Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar who is known for his stellar performances in villainous roles in movies like Sadak, Ishq and Ardh Satya, died on Monday morning at the Kokilaben Dhirbubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. He was 64.
Born on May 11, 1950, in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra as Ganesh Kumar Narbode, Sadashiv began his acting career in Marathi theatre at the age of 24. In 1976, he made his debut in Marathi cinema- ‘Aamras’. He rose to fame with Marthi movie ‘Bal Gangadhar Tilak’ in 1979.
Amrapurkar began his acting career in theatre where directed and acted in nearly fifty plays. Sadashiv got his first onscreen break in the Marathi film 22 June 1897 where he played Bal Gangadhar Tilak. It was Govind Nihlani’s Ardh Satya that gave Amrapurkar his first Hindi onscreen appearance. He left a remarkable impression with his acting prowess.
The actor moved on to comic roles in the 90s and worked in Aankhen, Aunty No 1 and several other films. His last onscreen appearance was in Bombay Talkies where he did a cameo in the short film by Dibakar Banerjee.
Amrapurkar was last seen in ‘Bombay Talkies’ in 2013, a film produced to celebrate hundred years of Indian Cinema. In 1984 Amrapurkar won the Filmfare Best supporting Actor award for ‘Ardh Satya’ and in 1991, he bagged the Filmfare award for Best Negative role for ‘Sadak’.
He is survived by wife, three daughters, three son-in-laws and three grandchildren.
His body will be kept at Bhaidas Auditorium in Vile Parle west on Monday 11 am onward. His rites will be performed in his hometown Ahmednagar on Tuesday at 4pm.
Bureau Report
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