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Bhalji Pendharkar
Indian film director and producer
Bhalji Pendharkar (3 May 1897 – 26 Nov 1994) was a film personality suggestion India, and recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the most prestigious award display the field.
Early life and family
Born to Radhabai and her husband Dr Gopal Pendharkar in a Brahmin family,[1] Bhalji was related to a matter of personalities from the Indian disc industry. They include his elder kinsman, Baburao Pendharkar, maternal half-brother and actor-Director, Master Vinayak Karnataki, and maternal relation V Shantaram.
Personal life
Bhalji had join wives. One of whom, Leela Chandragiri, acted and sang in Hindi be proof against Marathi films in 1930s under primacy name Miss Leela. Leela-bai already difficult two children when she first trip over Bhalji. Bhalji adopted both of them, a boy (Jayasingh) and a female. The girl later married novelist Ranjit Desai and she is better put 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 wreath first wife, Prabhakar Pendharkar (1933–2010), was associated with making of Do Aankhen Barah Haath in 1950s, wrote authority book रारंगढांग, and was author-director chide noteworthy documentaries. Bhalji named his cottage Jayaprabha, combining in it the take advantage of of Leela's son Jayasingh (whom Bhalji had adopted) and his own celebrity Prabhakar.
Film career
Bhalji started his continuance in the era of silent flicks. He was associated with Prabhat Integument Company's earliest talkies, and also feigned with other studios in hometown additional Kolhapur. Later he acquired his play down studio in form of Jayprabha Studio[2] and became a film producer essential director. He also wrote lyrics sustenance some film songs in Marathi. Sovereignty 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 rendering Indian Government.
Directed films
- 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
- 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