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| name = Bhalji Pendharkar |
| name = Bhalji Pendharkar |
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| image = Bhalji Pendharkar 2013 stamp of India.jpg |
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| caption = Pendharkar on a 2013 stamp of India |
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| birth_name = Bhalji Pendharkar |
| birth_name = Bhalji Gopal Pendharkar |
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1897|5|3|df=y}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1897|5|3|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[British India]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|11|26|1897|5|3|df=y}} |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|11|26|1897|5|3|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] |
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| occupation = {{Hlist|Film director|producer|writer}} |
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| spouses = Leela Chandragiri, Bakulabai Pendharkar, Saraswati Pendharkar, Savitri Pendharkar |
| spouses = Leela Chandragiri, Bakulabai Pendharkar, Saraswati Pendharkar, Savitri Pendharkar |
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| awards = [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (1991) |
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'''Bhalji Pendharkar''' (3 May 1897 – 26 November 1994) was a [[Actor|film personality]] in [[India]], and recipient of [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]], the most prestigious award in the field. |
'''Bhalji Pendharkar''' (3 May 1897 – 26 November 1994) was a [[Actor|film personality]] in [[India]], and recipient of [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]], the most prestigious award in the field. |
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==Early life and family== |
==Early life and family== |
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Born to Radhabai and her husband Dr Gopal Pendharkar in a Brahmin family,<ref>{{cite journal|author=Patil, Kavita |title= |
Born to Radhabai and her husband Dr Gopal Pendharkar in a Brahmin family,<ref>{{cite journal|author=Patil, Kavita |title="FILM INDUSTRY OF KOLHAPUR: A HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE." Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 64, 2003|pages= 1197|jstor=44145547|quote=Baburao Painter was a carpenter, Bhalji and. Baburao Pendharkar were Brahmins}}</ref> Bhalji was related to a number of personalities from the Indian film industry. They include his elder brother, [[Baburao Pendharkar]], maternal half-brother and actor-Director, [[Master Vinayak]] Karnataki, and maternal cousin [[V Shantaram]]. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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==Film career== |
==Film career== |
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Bhalji started his career in the era of [[silent film]]s. He was associated with [[Prabhat Film Company]]'s earliest [[talkies]], and also worked with other studios in hometown of [[Kolhapur]]. Later he acquired his own studio in form of [[Jayprabha Studio]]<ref name=TOI>{{cite news |title=The autobiography of a film studio |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/pune/28095057_1_raj-kapoor-film-studio-first-film |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103193117/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/pune/28095057_1_raj-kapoor-film-studio-first-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 September 2009}}</ref> and became a film producer and director. He also wrote lyrics for some film songs in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. His more famous films are: [[Netaji Palkar]], [[Thoratanchi Kamala]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]], [[Mohityanchi Manjula]], [[Maratha Titutka Melvava]], [[Sadhi Manse]], [[Tambdi Maati]]. |
Bhalji started his career in the era of [[silent film]]s. He was associated with [[Prabhat Film Company]]'s earliest [[talkies]], and also worked with other studios in hometown of [[Kolhapur]]. Later he acquired his own studio in form of [[Jayprabha Studio]]<ref name=TOI>{{cite news |title=The autobiography of a film studio |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/pune/28095057_1_raj-kapoor-film-studio-first-film |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103193117/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/pune/28095057_1_raj-kapoor-film-studio-first-film |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 September 2009}}</ref> and became a film producer and director. He also wrote lyrics for some film songs in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. His more famous films are: [[Netaji Palkar (1939 film)|Netaji Palkar]], [[Thoratanchi Kamala]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji (film)|Chhatrapati Shivaji]], [[Mohityanchi Manjula]], [[Maratha Titutka Melvava]], [[Sadhi Manse]], [[Tambdi Maati]]. |
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Bhalji was awarded the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 1991 by the Indian Government. |
Bhalji was awarded the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 1991 by the Indian Government. |
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===Directed films=== |
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===List of successful movies directed=== |
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* 1925 Bajirao Mastani |
* 1925 Bajirao Mastani |
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* 1963 Mohityanchi Manjula |
* 1963 Mohityanchi Manjula |
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* 1964 Maratha Tituka Melvava |
* 1964 Maratha Tituka Melvava |
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* 1965 Sadhi |
* 1965 [[Sadhi Mansa (film)|Sadhi Mansa]] |
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* 1969 Tambdi Maati |
* 1969 Tambdi Maati |
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===Screenplay writer=== |
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* 1939 Netaji Palkar |
* 1939 Netaji Palkar |
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* 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram |
* 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram |
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* 1986 [[Shabas Sunbai]] |
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===As actor=== |
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* 1924 Prithvi Vallabh |
* 1924 [[Prithvi Vallabh (1924 film)|''Prithvi Vallabh'']] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Bhalji Pendharkar | |
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Born | Bhalji Gopal Pendharkar 3 May 1897 |
Died | 26 November 1994 | (aged 97)
Occupations |
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Spouses | Leela Chandragiri, Bakulabai Pendharkar, Saraswati Pendharkar, Savitri Pendharkar |
Awards | Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1991) |
Bhalji Pendharkar (3 May 1897 – 26 November 1994) was a film personality in India, and recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the most prestigious award in the field.
Early life and family
[edit]Born to Radhabai and her husband Dr Gopal Pendharkar in a Brahmin family,[1] Bhalji was related to a number of personalities from the Indian film industry. They include his elder brother, Baburao Pendharkar, maternal half-brother and actor-Director, Master Vinayak Karnataki, and maternal cousin V Shantaram.
Personal life
[edit]Bhalji had two wives. One of whom, Leela Chandragiri, acted and sang in Hindi and Marathi films in 1930s under the name Miss Leela. Leela-bai already had two children when she first met Bhalji. Bhalji adopted both of them, a boy (Jayasingh) and a girl. The girl later married novelist Ranjit Desai and she is better known as Madhavi Desai (died in 2013); she wrote the book 'Naacha Ga Ghumaa'. His second daughter's name was Saroj Chindarkar.
Bhalji's son with his first wife, Prabhakar Pendharkar (1933–2010), was associated with making of Do Aankhen Barah Haath in 1950s, wrote the book रारंगढांग, and was author-director of noteworthy documentaries. Bhalji named his studio Jayaprabha, combining in it the names of Leela's son Jayasingh (whom Bhalji had adopted) and his own son Prabhakar.
Film career
[edit]Bhalji started his career in the era of silent films. He was associated with Prabhat Film Company's earliest talkies, and also worked with other studios in hometown of Kolhapur. Later he acquired his own studio in form of Jayprabha Studio[2] and became a film producer and director. He also wrote lyrics for some film songs in Marathi. His more famous films are: Netaji Palkar, Thoratanchi Kamala, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mohityanchi Manjula, Maratha Titutka Melvava, Sadhi Manse, Tambdi Maati.
Bhalji was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1991 by the Indian Government.
Directed films
[edit]- 1925 Bajirao Mastani
- 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram
- 1931 Rani Rupmati
- 1932/II Shyam Sundar
- 1932/I Shyam Sundar
- 1934/I Akashwani
- 1934/II Akashwani
- 1934/II Partha Kumar
- 1934/I Partha Kumar
- 1935 Kalia Mardan
- 1935 Muraliwala
- 1936 Rukmani Kalyanam
- 1936 Savitri
- 1937 Kanhopatra
- 1938/II Raja Gopichand
- 1938/I Raja Gopichand
- 1939 Netaji Palkar
- 1940 Alakh Niranjan
- 1940 Gorakhnath
- 1941 Thoratanchi Kamala
- 1942 Bhakta Damaji
- 1942 Soonbai
- 1943 Bahirji Naik
- 1944 Maharathi Karna
- 1944 Swarna Bhoomi
- 1946/I Valmiki
- 1946 Sasurvaas
- 1949 Meeth Bhakar
- 1950 Mee Daru Sodli
- 1950 Shilanganache Sone
- 1952/I Chhatrapati Shivaji
- 1952/II Chhatrapati Shivaji
- 1953 Mazi Zameen
- 1954 Maharani Yesubai
- 1955 Yere Majhya Maglya
- 1956 Pavankhind
- 1957 Naikinicha Sazza
- 1959 Akashganga
- 1963 Mohityanchi Manjula
- 1964 Maratha Tituka Melvava
- 1965 Sadhi Mansa
- 1969 Tambdi Maati
Screenplay writer
[edit]- 1939 Netaji Palkar (writer)
- 1937 Kanhopatra
- 1934/I Akashwani (screenplay / story)
- 1934/II Akashwani (screenplay / story)
- 1932/I Shyam Sundar (screenplay / story)
- 1932/II Shyam Sundar (screenplay / story)
- 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram
- 1925 Bajirao Mastani
As producer
[edit]- 1939 Netaji Palkar
- 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram
- 1986 Shabas Sunbai
As actor
[edit]- 1924 Prithvi Vallabh
References
[edit]- ^ Patil, Kavita. ""FILM INDUSTRY OF KOLHAPUR: A HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE." Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 64, 2003": 1197. JSTOR 44145547.
Baburao Painter was a carpenter, Bhalji and. Baburao Pendharkar were Brahmins
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(help) - ^ "The autobiography of a film studio". The Times of India. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
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