Kamla Bai Gokhle became the first female artist in the sub-continents movies. She was basically a stage artist and she use to act with her mother Durgabai, on stage. Her husband died on stage while playing 'Raja Gopichand', but she was inspired by 'The show must go on' and dressed up like males and enacted her husband's part at the stage. Such was her courage. All her three sons are in the field of stage and films. Her grandson Vikram Gokhle was also a renowned actor.