Entertainment News Desk – Durga Khote not only made her mark on screen with her acting, but also set a new milestone for women in Indian cinema. Born on 14 January 1905 in Mumbai, Durga Khote’s entry into the film industry was a bold step at that time. In those days, there were many prejudices and negativity in the society regarding the film industry, ignoring which Durga made her career in this field. Today on his birth anniversary, let us know special things related to him…
Was fond of art since childhood
Durga Khote belonged to a prestigious family. In his childhood, he had a deep love for art and literature, but when he decided to make a career in films, this decision was shocking for his family and society. At that time, women working in the film industry was considered a disgusting act in the society. Despite this, Durga decided to follow this path with her confidence and courage.
life full of struggles
Durga Khote struggled a lot in her life. He got married at the age of just 18. Her husband Vishwanath Khote was a mechanical engineer. They had two sons, but unfortunately her husband died after a few years of marriage. After this Durga started facing financial crisis. To raise the children he had to give tuitions. During this time, he got a chance to play a small role in the film ‘Farebi Jaal’, but this film was unsuccessful among the audience. Durga also had to face criticism for this film.
V Shantaram gave a big opportunity
However, Durga Khote’s journey in the film industry did not end here. Famous film director V Shantaram offered him to play an important role in his film ‘Ayodhya Raja’. Initially Durga rejected this film, but after Shantaram’s persuasion and assurance, she agreed to work in this film. After the release of the film, Durga Khote’s acting was highly appreciated and she started getting love from the audience. After this, he left his mark in many films, which include films like ‘Maya Machhindra’.
Worked in films of many languages
Durga Khote’s film career was not limited to Hindi cinema only. He also received a lot of accolades for his acting in Marathi and Bengali languages. Apart from this, he also tried his hand in film production. She and her husband Rashid Khan together started ‘Fact Films Production House’ and made many short films, which were highly appreciated.
When the mother gave the sword to her husband to kill the son…
Durga Khote worked in about 200 films in the film industry. She remained active in this field for 50 years. Especially she got a lot of recognition for the characters of mother and grandmother. She was also in the news for giving a sword to her husband to kill their son on the big screen. She played the character of Jodha Bai in the film Mughal-e-Azam. One of her scenes in this film was quite a hit, in which she gives a sword to Emperor Akbar and says, “You have removed the redness of marriage from my forehead, but now you will have to apply this redness with the blood of my son Salim… If The price of marriage is the blood of your children, so take this sword and happily kill your children… I will not say a word.” This famous dialogue of Durga Khote is remembered even today.
