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Film and theatre actress Uttara Baokar passes away at 79
Updated On: 12 April, 2023 10:33 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Actress Uttara Baokar has passed away at the age of 79. She leaves behind a sizeable body of work in theatre, film and television. In 1984, she won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
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Uttara Baokar in a still from the song `Ore Piya`. She played Madhuri Dixit`s mother in the film `Aaja Nachle`
Actress Uttara Baokar has passed away at the age of 79. She leaves behind a sizeable body of work in theatre, film and television. In 1984, she won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. She acted in several notable plays. She played the role of 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`.
After working extensively in theatre, she started her film/TV career with Shyam Benegal`s `Yatra` and Govind Nihalani`s `Tamas`. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Mrinal Sen`s `Ek Din Achanak.` In 1978, she also directed Jaywant Dalvi`s play `Sandhya Chhaya`, in Hindi translation by Kusum Kumar. She has also appeared in Marathi films like `Doghi` (1995) with Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Renuka Daftardar, `Uttarayan` (2005), `Shevri` (2006) and `Restaurant` (2006), with Sonali Kulkarni.
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