Directing
Sumitra Bhave
- Born
- Jan 12, 1943 · Aged 78
- Died
- Apr 19, 2021
- Place of birth
- Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 16
Also known as (1)
- सुमित्रा भावे
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.
