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National Award-winning actress Uttara Baokar passes away at 79

Pune: Veteran Indian stage, film, and television actress Uttara Baokar passed away at the age of 79.

According to Indian media reports, National Award-winning actress Uttara Baokar was ill for a long time and was undergoing treatment in a hospital in Pune where she breathed her last.

Baokar, who studied acting at the National School of Drama (NSD), played various roles in different plays such as Padmavati in ‘Mukyhamantri’, Mena in ‘Mena Gurjari’, Desdemona in Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’, mother in playwright Girish Karnad’s ‘Tughlaq’, among others. Baokar came in the limelight following her role in Govind Nihlani’s movie ‘Tamas’. She also acted in Sumitra Bhave’s feature films.

She has appeared in popular TV shows like Udaan, Antaral, X Zone, Rishtey Kora Kaagaz, Nazarana, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Kashmakash Zindagi Ki and Jabb Love Hua.

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