Bhalji Pendharkar

Bhalji Pendharkar

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Bhalji Pendharkar Profile

  • Name:
  • Bhalji Pendharkar
  • Born:
  • May 3, 1897
  • Died:
  • November 26, 1994
  • Spouse:
  • Leela Chandragiri

Bhalji Pendharkar Biography

Bhalji Pendharkar was a film maker of silent movies and he made Marathi movies later. He has been associated with Hindi films as a film maker as well. He has also acted as a music composer for a few Marathi films. He was a successful screenwriter also. He is a recipient of highest honour of Indian film industry, Dada Saheb Phalke Award in the year 1991.  His cousin V. Shantaram is another great name of Indian film industry and receiver of Dada Saheb Phalke award as well. He was the son of younger sister of Bhalji, Kamalabai. His elder brother Baburao Pendharkar was a film personality. Master Vinayak, who introduced Lata Mangeshkar to film industry, was his step brother. He was born in the film family of Dr Gopal Pendharkar and Radhabai.

 

Bhalji Pendharkar was born on May 3, 1897. He started his career in the era of silent films. Latest he was associated with Prabhat Film Company, one of the earliest talkies. He has worked with other studios in hometown of Kolhapur too. He acquired Jayaprabha studio, under which he produced many of his films. He directed quite a few movies as well. His major Marathi films are Chhatrapati Shivaji, Sadhi Manse, Tambdi Maati Mohityanchi Manjula, Netaji Palkar, Thoratanchi Kamala and Maratha Tututka Melvava. His major Hindi films are Maharathi Karna, Valimi, Chhatrapati Shivaji and Ganimi Kawa. He chose subjects from great warrior’s life history for his movies. Maratha Tututka Melvava, Chhatrapati Shivaji and Thoratanchi Kamala are the best instances. He chose great brave women as well.

 

He was a successful screenwriter and story writer also. His most successful screenplays include – Akashwani, Shyam Sundar, Netaji Palkar, Bajirao Mastani and Kanhopatra. He has produced two films - Vande Mataram Ashram in 1927 and Netaji Palkar in 1939. Bhalji married twice. His wife, Leela Chandragiri was a singing actress of both Hindi and Marathi movies.

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Updated: October 25, 2013

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