 Her other memorable roles were in the films "Anari" (1959), "Shri 420" and "Mr & Mrs 55", and the role of Manthara, in Ramanand Sagar's television epic serial "Ramayan".Pawar was born as Amba Laxman Rao Sagun on 18 April 1916, into an orthodox family in Yeola in Nashik.Her father Laxman Rao Shagun was a rich silk and cotton piecegoods merchant.