Durgabai Kamat
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2012) |
Durgabai Kamat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | c. 1879 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | Kamlabai Gokhale (daughter) |
| Relatives |
|
Durgabai Kamat (c. 1879) was a Marathi actress, who was the first actress in Indian cinema.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]Kamat was born in a Hindu family.[2] She was also the maternal grandmother of veteran Marathi actor Chandrakant Gokhale,[3] and the great-grandmother of actors Vikram Gokhale and Mohan Gokhale.[1]
Career
[edit]In the early 1900s, acting in film or theatre was a taboo for women, so much so Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema, had to use male actors for female roles in first Indian film, Raja Harishchandra. However with its success, female actresses were encouraged. Thus he introduced Kamat in his 1913 second movie Mohini Bhasmasur as a leading lady Parvati, while her daughter Kamlabai Gokhale, played the role of Mohini, thus becoming the first female child actress of Indian cinema. After Kamat, other actresses started working in cinema.[4]
Death
[edit]Kamat died on 17 May 1997, in Pune, Maharashtra, aged 118.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Mohini Bhasmasur | Parvati |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vikram Gokhale has an illustrious family lineage". The Times of India. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Durgabai Kamat: The First Female Actor In Indian Cinema". Idiva Dot Com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Veteran actor Gokhale dead, The Times of India, 21 June 2008.
- ^ Riya Chakravarty (3 May 2013). "Indian cinema@100: First women on screen: Durgabai Kamat and her daughter Kamlabai Ghokhle". NDTV. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "भारतीय सिनेमा की पहली अभिनेत्री: समाज से लड़कर Indian Cinema को नई दिशा देने वाली दुर्गा की कहानी - who was durgabai kamat first actress of indian cinema know details about her on international women's day 2024". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
[edit]
.svg){kind=small} | This article about an Indian actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |