Sadashiv Amarapurkar (Born
as Ganesh Kumar Narwode) (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian 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 done supporting roles and, more recently, comic roles.
Born as Ganesh Kumar Narwode into an
affluent Brahmin business family. His father was a well-known
personality in Ahmednagar. Sadashiv, fondly known as Tatya in his family and
friend circle, grew up in Ahmednagar in a loving family with his parents and a
younger brother. He was an active child with lot of friends from all walks of
life. He looked out for those less fortunate even at that young age. He
attended Navin marathi shala,Society high school and Ahmednagar College. He was
acting right from his school and college days.While completing his Masters in
History at University of Pune he was already pursuing his passion in theatre.
In 1973 ,he married his high school sweetheart, Sunanda Karmarkar. He adopted
stage name Sadashiv Amrapurkar in 1974.
Amrapurkar started his career as an actor
in Marathi theatre, eventually acting and
directing nearly fifty plays, before coming to act in films. He made his film
debut with 22 June 1897(1979) Marathi historical film
directed by Jayoo Patwardhan and Nachiket Patwardhan. He played the role of Bal
Gangadhar Tilak in the film.
Being a
versatile actor, director and writer, he won a number of prestigious awards in
theatre and film. His first film was Govind Nihalani's Ardha Satya (1983) for
which he won a filmfare award.He has acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi,
Marathi, Bengali, Oriya, and Haryanvi.
In 1993, he
won the best actor in a villainous role Filmfare award, the first time such
award was instituted. He was a philanthropist, social activist, and civically
engaged in a number of social organizations like Samajik krutadnyata nidhi,
andhashraddha nirmulan samiti, Snehalaya, Lokshahi prabodhan vyaspeeth,
Ahmednagar Aitihasik Vastu Sangrahalaya and many others. He has always had a
soft spot for the rural youth and strived for their development.
In 1981-82, Amrapurkar acted in a Marathi stage play Hands-Up! Alongside stage actors Avinash Masurekar and
Bhakti Barve-Inamdar. This play was a super-hit and Amrapurkar was noticed by
director Govind Nihalai who
was searching for an artiste to play the central negative character in his movie Adha Satya. The movie
went on to be a hit and Amrapurkar's acting was appreciated. His style of
dialog delivery was considered unique as compared to the popular Hindi movie
villains in those days.
After Adha Satya, Amrapurkar starred
in small roles in films such as Purana
Mandir, Nasoor, Muddat, Veeru Dada, Jawani,
and Farishtay. In 1987, he starred as the main villain in Dharamendra
starrer which went on to be a blockbuster that grossed even
more than Mr india Amarapurkar became the "lucky mascot" for
Dharamendra and thereafter they both starred in several movies. In 1991 he
appeared as a Enuch in Sadak. He won a Filmfare award for his
performance.
In the mid-1990s he migrated towards
supporting roles and comic roles such as in Ankhen Coolie, Gupt – The
hidden truth Aunty No 1, Jai Hind and Master. He played the role
of Dr. Khanna in the 1996 film Chote Sarkar. After the 2000s, Amrapurkar
has been rarely seen in Hindi movies, his last screen role was a cameo in the
short film by Dibakar Banerjee in Bombay Talkies (2012).
In March 2013, he was severely beaten
while he was protesting against water wastage during Holi festival
near his residence in Mumbai. He contracted a lung infection in October
2014 resulting in hospitalisation at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital where
his condition became critical.
Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who was being treated for lung infection at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH), passed away at 2 a.m. on 3rd November 2014. The 64-year-old actor was hospitalised about two weeks ago for lung infection and was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He passed away on 03-11-2014 at 2:45 A.M.
- Debarup Sengupta
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