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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
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| name              = Lalita Pawar
| name              = Lalita Pawar
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| yearsactive        = 1928-1997
| yearsactive        = 1928-1997
| children          = 1
| children          = 1
| 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)
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|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Yaarana (1981 film)]]''
|''[[Yaarana (1981 film)]]''
|mother
|mother
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|[[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}}
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* {{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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