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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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Latest revision as of 00:21, 25 July 2021


Durgabai Kamat (1899 – 17 May 1997) was a Marathi actress, who was the first actress in Indian cinema.[1] 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 [2] 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.[3]

Durgabai was also the maternal grandmother of veteran Marathi actor Chandrakant Gokhale,[4] and the great-grandmother of actors Vikram Gokhale and Mohan Gokhale.[1]

She died on 17 May 1997, in Pune, Maharashtra, at the age of 98.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1913 Mohini Bhasmasur Parvati

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vikram Gokhale has an illustrious family lineage". The Times of India. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. Riya Chakravarty (3 May 2013). "Indian cinema@100: First women on screen: Durgabai Kamat and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle". NDTV. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. Veteran actor Gokhale dead, The Times of India, 21 June 2008.
  4. DOB IMDB.

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