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Veteran film director and writer in the Marathi cinema and theatre, Sumitra Bhave, died in a hospital on Monday following lung-related ailments, director Sunil Sukthankar said.
She was 78 and had been suffering from lung-related ailments for the last two months.
She breathed her last at a private hospital here in Maharashtra on Monday morning, said Sukthankar, the noted Marathi director who was associated with Bhave for the last 35
years.
Bhave had won several national and international awards for her work.
After completing her education, she started working with a social welfare organisation and also worked as a teacher at the Karve Institute of Social Sciences in Pune.
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Noted filmmaker Sumitra Bhave dies at 78, condolences pour in from Neena Kulkarni & others
Veteran film director and writer Sumitra Bhave, known for her work in the Marathi cinema and theatre, died in a hospital here on Monday following lung-
related ailments, director Sunil Sukthankar said. She was 78. Bhave was suffering from lung-related ailments for the last two months. She breathed her last at a private hospital here in Maharashtra on Monday morning, said Sukthankar, the noted Marathi director who was associated with Bhave for the last 35 years. As soon as the news of her demise spread, a lot of celebs including veteran actress Neena Kulkarni poured in condolences.
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Veteran film director and writer Sumitra Bhave, known for her work in the Marathi cinema and theatre, died in a hospital here on Monday following lung- related ailments, director Sunil Sukthankar said. She was 78 and was suffering from lung-related ailments for the last two months. She breathed her last at a private hospital here in Maharashtra on Monday morning, said Sukthankar, the noted Marathi director who was associated with Bhave for the last 35 years.
Bhave had won several national and international awards for her work. After completing her education, she started working with a social welfare organisation and also worked as a teacher at the Karve Institute of Social Sciences in Pune. Later, she also worked as a newsreader. In 1985, Bhave made her first short film Bai, which was about a woman living in a slum and her survival against all odds. The film won several national awards.