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	'''Durgabai Kamat''' (1899 – 17 May 1997) was a [[Marathi people\|Marathi]] actress, who was the first actress of [[Indian cinema]].<ref name=toi/> In the early 1900s, acting in film or theatre was a taboo for women, so much so [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], the father of Indian cinema, had to use male actors to female ~~role~~ in first Indian film, ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]''~~, however~~ with its success, female ~~actress~~ were encouraged~~, thus~~ he introduced Kamat in his 1913 second movie ''[[Mohini Bhasmasur]]'' <ref>{{IMDb name\|0244038}}</ref> as a leading lady Parvati, while her daughter '''[[Kamlabai Gokhale]]''' (born Kamlabai Kamat), played the role of as Mohini, thus becoming the first female child actress of Indian cinema. After Kamat other ~~actress~~ started working in cinema.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Indian cinema@100: First women on screen: Durgabai Kamat and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle\|author= Riya Chakravarty \|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/indian-cinema-100-40-firsts-in-indian-cinema-362362 \|publisher=NDTV \|date=3 May 2013 \|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref>		'''Durgabai Kamat''' (1899 – 17 May 1997) was a [[Marathi people\|Marathi]] actress, who was the first actress in [[Indian cinema]].<ref name=toi/> In the early 1900s, acting in film or theatre was a taboo for women, so much so [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], the father of Indian cinema, had to use male actors for female roles in first Indian film, ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]''. However with its success, female actresses were encouraged. Thus he introduced Kamat in his 1913 second movie ''[[Mohini Bhasmasur]]'' <ref>{{IMDb name\|0244038}}</ref> as a leading lady Parvati, while her daughter '''[[Kamlabai Gokhale]]''' (born Kamlabai Kamat), played the role of Mohini, thus becoming the first female child actress of Indian cinema. After Kamat, other actresses started working in cinema.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Indian cinema@100: First women on screen: Durgabai Kamat and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle\|author= Riya Chakravarty \|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/indian-cinema-100-40-firsts-in-indian-cinema-362362 \|publisher=NDTV \|date=3 May 2013 \|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref>

	Durgabai was also the maternal grandmother of veteran Marathi actor [[Chandrakant Gokhale]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103075140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-21/pune/27752775_1_chandrakant-gokhale-marathi-actor Veteran actor Gokhale dead], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 21 June 2008.</ref> and the great-grandmother of actors [[Vikram Gokhale]] and [[Mohan Gokhale]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news \|title=Vikram Gokhale has an illustrious family lineage\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/did-you-know-/32605578_1_lineage-artiste-durgabai-kamat \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/did-you-know-/32605578_1_lineage-artiste-durgabai-kamat \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=29 June 2013 \|date=23 January 2013 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref>		Durgabai was also the maternal grandmother of veteran Marathi actor [[Chandrakant Gokhale]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103075140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-21/pune/27752775_1_chandrakant-gokhale-marathi-actor Veteran actor Gokhale dead], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 21 June 2008.</ref> and the great-grandmother of actors [[Vikram Gokhale]] and [[Mohan Gokhale]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news \|title=Vikram Gokhale has an illustrious family lineage\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/did-you-know-/32605578_1_lineage-artiste-durgabai-kamat \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/did-you-know-/32605578_1_lineage-artiste-durgabai-kamat \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=29 June 2013 \|date=23 January 2013 \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref>
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'''Durgabai Kamat''' (1899 – 17 May 1997) was a [[Marathi people|Marathi]] actress, who was the first actress of [[Indian cinema]].<ref name=toi/> In the early 1900s, acting in film or theatre was a taboo for women, so much so [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], the father of Indian cinema, had to use male actors to female role in first Indian film, ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]'', however with its success, female actress were encouraged, thus he introduced Kamat in his 1913 second movie ''[[Mohini Bhasmasur]]'' <ref>{{IMDb name|0244038}}</ref> as a leading lady Parvati, while her daughter '''[[Kamlabai Gokhale]]''' (born Kamlabai Kamat), played the role of as Mohini, thus becoming the first female child actress of Indian cinema. After Kamat other actress started working in cinema.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian cinema@100: First women on screen: Durgabai Kamat and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle|author= Riya Chakravarty |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/indian-cinema-100-40-firsts-in-indian-cinema-362362 |publisher=NDTV |date=3 May 2013 |accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref>

Durgabai was also the maternal grandmother of veteran Marathi actor [[Chandrakant Gokhale]],<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103075140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-21/pune/27752775_1_chandrakant-gokhale-marathi-actor Veteran actor Gokhale dead], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 21 June 2008.</ref> and the great-grandmother of actors [[Vikram Gokhale]] and [[Mohan Gokhale]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Vikram Gokhale has an illustrious family lineage|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/did-you-know-/32605578_1_lineage-artiste-durgabai-kamat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629123325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-23/did-you-know-/32605578_1_lineage-artiste-durgabai-kamat |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |date=23 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref>

She died on 17 May 1997, in Pune, Maharashtra, at the age of 98.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244038/?ref_=tt_cl_t1 DOB] IMDB.</ref>

==Filmography==
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! Title
! Role
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|1913|| ''[[Mohini Bhasmasur]]'' || ||
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indiaprofile.com/people/kamlabaigokhale.htm Kamlabai Gokhale - First Lady of the Silver Screen]

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[[Category:Actresses from Pune]]
[[Category:1899 births]]
[[Category:1997 deaths]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Indian silent film actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Marathi actors]]

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