Marathi stage actress, first female actress of Indian cinema, Kamla bai
Other Names
Kamla Kamat, Kamlabai Kamath, Kamlabai
Date Of Birth
1900
Age
(Age at Death: 92 years 0 months 0 days)
Date Of Death
1992
Husband
Raghunathrao Gokhale
Debut Movie
Mohini Bhasmasur
Father
Durgabai Kamat
Sons
Chandrakant Gokhale i , Mohan Gokhale
Biography 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 choose Kamalabai for the lead.By the time she was 15, Kamalabai had become a celebrity.