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Durga Khote was born on 14 January 1905 in a Brahmin family. His childhood name was Vita Lad. His father’s name was Pandurang Shamrau Lad and his mother’s name was Manjulabai. Durga Khote was from a rich family. At a time when women were not generally encouraged to get education, Durga Khote from St. Xavier’s College BA. Did.
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She was married at an early age, but during college studies, she became a widow at the age of 26. Her family had decided her marriage to a rich family and her husband Vishwanath Khote was a mechanical engineer.
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His married life was very happy and he also had two sons. However, Durga Khote’s happiness did not last long as her husband died when she was just 26 years old. After the husband’s death, Durga Khote had to face financial crisis. For some time, his father -in -law took care of him and his children, but he also died a few days later.
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After her death, some family members supported Durga Khote, but she soon realized that she could not depend on others. He understood that he would have to find a way to maintain his family. Being educated, Durga Khote started teaching tuition to the children, which helped them to run home expenses and maintain their family.
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Durga Khote raised her two sons Bakul and Harin alone. Both sons were happy, although he had to suffer the grief of Harin’s death, who died at the age of 40. Harin’s widow Vijaya Jaywant later married Parsi filmmaker Farooq Mehta and became famous as Vijaya Mehta.
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Durga Khote stepped into the film industry due to financial constraints. His sister Shalini J.B.H. Wadia knew Vadia who was looking for a new face for the role in her film. Wadia suggested that Shalini play the role, but she refused. Instead, Shalini recommended Durga Khote for the role.
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When JBH When Wadia proposed Durga Khote to work in her film, she mainly agreed due to her financial difficulties. As a result, he played a role in the 1931 film ‘Farebi Jal’. Unfortunately, the film flopped badly at the box office.
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Durga Khote is famous as one of the top ten actresses who play the mother in Hindi cinema. In notable demonstrations, K.K. Asif’s ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ (1960) includes Jodha Bai, for which she got a Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Vijay Bhatt’s ‘Bharat Milap’ (1942) received a lot of love for Kaikeyi. Not only this, a postage stamp was issued on Durga Khote by Indian Post on 3 May 2013 in honor of his contribution to Indian cinema.
