Lalita Pawar

Lalita Pawar
Born	Amba Laxman Rao Sagun (1916-04-18)18 April 1916 Yeola, Nashik, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	24 February 1998(1998-02-24) (aged 81) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Years active	1928-1997
Children	1
Awards	1960: Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Anari 1961: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Acting

Lalita Pawar (18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as a character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati cinema. She holds a Guinness world record of longest acting career spanning over 70 years. Pawar won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the comedy-drama 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), Shri 420 and Mr & Mrs 55, and the role of Manthara, in Ramanand Sagar's television epic serial Ramayan.^[1]