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Durga Khote is a Actor Indian born on 13 january 1905 at Mumbai (Inde)

Durga Khote

Durga Khote
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Nationality Inde
Birth 13 january 1905 at Mumbai (Inde)
Death 22 september 1991 (at 86 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Padma Shri, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Awards

Durga Khote (January 14, 1905 − September 22, 1991) was an Indian actress, starting as one of the foremost leading ladies of her times, she remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, starring in around 200 films and numerous theatre productions.

In 2000, in a millennium issue, India Today named her among "100 People Who Shaped India", noting, "Durga Khote marks the pioneering phase for woman in Indian Cinema" as she was one of the first women from respectable families to enter the film industry, thus breaking a social taboo.
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Biography

Her two sons Bakul and Harin were born from her first marriage with Vishwanath Khote. It was a traditional marriage into an orthodox family. Vishwanath Khote was from a millionaire family who were, at that time, the largest share brokers and road contractors. Vishwanath was a mechanical engineer from Banaras Hindu University who died young. After she was widowed, Khote had an unsuccessful second marriage to Mohammed Rashid. Harin himself died at a young age, and was survived by his wife, Vijaya Mehta and two sons.
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Usually with

Asit Sen
Asit Sen
(11 films)
Asrani
Asrani
(10 films)
Leela Mishra
Leela Mishra
(9 films)
David Abraham
David Abraham
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Durga Khote (91 films)

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Actress

Rajrani Meera, 2h31
Actors Durga Khote, Prithviraj Kapoor, Pahari Sanyal, Kundan Lal Saigal
Roles Mira Rani

Meera (Durga Khote), is immersed in her love and devotion to Lord Krishna since a young age. When she grows older her family get her married to the Rana of Mewar Prithviraj Kapoor. Misunderstandings occur when her devotional poetry is thought to be love songs for someone. Several hardships are inflicted on her by her husband and her in-laws. She takes to sitting in the temple and singing bhajans (sacred songs) composed by her. Her brother-in-law tries to have her killed many times but fails. She finally renounces her life in the palace and wanders from place to place singing devotional songs.