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| awards            = 1959: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for her role in ''[[Anari]]''<br>1961: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] - Acting
| awards            = 1959: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for her role in ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''<br>1961: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] - Acting
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'''Lalita Pawar''' (18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific [[India]]n actress, who later became famous as a [[character actress]], appearing in over 700 films in [[Bollywood|Hindi]], [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Gujarati cinema]]. She featured in hit films such as ''Netaji Palkar'' (1938), made by [[Bhalji Pendharkar]], New Hana Pictures' ''Sant Damaji'', Navyug Chitrapat's ''Amrit'', written by VS Khandekar, and Chhaya Films' ''Gora Kumbhar''. Her other memorable roles were in the films ''[[Anari]]'' (1959), ''[[Shri 420]]'' and ''[[Mr & Mrs 55]]'', and the role of [[Manthara]], in Ramanand Sagar's television epic serial ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood's most dangerous mother-in-law, a slap caused eye light
'''Lalita Pawar''' (18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific [[India]]n actress, who later became famous as a [[character actress]], appearing in over 700 films in [[Bollywood|Hindi]], [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Gujarati cinema]]. She holds a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness world record]] of longest acting career spanning over 70 years. Pawar is the awardee of a [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|best supporting actress]] for [[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]. She featured in hit films such as ''Netaji Palkar'' (1938), made by [[Bhalji Pendharkar]], New Hana Pictures' ''Sant Damaji'', Navyug Chitrapat's ''Amrit'', written by VS Khandekar, and Chhaya Films' ''Gora Kumbhar''. Her other memorable roles were in the films ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959), ''[[Shri 420]]'' and ''[[Mr & Mrs 55]]'', and the role of [[Manthara]], in Ramanand Sagar's television epic serial ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood's most dangerous mother-in-law, a slap caused eye light
|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/throwback-story-of-veteran-actress-lalita-pawar-on-her-death-anniversary-tmov-1-986135.html|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]]|date=24 February 2018}}</ref>
|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/throwback-story-of-veteran-actress-lalita-pawar-on-her-death-anniversary-tmov-1-986135.html|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]]|date=24 February 2018}}</ref>


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In 1942, as a part of a scene in the movie ''Jung-E-Azadi'', actor [[Bhagwan Dada|Master Bhagwan]] was to slap her hard. Being a new actor, he accidentally slapped her very hard, which resulted in facial paralysis and a burst left eye vein. Three years of treatment later, she was left with a defective left eye; thus she had to abandon lead roles, and switch to character roles, which won her much of her fame later in life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cineplot.com/lalita-pawar-memories/ |title=Lalita Pawar – Memories|publisher=cineplot.com}}</ref>
In 1942, as a part of a scene in the movie ''Jung-E-Azadi'', actor [[Bhagwan Dada|Master Bhagwan]] was to slap her hard. Being a new actor, he accidentally slapped her very hard, which resulted in facial paralysis and a burst left eye vein. Three years of treatment later, she was left with a defective left eye; thus she had to abandon lead roles, and switch to character roles, which won her much of her fame later in life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cineplot.com/lalita-pawar-memories/ |title=Lalita Pawar – Memories|publisher=cineplot.com}}</ref>


She was known particularly for playing [[maternal]] figures, especially wicked [[matriarch]]s or [[mother-in-law|mothers-in-law]]. She also notably played the strict but kind Mrs. L. D'Sa in ''[[Anari]]'' (1959) with [[Raj Kapoor]]. Under [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s direction, she gave the performance of a lifetime,<ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Anari.html Anari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919001850/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Anari.html |date=19 September 2008 }} ''Indian Cinema'', ''[[University of Iowa]]''.</ref> for which she received the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]]. And as the tough matriarch who falls in love in ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962), and the devious hunchback [[Manthara]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s television series ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''. She was honored by the Government of India as the first lady of Indian cinema in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cineplot.com/lalita-pawar-memories/ |title=Lalita Pawar – Memories|publisher=cineplot.com}}</ref>
She was known particularly for playing [[maternal]] figures, especially wicked [[matriarch]]s or [[mother-in-law|mothers-in-law]]. She also notably played the strict but kind Mrs. L. D'Sa in ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959) with [[Raj Kapoor]]. Under [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s direction, she gave the performance of a lifetime,<ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Anari.html Anari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919001850/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Anari.html |date=19 September 2008 }} ''Indian Cinema'', ''[[University of Iowa]]''.</ref> for which she received the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]]. And as the tough matriarch who falls in love in ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962), and the devious hunchback [[Manthara]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s television series ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''. She was honored by the Government of India as the first lady of Indian cinema in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cineplot.com/lalita-pawar-memories/ |title=Lalita Pawar – Memories|publisher=cineplot.com}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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|Vitabai
|Vitabai
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|[[Bollywood films of 1952|1952]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1952|1952]]
|''[[Daag (1952 film)]]''
|''[[Daag (1952 film)]]''
|Shankar([[Dilip Kumar]])'s Mother
|Shankar([[Dilip Kumar]])'s Mother
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|[[Bollywood films of 1952|1952]]
|''[[Parchhain]]''
|''[[Parchhain]]''
|Badi Rani
|Badi Rani
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|[[Bollywood films of 1955|1955]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1955|1955]]
|''[[Shri 420]]''
|''[[Shri 420]]''
|Ganga Mai
|Ganga Mai
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|[[Bollywood films of 1955|1955]]
|''[[Mr & Mrs 55]]''
|''[[Mr & Mrs 55]]''
|Seeta Devi, Anita's Aunt
|Seeta Devi, Anita's Aunt
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|[[Bollywood films of 1959|1959]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1959|1959]]
|''[[Anari]]''
|''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''
|Mrs. L. D'Sa
|Mrs. L. D'Sa
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|[[Bollywood films of 1959|1959]]
|''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]''
|''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]''
|Giribala, Buaji/aunt
|Giribala, Buaji/aunt
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|Jhumroo Mother
|Jhumroo Mother
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|[[Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
| ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961 Film By Subodh Mukherjee)
| ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961 Film By Subodh Mukherjee)
|Shekhar's mother
|Shekhar's mother
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|[[Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
|''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]''<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/people/lalita-pawar Filmography] at Upperstall.com.</ref>
|''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]''<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/people/lalita-pawar Filmography] at Upperstall.com.</ref>
|Major's Mother
|Major's Mother
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|[[Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]''  
| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]''  
|[[Manthara]]
|[[Manthara]]
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|[[Bollywood films of 1962|1962]]
| ''[[Memdidi]]''
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|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1962|1962]]
|''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]''
|''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]''
|Sita Devi Verma
|Sita Devi Verma
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1962|1962]]
|''[[Banarsi Thug]]''
|''[[Banarsi Thug]]''
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|[[Bollywood films of 1963|1963]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bollywood films of 1963|1963]]
|''[[Sehra (film)|Sehra]]''
|''[[Sehra (film)|Sehra]]''
|Angara's mother
|Angara's mother
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1963|1963]]
|''[[Grahasti (film)|Grahasti]]''
|''[[Grahasti (1963 film)|Grahasti]]''
|Harish Khanna's sister
|Harish Khanna's sister
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|[[Bollywood films of 1963|1963]]
|''[[Ghar Basake Dekho]]''
|''[[Ghar Basake Dekho]]''
|Mrs. Shanta Mehra
|Mrs. Shanta Mehra
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|-
|1964
|[[Bollywood films of 1964|1964]]
|''[[Sharabi (1964 film)|Sharabi]]''
|''[[Sharabi (1964 film)|Sharabi]]''
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|[[Bollywood films of 1966|1966]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bollywood films of 1966|1966]]
|''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]''
|''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]''
|Mrs. Jeevan Ram
|Mrs. Jeevan Ram
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1966|1966]]
|''[[Love in Tokyo]]''
|Gayatri Devi
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|''[[Khandan (1965 film)|Khandan]]''
|''[[Khandan (1965 film)|Khandan]]''
|Fufi
|Fufi
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1967|1967]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1967|1967]]
|''[[Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti]]''
|''[[Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti]]''
|Shefali's mother
|Shefali's mother
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1967|1967]]
|''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]''
|''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]''
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|[[Bollywood films of 1968|1968]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1968|1968]]
|’’[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]’’
|''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]''
|Madam/Fake Aunt
|Madam/Fake Aunt
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|[[Bollywood films of 1968|1968]]
|''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]''
|Thakurain
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|''[[Aabroo (1968 film)|Aabroo]]''
|''[[Aabroo (1968 film)|Aabroo]]''
|Mrs. Verma
|Mrs. Verma
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|[[Bollywood films of 1968|1968]]
|''[[Teen Bahuraniyan]]''
|''[[Teen Bahuraniyan]]''
|Sita's mother
|Sita's mother
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|Gangajali
|Gangajali
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|[[Bollywood films of 1970|1970]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1970|1970]]
|''[[Anand (1970 film)|Anand]]''
|''[[Anand (1970 film)|Anand]]''
|Matron
|Matron
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1970|1970]]
|''[[Pushpanjali (1970 film)|Pushpanjali]]''
|''[[Pushpanjali (1970 film)|Pushpanjali]]''
|Rani Sahiba
|Rani Sahiba
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1970|1970]]
|''[[Gopi (1970 film)|Gopi]]''
|''[[Gopi (1970 film)|Gopi]]''
|Lilawati devi
|Lilawati devi
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1970|1970]]
|''Darpan''
|''Darpan (1970)''
|Dadima
|Dadima
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|Rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1972|1972]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1972|1972]]
|''[[Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara]]''
|''[[Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara]]''
|Lajwanti Pandey
|Lajwanti Pandey
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|Kashibai
|Kashibai
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|Rowspan="3"|[[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]]
|''[[Hamrahi]]''
|''[[Hamrahi]]''
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|[[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|''[[Aaj Ka Ye Ghar]]''
|''[[Aaj Ka Ye Ghar]]''
|Mrs. Shanti Dinanath
|Mrs. Shanti Dinanath
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|''[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]''
|''[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]''
|Mrs. Varma
|Mrs. Varma
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|Rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''Prayashchit''
|''Prayashchit''
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|Mrs. Chandra (Ajay's mother)
|Mrs. Chandra (Ajay's mother)
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Yaarana (1981 film)]]''
|''[[Yaarana (1981 film)]]''
|mother
|mother
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Kali Ghata (1980 film)|Kali Ghata]]''
|''[[Kali Ghata (1980 film)|Kali Ghata]]''
|Ambu, House keeper
|Ambu, House keeper
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Phir Wohi Raat]]''
|''[[Phir Wohi Raat]]''
|Hostel Warden  
|Hostel Warden  
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Sau Din Saas Ke]]''
|''[[Sau Din Saas Ke]]''
|Bhavani Devi (Prakash's mother)
|Bhavani Devi (Prakash's mother)
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|Kalavati
|Kalavati
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|-
|Rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]]
|''[[Pyar Ke Do Pal]]''
|''[[Pyar Ke Do Pal]]''
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|Satyanarayan's mother
|Satyanarayan's mother
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|-
|Rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1987|1987]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1987|1987]]
|''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]''
|''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]''
|Radha's Maternal Grandma
|Radha's Maternal Grandma
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|Rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1988|1988]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1988|1988]]
|''[[Zalzala (1988 film)|Zalzala]]''
|''[[Zalzala (1988 film)|Zalzala]]''
|Shila's mom
|Shila's mom
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|-
|''[[Pyasi Aatma (1998 film)]]''
|''[[Pyasi Aatma (1998 film)]]''
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|''[[Muskurahat (1992 film)|Muskurahat]]''
|''[[Muskurahat (1992 film)|Muskurahat]]''
|Laundry lady
|Laundry lady
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|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1997|1997]]
|[[Bollywood films of 1997|1997]]
|''[[Bhai (1997 film)|Bhai]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Pawar|first=Lalita|url=http://www.muvi.com/stars/lalita-pawar|title=Lalita Pawar Filmography|publisher=Muvi|access-date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412075737/http://muvi.com/stars/lalita-pawar|archive-date=12 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  
|''[[Bhai (1997 film)|Bhai]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Pawar|first=Lalita|url=http://www.muvi.com/stars/lalita-pawar|title=Lalita Pawar Filmography|publisher=Muvi|access-date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412075737/http://muvi.com/stars/lalita-pawar|archive-date=12 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  
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==Awards==
==Awards==
* 1959: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for her role in ''[[Anari]]'' (1959)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667985/awards Awards] [[Internet Movie Database]].</ref>
* 1959: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for her role in ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667985/awards Awards] [[Internet Movie Database]].</ref>
* 1961: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] - Acting<ref>[http://sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Acting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727234019/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm |date=27 July 2011 }} Official listing at ''[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]'' Official website.</ref>
* 1961: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] - Acting<ref>[http://sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Acting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727234019/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm |date=27 July 2011 }} Official listing at ''[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]'' Official website.</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{commons category}}
* {{IMDb person}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|lalita-pawar}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|lalita-pawar}}
* [http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/films4.htm Tribute to Laita Pawar] at [[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]
* [http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/films4.htm Tribute to Laita Pawar] at [[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]

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Lalita Pawar
Lalita Pawar (1916—1998).jpg
Born
Amba Laxman Rao Sagun

(1916-04-18)18 April 1916
Died24 February 1998(1998-02-24) (aged 81)
Years active1928-1997
Children1
Awards1959: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Anari
1961: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Acting

Lalita Pawar (18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as a character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati cinema. She holds a Guinness world record of longest acting career spanning over 70 years. Pawar is the awardee of a Filmfare award for best supporting actress for Anari. She featured in hit films such as Netaji Palkar (1938), made by Bhalji Pendharkar, New Hana Pictures' Sant Damaji, Navyug Chitrapat's Amrit, written by VS Khandekar, and Chhaya Films' Gora Kumbhar. Her other memorable roles were in the films Anari (1959), Shri 420 and Mr & Mrs 55, and the role of Manthara, in Ramanand Sagar's television epic serial Ramayan.[1]

Biography[edit]

Pawar was born as Amba Laxman Rao Sagun on 18 April 1916, into an orthodox family in Yeola in Nashik.[2] Her father Laxman Rao Shagun was a rich silk and cotton piecegoods merchant.[3] She started her acting career at age nine in the film Raja Harishchandra (1928), and later went on to play lead roles in the silent era and 1940s films, in a career that lasted until the end of her life, spanning seven decades.

She co-produced and acted in a silent film Kailash (1932), and later produced another film Duniya Kya Hai in 1938, a talkie.

Lalita Pawar, playing the lead in film, Himmat-e-Marda (1935).

In 1942, as a part of a scene in the movie Jung-E-Azadi, actor Master Bhagwan was to slap her hard. Being a new actor, he accidentally slapped her very hard, which resulted in facial paralysis and a burst left eye vein. Three years of treatment later, she was left with a defective left eye; thus she had to abandon lead roles, and switch to character roles, which won her much of her fame later in life.[4]

She was known particularly for playing maternal figures, especially wicked matriarchs or mothers-in-law. She also notably played the strict but kind Mrs. L. D'Sa in Anari (1959) with Raj Kapoor. Under Hrishikesh Mukherjee's direction, she gave the performance of a lifetime,[5] for which she received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. And as the tough matriarch who falls in love in Professor (1962), and the devious hunchback Manthara in Ramanand Sagar's television series Ramayan. She was honored by the Government of India as the first lady of Indian cinema in 1961.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Her first marriage was to Ganpatrao Pawar, which went sour after his affair with her younger sister. She later married film producer Rajprakash Gupta, of Ambika studios, Bombay.[7] She died on 24 February 1998 in Aundh, Pune, where she had been staying for a while.

Selected filmography[edit]

Year Film Character
1944 Ram Shastri Anandibai (wife of Peshwa Raghunathrao)
1950 Dahej Mrs. Biharilal (Suraj's mother)
1951 The Immortal Song Vitabai
1952 Daag (1952 film) Shankar(Dilip Kumar)'s Mother
Parchhain Badi Rani
1955 Shri 420 Ganga Mai
Mr & Mrs 55 Seeta Devi, Anita's Aunt
1957 Nau Do Gyarah
1959 Anari Mrs. L. D'Sa
Sujata Giribala, Buaji/aunt
1960 Jhumroo Jhumroo Mother
1961 Junglee (1961 Film By Subodh Mukherjee) Shekhar's mother
Hum Dono[8] Major's Mother
Sampoorna Ramayana Manthara
Memdidi
1962 Professor Sita Devi Verma
Banarsi Thug
1963 Sehra Angara's mother
Grahasti Harish Khanna's sister
Ghar Basake Dekho Mrs. Shanta Mehra
1964 Sharabi
1966 Phool Aur Patthar Mrs. Jeevan Ram
Love in Tokyo Gayatri Devi
Khandan Fufi
1967 Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti Shefali's mother
Noor Jehan
1968 Ankhen Madam/Fake Aunt
Neel Kamal Thakurain
Aabroo Mrs. Verma
Teen Bahuraniyan Sita's mother
1969 Meri Bhabhi Gangajali
1970 Anand Matron
Pushpanjali Rani Sahiba
Gopi Lilawati devi
Darpan Dadima
1971 Jwala
1972 Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara Lajwanti Pandey
Bombay to Goa Kashibai
1974 Hamrahi
Naya Din Nai Raat Mental Hospital Patient (Special appearance)
Doosri Sita
1976 Aaj Ka Ye Ghar Mrs. Shanti Dinanath
Tapasya Mrs. Varma
1977 Prayashchit
Aaina Janki
1979 Manzil Mrs. Chandra (Ajay's mother)
1980 Yaarana (1981 film) mother
Kali Ghata Ambu, House keeper
Phir Wohi Raat Hostel Warden
Sau Din Saas Ke Bhavani Devi (Prakash's mother)
1981 Naseeb (1981 film)[9] Mrs. Gomes
1983 Ek Din Bahu Ka Kalavati
1986 Pyar Ke Do Pal
Ghar Sansar Satyanarayan's mother
1987 Watan Ke Rakhwale Radha's Maternal Grandma
Uttar Dakshin
1988 Zalzala Shila's mom
Pyasi Aatma (1998 film)
1989 Bahurani
1992 Muskurahat Laundry lady
1997 Bhai[10]

Television[edit]

Year Show Role Channel References
1987 Ramayan Manthara DD National

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Bollywood's most dangerous mother-in-law, a slap caused eye light". Aaj Tak. 24 February 2018.
  2. "Lalitha, an actress and a gentlewoman". Rediff.com. 26 February 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Tribute to Laita Pawar". Screen.
  4. "Lalita Pawar – Memories". cineplot.com.
  5. Anari Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Indian Cinema, University of Iowa.
  6. "Lalita Pawar – Memories". cineplot.com.
  7. "Lalita Pawar." Indian Express. 26 February 1998.
  8. Filmography at Upperstall.com.
  9. Naseeb (1981 film) [Wikipedia.org].
  10. Pawar, Lalita. "Lalita Pawar Filmography". Muvi. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  11. Awards Internet Movie Database.
  12. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Acting Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Official listing at Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website.

External links[edit]

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