Shrikant Moghe

Shrikant Moghe

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Shrikant Moghe is a film and theatre actor, associated with Hindi and Marathi entertainment industry. As a film actor, he is known for the roles - Madhuchandra, Sinhaasan, Gammat Jammat, Umbaratha and Vasudev Balwant Phadke in Marathi cinema. His popular Marathi stage plays include - Varyavarchi Varaat, Tuze Aahe Tujapashi and Lekure Udand Jali. He is the younger brother of famous Marathi poet and lyricist, Sudhir Moghe, who passed away in 2014. His son Shantanu Moghe too is an actor, and his daughter-in-law Priya Marathe works in Marathi television industry. Moghe received the prestigious state honour, Natavarya Prabhakar Panashikar Rangabhoomi Puraskar given by the cultural wing of Maharashtra in 2014, for his overall contributions to Marathi art and cinema.

 

Shrikant Moghe hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is associated with Marathi film industry since 1960s, and Anjaam (1978) and Madhuchandra (1967) are among his noted other roles. Umbartha, Madhuchandra and Vasudev Balwant Phadke are a few more noted works. Most active in 1970s, he is associated with less number of movies right now. Shrikant Moghe showcased his talent as an actor in both films and stage, and is known for his immense contribution towards Marathi theatre. His elder brother, poet Sudhir Moghe also worked in Marathi films as a lyricist, and has penned songs like 'Ratris khel chale', 'Phite andharache jaale' and 'Sanj ye Gokuli' for Marathi cinema.

 

State government honoured him with Natavarya Prabhakar Panashikar Rangabhoomi Puraskar for the year 2014-15. The award was announced by Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawade. Selection process was handled by the minister, along with Tourism & Cultural affairs secretary Valsa Nair-Singh, Cultural affairs director Sanjay Patil and Akhil bharatiya natyasammelan’s president Arun Kakade.

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Updated: June 28, 2018

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