Leela Chitnis

Leela Chitnis
Born
Leela Nagarkar

(1909-09-09)9 September 1909
Died14 July 2003(2003-07-14) (aged 93)
Occupation(s)Film actor, theatre actor
Years active1930s-1980s
SpouseGajanan Yashwant Chitnis

Leela Chitnis (née Nagarkar; 9 September 1909 – 14 July 2003) was an Indian actress in the Indian film industry, active from the 1930s to the 1980s. In her early years she starred as a romantic lead, but she is best remembered for her later roles playing a virtuous and upright mother to leading stars.