Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 12, 1943
Died
April 19, 2021 (78 years old)
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.
