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Leela Chitnis Leela Chitnis (9 September 1909 – 14 July 2003) was an actress in the Indian film industry, active from 1930s to 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.
Leela Chitnis In "Gentleman Daku" ("Gentleman Thief") in 1937, Chitnis played a polished crook dressed in male apparel and was publicised in the Times of India as the first graduate society-lady from Maharashtra. By then she had already made her first major mark as an actress on the silver screen. Chitnis worked at Prabhat Pictures, Pune and Ranjit Movietone before going on to be the leading lady in Bombay Talkies.
Leela Chitnis However, her father adhered to Brahmo Samaj, a religious movement that rejected caste.
Leela Chitnis Leela also briefly dabbled in movie-making, producing "Kisise Na Kehna" ("Don't Tell Anybody", 1942) and directing "Aaj ki Baat" ("The Talk of Today", 1955). She also wrote and directed a stage adaptation of Somerset Maugham's "Sacred Flame" and published her autobiography, "Chanderi Duniyet", in 1981.
Leela Chitnis She was born in Dharwad, Karnataka to an English literature professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses. After graduation she joined Natyamanwantar, a progressive theatre group that produced plays in her native Marathi language. The group's works were greatly influenced by Ibsen, Shaw and Stanislavsky. With the theatre group, Leela played the lead role in a series of comedies and tragedies and even founded her own repertory.