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- Kamlabai (1992). Courtesy Reena Mohan. Production on the 47-minute documentary started in 1988. The film was completed in 1991 and premiered in 1992.
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Aug 18, 2019 · After winning the National Film Award in 1992, Kamlabai was screened on the Doordarshan and BiTV. Over the years, it has only grown in stature, and its numerous screenings allowed Mohan to...
1992. Directed by Reena Mohan. Conversations with 92 year old Kamlabai Gokhale, a pioneering actress of the Marathi stage and the first lady of Indian film. The documentary gives an impression of the history and growth of Indian film and theatre as it was experienced by a woman who struggled against the social structures of her times. Cast. Crew.
- Reena Mohan
- Museum of Modern Art
Kamlabai Gokhale was one of the earliest theatre actresses of India. She and her mother are also credited as being the first ladies of Indian cinema having acted together in Dadasaheb Phalke's Mohini Bhasmasur in 1913.
Her first stage appearance was at the age of four. Around 1912-1913, Dadasaheb Phalke, the pioneering film-maker of India, was casting for his film Mohini Bhasmasur and he chose Kamlabai for the lead. [3] Her mother played the role of Parvati.
Kamlabai: Directed by Reena Mohan. With Kamlabai Gokhale. Interviews with actress Kamlabai Gokhale, Marathi stage and film actress and Dadasheb Phalke film clips.
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- Kamlabai Gokhale
- Reena Mohan
In 1991, Indian feminist filmmaker Reena Mohan produced a little-known documentary called Kamlabai. The film chronicled the remarkable life of one of the first Indian film actresses, Kamlabai Gokhale – one that began with the dizzyingly modern new twentieth century, marked by class considerations, a
Kamlabai Gokhale was one of the first actors of India, and the first lady of Indian cinema. This film follows conversations with Kamlabai as she talks about her present, past and her future through photographs, enactments from a play, and music from the beginning of this century.
