Leela Benare
E520148
Leela Benare is the central, tragic female protagonist of Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play "Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe," whose personal life becomes the focus of a cruel mock trial exposing social hypocrisy and patriarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leela Benare canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5462061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leela Benare Context triple: [Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe, notableCharacter, Leela Benare]
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A.
Reema Lagoo
Reema Lagoo was a prominent Indian film, television, and theatre actress best known for playing iconic motherly roles in Hindi and Marathi cinema.
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B.
Prabhavati Bose
Prabhavati Bose was an Indian woman best known as the mother of prominent freedom fighter and nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose.
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C.
Persis Khambatta
Persis Khambatta was an Indian model and actress best known internationally for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."
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D.
Meena Khadikar
Meena Khadikar is an Indian playback singer and composer, known for her work in Marathi and Hindi music and as a member of the renowned Mangeshkar musical family.
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E.
Nandana
Nandana is a person known primarily as the sibling of Nanda, a figure mentioned in historical and/or cultural contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leela Benare Target entity description: Leela Benare is the central, tragic female protagonist of Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play "Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe," whose personal life becomes the focus of a cruel mock trial exposing social hypocrisy and patriarchy.
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A.
Reema Lagoo
Reema Lagoo was a prominent Indian film, television, and theatre actress best known for playing iconic motherly roles in Hindi and Marathi cinema.
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B.
Prabhavati Bose
Prabhavati Bose was an Indian woman best known as the mother of prominent freedom fighter and nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose.
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C.
Persis Khambatta
Persis Khambatta was an Indian model and actress best known internationally for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."
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D.
Meena Khadikar
Meena Khadikar is an Indian playback singer and composer, known for her work in Marathi and Hindi music and as a member of the renowned Mangeshkar musical family.
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E.
Nandana
Nandana is a person known primarily as the sibling of Nanda, a figure mentioned in historical and/or cultural contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
attempting abortion
ⓘ
illicit relationship ⓘ immorality ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
reproductive autonomy
ⓘ
stigma of unwed motherhood ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
gender discrimination
ⓘ
patriarchy ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Vijay Tendulkar ⓘ |
| describedAs | tragic character ⓘ |
| discussedIn | feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| emotionalArc | from lively confidence to despair ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFate | socially condemned ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Professor Damle ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Marathi ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | unmarried ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
challenges patriarchal authority
ⓘ
exposes cruelty of mock justice ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Indian ⓘ |
| occupation | school teacher ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
emotionally vulnerable
ⓘ
independent ⓘ outspoken ⓘ |
| pregnantBy | Professor Damle ⓘ |
| reveals |
double standards of society
ⓘ
hypocrisy of middle-class morality ⓘ |
| role |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Indian theatre studies ⓘ |
| subjectOf | mock trial ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female sexuality
ⓘ
individual freedom ⓘ oppressed woman ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century India ⓘ |
| trialType | mock court proceeding ⓘ |
| undergoes |
psychological trauma
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public humiliation ⓘ |
| victimOf |
character assassination
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patriarchal norms ⓘ social ostracism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leela Benare Description of subject: Leela Benare is the central, tragic female protagonist of Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play "Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe," whose personal life becomes the focus of a cruel mock trial exposing social hypocrisy and patriarchy.
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