Sumitra Bhave

Director | Writer | Actress

Date of birth : 01/12/1943

Date of death : 04/19/2021

City of birth : Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India

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.