Sulochana Latkar

Sulochana
Sulochana at the Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Awards, 2010
Born	Sulochana Latkar (1928-07-30) 30 July 1928 Maharashtra India
Occupation	actress
Years active	1946–1988
Awards	Chitra Bhushan Maharashtra Bhushan Padma Shri

Sulochana Latkar (born 30 July 1928), at Khadaklat village of Chikodi taluk and Belgaum District in karnataka. Mostly known by her screen name Sulochana, is a well-known actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, who is most known for her performances in 250 Marathi films, like Vahinichya Bangdya, Meeth Bhakar and Dhakti Jau,^[1] in Hindi cinema, she epitomized 'mother' roles, as did Nirupa Roy in the 1970s and the early 1980s.^[2]

In 2003, she was awarded the Chitrabhushan Award instituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Baburao Painter, one of the founders of the modern Marathi cinema.^[1]

Latkar is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri (1999).^[3] In 2009, she was awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan Award by the Government of Maharashtra.^[4]

She now stays at Prabha Devi, Mumbai.^[5]

Selected filmography

References

1. 1 2 "Sulochana wins top cine award". Times of India. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
2. ↑ "Changing face of Bollywood screen mothers". 
3. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015. 
4. ↑ Nitsure-Joshi, Manisha (30 Nov 2009). "हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर!". Mumbai: Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
5. ↑ "Actress Sulochana's 72nd birthday". 11 Aug 2000. 

External links

• Sulochana Latkar at the Internet Movie Database
• Recent images of Sulochana Devi

See also

Kashinath Ghanekar (Son-in-law Married to Sulochana's daughter Kanchan)