Mukta Barve

 ( 21st-century Indian Actresses ) 

In 2013, Barve visited Toronto for the show of her critically acclaimed play Final Draft, along with her co-star Girish Joshi. In 2013, Barve worked in two back-to-back hit films, becoming one of the top performers of the year. In 2013, Barve worked in her self-produced commercial play Chhapa Kata, alongside Reema Lagoo, later Lagoo was replaced by Neena Kulkarni. Barve played Maitreyi Bhagwat, who runs a boutique to support the family, and lives a life where she has suppressed all her desires to be able to take care of her mother. For the play Chhapa Kata, Barve won the awards for Best Play at Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards (2014) and the awards for Best Play and Best Actress at Sanskruti Kaladarpan Awards (2014). Ajay Naik's directorial debut, a romantic musical love story, Lagna Pahave Karun was Barve's next film release. Co-starring Umesh Kamat, Siddharth Chandekar and Tejashree Pradhan Ketkar, Barve was cast as Aditi Tilak, a wedding planner who wants to start her own marriage bureau. Indian Nerve reviewed her performance as: "Performance wise, Mukta as a strong and determined Aditi who is scared of failing is the best character of them all. She pulled off the role very aptly." Her next appearance in 2013, was opposite Swwapnil Joshi and alongside Sai Tamhankar and Kadambari Kadam in Renu Desai's Mangalashtak Once More . She played the character Aarti Pathak, romantic, shy girl who surrenders to love. The Times of India reviewed her performance as "Mukta too excels with her comic timing and dialogue delivery". In 2014, she acted in a Konkani film, Konkani cinema in the role of a shepherd alongside Upendra Limaye. In 2014, she also acted in a short film, Shot, directed by Ratnakar Matkari.

In 2016, she was honoured with the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Award in Theatre category for her work in Marathi theatre. In July 2016, she was honoured with the Chaturastra Abhinetri Award at Nilu Phule Sanman 2016. In 2016, Barve appeared in Atul Jagdale's Ganvesh, co-starring Kishor Kadam, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Smita Tambe, Guru Thakur and many more in which she played a tough police inspector, Meera Patil, who is torn between following her duty to respect the khaki uniform and following her seniors' orders. The Times of India wrote of her performance in Ganvesh, "Barve (who is an absolute pleasure to watch) delivers her usual balanced performance. In 2016, she acted in and produced a play titled Codemantra, an engaging courtroom drama set up against the background of the Indian Army under the banner of Rasika Productions. In this play, Barve played Ahilya Deshmukh, a military law expert. Through this play, Barve won many honours which include Most Natural Performer of the Year and Special Recognition Play at Zee Natya Gaurav 2017, Best Play at Maharashtra Times Sanman Awards 2017 and Best Play and Best Actress at Sanskruti Kaladarpan Awards 2017. In mid 2016, Barve featured in Sameer Vidwans' YZ, alongside Sai Tamhankar and others. The Times of India wrote of her performance in the film as " In a small role too, Mukta drives the point home with her expressions." In November 2016, she was honoured with the Tarunai Sanman Puraskar at Pulotsav 2016. In 2017, Barve, under her own production house, produced five shows of the iconic play Sakharam Binder, specially for her backstage people. Barve also acted in the play along with some other actors of Lalit Kala Kendra, wherein she played the lead role of Champa. In December 2016, Barve signed for Vikram Phadnis' directorial debut film, Hrudayantar, opposite Subodh Bhave, which released on 9 July 2017 under the banner of Vikram Phadnis Productions. The Times of India wrote about Barve's performance in the film as "Mukta, as always, is brilliant". For the film Barve also received nomination in Marathi Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female).

As of August 2017, she has started featuring in a Marathi television show named Rudram, a thriller which airs on Zee Yuva as Ragini, a woman exacting her revenge on many people. She is seen alongside many popular Marathi artists like Satish Rajwade, Mohan Agashe, Sandeep Pathak, Kiran Karmarkar and Vandana Gupte. In February 2018, she acted in Pratima Joshi's directorial debut Aamhi Doghi, alongside Priya Bapat. The Times of India reviewed her performance as "Mukta lends authenticity to Amala with her restrained portrayal and makes you feel for her". In March 2018, she was honored with the Loksatta Tarun Tejankit award in the film category. She was seen opposite Swapnil Joshi in December 2018 in the film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 3 which is the sequel of Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2. The film released on 7 December 2018. Her performance in the film was reviewed by The Times of India as "For Mukta, this is a cakewalk, but she gives it her all. Nothing seems forced in her portrayal". In the year 2019 Barve acted in three films. Firstly she was seen in Saleel Kulkarni's directorial debut Wedding Cha Shinema alongside Rucha Inamdar, Shivaraj Vaychal and others. She played the role of Urvi, an aspiring filmmaker, who wants to make films on serious topics. Ibrahim Afghan from The Times of India reviewed her performance in the film as "Mukta, has performed sincerely and does well in her role". Subsequently, she acted in the film Bandishala directed by Milind Lele alongside Sharad Ponkshe, Pravin Tarde and many others. In the film she played the role of Madhavi Sawant, a tough police officer, who incurs the wrath of several powerful enemies who plan to get rid of her. Her performance was critically acclaimed as "The whole responsibility of taking the story forward lies on the shoulders of Mukta, who handles it like a pro." For the film Barve bagged Best actress title at Maharashtra State Film Awards 2019. Her third film in the year was Vikram Phadnis' Smile Please wherein she played the role of Nandini Joshi, a photographer, who is diagnosed with an early-onset dementia, to find sense of purpose and dignity opposite Lalit Prabhakar and Prasad Oak. Mihir Bhanage from The Times of India wrote about her performance "Mukta portrays the strong-headedness and vulnerability of Nandini with aplomb".

Mukta Barve starred in a short film called Devi, which showcased the lives of nine women belonging to different societal backgrounds, who were forced to form a bond due to their circumstances. The film depicted their struggles with abuse and how they came together to share their stories. Mukta's co-stars in the film included Neha Dhupia, Neena Kulkarni, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Yashaswini Dayama, Sandhya Mhatre, and Rama Joshi. In 2022, Mukta Barve starred in the Marathi-language thriller film Y, directed by Ajit Suryakant Wadikar and written by Swapneel Sojwal and Ajit Wadikar. The movie also features Nandu Madhav, Prajakta Mali, Omkar Govardhan, Sandeep Pathak, Rohit Kokate, and Suhas Sirsath. Mukta Barve starred in the Indian Marathi-language drama film Aapdi Thaapdi, written and directed by Anand Karir. She costarred Shreyas Talpade, Sandeep Pathak, Navin Prabhakar, and Khushi Hazare in the film. Mukta's character, Parvati, is the wife of the protagonist, Sakharam Patil (played by Shreyas Talpade), a farmer who develops a unique friendship with a goat.