Cinemaazi remembers Lalita Pawar on her birth anniversary
18 Apr 1916
Lalita Pawar was born Amba Lakshman Rao Shagun on 18 April, 1916 in Nasik, Maharashtra. She started her career as a child artist in the film Arya Mahila (1928). She debuted as a heroine with the film Himmat-e-Marda (1934), where she stunned audiences with her glamorous avatar. She went on to create quite the uproar with her appearance in a swimming suit in her next film, Daivi Khajana (1933). Soon, she was starring in one hit film after another. Few remember that she also broke a record at this time; she played 17 different characters in the film Chatur Sundari (1930).
