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'''Ashalata Wabgaonkar''' (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020) commonly known as '''Ashalata''', was an Indian actress.  Originally tracing her roots to [[Goa]]'s [[Palolem]] village in [[Canacona]] ''taluka'' (or sub-district), she was associated with the Mumbai-based [[Goa Hindu Association]]. She acted in over a hundred [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] movies. She also sang some Konkani songs broadcast over the Mumbai station of the All India Radio.


==Konkani, Marathi, Hindi==
'''Ashalata Wabgaonkar''' (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020), better known as '''Ashalata''', was an Indian actress. Originally tracing her roots to [[Palolem]], [[Goa]], she was associated with the [[Mumbai]]-based Goa Hindu Association. She acted in over a hundred [[Hindi films|Hindi]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] movies. She also sang some [[Goan music|Konkani songs]] broadcast over the Mumbai station of the [[All India Radio]].
Goa-born Ashalata was also famous as a Marathi singer, playwright besides being a film actress.  She studied at the prominent [[St. Columba's Girls High School]] at [[Gramdevi]], and was a post-graduate in [[Psychology]] from the [[SNDT Women's University]].<ref name="Bhaskar">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-22|title=फिल्म अभिनेत्री आशालता वाबगांवकर का सातारा में निधन, सीरियल शूट के दौरान हुईं थीं कोरोना संक्रमित ; 'जंजीर' में बनी थीं अमिताभ बच्चन की मां|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/maharashtra/news/ashalata-wabgaonkar-death-news-update-marathi-film-television-actress-died-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-satara-hospital-127742926.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref>
 
She first started performing in Konkani and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] plays.<ref name="रंगभूमीसाठी एक वर्षात ठोस पावलं- सुरेश खरे">{{cite news|url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=915253 |title=रंगभूमीसाठी एक वर्षात ठोस पावलं- सुरेश खरे |trans-title=Ranghoomisathi Ek Varshat Thoas Pawala-Suresh Khare |date=7 Nov 2004 |work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |language=mr |access-date=1 June 2011 |location=[[Mumbai]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929173923/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=915253 |archive-date=29 September 2011 }}</ref>
==Early life and education ==
Goa-born Wabgaonkar was also famous as a Marathi singer and playwright, besides being a film actress.  She studied at the St. Columba's Girls High School at Gramdevi, Mumbai and was a post-graduate in [[Psychology]] from the [[SNDT Women's University]].<ref name="Bhaskar">{{Cite web |date=22 September 2020 |title=फिल्म अभिनेत्री आशालता वाबगांवकर का सातारा में निधन, सीरियल शूट के दौरान हुईं थीं कोरोना संक्रमित; 'जंजीर' में बनी थीं अमिताभ बच्चन की मां |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/maharashtra/news/ashalata-wabgaonkar-death-news-update-marathi-film-television-actress-died-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-satara-hospital-127742926.html |access-date=22 September 2020 |website=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}}</ref>
She first started performing in [[Konkani language|Konkani]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] plays.<ref name="रंगभूमीसाठी एक वर्षात ठोस पावलं- सुरेश खरे">{{cite news |url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=915253 |title=रंगभूमीसाठी एक वर्षात ठोस पावलं- सुरेश खरे |trans-title=Ranghoomisathi Ek Varshat Thoas Pawala-Suresh Khare |date=7 November 2004 |work=[[Maharashtra Times]] |language=mr |access-date=1 June 2011 |location=Mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929173923/http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshowarchive.cms?msid=915253 |archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref>


==Roles in movies==
==Career ==
She acted in more than a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. Some of her Marathi plays are ''[[Guntata Hridhya He]]'', ''Varyavarchi Varaat'', ''Chinna'' (with Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and ''Mahananda''.  Her Marathi stage career took off with the musical play ''Matsyagandha''.
She acted in more than a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. Some of her Marathi plays are ''Guntata Hridhya He'', ''Varyavarchi Varaat'', ''Chinna'' (with Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and ''Mahananda''.  Her Marathi stage career took off with the musical play ''Matsyagandha''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}


==Entry into films==
She was introduced in Hindi films by Basu Chatterjee in ''[[Apne Paraye]]'' (along with Bharati Achrekar) for which she was nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |title=List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953-2005 |access-date=18 June 2012 |archive-date=12 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>  She starred in films such as ''[[Ankush (1986 film)|Ankush]]'' (1986), ''Apne Paraye'' (1980), ''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)|Ahista Ahista]]'', ''[[Shaukeen]]'', ''[[Woh Saat Din]]'', ''[[Namak Halaal]]'' and ''[[Yaadon Ki Kasam]]'' (1985).
She was introduced in Hindi films by Basu Chatterjee in ''[[Apne Paraye]]'' (along with Bharati Achrekar) for which she was nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|title=List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953-2005}}</ref>  She starred in films such as ''[[Ankush]]'' (1986), ''Apne Paraye'' (1980), ''[[Ahista Ahista (1981 film)|Ahista Ahista]]'', ''[[Shaukeen]]'', ''[[Woh Saat Din]]'', ''[[Namak Halaal]]'' and ''[[Yaadon Ki Kasam]]'' (1985).
For appearing in Bollywood in Basu Chatterjee's film ''Apne Paraye'', she bagged the 'Bengal Critics Award' and the Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor. She played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's stepmother in the film ''Zanjeer''. Ashalata has acted in many successful Hindi films including ''Ankush'', ''Apne Paraye'', ''Ahista Ahista'', ''Shaukeen'', ''Woh Saat Din'', ''Namak Halal'' and ''Yaadon Ki Kasam''.<ref name="Bhaskar" />
For appearing in Bollywood in Basu Chatterjee's film ''Apne Paraye'', she bagging the 'Bengal Critics Award' and the Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor. She played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's stepmother in the film ''Zanjeer''. Ashalata has acted in many successful Hindi films including ''Ankush'', ''Apne Paraye'', ''Ahista Ahista'', ''Shaukeen'', ''Woh Saat Din'', ''Namak Halal'' and ''Yaadon Ki Kasam''<ref name="Bhaskar" />


==Marathi drama==
Ashalata was a big name in the Marathi theater world too and made her dramatic debut in the role of Revathi in the play ''Sangeet Sanshaykallol'' presented by The Goa Hindu Association. The Marathi drama ''Matsyagandha'' proved to be a milestone in Ashalata's acting career. In this work, she also sang the songs ''Garda Sabbhoti Ran Sajni Tu Tar Chafekali'', and ''Arthashunya Bhase Maja ha Kalaha Jeevanacha''.<ref name="Bhaskar" />
Ashalata was a big name in Marathi theater world too, and made her dramatic debut in the role of Revathi in the play ''Sangeet Sanshaykallol'' presented by The Goa Hindu Association. The Marathi drama ''Matsyagandha'' proved to be a milestone in Ashalata's acting career. In this work, she also sang the songs ''Garda Sabbhoti Ran Sajni Tu Tar Chafekali'', and ''Arthashunya Bhase Maja ha Kalaha Jeevanacha''.<ref name="Bhaskar" />


==Classical music==
She received training in classical music and was a fine Marathi Natyasangeet singer. Some of her Marathi films are ''[[Umbartha]]'', ''Sutradhar'', ''Navri Mile Navryala'' and ''Vahinichi Maya''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038675/] IMDb-Ashalata</ref>
She received training in classical music and is a fine Marathi Natyasangeet singer. Some of her Marathi films are ''[[Umbartha]]'', ''[[Sutradhar (film)|Sutradhar]]'', ''[[Navri Mile Navryala]]'' and ''[[Vahinichi Maya]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038675/] Imdb-Ashalata</ref>
''Gard Sabhowati'', a book authored by Ashalata Wabgaonkar and published by Lotus Publications, Mumbai, touches on the memories and journey of the author in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bytes of India - Local Information & Writers Network |url=http://www.bytesofindia.com/ |access-date=22 September 2020 |website=bytesofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gard Sabhovati by Ashalata Babgaonkar - Book Buy online at Akshardhara |url=https://www.akshardhara.com/en/sangitvishayk/21193-Gard-Sabhovati-Ashalata-Babgaonkar-Lotus-Publications-Pvt-Ltd---buy-marathi-books-online-at-akshardhara-9788193408001.html |access-date=22 September 2020 |website=Akshardhara |language=en-us |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008030443/https://www.akshardhara.com/en/sangitvishayk/21193-Gard-Sabhovati-Ashalata-Babgaonkar-Lotus-Publications-Pvt-Ltd---buy-marathi-books-online-at-akshardhara-9788193408001.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
''Gard Sabhowati'', a book authored by Ashalata Wabgaonkar and published by Lotus Publications, Mumbai, touches on the memories and journey of the author in the film industry<r<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bytes of India - Local Information & Writers Network|url=http://www.bytesofindia.com/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.bytesofindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gard Sabhovati by Ashalata Babgaonkar - Book Buy online at Akshardhara|url=https://www.akshardhara.com/en/sangitvishayk/21193-Gard-Sabhovati-Ashalata-Babgaonkar-Lotus-Publications-Pvt-Ltd---buy-marathi-books-online-at-akshardhara-9788193408001.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Akshardhara|language=en-us}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Wabgaonkar died due to [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] on 22 September 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran Actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar Dies Of COVID-19. Anil Kapoor, Renuka Shahane, Shabana Azmi Tweet Tributes|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/veteran-actress-ashalata-wabgaonkar-dies-of-covid-19-renuka-shahane-shabana-azmi-tweet-tributes-2299232|access-date=2020-09-22|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> in [[Satara (city)|Satara]], [[Maharashtra]] while shooting for a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] serial (आई माझी काळूबाई) ''Aai Mazi kalubai''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-16|title=Veteran Marathi actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar no more; succumbs to COVID|url=https://m.mid-day.com/amp/articles/veteran-marathi-actress-ashalata-wabgaonkar-no-more-succumbs-to-covid/23003242|website=Mid Day|language=en|access-date=22 September 2020|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922131523/https://m.mid-day.com/amp/articles/veteran-marathi-actress-ashalata-wabgaonkar-no-more-succumbs-to-covid/23003242|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was 79. On being unwell, she was admitted to a private hospital in Satara, [[Maharashtra]] and was found positive for [[COVID-19]]. She was taking a ventilator treatment. She died around 4.45 AM on the morning of September 22, 2020. Her remains were cremated in Satara itself by co-actor [[Alka Kubal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/marathi-news-ashalata-webgaonkar-last-rites-perfomed-by-co-star-alka-kubal-after-family-asked-not-to-bring-her-body-to-mumbai-4149713/|title=Ashalata Webgaonkar's Last Rites Performed by co-star Alka Kubal After Family Asked Not to Bring Her Body to Mumbai |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 September 2020|website=India.com |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> "She was put on a ventilator on Monday night after her oxygen levels fell drastically and passed away early on Tuesday at around 4:45 am. Her family couldn’t come due to the ongoing pandemic and told us to cremate her in Satara and not bring her body down to Mumbai", [[Alka Kubal]] said.
Wabgaonkar died from [[COVID-19]] on 22 September 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran Actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar Dies Of COVID-19. Anil Kapoor, Renuka Shahane, Shabana Azmi Tweet Tributes |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/veteran-actress-ashalata-wabgaonkar-dies-of-covid-19-renuka-shahane-shabana-azmi-tweet-tributes-2299232 |access-date=22 September 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> in [[Satara (city)|Satara]], [[Maharashtra]], while shooting for a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] serial ''Aai Mazi Kalubai''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2020 |title=Veteran Marathi actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar no more; succumbs to COVID |url=https://m.mid-day.com/amp/articles/veteran-marathi-actress-ashalata-wabgaonkar-no-more-succumbs-to-covid/23003242 |website=Mid Day |language=en |access-date=22 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922131523/https://m.mid-day.com/amp/articles/veteran-marathi-actress-ashalata-wabgaonkar-no-more-succumbs-to-covid/23003242 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She was 79. On being unwell, she was admitted to a private hospital in Satara, [[Maharashtra]], and was found positive for [[COVID-19]]. She was taking a ventilator treatment. She died around 4.45 AM on the morning of 22 September 2020. Her remains were cremated in Satara itself by co-actor [[Alka Kubal]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/marathi-news-ashalata-webgaonkar-last-rites-perfomed-by-co-star-alka-kubal-after-family-asked-not-to-bring-her-body-to-mumbai-4149713/ |title=Ashalata Webgaonkar's Last Rites Performed by co-star Alka Kubal After Family Asked Not to Bring Her Body to Mumbai |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 September 2020 |website=India.com |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> "She was put on a ventilator on Monday night after her oxygen levels fell drastically and died early on Tuesday at around 4:45 am. Her family couldn't come due to the ongoing pandemic and told us to cremate her in Satara and not bring her body down to Mumbai", [[Alka Kubal]] said.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'' as Mrs. Kapoor  (1996)
*''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'' as Mrs. Kapoor  (1996)
*''[[Zordaar]]'' as Ravi's mom  (1996)
*''[[Zordaar]]'' as Ravi's mom  (1996)
*''[[Fauji (1995 film)|Fauji]]'' as Bansilal's wife (1995)  
*''[[Fauji (1995 film)|Fauji]]'' as Bansilal's wife (1995)  
*''[[Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se]]'' as Laxmi H. Prasad - Mohan's mom (1994)
*''[[Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se]]'' as Laxmi H. Prasad (Mohan's mother) (1994)
*''[[Prem Deewane]]'' (1992)  
*''[[Prem Deewane]]'' (1992) as Suman Singh (Ashutosh's mother)  
*''[[Humlaa]]'' as Mrs. Devkishan Sharma (1992)
*''[[Humlaa]]'' as Mrs. Devkishan Sharma (1992)
*''Kisme Kitna Hai Dum'' as Lajwanti (1992)
*''[[Zindagi Ek Juaa]]'' as Laxmi (1992)
*''[[Zindagi Ek Juaa]]'' as Laxmi (1992)
*''[[Jhoothi Shaan]]'' as Savitri (1991)  
*''[[Jhoothi Shaan]]'' as Savitri (1991)  
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*''[[Bandh Darwaza]]'' as Kumar's mother  (1990)
*''[[Bandh Darwaza]]'' as Kumar's mother  (1990)
*''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990) as Mrs. Ashok Pradhan  
*''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990) as Mrs. Ashok Pradhan  
*''[[JailKhana]]'' (1989)
*''[[Kamla Ki Maut]]'' as Nirmala S. Patel (1989)
*''[[Kamla Ki Maut]]'' as Nirmala S. Patel (1989)
*''[[Mahaadev]]'' as Padma Singh (1989)
*''[[Mahaadev]]'' as Padma Singh (1989)
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*''[[Jeete Hain Shaan Se]]'' as Geeta Verma (1989)
*''[[Jeete Hain Shaan Se]]'' as Geeta Verma (1989)
*''[[Hatya]]'' as Vegetable vendor (1988)
*''[[Hatya]]'' as Vegetable vendor (1988)
*''[[Gammat Jammat]]'' as Mrs. Korde (1987)
*''[[Gammat Jammat]]'' as Mrs. Dadasaheb Korde (1987)
*''[[Marte Dam Tak]]'' as Mrs. P.C. Mathur (1987)
*''[[Marte Dam Tak]]'' as Mrs. P.C. Mathur (1987)
*''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' as Mahavir's mom (1987)
*''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' as Mahavir's mom (1987)
*''[[Insaf Ki Pukar]]'' as Mrs. Jagannath (1987)
*''[[Insaf Ki Pukar]]'' as Mrs. Jagannath (1987)
*''[[Woh Din Aayega]]'' as Sumitra (1987)
*''[[Woh Din Aayega]]'' as Sumitra (1987)
*''[[Ankush]]'' as Anita's mom (1986)
*''[[Ankush (1986 film)|Ankush]]'' as Anita's mom (1986)
*''[[Pahuchey Huwey Log]] (1986)
*''[[Pahuchey Huwey Log]]'' (1986)
*''[[Ghar Dwaar]]'' as Chanda's mother (1985)
*''[[Ghar Dwaar]]'' as Chanda's mother (1985)
*''[[Yaadon Ki Kasam]]'' as Gayatri Kapoor, Ravi's mother and Bishambharnath Kapoor's wife
*''[[Wafadaar]]'' as Mrs Daya Sagar (1985)
*''[[Wafadaar]]'' as Mrs Daya Sagar (1985)
*''[[Rahi Badal Gaye]]'' (1985)
*''[[Rahi Badal Gaye]]'' (1985)
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*''[[Sarfarosh (1985 film)|Sarfarosh]]'' as Rani Urmial Devi (1985)
*''[[Sarfarosh (1985 film)|Sarfarosh]]'' as Rani Urmial Devi (1985)
*''[[Zamana (1985 film)|''Zamana'' (1985 film)]]''  as Sudha S Kumar (1985)
*''[[Zamana (1985 film)|''Zamana'' (1985 film)]]''  as Sudha S Kumar (1985)
*''[[Navri Mile Navryala]]'' (1984)[[Marathi film]]
*''[[Navri Mile Navryala]]'' (1984) as Mrs. Bhaurao Deshmukh
*''[[Purana Mandir]]'' as Damyanti - Ranvir's sister (1984)
*''[[Purana Mandir]]'' as Damyanti - Ranvir's sister (1984)
*  ''[[All Rounder (1984 film)|All Rounder]]'' as Ritu's mom (1984)
*  ''[[All Rounder (1984 film)|All Rounder]]'' as Ritu's mom (1984)
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[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
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Ashalata Wabgaonkar
Born(1941-07-02)2 July 1941
Goa, Portuguese India
Died22 September 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 79)
OccupationActress
Years active1970–2020

Ashalata Wabgaonkar (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020), better known as Ashalata, was an Indian actress. Originally tracing her roots to Palolem, Goa, she was associated with the Mumbai-based Goa Hindu Association. She acted in over a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. She also sang some Konkani songs broadcast over the Mumbai station of the All India Radio.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Goa-born Wabgaonkar was also famous as a Marathi singer and playwright, besides being a film actress. She studied at the St. Columba's Girls High School at Gramdevi, Mumbai and was a post-graduate in Psychology from the SNDT Women's University.[1] She first started performing in Konkani and Marathi plays.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

She acted in more than a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. Some of her Marathi plays are Guntata Hridhya He, Varyavarchi Varaat, Chinna (with Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and Mahananda. Her Marathi stage career took off with the musical play Matsyagandha.[citation needed]

She was introduced in Hindi films by Basu Chatterjee in Apne Paraye (along with Bharati Achrekar) for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[3] She starred in films such as Ankush (1986), Apne Paraye (1980), Ahista Ahista, Shaukeen, Woh Saat Din, Namak Halaal and Yaadon Ki Kasam (1985). For appearing in Bollywood in Basu Chatterjee's film Apne Paraye, she bagged the 'Bengal Critics Award' and the Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor. She played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's stepmother in the film Zanjeer. Ashalata has acted in many successful Hindi films including Ankush, Apne Paraye, Ahista Ahista, Shaukeen, Woh Saat Din, Namak Halal and Yaadon Ki Kasam.[1]

Ashalata was a big name in the Marathi theater world too and made her dramatic debut in the role of Revathi in the play Sangeet Sanshaykallol presented by The Goa Hindu Association. The Marathi drama Matsyagandha proved to be a milestone in Ashalata's acting career. In this work, she also sang the songs Garda Sabbhoti Ran Sajni Tu Tar Chafekali, and Arthashunya Bhase Maja ha Kalaha Jeevanacha.[1]

She received training in classical music and was a fine Marathi Natyasangeet singer. Some of her Marathi films are Umbartha, Sutradhar, Navri Mile Navryala and Vahinichi Maya.[4] Gard Sabhowati, a book authored by Ashalata Wabgaonkar and published by Lotus Publications, Mumbai, touches on the memories and journey of the author in the film industry.[5][6]

Death[edit | edit source]

Wabgaonkar died from COVID-19 on 22 September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India[7] in Satara, Maharashtra, while shooting for a Marathi serial Aai Mazi Kalubai.[8] She was 79. On being unwell, she was admitted to a private hospital in Satara, Maharashtra, and was found positive for COVID-19. She was taking a ventilator treatment. She died around 4.45 AM on the morning of 22 September 2020. Her remains were cremated in Satara itself by co-actor Alka Kubal.[9] "She was put on a ventilator on Monday night after her oxygen levels fell drastically and died early on Tuesday at around 4:45 am. Her family couldn't come due to the ongoing pandemic and told us to cremate her in Satara and not bring her body down to Mumbai", Alka Kubal said.

Selected filmography[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "फिल्म अभिनेत्री आशालता वाबगांवकर का सातारा में निधन, सीरियल शूट के दौरान हुईं थीं कोरोना संक्रमित; 'जंजीर' में बनी थीं अमिताभ बच्चन की मां". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. "रंगभूमीसाठी एक वर्षात ठोस पावलं- सुरेश खरे" [Ranghoomisathi Ek Varshat Thoas Pawala-Suresh Khare]. Maharashtra Times (in मराठी). Mumbai. 7 November 2004. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. "List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953-2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. [1] IMDb-Ashalata
  5. "Bytes of India - Local Information & Writers Network". bytesofindia.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. "Gard Sabhovati by Ashalata Babgaonkar - Book Buy online at Akshardhara". Akshardhara. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. "Veteran Actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar Dies Of COVID-19. Anil Kapoor, Renuka Shahane, Shabana Azmi Tweet Tributes". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. "Veteran Marathi actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar no more; succumbs to COVID". Mid Day. 16 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. "Ashalata Webgaonkar's Last Rites Performed by co-star Alka Kubal After Family Asked Not to Bring Her Body to Mumbai". India.com. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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