Sumitra Bhave, National Award-winning director and writer, passes away

Sumitra Bhave, a noted Marathi filmmaker, died aged 78-year old.

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New Delhi: Sumitra Bhave, a National Award-winning director and a writer, has passed away, reports said on Monday (April 19, 2021) morning.

The noted Marathi filmmaker died aged 78-year-old. She reportedly took her last breath in Pune.

Sumitra Bhave, notably, was a part of several National Award-winning films that included Vaastupurush, Kaasav, Samhita, Astu and Devrai. She is also said to be one of the people who changed the landscape of Marathi cinema.