List of Marathi people in the performing arts

Cinema and Theatre

Film Directors

• Deepak Kadam – Director of various Video Albums, Ad films, TV serials & Marathi Feature Films. His upcoming movie WAAKYA has been chosen from 280 films from 35 country for navi Mumbai international film festival-2014

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  Dadasaheb Phalke - Producer-Director-Screenwriter, known as the Father of Indian cinema.

• Acharya Atre – His Marathi film, Shyamchi Aai (श्यामची आई) won the 1954 National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Received the First National Film Award
• Amol Gupte – Bollywood director & actor, received award for best screen play for film "Taare Zameen Par"
• Amol Palekar – Bollywood director & actor, received award for best actor of 1979 for film "Gol Maal"
• Ashutosh Gowarikar – Director of Lagaan (nominated for Oscars, has bagged 5 filmfare, 7 international awards)
• Anand Patwardhan – An Indian documentary filmmaker, known for his activism through social action documentaries on topics such as corruption, slum dwellers, etc.
• Bhalji Pendharkar – Director, was associated with Prabhat Film Company, also received Dadasahab Phalke Award
• Bhagwan Dada – Film director, producer and actor
• Baburao Mistry – Wrote his own screenplays and he was also the First Indian filmmaker to adopt the method of Stenographic, this was the method Satyajit Ray adopted for Pather Panchali
• Dadasaheb Phalke – Directed the first Indian feature film, the Father of Indian Cinema, directed 95 movies, 26 short films in a span of 19 years
• Dinkar D patil – Had an illustrious career as a filmmaker for almost five decades, introduced Marathi Lavani folk dance in his films
• Dadasaheb Torne- made first Indian film named Shree Pundlik in the year 1912
• Dr. Jabbar Patel – Director, maker of classics films in marathi, received Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on National Integration
• Madhur Bhandarkar – Bollywood director, Script Writer, producer, also 3 times recipient of national filmfare award for best director
• Master Vinayak – Bollywood director

  

  Ashutosh Gowariker, directed Lagaan (nominated for Oscars, has bagged 5 filmfare, 7 international awards)

• Mahesh Kothare – Bollywood director
• Mahesh Manjrekar – Bollywood director, actor, screenwriter, producer,has won 2 star awards & 1 national award
• N. Chandra (Chandrakant Narvekar) – Bollywood director
• Nishikant Kamat – Director of movies like Dombivli Fast, Mumbai Meri Jaan and Drishyam
• Paresh Mokashi – His film Harishchandrachi Factory was selected for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film official entry to 82nd Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film
• Prasad Oak – Marathi actor, film director, film producer, poet, singer, writer, singer
• Sai Paranjpe – Director, scriptwriter & theatre personality, received Padma Bhushan in 2006

  

  Madhur Bhandarkar - film director, script writer, and producer

• Raja Paranjpe – Had a career spanning over 40 years, also was associated with about 80 Marathi film and Hindi film
• V Shantaram – Bollywood director, He directed his first film, "Netaji Palkar" in 1927. In 1929, he founded the Prabhat Film Company
• Vishram Sawant – Bollywood director
• Vishnupant Damle – Was an set designer, film director of Marathi Cinema, was also one of the co-founders for Prabhat Film Company
• Kunal Deshmukh – Bollywood director
• Sachin Pilgaonkar – Actor and director, started acting in films at the age of 4, directed several films & TV Soaps
• Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni – Famous director of acclaimed Marathi films like Deool, Vihir and Valu
• Abhinay Deo – Is an Indian film director,his first movie was Game and his second was Delhi Belly
• Kavita Lad - Marathi Television and Theatre actress
• Gauri Shinde – Bollywood director,she has made her directional debut through the highly acclaimed English Vinglish, which marks the comeback of actressSridevi
• Sachin Kundalkar – Bollywood director,is a Marathi film director and screenplay writer,received the Best Screenplay for his film Gandha in 2009
• Raja Nawathe-Bollywood director

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  Nutan, Regarded as one of the finest female actors in the history of Hindi cinema,

  

  Madhuri Dixit , a leading actress of Bollywood in the 1980s, 1990s and early-2000s, Dixit has been praised by critics for her acting and dancing skills, and achieved mass popularity due to her beauty.

Film Actress

• Antara Mali – Bollywood Actress
• Ashwini Bhave – Bollywood Actress
• Bhagyashree Patwardhan – Bollywood Actress, known for Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989)
• Durgabai Kamat (1899–1997), first actress of Indian cinema, in Mohini Bhasmasur (1913), second movie of Phalke
• Durga Khote – Famous actress, she marks the pioneering phase for women in Indian cinema, India Today names her among "100 people who shaped India"
• Gauri Pradhan Tejwani – Television Actress
• Kimi Katkar – Bollywood Actress
• Kavita Lad - Actress
• Amruta Khanvilkar – Well known Marathi actress as well as dancer who also appeared in Bollywood films.
• Leela Chitnis – First Indian Film Star to endorse popular soap brand "LUX", concession then only granted to top Hollywood heroines
• Lalita Pawar-Noted actress in Indian cinema
• Madhuri Dixit – Leading actress in Indian cinema in the 90s, Forbes named her among "Top 5 most powerful Indian Movie Stars"

  

  Urmila Matondkar

  

  Anusha Dandekar is an Indian VJ

• Manjari Phadnis – Actress
• Bhargavi Chirmule – Marathi actress worked in movies like Kass, One room kitchen.
• Mamta Kulkarni – Bollywood Actress
• Mayuri Kango – Bollywood actress
• Mrinal Kulkarni – Model & Actress
• Mugdha Godse – Model & Actress
• Namrata Shirodkar – Bollywood Actress
• Aditi Sarangdhar – Marathi actor known as Angry Young Woman
• Nanda – actress
• Nivedita Joshi – Actress
• Nutan – Bollywood Actress (Tanuja's elder sister and shobhana samarth's daughter), role model for many Bollywood Heroines, received Padma Shri in 1974
• Padmini Kolhapure – Bollywood actress
• Pallavi Joshi – Bollywood actress
• Priya Bapat- Leading Marathi Actress
• Priya Tendulkar – Bollywood Actress, Social Activist, her father was eminent popular writer Vijay Tendulkar
• Radhika Apte – actress
• Reema Lagoo – Acted in various Marathi dramas, Marathi movies, Bollywood
• Renuka Shahane – Bollywood actress
• Sagarika Ghatge – Actress
• Sarika – Actress, worked in more that 50 Hindi films, married to Kamal Hasan (Tamil Super Star)
• Shakuntala Paranjpye – Actress
• Shashikala Jawalkar – Bollywood actress who performed character roles in 60s & 70s.
• Shilpa Shirodkar – Bollywood Actress
• Shilpa Tulaskar – Television actress
• Shobhana Samarth – Actress and mother of Nutan and Tanuja,
• Shraddha Kapoor – Bollywood Actress
• Smita Patil – Bollywood actress nominated for several filmfare & national awards, received Padma Shri in 1985
• Sonali Bendre – Bollywood actress, acted in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada films, received star screen best actress award in 2004
• Sonali Kulkarni – Bollywood actress
• Sulochana – Actress, received the "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" in 1973
• Tanuja – Bollywood actress
• Urmila Matondkar – Bollywood actress, started acting from the age of 9 and has acted in several Hindi, Telugu films
• Vandana Gupte – Stage and television actress
• Varsha Usgaonkar – Bollywood actress
• Supriya Pilgaonkar – Actress
• Vidya Malvade -Bollywood actress
• Kajal Kiran- Bollywood actress of 70s
• Jayshree Gadkar – Acted in several marathi films, also acted in Ramanand Sagar's TV Series Ramayana as Kaushalya, mother of Rama
• Sandhya – Did popular films like Navrang, Do Aankhen Barah Haath, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, etc.
• Ranjana Deshmukh – Was a popular Marathi actress

Beauty Queens & Super Models

• Aditi Govitrikar – Model
• Anusha Dandekar- MTV VJ and model
• Madhu Sapre – Former Supermodel
• Mugdha Godse – Bollywood Actress
• Pooja Chitgopekar- Miss India Earth 2007 and later Miss Earth Air 2007
• Rakhi Sawant – Model and actress
• Ujjwala Raut – International ramp model

Film Actors

• Ajinkya Dev – Bollywood Actor

  

  Rakesh Bapat, Bollywood actor, also holds the title of Grasim Mr. India

• Ashok Saraf – Leading Marathi actor
• Atul Kulkarni – Bollywood actor, theatre artist, acted in several Marathi, Hindi, Kannada films, nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor for Marathi Film – Natarang
• Bhanu Athaiya – Costume Designer. Recipient of Oscar for her work in the movie Gandhi
• Bharat Jadhav – leading Marathi theatre performer
• Dada Kondke – Revolutionised Marathi comedy
• David Abraham Cheulkar – Jewish Bollywood character actor of the 60s who died in Toronto, Canada.
• Dilip Prabhavalkar – Leading stage artist. Last seen as Gandhi in Lage Raho Munnabhai
• Kanan Kaushal
• Kuldeep Pawar – Actor
• Kashinath Ghanekar - Veteran Stage Actor
• Laxmikant Berde – Leading Marathi actor of 80s and 90s
• Milind Soman – Model and actor
• Mohan Agashe – Leading art film and Bollywood actor
• Mohan Gokhale(1953–1999) – Mr. Yogi

  

  "Superstar" Rajinikanth, second highest paid Asian actor after Jackie Chan

  

  Nana Patekar, One of the most versatile actor of Indian cinema.

• Nana Patekar – Bollywood and leading stage actor
• Omi Vaidya – Bollywood Actor
• Rajnikant – Tamil/South Indian Cinema Superstar, second highest paid Asian actor after Jackie Chan
• Ramesh Bhatkar – Actor
• Ritesh Deshmukh – Bollywood actor
• Shriram Lagoo- Marathi and Bollywood actor
• Sachin Khedekar – Bollywood actor movies Subhas Chandra Bose, Astitva
• Sadashiv Amrapurkar – Bollywood and marathi film actor
• Sanjay Narvekar- Marathi and Bollywood actor
• Shivaji Satam – Actor
• Shreyas Talpade – Bollywood actor
• Swanand Kirkire – Bollywood lyricist
• Vikram Gokhale – Reputed actor
• Viju Khote – Bollywood Actor
• Vijayendra Ghatge – Bollywood Actor
• Sudhir Joshi – Late Marathi actor, acted in several marathi films
• Rakesh Bapat – Bollywood actor, also holds the title of Grasim Mr. India
• Sayaji Shinde – Marathi, Bollywood,Tollywood actor & film producer
• Sachin Pilgaonkar- The Bachchan of Marathi

Indian classical musicians

• Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (10 August 1860 – 19 September 1936) – Indian classical musicologist and reformer
• Vishnu Digambar Paluskar – Singer of gwalior gharana, reformer of Indian Classical Music.

  

  Bhimsen Joshi

• Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar – (31 December 1899 – 14 February 1974) – Indian classical musicologist, Vocalist, composer,Padmabhushan 1957.800 compositions under Abhinav Geet Manjari.
• Hirabai Badodekar (1905 – 20 November 1989) – Renowned Indian Hindustāni classical music singer, pioneer of concerts by women artists in India. Kirana Gharana
• Sureshbabu Mane – Vocalist of Kirana Gharana.
• Kesarbai Kerkar – Title of Soorshri (Legendary Singer from Jaipur Gharana)born at Keri in Goa
• Mogubai Kurdikar – Singer from Jaipur Gharana born at Kurdi Goa.
• Bal Gandharva – (1888–1967) was one of the greatest Marathi singers and stage actors
• Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011)- Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition, recipient of the Bharat Ratna

  

  Arati Ankalikar Tikekar

• Prabha Atre – (born on 23 September 1932). Indian Classical Vocalist, awarded Padmabhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi award.
• C. R. Vyas – (9 November 1924 – 10 January 2002)- Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition, recipient of the Padma Bhushan. He was renowned for singing khyal style.
• Satish Vyas – Santoor player, recipient of the Padma Shri.
• Kishori Amonkar (born 10 April 1931) – Classical singer.
• Vasantrao Deshpande – Classical singer
• Jyotsna Bhole – singer, actor.
• Veena Sahasrabuddhe – Classical vocalist
• Ajay Pohankar – Classical vocalist
• Ulhas Kashalkar – Noted Hindustani Classical Vocalist

  

  Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, He sang the original version of the bhajan Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, and founded the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in 1901.

• Uday Bhawalkar – Dhrupad vocalist
• Ashwini Bhide – Classical Vocalist
• V G Jog – Violin (Instrument)
• Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar – Classical singer
• Smt. Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar
• Sanjeev Abhyankar – Classical singer
• Sudhir Phadke (25 July 1919, Kolhapur – 29 July 2002) – Marathi music composer, composed music for "Geet Ramayan"
• Hridayanath Mangeshkar – Music director
• Vasant Desai – Music director Hindi/Marathi films
• Shrinivas Khale- Music director
• C. Ramchandra(or Ramchandra Chitalkar) (1918–1977) – Hindi film music director
• Datta Naik – Hindi film music director
• Sameep Kulkarni - Classical and Fusion Sitarist
• Laxmikant Kudalkar (1937–1998) – of the duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal
• Arun Paudwal – Music Director of Marathi Cinemas
• Ram Kadam (1916–1997)– Marathi music composer (Pinjra (1972), Sangte Aika (1959))
• Ajay Atul – Music Composer brothers (Natrang)
• Sneha Khanwalkar – known for her film scores

Singers

• Lata Mangeshkar – Is the first Indian Singer to enter Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made most recordings in the world

  

  Lata mangeshkar

  

  Asha Bhosle

  

  Abhijeet Sawant

• Asha Bhosle – Playback singer
• Hridaynath Mangeshkar – Playback singer, was awarded Padmashri by Government of India in 2009
• Manik Varma – Classical singer, was awarded Padmashri by Government of India in 1974
• Sudhir Phadke (25 July 1919, Kolhapur – 29 July 2002) – Marathi music composer and singer
• Suresh Wadkar – Playback singer
• Hema Sardesai- Bollywood playback singer
• Sadhana Sargam – Bollywood playback singer
• Shridhar Phadke – Marathi music composer and singer, son of Sudhir Phadke
• Devaki Pandit – singer
• Sanjivani (singer)
• Meena Mangeshkar – Playback singer
• Sudesh Bhosle - Bollywood playback singer
• Bela Shende – Playback singer
• Kaushal Inamdar – Music composer, director
• Anupama Deshpande – Playback singer
• Sandeep Khare – Poet and singer.
• Milind Ingle – Marathi and Hindi music composer & singer
• Aarya Ambekar – Singer
• Vaishali Samant – Singer
• Usha Mangeshkar – Singer
• Prajakta Shukre – Singer
• Abhijeet Sawant – Singer
• Rahul Vaidya – Singer
• Shalmali Kholgade – Singer
• Nihira Joshi – Singer
• Arun Date – Singer

Modern music

• Avdhoot Gupte – Music Composer, Singer
• Salil Kulkarni – Music Composer, Singer (Aggobai Dhaggobai)
• Sandip Khare – Poet, song Writer and singer (Ayushyawar bolu kahi, Diwas Ase Ki)
• Milind Date – Flautist, composer, Known for his collaborations with many international artists and flamboyant performances.
• Gaurav Dagaonkar – Music Composer, also does Rock, Pop, as music director his first release Lanka
• Karsh Kale – New age musician, fusion, electronica from USA.

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• Gopi Kukde – Advertising Genius & the brainchild of Onida Devil

  

  Atul Kasbekar

• M.V. Dhurandhar – Notable Painter & Postcard artist
• Nitin Chandrakant Desai – Art Director, First Indian to receive the Genie Award for his film Such a Long Journey
• Pralhad Anant Dhond – Who later on joined as a teacher and in 1958 became the Dean of Sir. J. J. School of Art
• Prof. Sambhaji Kadam – Painter, he has also studied Musicology, especially the "Shruti" intervals or the micro-tonic intervals in Indian music
• Bhanu Athaiya – She is the First Indian to win the Academy Award for Costume Design for the film Gandhi in the year 1982
• Ram V Sutar – Sculptor, His first work of note was the 45 feet Chambal monument at the Gandhi Sagar Dam, in Madhya Pradesh, received Padmashri in 1999
• V. S. Gaitonde – Painter, received First prize at the Young Asian Artists Exhibition, Rockefeller Fellowship and Padma Shri in 1971
• Gautam Rajadhyaksha – Was one of India's leading fashion photographer
• Atul Kasbekar – Is the First Indian to win the prestigious International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards (FAB Awards) 2005, held at London

Historians

• Govind Sakharam Sardesai – Historian and writer
• Vithal Krishnaji Khedkar – Was one of the founders of Prarthana Samaj in Bombay & original author of a book later published The Divine Heritage of the Yadavas
• Ninad Bedekar – Historian and writer

  

  Babasaheb Purandare Wax Statue at Wax Museum, Lonavala.

• Vishwas Patil – "Panipatkar", recipient of Bhartiya Parishad Award, Gadkari Award & several other prestigious awards
• Datto Vaman Potdar – Due to vast knowledge he was called as Dr. Johnson of Maharashtra or a living encyclopaedia,The Government of India had honoured Potdar with the title Mahamahopadhyaya (महामहोपाध्याय) in 1946, and Padma bhushan in 1967.
• Vishnushastri Krushnashastri Chiplunkar – His articles introduced reader to "Western" tradition of literacy criticism
• Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade – He was considered to be the first in real sense to undertake an immense research of Maratha history
• Dattatraya Ganesh Godse – Historian, playwright, art critic, he received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988
• Tryambak Shankar Shejwalkar, was the first historian to study the Third Battle of Panipat
• Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi – For his vital contribution to the Indian history he was honoured with the title Mahamahopadhyaya (महामहोपाध्याय) by the British Indian Government in 1941. He was also awarded Padmabhushan in 1975 by the President of India.
• Anant Sadashiv Altekar – In 1947 Altekar was elected the First Chairman of the Numismatic Society of India
• Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar – His doctoral thesis was later published as The History of Caste in India (volume 1), which determines the date of Manusmriti
• Babasaheb Purandare – Historian who researched Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
• Annabhau Sathe – He was a founder member of the Lal Bawta Kalapathak of the Communist Party in Maharashtra, people conferred the epithet Lok Shahir
• Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar - Indian archaeologist & epigraphist.Carmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture in the University of Calcutta.

See also

• • List of Marathi People in Science, Engineering and Technology
  • List of awards won by Marathi people
  • List of Marathi Social reformers
  • List of Marathi People in literature and journalism
  • List of Marathi People in sports