Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
January 12, 1943
Died
April 19, 2021 (age 78)
Place of Birth
Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
Also Known As
सुमित्रा भावे
Sumitra Bhave
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.
