Childhood
He had a passion for acting from his childhood, he acted in plays in Bhave High School where he studied. When he reached college, he along with acting started directing plays.Debut and early years
Sharad Talwalkar had made his film debut in Datta Dharmadhikari's 'Akher Zamla' in 1952 with Raja Gosavi (it was his debut too), Talwalkar played a comic role in that movie. This movie was a hit and the duo Raja Gosavi and Sharad Talwalkar emerged as a comic pair, and thereafter acted together in many movies. In his early days Sharad Talwalkar worked mainly in Mumbai, Pune & Kolhapur. 'Lakhachi Gosta' and 'Pedgaonche Shahane' were films in his early days. Avaghachi Sansar was his first colour film. The most interesting amongst these is his career as a theater actor. He has acted in around 45 plays. Ekach Pyala, Gharo Ghari Heech Bomb, Lagnachi Bedi are some of his prominent plays.Selected filmography
* ''Akher Zamla'' (1952) * ''Lakhachi Gosta'' (1952) * ''Pedgaonche Shahane'' (1952) * ''Avaghachi Sansar'' (1960) * ''Ekti'' (1968) * ''Mumbaicha Javai'' (1971) * ''Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe'' (1973) * ''Rangalya Ratri Asha'' (1962) * ''Death
On the evening of 22 August 2001, at the age of 82, and Sharad Talwalkar died due to a heart attack in his home in Pune. The actor of 60 years was survived by his two sons and his wife, leaving 180+ films in Marathi cinema and his name behind.Awards
He had received several awards for his roles in films like Ekti, Mumbaicha Javai, Javai Vikat Ghene Aahe, Rangalya Ratri Asha.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Talwalkar, Sharad 1918 births 2001 deaths Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors from Pune Indian male television actors Male actors in Marathi theatre Indian male film actors 20th-century Indian male actors