Urmila Kanetkar is a Marathi

Marathi people

The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...

 film actress and Marathi and Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 television actress. She is known for her roles in the Marathi film Shubh Mangal Savadhan, Hindi TV serials Maayka

Maayka

Maayka - Saath Zindagi Bhar Ka is an Indian television series that was aired on Zee TV from January 15, 2007 until August 14, 2009. The series was originally produced by Anjana Sood's production house, Klassic Productions, but was taken over by Dheeraj Kumar's, Creative Eye Limited due to high...

and Mera Sasural

Mera Sasural

Mera Sasural is an Indian television drama-series aired on Sahara One channel in year 2008. The story is of two young girls Heer and Goldie in their in-laws' houses, and brings alive the struggles of a woman in her attempt to strike a balance between the world that she is born into and the one that...

and the Marathi serials Asambhav, Uun Paus and Goshta Eka Lagnachi. She is also a classical dancer.

Early career

She began her career as a Kathak

Kathak

Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...

 Dancer. She participated in the ballet Azadi Ki Jung, which was performed in 1997 to celebrate 50 years of Indian Independence.
Kanetkar also studied Odissi

Odissi

Odissi, also spelled Orissi , is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It originates from the state of Orissa, in eastern India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. The classic treatise of Indian dance, Natya Shastra, refers to it as...

 from the eminent dancer Sujata Mahapatra in Bhubaneshwar.

Success

She entered cinema with Shubh Mangal Savaadhan and also worked in Aai Shappath and Saavali. She played a supporting role in Maayka

Maayka

Maayka - Saath Zindagi Bhar Ka is an Indian television series that was aired on Zee TV from January 15, 2007 until August 14, 2009. The series was originally produced by Anjana Sood's production house, Klassic Productions, but was taken over by Dheeraj Kumar's, Creative Eye Limited due to high...

. After Maayka

Maayka

Maayka - Saath Zindagi Bhar Ka is an Indian television series that was aired on Zee TV from January 15, 2007 until August 14, 2009. The series was originally produced by Anjana Sood's production house, Klassic Productions, but was taken over by Dheeraj Kumar's, Creative Eye Limited due to high...

, she replaced Mansi Salvi as the heroine of the Marathi serial Asambhav. She portrayed the double role of Shubra who sees visions of her past birth Parvati, also played by her. The show's popularity earned her roles in Hindi serials like Mera Sasural

Mera Sasural

Mera Sasural is an Indian television drama-series aired on Sahara One channel in year 2008. The story is of two young girls Heer and Goldie in their in-laws' houses, and brings alive the struggles of a woman in her attempt to strike a balance between the world that she is born into and the one that...

and marathi serials like Gosht Eka Lagnachi and Vegh. However, the serial Mera Sasural

Mera Sasural

Mera Sasural is an Indian television drama-series aired on Sahara One channel in year 2008. The story is of two young girls Heer and Goldie in their in-laws' houses, and brings alive the struggles of a woman in her attempt to strike a balance between the world that she is born into and the one that...

went off air due to her date problems,

TV Serials

Serial	Channel	Language	Role
Maayka Maayka Maayka - Saath Zindagi Bhar Ka is an Indian television series that was aired on Zee TV from January 15, 2007 until August 14, 2009. The series was originally produced by Anjana Sood's production house, Klassic Productions, but was taken over by Dheeraj Kumar's, Creative Eye Limited due to high...	Zee TV Zee TV Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...	Hindi	Raji
Mera Sasural Mera Sasural Mera Sasural is an Indian television drama-series aired on Sahara One channel in year 2008. The story is of two young girls Heer and Goldie in their in-laws' houses, and brings alive the struggles of a woman in her attempt to strike a balance between the world that she is born into and the one that...	Sahara One Sahara One Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in Mumbai. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar, a company formed by Subrato Roy Sahara who is a managing worker and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar....	Hindi
Asambhav	Zee Marathi Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is India-based satellite television channel, which carries broadcasts in Marathi. Zee Network, India's leading infotainment network launched it in the year 1999. It is the most viewed television channel in Mumbai...	Marathi	Shubhra/Paravati
Gosht Eka Lagnachi	Star Pravah Star Pravah : A Marathi Language Entertainment TV channel from STAR TV.-About the Channel:"Quality entertainment reflecting Maharashtrian culture, and values, also evoking pride in being Maharashtrian" is the mantra of STAR PRAVAH. Star India Pvt Ltd, India's largest entertainment conglomerate, announced the...	Marathi
Vegh	Saam Marathi	Marathi

Marathi Films

Year	Movie	Role	Note
2006	Shubh Mangal Savadhan	Supriya
	Savalee
	Aai Shappath	Devika
2011	Mala Aai Vhaaychay
	Dubhangg

Zee Marathi Awards

Nominated,

• Best Actress Award 2007. Role: Shubhra/Parvati (Asambhav)
• Best Actress Award 2008. Role: Shubhra/Parvati (Asambhav)