Savita Prabhune_

Savita Prabhune (born 14 July 1964) is an Indian actress who primarily worked in Marathi and Hindi television, theatre and cinema. With a career spanning nearly four decades, she is celebrated for her nuanced portrayals of strong, self-respecting women in Marathi films and for her impactful supporting roles on Hindi television. She has received several accolades, including two Maharashtra State Film Award, an Indian Telly Award, and a Natya Darpan Award. An alumna of the NSD, she began her career in experimental and commercial Marathi theatre before transitioning to films in the mid-1980s. She earned early recognition for her performances in Lek Chalali Sasarla (1984), Gadbad Ghotala (1986), Dhakti Suun (1986) and Mamla Porincha (1988), eventually becoming a prominent leading actress in Marathi cinema with critically and commercially successful films like Kalat Nakalat, for which she received the Maharashtra State Best Actress Award in 1989.