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Sadashiv Amrapurkar |
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Indian |
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Acting |
Sadashiv Amrapurkar is a popular actor who is well known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the 1980s and 90s.
He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak — the first time the award was instituted. In addition to negative roles, he has shone in supporting roles and, more recently, in comedic roles.
His birth name was Ganesh Kumar Narwode and he was born to an auto driver in Nasik in 1956. He adopted the name Sadashiv after going on stage in 1974. He was a trained singer but was advised that his highly nasal voice would prevent him from achieving fame — so at the age of 15 in 1971, Sadashiv migrated to theatre and the stage. In 1976, he found his first role in the Marathi film Aamras. He began to act in minor roles in Marathi cinema until in 1979 when he found his first major break in film playing Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Sadashiv continued to shine in Marathi cinema as an actor and producer under the banner of Anjana Arts (Anjana being his wife).
His first Hindi movie was Ardh Satya in 1983, and he followed in up with small roles in many films such as Purana Mandir, Nasoor, Muddat, Veeru Dada, Jawani, Farishtay, etc. where he impressed one and all as a villain. In 1991 he appeared as a eunuch in Sadak, a role regarded as one of his best to date. He won a Filmfare award for his performance.
In the 1990s he migrated towards supporting roles and comedic roles such as in Aankhen, Ishq, Coolie No. 1, Gupt: The Hidden Truth, Aunty No. 1, Jai Hind and Master. He played the role of Dr. Khanna in the 1996 film Chhote Sarkar.
