Actor

Sumitra Bhave

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.7

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Movies: 18Series: 0Crew credits: 17

TMDB ID: 980175

IMDb ID: nm0080387

Known for: Directing

Born: January 12, 1943

Died: April 19, 2021

Age: 78

Place of birth: Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1995 - 2024

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 6.8

Wikidata: Q123411286

Also known as

सुमित्रा भावे

Other jobs

Director (8)Writer (5)Dialogue (2)Story (2)

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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.