actress who starred opposite Akshay Kumar in his debut film, Saugandh. Well, after a career in the South, Shantipriya did a few Hindi serials and Mata Ki Chowki was one of them. The show was aired on Sahara One.
Gayatri Shastri
Show: Om Namah Shivaay
With her stately personality and big eyes, many feel that Gayatri Shastri had the best persona to enact the role of Parvati/ Maa Durga.
Priyanka Singh
Show: Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman
The show about the life of Lord Hanuman is having a Navratri special now where Narad is narrating the stories of the nine forms of Maa Durga to the former. He is shown explaining their powers to Lord Hanuman. Priyanka Singh, who plays Parvati on the show is playing these parts.
