Sulochana Latkar, known by her screen name Sulochana, was a well-known actress in Marathi and Hindi cinema and acted in 50 films in Marathi and around 250 films in Hindi.
Where did Sulochana Latkar go to college and high school?
Sulochana Latkar was born as Nagabai on Monday, July 30, 1928, in Khadaklat village, Belgaum district, Bombay Presidency, British India which is now Belagavi district, Karnataka, India. She studied till class 5 at a primary school in her native village after which she had to drop her studies as her parents passed away.
Did Sulochana Latkar go to film school?
No, Sulochana Latkar did not go to any film school. According to her, due to an outbreak of a plague epidemic in her native village, she, along with her brother and aunt moved to Chikodi, Karnataka, where they stayed at her father’s lawyer friend’s house.
There, she met Master Vinayak, a film producer and the owner of Prafulla Pictures, who offered her a job in his production company in Kolhapur; she accepted the offer and was paid a salary of Rs. 30 per month. In an interview, Sulochana talked about it and said,
Binadekar received us with open arms but it was improper for us to depend upon him for very long. One day, Binadekar’s acquaintance, well-known producer-director Master Vinayak came to meet him. Master Vinayak was the owner of Kolhapur’s Prafulla Pictures film company. When he came to know about our dire circumstances, he invited me to Kolhapur and gave me a job in the company.”
Source: Ghanafuo.com
