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My Take
Lalita Pawar earns my deepest respect for a simple reason: longevity with purpose. A career stretching over seventy years and more than seven hundred films is a Guinness record, but what moves me is how she embraced character roles rather than chasing leading-lady glamour. To me, the actors who give a story its texture are the real craftspeople, and her Filmfare-winning turn in Anari proves the point. Spanning Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati cinema from 1916 to 1998, she belonged to no single era. I think of her as a quiet pillar of Indian film, endlessly adaptable and endlessly loved.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lalita Pawar
- Name (Japanese)
- ロリータ・パワル
- Reading
- ろりーた・ぱわる
- Born
- April 18, 1916 – February 24, 1998
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Nashik, Nashik district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1960 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 1961 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Mr. & Mrs. '55 | — | |
| Notable work | Anari | — | |
| Notable work | Professor | — | |
| Notable work | Ramayan | — |
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalita%20Pawar
Frequently asked questions
When was Lalita Pawar born?
April 18, 1916 – February 24, 1998.
Where is Lalita Pawar from?
Lalita Pawar is from Nashik, Nashik district, India.
What does Lalita Pawar do?
Lalita Pawar works as television actor, film actor, actor.
What is Lalita Pawar known for?
Notable works include Mr. & Mrs. '55, Anari, Professor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.