Daya worked in theatre, as well as television and films. On June 14, 2019, he received the Natparishade Lifetime Achievement Award for her service to the film industry. Daya Dongre was born in Amravati in Maharashtra. For a few years, she spent her childhood in Kolhapur. The song 'Khabardar Jar Taach Maruni' marked her theatrical debut at six or seven years old....
Lalan Sarang was a Marathi actress who appeared in films, on television, and on stage. She has also been involved in Gujarati and Hindi theatre. She also owned Masemari, a seafood restaurant in Pune, and was a wealthy hotelier. Lalan Sarang was an Indian cinema, stage, and television producer and actor who worked in Marathi, Hindi, and Gujarati productions. She...
Bharati Achrekar is not only a well-known name in the Indian TV industry but also of the film industry. She belongs to a very famous family. She is the daughter of Shri Amar Varma who was a very popular Hindi and Urdu writer and poet and Padmashree Smt. Varma who was the famous leader of Indian most popular classic Kirana...
Dr. Shriram Lagoo is an Indian actor who is known for being a character-specific or a method-actor. Lagoo originally from Satara completed his formal education at Fergusson College and graduated from the B.J.Medical College. He discovered his passion for drama and the theater during his college days, and joined Bhalba Kelkar’s “Progressive Dramatic Association.” Kelkar, a senior student at the...
Ganesh Matkari is an architect, supporting actor, film director, and movie critic. He is the author of three books of film criticism, including Filmmakers, Cinematic, and Choukatibahercha Cinema, as well as the critically praised novel Khidkya Ardhya Ughdya (Half-Open Windows), a collection of short stories called Installations. He co-directed Investment, a Marathi film that won a national prize, and "Shot",...
Bal Karve is an established Indian stage/ film actor. He was born and raised in Pune. He is known for his performance in Marathi theatre, television, and Marathi movies. He started acting in 1977 with the film “Banya Bapu.” It was directed by Govind Kulkarni. Bal Karve is seen playing the role of “Bapu” in the Marathi movie. In 1978...
Mohan Gokhale was an Indian movie actor, TV and theater performer who is famous for movies including Sparsh and MirchMasala. He was born on 7th November 1953 in Pune. He had a great interest in theater since his childhood. Mohan had won several awards in intercollege competitions as well as at the state level....
Well known Marathi theater actor Dilip Prabhawalkar had left his impact in stage, films and television circuits in Indian cinema. Besides acting in Marathi, he played minor roles in Hindi and Telugu languages too. Apart from acting, he left his indomitable impression in the field of literature as an author too. He has been an author of many plays and...
Pradeep Welankar was born in 1948, and he had a successful tryst both with the big screen and small screen. He also tested waters in the theatre. He has played many roles in Marathi plays and some Hindi films as well. His famous plays are Barrister, Ratra Udyachi, One Room Kitchen, and Rang Umalatya Manache. His roles in the television...
Viju Khote is an Indian actor, and he has worked in Marathi and Hindi films. The number of movies in which he has acted is 300 plus. His real name is Vittal Bapurao Khote and though Viju has enacted in many films he is most famous for movies like ‘Sholay’ as Kalia in 1975 and Andaaz Apna Apna as Robert...
Known for his specialty of slapstick humor and comic gestures, Laxmikant Berde is an Indian actor who has featured in both Hindi and Marathi movies. Berde was born into a Marathi Brahmin Saraswat family and also was an avid participant in the activities of “Konkanasth Vaishya Samaj” in Girgaum. He discovered his passion for acting during the stage-plays he participated...
Ashok Saraf was born on 4 June 1947. This popular Indian actor and comedian started his professional career in 1969, with his first acting role in the film Janaki. His career continues with roles in more than 250 Marathi films, such as Donhi Gharcha Pahuna, Haldikunku, Tumcha Aamcha Jamal, Javal Ye LajuNako, Chimanrao Gundyabhau, Deed Shahane, Duniya Kari Salam and a lot more....