Girija Oak, a well known Marathi actress, is the daughter of the well known Marathi actor Dr. Girish Oak. Her mother works as a pharmacist. Manini was her debut film, directed by Kanchan Adhikari. Her role in the TV show Lajja was very popular, where she played a youthful girl who is exposed to dangerous life in an urban environment. She has also performed in a number of advertisements and Hindi films as well, and done a kissing scene in the movie Shor in the City. Don Special was the first Marathi natak she acted in. Jitendra Joshi was her co-star in the natak. Her dance skills are also quite good and she performed in Zee Marathi Eka Peksha Ek Apsara Ali in 2011.