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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lalita Pawar
| post-nominals =
| image = Lalita Pawar (1916—1998).jpg
| imagesize = 180px
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|4|18|df=y}}
| birth_name = Amba Laxman Rao Sagun
| birth_place = [[Yeola]], [[Nashik district|Nashik]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| height =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|2|24|1916|4|16|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| yearsactive = 1928-1997
| children = 1
| awards = 1959: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for her role in ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''<br>1961: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] - Acting
}}

'''Lalita Pawar''' (18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific [[India]]n actress, who later became famous as a [[character actress]], appearing in over 700 films in [[Bollywood|Hindi]], [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Gujarati cinema]]. She holds a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness world record]] of longest acting career spanning over 70 years. Pawar is the awardee of a [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare award]] for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|best supporting actress]] for [[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]. She featured in hit films such as ''Netaji Palkar'' (1938), made by [[Bhalji Pendharkar]], New Hana Pictures' ''Sant Damaji'', Navyug Chitrapat's ''Amrit'', written by VS Khandekar, and Chhaya Films' ''Gora Kumbhar''. Her other memorable roles were in the films ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959), ''[[Shri 420]]'' and ''[[Mr & Mrs 55]]'', and the role of [[Manthara]], in Ramanand Sagar's television epic serial ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood's most dangerous mother-in-law, a slap caused eye light
|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/throwback-story-of-veteran-actress-lalita-pawar-on-her-death-anniversary-tmov-1-986135.html|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]]|date=24 February 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
Pawar was born as Amba Laxman Rao Sagun on 18 April 1916, into an orthodox family in [[Yeola]] in [[Nashik]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lalitha, an actress and a gentlewoman |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/26lalita.htm |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=5 November 2018 |date=26 February 1998}}</ref> Her father Laxman Rao Shagun was a rich silk and cotton piecegoods merchant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/films4.htm |title=Tribute to Laita Pawar |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref> She started her acting career at age nine in the film ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]'' (1928), and later went on to play lead roles in the silent era and 1940s films, in a career that lasted until the end of her life, spanning seven [[decade]]s.

She co-produced and acted in a silent film ''Kailash'' (1932), and later produced another film ''Duniya Kya Hai'' in 1938, a talkie.

[[File:Lalita Pawar in film, Himmat-e-Marda (1935).jpg|right|200px|thumb|Lalita Pawar, playing the lead in film, ''Himmat-e-Marda'' (1935).]]

In 1942, as a part of a scene in the movie ''Jung-E-Azadi'', actor [[Bhagwan Dada|Master Bhagwan]] was to slap her hard. Being a new actor, he accidentally slapped her very hard, which resulted in facial paralysis and a burst left eye vein. Three years of treatment later, she was left with a defective left eye; thus she had to abandon lead roles, and switch to character roles, which won her much of her fame later in life.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cineplot.com/lalita-pawar-memories/ |title=Lalita Pawar – Memories|publisher=cineplot.com}}</ref>

She was known particularly for playing [[maternal]] figures, especially wicked [[matriarch]]s or [[mother-in-law|mothers-in-law]]. She also notably played the strict but kind Mrs. L. D'Sa in ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959) with [[Raj Kapoor]]. Under [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s direction, she gave the performance of a lifetime,<ref>[http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Anari.html Anari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919001850/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Anari.html |date=19 September 2008 }} ''Indian Cinema'', ''[[University of Iowa]]''.</ref> for which she received the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]]. And as the tough matriarch who falls in love in ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962), and the devious hunchback [[Manthara]] in [[Ramanand Sagar]]'s television series ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''. She was honored by the Government of India as the first lady of Indian cinema in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cineplot.com/lalita-pawar-memories/ |title=Lalita Pawar – Memories|publisher=cineplot.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Her first marriage was to Ganpatrao Pawar, which went sour after his affair with her younger sister. She later married film producer Rajprakash Gupta, of Ambika studios, Bombay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19980226/05751024.html |title=Lalita Pawar.. |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=26 February 1998}}</ref> She died on 24 February 1998 in Aundh, [[Pune]], where she had been staying for a while.

==Selected filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Character
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1944|1944]]
|''[[Ram Shastri]]''
|[[Anandibai]] (wife of Peshwa [[Raghunathrao]])
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1950|1950]]
|''[[Dahej (film)|Dahej]]''
|Mrs. Biharilal (Suraj's mother)
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1951|1951]]
|''[[The Immortal Song]]''
|Vitabai
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1952|1952]]
|''[[Daag (1952 film)]]''
|Shankar([[Dilip Kumar]])'s Mother
|-
|''[[Parchhain]]''
|Badi Rani
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1955|1955]]
|''[[Shri 420]]''
|Ganga Mai
|-
|''[[Mr & Mrs 55]]''
|Seeta Devi, Anita's Aunt
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1957|1957]]
|''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1959|1959]]
|''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''
|Mrs. L. D'Sa
|-
|''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]''
|Giribala, Buaji/aunt
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1960|1960]]
|[[Jhumroo]]
|Jhumroo Mother
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
| ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961 Film By Subodh Mukherjee)
|Shekhar's mother
|-
|''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]''<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/people/lalita-pawar Filmography] at Upperstall.com.</ref>
|Major's Mother
|-
| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]''
|[[Manthara]]
|-
| ''[[Memdidi]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1962|1962]]
|''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]''
|Sita Devi Verma
|-
|''[[Banarsi Thug]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Bollywood films of 1963|1963]]
|''[[Sehra (film)|Sehra]]''
|Angara's mother
|-
|''[[Grahasti (film)|Grahasti]]''
|Harish Khanna's sister
|-
|''[[Ghar Basake Dekho]]''
|Mrs. Shanta Mehra
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1964|1964]]
|''[[Sharabi (1964 film)|Sharabi]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Bollywood films of 1966|1966]]
|''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]''
|Mrs. Jeevan Ram
|-
|''[[Love in Tokyo]]''
|Gayatri Devi
|-
|''[[Khandan (1965 film)|Khandan]]''
|Fufi
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1967|1967]]
|''[[Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti]]''
|Shefali's mother
|-
|''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1968|1968]]
|''[[Ankhen (1968 film)|Ankhen]]''
|Madam/Fake Aunt
|-
|''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]''
|Thakurain
|-
|''[[Aabroo (1968 film)|Aabroo]]''
|Mrs. Verma
|-
|''[[Teen Bahuraniyan]]''
|Sita's mother
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1969|1969]]
|''[[:hi:मेरी भाभी (1969 फ़िल्म)|Meri Bhabhi]]''
|Gangajali
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1970|1970]]
|''[[Anand (1970 film)|Anand]]''
|Matron
|-
|''[[Pushpanjali (1970 film)|Pushpanjali]]''
|Rani Sahiba
|-
|''[[Gopi (1970 film)|Gopi]]''
|Lilawati devi
|-
|''Darpan''
|Dadima
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1971|1971]]
|''[[Jwala (1971 film)|Jwala]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1972|1972]]
|''[[Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara]]''
|Lajwanti Pandey
|-
|[[Bombay to Goa]]
|Kashibai
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Bollywood films of 1974|1974]]
|''[[Hamrahi]]''
|
|-
|''[[Naya Din Nai Raat]]''
|Mental Hospital Patient (Special appearance)
|-
|''[[Doosri Sita]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|''[[Aaj Ka Ye Ghar]]''
|Mrs. Shanti Dinanath
|-
|''[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]''
|Mrs. Varma
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''Prayashchit''
|
|-
|''[[Aaina (1977 film)|Aaina]]''
|Janki
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Manzil (1979 film)|Manzil]]''
|Mrs. Chandra (Ajay's mother)
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Yaarana (1981 film)]]''
|mother
|-
|''[[Kali Ghata (1980 film)|Kali Ghata]]''
|Ambu, House keeper
|-
|''[[Phir Wohi Raat]]''
|Hostel Warden
|-
|''[[Sau Din Saas Ke]]''
|Bhavani Devi (Prakash's mother)
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Naseeb (1981 film)]]''<ref>[[Naseeb (1981 film)]] [Wikipedia.org].</ref>
|Mrs. Gomes
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''Ek Din Bahu Ka''
|Kalavati
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]]
|''[[Pyar Ke Do Pal]]''
|
|-
|''[[Ghar Sansar]]''
|Satyanarayan's mother
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1987|1987]]
|''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]''
|Radha's Maternal Grandma
|-
|''[[Uttar Dakshin]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bollywood films of 1988|1988]]
|''[[Zalzala (1988 film)|Zalzala]]''
|Shila's mom
|-
|''[[Pyasi Aatma (1998 film)]]''
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1989|1989]]
|''[[Bahurani (1989 film)|Bahurani]]''
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1992|1992]]
|''[[Muskurahat (1992 film)|Muskurahat]]''
|Laundry lady
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1997|1997]]
|''[[Bhai (1997 film)|Bhai]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Pawar|first=Lalita|url=http://www.muvi.com/stars/lalita-pawar|title=Lalita Pawar Filmography|publisher=Muvi|access-date=7 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412075737/http://muvi.com/stars/lalita-pawar|archive-date=12 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Channel
! References
|-
| 1987
| [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]
| [[Manthara]]
| [[DD National]]
|
|}

==Awards==
* 1959: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award]] for her role in ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' (1959)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667985/awards Awards] [[Internet Movie Database]].</ref>
* 1961: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] - Acting<ref>[http://sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Acting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727234019/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm |date=27 July 2011 }} Official listing at ''[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]'' Official website.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|lalita-pawar}}
* [http://www.screenindia.com/old/mar12/films4.htm Tribute to Laita Pawar] at [[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/living-the-role/article4606228.ece Living the Role- Lalita Pawar] The Hindu
* [http://cineplot.com/lalita-pawar-memories/ Interview with Lalita Pawar in her last days] cineplot.com

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