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{{Short description|Indian Actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Durga Khote
| image = Durga Khote in Mughal E Azam.png
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Khote in ''[[Mughal E Azam]]'' (1960)
| birth_name = Vita Lad
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1905|1|14}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1991|9|22|1905|1|14}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| othername =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|film producer}}
| years_active = 1931–1983
| spouse =
| family = [[Viju Khote]] (nephew) <br/> [[Shubha Balsavar Khote|Shubha Khote]](niece) <br/> [[Bhavna Balsavar]] (grand-niece)
| awards = * [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award|BFJA Award for Best Actress]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|honours=* [[Padma Shri]] (1968)
* Maharashtra State Award (1970)
* [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (1983)
}}

'''Durga Khote''' (14 January 1905 − 22 September 1991) was an Indian actress, beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her times, she remained active in [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi cinema]], as well as [[Theatre in India|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 women in [[Indian Cinema]]",<ref>[http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/durgamad.html Women of Substance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108024046/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/millennium/100people/durgamad.html |date=8 January 2009 }}, ''[[India Today]]''.</ref> she was one of the first women from respectable families to enter the film industry, thus breaking a social taboo.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/millenni/gautam.htm Ten most important women stars in Indian films] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321111313/http://www.rediff.com/millenni/gautam.htm |date=21 March 2009 }} [[Gautam Rajadhyaksha]], [[Rediff.com]].</ref>

She also ranks among the top ten actresses in mother roles in [[Hindi cinema]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221004091751/http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=19&id=252155&usrsess=1 Memorable Moms] ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'', 4 October 2008.</ref> most notable among them were as [[Mariam-uz-Zamani#The misnomer of Jodhabai|Jodhabai]] in [[K. Asif]]'s ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960), which earned her a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]; as [[Kaikeyi]] in [[Vijay Bhatt]]'s classic ''Bharat Milap'' (1942); her other memorable roles as mother were in ''Charnon Ki Dasi'' (1941); ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]'' (1954); ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' (1973) and ''[[Bidaai]]'' (1974), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the lattermost. She has received the highest award in [[Indian cinema]], the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (1983), for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

==Early life==
Khote was born as Vita Lad to a [[Konkani people|Konkan]] [[Brahmin]] family<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=6 March 2014 |title=Divas in a duel |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/divas-in-a-duel/article5757026.ece |access-date=9 January 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> which hailed from [[Goa]] and spoke [[Konkani language|Konkani]] at home.<ref name="museindia.com">{{Cite web |url=http://museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=49&id=4183 |title=Welcome to Muse India |access-date=15 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405211352/http://museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=49&id=4183 |archive-date=5 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her father's name was Pandurang Shamrao Lad and her mother's name was Manjulabai.<ref name="museindia.com"/> She grew up in a large [[Hindu joint family]] in Kandewadi. She was educated at Cathedral High School and St. Xavier's College where she studied for B.A. While still a college-going teenager, she married into the Khote family and settled down with her husband.<ref name="CITEREFDurgaKhoteProfile">{{cite web |url=http://cineplot.com/durga-khote-profile/ |title=Durga Khote Profile on Cineplot.com}}</ref>

By the age of 26, Durga Khote was a widowed mother with two young sons; Bakul and Harin. She had to seek work in film to support her children. In doing so, she became a pioneer of sorts: She hailed from a traditional family and the film industry was regarded as the preserve of the base and the bawdy. Also, most of the female characters were played by men at the time.

==Early career==
[[File:Seeta 1934 (14223707651).jpg|thumb|Khote in ''[[Seeta (1934 film)|Seeta]]'' (1934).]]
Durga Khote debuted in a minor role in the obscure 1931 silent film ''Farebi Jaal'', by the [[Prabhat Film Company]], followed by ''[[Maya Machindra#1932 Hindi/Marathi film|Maya Machindra]]'' (1932). She was soon promoted to play heroine in the 1932 double version (Hindi and Marathi) ''[[Ayodhyecha Raja]]'', another Prabhat film, which was the first ever [[Marathi language|Marathi]] talkie, and proved to be a runaway hit, where she played the role of Rani Taramati.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.10ka20.com/indian-actresses/durga-khote-profile.html |title=Profile with photographs |access-date=22 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060118230032/http://www.10ka20.com/indian-actresses/durga-khote-profile.html |archive-date=18 January 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Indeed, she ventured yet another pioneering trend: Despite working closely with the [[Prabhat Film Company]], she broke away from the "studio system" (exclusive contract with a studio to work in its films on a monthly salary) then in vogue and became one of the first "freelance" artistes of that era by working occasionally with the [[New Theatres]], East India Film Co. (both at Calcutta), and Prakash Pictures.

In 1936, she played Saudamini in ''[[Amar Jyoti]]'', which is one of her most memorable roles.<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book |author=Ashok Raj |title=Hero Vol.1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT45 |access-date=9 February 2015 |date=1 November 2009 |publisher=Hay House, Inc |isbn=978-93-81398-02-9 |pages=45–}}</ref><ref name="Rishi2012">{{cite book |author=Tilak Rishi |title=Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r623sWyGm0sC&pg=PA155 |access-date=9 February 2015 |year=2012 |publisher=Trafford Publishing |isbn=978-1-4669-3963-9 |pages=155–}}</ref> The characters played by her were very much like her regal personality and she commanded a screen presence even in front of legendary actors like Chandra Mohan, Sohrab Modi and Prithviraj Kapoor.<ref name=Cinestaan>{{cite web |last1=Kahlon |first1=Sukhpreet |title=Durga Khote, the formidable trailblazer of Hindi and Marathi cinema: Anniversary special |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/jan/14/23951/durga-khote-the-formidable-trailblazer-of-hindi-and-marathi-cinema-anniversary-special |website=Cinestaan.com |access-date=14 January 2020 |ref=Durga Khote}}</ref>

In 1937, she produced and directed a film titled ''Saathi'', making her one of the first women to step into this role in [[Indian cinema]].<ref name=ut/> The 40s opened for her in a big way, with award-winning performances in Aachary Atre's ''Payachi Dasi'' (Marathi) and ''Charnon Ki Dasi'' (Hindi) (1941) and [[Vijay Bhatt]]'s classic ''Bharat Milap'' (1942), both of which got her the [[BFJA Awards|BFJA Best Actress Award]] for two consecutive years.

Durga Khote remained active in the theatre circuit for many years, especially the [[Marathi theatre]] in Mumbai. She was actively associated with the [[Indian People's Theatre Association]] (IPTA) and worked in several plays for the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh. In 1954, she famously performed the role of [[Lady Macbeth]] in [[V.V. Shirwadkar]]'s Marathi adaptations of [[Macbeth]], as ''Rajmukut'', ''The Royal Crown'', along with Nanasaheb Phatak.<ref>[http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/Criticism/shakespearein/india6.html Shakespeare in India] ''internetshakespeare.uvic.ca''</ref>

==Later career==
[[File:Durga Khote.jpg|left|thumb]]
Durga Khote played a wide variety of roles over a career that was not only long, but also untouched by scandal. She was the inspiration for several generations of Indian actresses, including veterans such as the late [[Shobhna Samarth]], who frequently spoke of how she had been inspired by Khote's example.

During later years, she played several important character roles, such as the mother of the protagonist. Her portrayal of [[Mariam-uz-Zamani#The misnomer of Jodhabai|Jodhabai]], the queen of [[Akbar]] torn between duty towards her husband and love towards her son in ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960) was highly acclaimed and earned her a nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In 1963, she acted in [[Merchant Ivory Productions|Merchant Ivory]]'s debut film ''[[The Householder (film)|The Householder]]'' (1963).<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:38041~T2 Filmography on Allmovie].</ref><ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/person/38041/Durga-Khote/Filmography Filmography on The New York Times]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.</ref>

She went on to play other widely appreciated character roles in later movies, such as the role of the grandmother of the heroine in ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' (1973), the hero's aunt in ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'' (1973), and the very memorable ''[[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]]'' (1974), where she played a mother, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Her final memorable role was in [[Subhash Ghai]]'s ''[[Karz (1980 film)|Karz]]'' (1980), where she played the role of the mother of [[Raj Kiran (Hindi film actor)|Raj Kiran]] and later, mother to [[Rishi Kapoor]], who played the role of Raj Kiran's reincarnation after the screen death of Raj Kiran in the film.

She acted in over 200 films in her career. By the 1980s she successfully diversified into production of short films, ad films and documentaries by setting up Fact Films and later, Durga Khote Productions, which produced the [[Doordarshan]] TV series ''Wagle Ki Duniya''.

==Personal life==
[[File:Durga Khote (1938).jpg|left|thumb|Khote in 1938]]
Durga Khote was married when she was a teenager to Vishwanath Khote, a gentleman of her own caste and similar social background, in a match arranged by their parents in the usual Indian manner. It was a traditional marriage into an orthodox family, the couple lived a harmonious and happy life, and the marriage was blessed with two sons. Vishwanath was a mechanical engineer who had graduated from [[Banaras Hindu University]]. His family was upper middle class and professional, with modern English education and high social standing; his ancestors had been prominent bankers.

Unfortunately, Vishwanath Khote died young, when Durga was barely into her 20s. She and her sons continued to reside with her in-laws, as is traditional in India, but she was not comfortable with her dependent position, especially because her father-in-law was no more, and they were dependent on other family members for their expenses. She thus felt impelled to make a living any which way she could, and the opening in films happened entirely by chance. The fact that she came from a modern and English-educated family meant that, even as a widow, she was able to act in films, which was derided as a disreputable profession in those days.

She thus raised her two sons, Bakul and Harin, single-handedly. Both of them went on to become well-settled in life. But she suffered the loss of her son Harin, who predeceased her and died in his 40s. Harin was married to [[Vijaya Mehta|Vijaya Jaywant]], and they were the parents of two sons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Life at play |author=Shanta Gokhale |author-link=Shanta Gokhale |url=http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=63&contentid=2012112620121126075151856ed14874e&subsite= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217225014/http://www.punemirror.in/printarticle.aspx?page=comments&action=translate&sectid=63&contentid=2012112620121126075151856ed14874e&subsite= |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |work=Pune Mirror |date=26 November 2012}}</ref> After Harin's early death, his widow married a [[Parsi]] man named Farrokh Mehta and became famous as the film-maker [[Vijaya Mehta]].

Durga Khote's grandchildren (children of Bakul and Harin) include her grandson Ravi, a filmmaker; granddaughter Anjali Khote, an actress; and grandson Deven Khote, a successful producer who is one of the co-founders of UTV, and who has also directed a film.<ref>[https://www.indiaglitz.com/utv-co-founder-deven-khote-turns-director-hindi-news-46360 UTV co-founder turns director]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010214053644/http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/anglophone/satanic_verses/khote.html Durga Khote profile] [[Washington State University]]</ref> Deven Khote is noted for producing films such as ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' and ''[[Life in a Metro]].''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110520215039/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/369501/Deven-Khote Deven Khote] ''[[The New York Times]]'',</ref>

Durga Khote's brother-in-law, Nandu Khote (brother of Vishwanath), was a noted stage and silent movie actor. Two of Nandu's children also became actors in the film industry. His son [[Viju Khote]] (1941-2019) was an actor perhaps best known for his role of "Kalia" in ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975). Nandu's daughter is the actress [[Shubha Khote]], who debuted in ''[[Seema (1955 film)|Seema]]'' (1955) and worked as a heroine in several films before moving to character roles. Still later, she moved to directing and producing Marathi films and also entered television in the 90s. Shubha's daughter, [[Bhavana Balsavar]], is also an award-winning TV actress who appeared in sitcoms like ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' and ''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' before deciding to settle down and raise a family.<ref>[http://ia.rediff.com/entertai/oct/04sho.htm An Interview with Shobha Khote] ''[[Rediff.com]]''.</ref><ref name=bol>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/08/09/1424/index.html The Forgotten Bollywood bhai-behan Brigade]{{dead link|date=July 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} [[Bollywood Hungama]], 9 August 2006.</ref> Thus, the acting profession which was pioneered by Durga Khote in her family has been fully embraced by her late husband's family.

Durga Khote also had some rather improbable, distinguished relatives with no connection to films. The socialite and politician [[Sharda Mukherjee]] (nee Sharada Pandit), who herself served as governor of the states of [[Gujarat]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]], and who was the wife of [[Subroto Mukherjee]], India's first [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]], was Durga Khote's first cousin (her mother's sister's daughter). Sharda Mukherjee's paternal uncle, Ranjit Sitaram Pandit, was the husband of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s sister [[Vijayalakshmi Pandit]].

Later in life, Durga Khote wrote an autobiography in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], entitled ''Mee, Durga Khote,'' which was translated into English as ''I, Durga Khote'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/FilmMediaPerformingArts/FilmStudies/~~/cHI9MTAmcGY9MCZzcz1wdWJkYXRlLmFzYyZzZj1jb21pbmdzb29uJnNkPWFzYyZ2aWV3PXVzYSZjaT0wMTk1Njc0NzU4 |title=Autobiography – details from Oxford University Press website |access-date=18 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311034411/http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/FilmMediaPerformingArts/FilmStudies/~~/cHI9MTAmcGY9MCZzcz1wdWJkYXRlLmFzYyZzZj1jb21pbmdzb29uJnNkPWFzYyZ2aWV3PXVzYSZjaT0wMTk1Njc0NzU4 |archive-date=11 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and moved to [[Alibaug]], near [[Mumbai]]. Durga Khote died on 22 September 1991.

==Filmography==
[[Image:Durga Khote Amar Jyoti.jpg|thumb|Khote in ''Amar Jyoti'' (1936)]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !!Title !!Role !!Notes
|-
| 1931 || ''Farebi Jaal'' || ||
|-
| 1932 || ''[[Maya Machhindra]]'' || Queen || Hindi / Marathi film
|-
| 1932 || ''[[Ayodhyecha Raja]]'' || Taramati || [[Hindi]] / [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film
|-
| 1933 || ''[[Rajrani Meera]]'' || Meera ||
|-
| 1933 || ''Patit Pawan'' || ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[Seeta (1934 film)|Seeta]]'' || Seeta ||
|-
| 1935 || ''Jeevan Natak'' || Miss Queen ||
|-
| 1935 || ''[[Inquilab]]'' || Miss Renee ||
|-
| 1936 || ''[[Amar Jyoti]]'' || Saudamini ||
|-
| 1937 || ''Pratibha'' || Pratibha ||
|-
| 1938 || ''Saathi'' || ||
|-
| 1938 || ''Nandakumar'' || ||
|-
| 1939 || ''[[Adhuri Kahani]]'' || Harbala ||
|-
| 1940 || ''[[Yamla Jat]]'' || ||
|-
| 1940 || ''[[Narsi Bhagat]]'' || Manekbai || [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] / Hindi film
|-
| 1940 || ''[[Geeta (1940 film)|Geeta]]'' || Durga || Hindi / Marathi film
|-
| 1941 || ''[[Charnon Ki Dasi]]'' || Vidya's mother-in-law || Hindi / Marathi film
|-
| 1942 || ''Vijay'' || ||
|-
| 1942 || ''[[Bharat Milap]]'' || [[Kaikeyi|Maharani Kaikeyi]] || Hindi / Marathi film
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Zameen (1943 film)|Zameen]]'' || ||
|-
| 1943 || ''Tasveer'' || Vidya Devi ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Prithvi Vallabh]]'' || Mrinalvati ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Mahatma Vidur]]'' || ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Mahasati Ansuya]]'' || ||
|-
| 1943 || ''Kurbani'' || ||
|-
| 1944 || ''[[Maharathi Karna (film)|Maharathi Karna]]'' || [[Kunti]] ||
|-
| 1944 || ''Dil Ki Baat'' || ||
|-
| 1945 || ''[[Veer Kunal]]'' || ||
|-
| 1945 || ''[[Phool (1945 film)|Phool]]'' || ||
|-
| 1945 || ''Pannadai'' || ||
|-
| 1945 || ''Lakharani'' || Bichwa ||
|-
| 1945 || ''[[Gaon Ki Gori]]'' || ||
|-
| 1946 || ''[[Rukmini Swayamvar]]'' || ||
|-
| 1946 || ''[[Maharani Minaldevi]]'' || ||
|-
| 1946 || ''[[Hum Ek Hain (1946 film)|Hum Ek Hain]]'' || Zamindari Ma ||
|-
| 1948 || ''Seeta Sawayamwar'' || ||
|-
| 1948 || ''Anjuman'' || ||
|-
| 1949 || ''[[Jeet (1949 film)|Jeet]]'' || Ratan's mother ||
|-
| 1949 || ''[[Singaar]]'' || Kishan's Mother ||
|-
| 1949 || ''Maya Bazaar'' || ||
|-
| 1950 || ''Surajmukhi'' || ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Nishana (1950 film)|Nishana]]'' || ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Magroor (1950 film)|Magroor]]'' || ||
|-
| 1950 || ''Har Har Mahadev'' || ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Beqasoor]]'' || ||
|-
| 1950 || ''Alakh Niranjan'' || ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Hamara Ghar (1950 film)|Hamara Ghar]]'' || ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Sazaa (1951 film)|Sazaa]]'' || ||
|-
| 1951 || ''Nandkishore'' || ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Nai Zindagi]]'' || ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Hum Log (film)|Hum Log]]'' || Mother ||
|-
| 1951 || ''Hamari Shaan'' || ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Aaram (film)|Aaram]]'' || Sita ||
|-
| 1952 || ''Sandesh'' || ||
|-
| 1952 || ''Narveer Tanaji'' || ||
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Mordhwaj]]'' || ||
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Lal Kunwar]]'' || ||
|-
| 1952 || ''Hyderabad Ki Nazneen'' || Mrs. Jwala Prasad ||
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Aandhiyan (1952 film)|Aandhiyan]]'' || ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Naulakha Haar]]'' || Devla ||
|-
| 1953 || ''Dharma Pathni'' || Nataraj's Wife ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Shikast (1953 film)|Shikast]]'' || ||
|-
| 1953 || ''Naag Panchami'' || Rani Sanka ||
|-
| 1953 || ''Mashooka'' || ||
|-
| 1953 || ''Malkin'' || ||
|-
| 1953 || ''Chacha Chowdhury'' || ||
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)|Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]'' || ||
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]'' || Amma, Chaudvin's mother ||
|-
| 1954 || ''Maan'' || ||
|-
| 1954 || ''Lakeeren'' || ||
|-
| 1954 || ''Laila'' || ||
|-
| 1955 || ''Adl-E-Jahangir'' || Mallika-e-Jahangeer ||
|-
| 1955 || ''Shri Ganesh Vivah'' || ||
|-
| 1955 || ''Madh Bhare Nain'' || ||
|-
| 1955 || ''Jagadguru Shankaracharya'' || ||
|-
| 1955 || ''Haseena'' || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Rajdhani (film)|Rajdhani]]'' || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Patrani]]'' || Raj Mata ||
|-
| 1956 || ''Parivar'' || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''Insaaf'' || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''Harihar Bhakti'' || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''Dwarikadheesh'' || ||
|-
| 1956 || ''Justice'' || ||
|-
| 1957 || ''Talaash'' || ||
|-
| 1957 || ''Ram Hanuman Yuddha'' || ||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]'' || Mrs. Nilambar Sharma ||
|-
| 1957 || ''Mera Salaam'' || ||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Bhabhi (1957 film)|Bhabhi]]'' || Ratan's aunt ||
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Bade Sarkar]]'' || Sumitra Maan Singh ||
|-
| 1958 || ''Gopichand'' || ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Ardhangini (1959 film)|Ardhangini]]'' || Prakash's mom ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Raj Tilak (1958 film)|Raj Tilak]]'' || ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Maine Jeena Seekh Liya]]'' || ||
|-
| 1959 || ''Ghar Ghar Ki Baat'' || ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Parakh (1960 film)|Parakh]]'' || Rani Ma, J.C. Roy's mother ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Mughal-E-Azam]]'' || Maharani [[Mariam-uz-Zamani#The misnomer of Jodhabai|Jodha Bai]] ||Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Usne Kaha Tha]]'' || Paro ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Love in Simla]]'' || Sonia's grandmother ||
|-
| 1961 || ''Ek Ladki Saat Ladke'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Senapati]]'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''Kismet Palat Ke Dekh'' || ||
|-
| 1961 || ''Do Bhai'' || Gopi's Mother ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan]]'' || Prabha's mother ||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|Son of India]]'' || Head Nun ||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Rungoli]]'' || Subhagi ||
|-
| 1962 || ''[[Man-Mauji]]'' || Dr. Mohan's mother ||
|-
| 1962 || ''Main Shadi Karne Chala'' || ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[The Householder]]'' || Prem's mother ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Mujhe Jeene Do]]'' || Dhara Khan's Mom ||
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Benazir (1964 film)|Benazir]]'' || ||
|-
| 1964 || ''Tere Dwaar Khada Bhagwan'' || ||
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Shagoon]]'' || || Uncredited
|-
| 1964 || ''Main Suhagan Hoon'' || ||
|-
| 1964 || ''Kaise Kahoon'' || ||
|-
| 1964 || ''Door Ki Awaaz'' || Prakash's mother ||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Purnima (1965 film)|Purnima]]'' || Sharda R. Lal ||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Kaajal]]'' || Rani Sahiba ||
|-
| 1965 || ''Janam Janam Ke Saathi'' || ||
|-
| 1965 || ''Do Dil'' || Ranimaa ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' || Ashok's mother ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Sagaai]]'' || Sheel's mother ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Pyar Mohabbat]]'' || Rajmata Rajeshwari ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Devar]]'' || Gopinath's Mom ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Daadi Maa]]'' || Daadi Maa / Maharani ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Chandan Ka Palna]]'' || Mrs. Radha Laxmidas ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Sunghursh]]'' || Mrs. Bhawani Prasad ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Sapno Ka Saudagar]]'' || Peter's mother ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Jhuk Gaya Aasman]]'' || Mrs. Saxena ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Pyar Ka Sapna]]'' || Sudha's mother ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Ek Phool Do Mali]]'' || Leela ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Jeene Ki Raah]]'' || Janki ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (1969 film)|Dharti Kahe Pukarke]]'' || Parvati ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona]]'' || Thakurain Singh ||
|-
| 1970 || ''Dhartichi Lekaren'' || ||
|-
| 1970 || ''Umang'' || Aunti Ji || Uncredited
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Gopi (1970 film)|Gopi]]'' || Kunwar's Mother ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'' || Renu's mother || Guest Appearance
|-
| 1971 || ''Chingari'' || Mohan's Mother ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari]]'' || Rajlaxmi S. Chaudhary ||
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| 1971 || ''[[Banphool]]'' || Haria's maternal grandma ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Bawarchi]]'' || Seeta Sharma ||
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| 1972 || ''Shararat'' || Harry's mother ||
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| 1972 || ''[[Raja Jani]]'' || Rajmata ||
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| 1972 || ''[[Mere Bhaiya]]'' || Avinash's mother ||
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| 1972 || ''Mangetar'' || ||
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| 1973 || ''Sone Ke Haath'' || ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'' || Durga Mausi ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' || Mrs. Braganza ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Namak Haraam]]'' || Somu's mother ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Door Nahin Manzil]]'' || Dadima ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Agni Rekha]]'' || Durga ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]]'' || Parvati || Won – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Insaaniyat]]'' || Ram's mother ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Dil Diwana]]'' || Vijay's Dadimaa ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Khushboo (1975 film)|Khushboo]]'' || Brindaban's mother ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Kala Sona]]'' || Mrs. Ranjeet Singh ||
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| 1975 || ''[[Chaitali (1975 film)|Chaitali]]'' || Manish's mother ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Vandana (film)|Vandana]]'' || Rakesh's Mother ||
|-
| 1975 || ''Biwi Kiraya Ki'' || ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Jaaneman (1976 film)|Jaaneman]]'' || Ronnie's mother ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Bajrangbali (1976 film)|Jai Bajrang Bali]]'' || Devi Maa Anjani ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Shaque]]'' || Mrs. Bannerjee ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Rangila Ratan]]'' || ||
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| 1977 || ''[[Saheb Bahadur]]'' || Meena's grandmother ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Paheli (1977 film)|Paheli]]'' || Brij Mohan's mother ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Paapi]]'' || Ashok's mother ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Naami Chor]]'' || ||
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| 1977 || ''[[Do Chehere]]'' || Daadima ||
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| 1977 || ''[[Darling Darling (1977 film)|Darling Darling]]'' || ||
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| 1977 || ''[[Chor Sipahee]]'' || Mrs. Khanna, Raja's mother ||
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| 1977 || ''[[Chacha Bhatija]]'' || Mrs. D'Silva ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' || Mrs. Shanta Prasad Verma ||
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| 1981 || ''Sangdil'' || ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Daulat Ke Dushman]]'' || Sunil's mother || (final film role)
|}

==Awards==
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1942
| ''Charnon Ki Dasi''<ref>[http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/194205.htm 5th Annual BFJA Awards – Awards For The Year 1941] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108122945/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/194205.htm |date=8 January 2010 }} ''[[BFJA Awards]]'' Official website.</ref>
| [[BFJA Awards]]: Best Actress
| {{won}}
|-
| 1943
| ''Bharat Milap''<ref>[http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/194306.htm 6th Annual BFJA Awards – Awards For The Year 1942] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108071629/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/194306.htm |date=8 January 2010 }} ''[[BFJA Awards]]'' Official website.</ref>
| BFJA Awards: Best Actress
| {{won}}
|-
| 1958
| –
| [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
| {{won|Awarded}}
|-
| 1968
| –
| [[Padma Shri]], fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India.
| {{won|Awarded}}
|-
| 1970
| '' Dhartichi Lekre''
| Maharashtra State Award
| {{won}}
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]]''
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 1983
| –
| [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]], the lifetime recognition award for films from [[Government of India]]<ref name=ut>[http://www.ultraindia.com/movies/awards/durga.htm Dadasaheb Phalke Award 15th Recipient – 1983 – Durga Khote]. Ultraindia.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.</ref>
| {{won|Awarded}}
|}

==Honours and recognitions==
[[File:Durga Khote 2013 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Khote on a 2013 stamp of India]]
A postage stamp, bearing her face, was released by [[India Post]] to honour her on 3 May 2013.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*''I, Durga Khote: An autobiography'', translated into English by [[Shanta Gokhale]] (2006); {{ISBN|978-0-19-567475-0}} & {{ISBN|0-19-567475-8}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Durga Khote}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0451862}}
* [http://www.bollango.com/cgi-bin/akf_search.tcl?key=movie&actor=durga+khote Durga Khote filmography]
* [http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/music_hist.html Film music history – First section titled ''Until 1935'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090321111313/http://www.rediff.com/millenni/gautam.htm Mention of her role in theatre and ads]

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Durga Khote - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 00:11, 30 August 2023