Leela Chitnis

Leela Chitnis
Leela Chitnis
Born	Leela Nagarkar; 9 September 1909; Dharwad, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Died	14 July 2003 (aged 93); Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film actor, theatre actor
Years active	1930s-1980s
Spouse	Gajanan 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]

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

[death-1] "Leela Chitnis dead". The Hindu. 16 July 2003. Archived from the original on 23 February 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[NYT-2] Martin, Douglas (17 July 2003). "Leela Chitnis, 91, an Actress In Scores of Bombay Movies". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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Leela Chitnis

Born	Leela Nagarkar (1909-09-09)9 September 1909 Dharwad, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Karnataka, India)
Died	14 July 2003(2003-07-14) (aged 93)^[1] Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.^[1]
Occupation(s)	Film actor, theatre actor
Years active	1930s-1980s^[2]
Spouse	Gajanan Yashwant Chitnis