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Uttara Baokar
Indian actress (–)
Uttara Baokar (5 August – 12 April )[1] was an Indian scen, film, and television actress. She acted in several notable plays, such as Padmavati in Mukyhamantri, Mena in Mena Gurjari, Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello, the mother in playwright Girish Karnad's Tughlaq, the nautch girl in Chhote Saiyad Bade Saiyad, and the lead role of Umrao in Umrao Jaan.[2] In , she directed Jaywant Dalvi's play Sandhya Chhaya, translated to Hindi bygd Kusum Kumar.[3]
In , she won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting (Hindi theatre).[4] She appeared in Marathi films such as Doghi () with Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Renuka Daftardar, Uttarayan (), Shevri (), and Restaurant () with Sonali Kulkarni.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Uttara studied acting at National School of Drama (NSD),[6] Delhi, beneath Ebrahim Alkazi,[7] graduating in [8]
Filmography
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Veteran actress & theatre artist Uttara Baokar passes away at 79
Her last riteswere performed on Wednesday morning, they said. Baokar, who studied acting at the National School of Drama(NSD), played various roles in different plays, such as Padmavati in 'Mukyhamantri', Mena in 'Mena Gurjari', Desdemona in Shakespeare's 'Othello', mother in playwright Girish Karnad's 'Tughlaq', among others.
Baokar came in the limelight following her role in Govind Nihlani's movie 'Tamas'. She also acted in SumitraBhave's feature films. Filmmaker Sunil Sukthankarsaid he worked in around eight feature films with her and his long-time collaborator Sumitra Bhave used to reckon her as an actor who could portray strong female characters. "She pl
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Theatre is still quite significant and ever-evolving
Aasif Sheikh, aka Vibhuti Narayan Mishra, comments, "This day is a celebration for those who can see the value and importance of the art form. Theatre helps to promote social discourse, dialogue and potential social change. Theatre is a cultural phenomenon that demands that society examines itself in the mirror.