Sumitra Bhave

Birthday: 1/12/1943
Deathday: 4/19/2021
Place of birth: Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: सुमित्रा भावे

Biography

Born in Pune, where she also received her early education, on January 12, 1943, Sumitra Bhave was half of a decades long filmmaking partnership with Sunil Sudakhar, who also trained in Pune. The duo made a number of award winning works on social issues, in the Marathi language, since they met in 1985, with the scripts written by Bhave and showing a feminist orientation.