Leela Chitnis

Leela Chitnis (1909-2003) is a Bollywood, Marathi Actress known for the movies Berozgar(1936), Shri Satyanarayan(1935), Kalia Mardan(1935)

Other Names	Lila Chitnis
Date Of Birth	9 September 1909
Age	(Age at Death: 93 years 10 months 5 days)
Place Of Birth	Dharwar, Karnataka, India
Date Of Death	14 July 2003
Place Of Death	Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Husband	Dr. Gajanan Yeshwant Chitnis(She married a much older man at the age of 15 or 16)
Sons	Manavendra Chitnis , Benoy Chitnis , Raj Chitnis
Biography She was born in Dharwad, Karnataka to an English professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses. Her husband was part of a Marathi theatre company called Natyamanwantar

Leela Chitnis: Photos, Pictures

Vintage lux soap ad featuring leela chitnis.

Leela chitnis and master vinayak in ''better half' from film

Master vinayak and leela chitnis in chaaya holy crime

Her father adhered to Brahmo Samaj, a religious movement that rejected caste.
She was one of the first educated film actresses.
The names of her sons are Manavendra, Benoy and Raj. Until her death, she had three grandchildren.
She appeared in several movies, and went through a Bombay university to be hired by a major studio, Bombay Talkies; it hired only college graduates.

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