Lalji Gokhale

Biography

Lalji Gokhale was the second child of Kamlabai Gokhale, who was the first female child actress of Indian cinema; as she and her mother Durgabai Kamat (the first adult female actress of Indian cinema) both debut in Mohini Bhasmasur (1913). Lalji joined the family business in the cinema as a child, but as adults he and his younger brother Suryakant became acclaimed Tabala maestros.