Everyone's life has ups and downs, and we don't know what will happen in the future. Every person has his own story, but some stories are such that they touch the heart. One such inspirational story is of the veteran actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, Durga Khote. She gave many superhit films in the cinema world and was very famous in her time.
Durga Khote's struggle filled journey: Durga Khote did achieve success in her life, but before that she had to face many difficulties. Her husband died at a young age and then her son's death also broke her. But despite these challenges, Durga Khote did not give up and made a big name in the film industry with her hard work.
Husband died at the age of 26, then lost son: Durga Khote was born on 14 January 1905 in a Marathi Brahmin family. Her childhood name was Vita Lad and her father's name was Pandurang Shamrao Lad and mother's name was Manjubai. Durga Khote's family was financially strong and she graduated from St. Xavier's College in Mumbai at a time when it was a big deal for women of that time. She got married at the age of 17, but her husband died when she reached the age of 26. In 10 years of marriage, Durga Khote had two sons, Bakul and Hakin Khote. Both sons were well settled in their lives, but when her son Harin reached the age of 40, he died. Durga Khote herself died on 22 September 1991, when she was 86 years old.
After her husband's death, Durga Khote started teaching tuitions to children to take care of her family. She was one of the very good English speaking women of that era. In 1931, she did a small role in the silent film 'Farebi Jaal', but her real debut was in 1932 with the film 'Machindra'. Before coming into films, Durga Khote also worked in theatre. In her career, she worked in about 200 films in Marathi and Hindi cinema.
If we talk about Hindi films, Durga Khote has done many memorable films. These include:
'Mughal-e-Azam' 'Amar Jyoti' 'Bidaai' 'Bharat Milaap' 'Humlog' 'Bawarchi' 'Jeene Ki Raah' 'Mirza Ghalib' 'Ek Phool Do Mali' 'Bobby' 'Khilona' 'Khushboo' 'Karz' This list of Durga Khote's films tells how much success she achieved in the cinema world. The story of her struggle-filled life teaches us that no matter how many difficulties come in life, if we work with courage and work hard, then we definitely get success.
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