Durga Khote
Born: 1905-01-13 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: 1991-09-22
Known For: Acting
Biography
Durga Khote (born Vita Lad; January 14, 1905 − September 22, 1991) was an Indian actress often referred as one of the pioneers of Indian cinema due to her being the first woman to enter the film industry and breaking societal taboo surrounding it. Beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her time, she starred in around 200 films and numerous theatre productions during a 50-year-long career.
Filmography
1980
1977
- Chor Sipahee as Mrs. Khanna
- Paapi as Ashok's mother
- Saheb Bahadur as Meena's grandmother
- Do Chehere as Daadima
1976
- Shaque
- Bajrangbali as Dev Ma Anjani
- Jaaneman as Ronnie's Mother
1975
- Do Thug as Guest appearance
- Kaala Sona as Mrs. Ranjeet Singh
- Khushboo as Brindaban's mother
1974
- Insaaniyat as Ram's Mother
- Bidaai as Parvati
1973
- Bobby as Mrs. Braganza
- Abhimaan as Aunt Durga (Durga Mausi)
- Namak Haraam as Somu's Mother
- Agni Rekha
- Aa Gale Lag Jaa
1971
- Anand as Renu's mother
- Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari as Rajlaxmi S. Chaudhary
- Banphool as Haria's Grandmother
1969
- Ek Phool Do Mali as Leela
- Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke
- Pyar Ka Sapna as Sudha's mom
1968
- Sunghursh as Bhawani Prasad's Wife
- Jhuk Gaya Aasman
- Sapnon Ka Saudagar as Peter's mother
1967
- Chandan Ka Palna as Mrs. Radha Laxmidas
1966
- Anupama as Ashok's Mother
- Devar as Gopinath's Mom
- Pyar Mohabbat as Rajmata Rajeshwari
- Daadi Maa
1964
1963
- Mujhe Jeene Do
- The Householder as Prem's mother
1961
- Do Bhai as Gopi's mother
- Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan as Prabha's mother
1960
- Mughal-e-Azam as Maharani Jodha Bai
- The Test as Sir Jagdish Chandra Roy's Mother
- Love in Simla as Sonia's grandmother
- Umaj Padel Tar
- Usne Kaha Tha
1959
- Ardhangini as Prakash's Mother
1958
1957
- Musafir as Mrs. Nilambar Sharma
- Bhabhi
- Bade Sarkar as Sumitra Maan Singh
- Mera Salaam
1955
- Adl-e-Jehangir as Malika-E-Jehangir
1954
- Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
- Mirza Ghalib as Chaudhvin's mother (Amma)
- Lakeeren
- Ramayan
1952
- Aandhiyan as Ram Mohan's Mother
- Lal Kunwar
1951
- Aaram as Sita
- Sazaa as Maa
- Saagar
- Hamari Shaan
- Hum Log as Mother
1950
1949
- Singaar as Kishan's Mother
1946
- Hum Ek Hain as Zamindari Ma
1945
- Phool
- Village Girl as Jani's Mother
- Nursemaid Panna as Pannadai
- Lakhrani as Bichwa / Rani Maa
1944
1943
1942
- Bharat Milap as Maharani Kaikeyi
- Vijay as Jiji
1941
- Charnon Ki Dasi as Mother-in-Law
1940
- Geeta as Durga
- Narsi Bhagat as Manekbai
1939
- Adhuri Kahani as Harbala
1938
1937
- Pratibha as Pratibha
1936
- Amar Jyoti as Queen Saudamini
1935
- Inquilab as Miss Renee
- Life Is a Stage as Miss Queen
1934
- Seeta as Seeta
1933
- Rajrani Meera as Meera Rani
1932
- King of Ayodhya as Taramati