Sumitra Bhave
- Born
- 12 January 1943 (78 years old)
- Died
- 19 April 2021
- Place of birth
- Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Gender
- Female
Born in Pune, where she also received her early education, on January 12, 1943, Sumitra Bhave was half of a decades long filmmaking partnership with Sunil Sudakhar, who also trained in Pune. The duo made a number of award winning works on social issues, in the Marathi language, since they met in 1985, with the scripts written by Bhave and showing a feminist orientation.
