Sumitra Bhave

Multiple National Award-winning filmmaker Sumitra Bhave passes away at 78

Multiple National Award-winning filmmaker Sumitra Bhave passes away at 78

Sumitra Bhave is known for her rich legacy of films such as Dahavi Fa, Kaasav, Doghi and Astu. She passed away on Monday morning after a brief illness following a lung infection at Pune’s Sahyadri Hospital. She was 78. Bhave leaves behind a legacy of films that she made with her long-time collaborator Sunil Sukthankar, ranging from Dahavi Fa, in which a young school teacher draws out the potential of students relegated to the backbenches and low grades, to Kaasav and Astu that focus on mental health. Dr  Shailendra Date , consultant physician at Pune’s Sahyadri Hospitals said that Bhave…
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