Leela Chitnis

Leela Chitnis
Born
Leela Nagarkar

(1909-09-09)9 September 1909
Dharwad, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Died14 July 2003(2003-07-14) (aged 93)[1]
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)Film actor, theatre actor
Years active1930s-1980s[2]
SpouseGajanan Yashwant Chitnis

Leela Chitnis (née Nagarkar; 9 September 1909 – 14 July 2003) was an Indian actress in the Indian film industry, active from the 1930s to the 1980s. In her early years she starred as a romantic lead, but she is best remembered for her later roles playing a virtuous and upright mother to leading stars.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Leela Chitnis dead". The Hindu. 16 July 2003. Archived from the original on 23 February 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Douglas (17 July 2003). "Leela Chitnis, 91, an Actress In Scores of Bombay Movies". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2015.