Bhalji Pendharkar
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Bhalji Pendharkar was a film personality
in India
, and recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award
, the most prestigious award in the field.
Bhalchandra Pendharkar (not to be confused with the drama actor with the same name) was the son of Dr Gopal Pendharkar and Radhabai. Radhabai belongs to Gomantak Maratha Samaj
.
His elder brother Baburao Pendharkar was also a famous film personality. Other famous names from his close family associated with Indian films include Master Vinayak, who was also Radhabai's son, albeit with a different man, and V Shantaram, whose mother Kamalabai was Radhabai's younger sister. Bhalji had a couple of wives, one of whom, Leela Chandragiri, acted and sang in Hindi and Marathi films in 1930s. Bhalji's son Prabhakar Pendharkar was associated with the making of the film Do Aankhe Baarah Haath in 1950s, and became a notable writer and maker of documentaries.
Bhalji started his career in the era of silent film
s. He was associated with some of Prabhat Studios' earliest talkie films, and also worked with some other studios from his base in Kolhapur. Later he founded his own studio and produced and directed several films. He also write lyrics for some film songs in Marathi
. His more famous films are:
Marathi: Netaji Palkar
, Thoratanchi Kamala, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mohityanchi Manjula, Maratha Tututka Melvava, Sadhi Manse, Tambdi Maati.
Hindi: Maharathi Karna, Valimi, Chhatrapati Shivaji.
A few years before his death, he was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given annually by the Government of India for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered as the father of Indian cinema.The award for a particular year is...
, the most prestigious award in the field.
Bhalchandra Pendharkar (not to be confused with the drama actor with the same name) was the son of Dr Gopal Pendharkar and Radhabai. Radhabai belongs to Gomantak Maratha Samaj
Gomantak Maratha Samaj
Gomantak Maratha Samaj is a Konkani speaking community found in Indian state of Goa.They are known as Naik Maratha Samaj and Nutan Maratha Samaj Karwar in Karnataka and Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra respectively.-Origin:...
.
His elder brother Baburao Pendharkar was also a famous film personality. Other famous names from his close family associated with Indian films include Master Vinayak, who was also Radhabai's son, albeit with a different man, and V Shantaram, whose mother Kamalabai was Radhabai's younger sister. Bhalji had a couple of wives, one of whom, Leela Chandragiri, acted and sang in Hindi and Marathi films in 1930s. Bhalji's son Prabhakar Pendharkar was associated with the making of the film Do Aankhe Baarah Haath in 1950s, and became a notable writer and maker of documentaries.
Bhalji started his career in the era of silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
s. He was associated with some of Prabhat Studios' earliest talkie films, and also worked with some other studios from his base in Kolhapur. Later he founded his own studio and produced and directed several films. He also write lyrics for some film songs in Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
. His more famous films are:
Marathi: Netaji Palkar
Netaji Palkar
Netaji Palkar was the second Sarnaubat in the army of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire in western India.-Family history:...
, Thoratanchi Kamala, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mohityanchi Manjula, Maratha Tututka Melvava, Sadhi Manse, Tambdi Maati.
Hindi: Maharathi Karna, Valimi, Chhatrapati Shivaji.
A few years before his death, he was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award.