Sulochana Latkar is familiar to those who are keen on Indian films of the twentieth century. At the beginning of her career, she played the main role, and with age she was more often seen in the images of mothers. She has hundreds of works on her account, some of which have been translated into Russian.
Facts from life
Sulochana Latkar was born on 07/30/1928 in the village of Khadaklat, which belonged to British India. The girl was named after one of the characters of the epic "Ramayana" - the daughter of the snake god Shesha and his wife Indrajita.
Her whole life is connected with cinema. From 2006 to the present moment, the actress has been living in Mumbai.
What languages ​​did Sulochan play in?
Sulochana Latkar, whose photo is presented in the article, played her roles in two well-known languages ​​of India. At the beginning of her career, she spoke from the screens in the Maratha language, which is the main language for the state of Maharashtra. Then her heroines spoke in Hindi, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the population of the northern and central regions of India.
Movie career
For the first time in the movie, Sulochana appeared in 1943, when the girl was fifteen years old. She finished acting in 1988. During this time, more than two hundred paintings with her participation were published.
Movies Sulochana Latkar:
- Hard Choice is a 1972 work by director Manmohan Desai. The plot tells the story of the Bhargay family, which split due to a train accident. The head of the Kedarnach family stayed with his son Lakshman. His wife Lakshmi got a job in the house of Bombay. The eldest son, Ram, has embarked on a criminal path. Each of them lives in the hope that someday he will be able to reunite with his family. The actress got a cameo role.
- “Come into my arms” is a 1973 film directed by Manmohan Desai. The plot tells the story of a beautiful girl Prity, who gets acquainted with Prem. Their connection ends with the pregnancy of the girl and the refusal of the young man to marry because the family does not want to give money for her daughter. Many years later they will meet again. The actress played Mrs. Sharma.
- “Life is so Short” - a 1983 film directed by Balachander. He talks about the problem of unemployment among young people in India. Three friends go looking for work, but all to no avail. Tilak, Rakesh and Amit try not to lose heart, but gradually disappointment comes to them. The actress played Rakesh's mother.
- “Fiction” is a 1983 film directed by Raghavendra Rao. Events take place in a village ruled by landowner Sher Singh. It becomes a cause of trouble for the Dharmamurti family. Years later, Ravi's son decides to take revenge on Singh. He began the implementation of his plan with the ebullient daughter of a landowner.
Sulochana Latkar has been awarded several awards. So, in 2003 she was awarded the Chitrabhushan Award. It was a special prize that the actress received from the hands of the founder of the Marathi genre, Barubao Penther. In 2009, the actress received an award from the government of Maharashtra. Her achievements in cinema were noted.
In the image of mother JD
The film “Thirst for revenge” (Sulochana Latkar was also shot in it) was released in 1988. The director was Rakesh Roshan. In the story, the woman Artie is a rich widow. This draws attention to her from greedy men. A woman is gullible and impractical. She brings up daughter Cavita and son Bobby. The main affairs are handled by the servant Leela and father Artie. He entrusts managing the affairs to a friend of the Hyralal family, who is wasting huge amounts of money on his needs. Conscious of this, he decides to kill the head of the house. He manages to hide the murder behind a heart attack.
Hiralal decides to get Artie's business, so he persuades his nephew Sanjay to seduce and marry a widow. He succeeds. After the wedding, Sanjay pushes his wife in the jaws of a crocodile, but the woman survives. She is cared for by a stranger, after which a woman sells her jewelry and with the help of plastic surgery changes her appearance. She becomes a dazzling beauty and wants to take revenge on her wrongdoers.
Artie changes her name to Jody, ousts Sanjaya’s mistress from the work of a leading fashion model, falls in love with her treacherous husband, who does not suspect anything. But a photographer named JD also falls in love with Jody. Over time, he realizes that she is deceased Artie.
Sanjay invites Jody to his rich house, where a woman finally sees her children. At night, she sees with Hirolal, who dies in an accident. All events end on the farm, where Artie once nearly died. Sanjay accidentally kills his mistress Nandini, and he falls into the river with crocodiles with the help of Artie. At this time, JD appears on the farm with the children of Jody, to whom he told the truth about his mother.
Sulochana Latkar played the kind and responsive mother of JD. This picture is considered the last in her career as an actress.