Dr.Shriram Lagoo (16 November 1927 – 17 December 2019) was an Indian film and

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actor, in

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and Marathi, in addition to being an ENT Surgeon. He was known for his character roles in films. He acted in over 250 films including

and Marathi films as well as Hindi, Marathi and

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plays, and directed over 20 Marathi plays. He was also very vocal and active in furthering progressive and rational social causes, for example in 1999, he and social activist G. P. Pradhan undertook a fast in support of anti-corruption crusader

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. He won the 1978

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for the Hindi film ''

Gharaonda ''Gharaonda'' (''The Nest'') is a 1977 Hindi drama film, produced and directed by Bhimsain. The film stars Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Shreeram Lagoo and Jalal Agha. The music is by Jaidev. Plot ''Gharonda'' explores the lives of Sudip (Amol Pa ...

''. His

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is titled ''Lamaan'' (), which means "the carrier of goods".

Early life

Shreeram Lagoo was born in

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to Balakrishna Chintaman Lagoo and Satyabhama Lagoo, and was the eldest of four children. He attended Bhave High School,

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(

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) and B. J. Medical College (University of Pune), India and received MBBS & MS degrees-both medical degrees.

Career

Shreeram Lagoo started acting in plays while attending Medical College. Once bitten by theatre bug, he continued his dramatic activity through a group "Progressive Dramatic Association", which he started with like-minded senior friends like

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. Meanwhile, he received a degree in ENT Surgery from University of Mumbai in the early fifties and practised in Pune for six years before going to

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and

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for additional training. He practised medicine and surgery in

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and

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in the sixties, but his theatre activity through Progressive Dramatic Association in Pune and "Rangaayan" in Mumbai continued when he was in India. Finally, in 1969 he became a full-time actor on Marathi stage, debuting in the play ''Ithe Oshalala Mrityu'', written by Vasant Kanetkar. Lagoo finally started working as a full-time drama actor in the year 1969, from Vasant Kanetkar's play "Where Death Shied Away". He played a leading role in the play 'Natsamrat' written by Kusumagraj (Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar) and was best remembered for that role. He had a legendary status in

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, where he did many memorable movies which included successes like ''Sinhasan'', '' Pinjra'' and '' Mukta''. His wife, Deepa Lagoo, is also a noted theatre, TV, and film actress. He had two sons and a daughter. Lagoo also instituted the prestigious Tanveer Samman, given to most promising stalwart in theatre industry of India, in the memory of his late son Tanveer Lagoo. Some of his best performances in Hindi films were when he was pitted with

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in films like Thodisi Bewafai,

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, Nasihat, Awam. His other best performances came in films like Devata, Des Pardes, Lawaris,

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, Inkaar, Sajan Bin Suhagan,

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, Lootmaar, Sau Crore,

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, Neeyat, Nishana,

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, and

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Filmography

Marathi movies

* '' Pinjra'' (1972) as Teacher * ''

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'' (1975) as Master * Kathputli (1976) * '' Sinhasan'' (1979) as Vishwasrao Dabhade * ''Zaakol'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''Mukta'' (1994) as Mukta's Grandfather * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Nagrik'' (2014) as Nana Chitnis * ''

Shasan ''Shasan'' ( mr, शासन ; ) is a 2016 Marathi-language political drama film directed by Gajendra Ahire and produced by Shekhar Pathak under the banner of Shreya Films. The film stars Makarand Anaspure, Bharat Jadhav, Jitendra Joshi, Man ...

'' (2016) as Vishwasrao Tidke

Marathi plays

* ''Vedyache Ghar Unhat'' * ''Jagannathacha Rath'' * ''Gidhade'' * ''Kachecha Chandra'' * ''Himalayachi Sawali'' * ''Natsamrat'' * ''Surya Pahilela Manus'' * ''Aadhe Adhure'' * ''Garbo'' * ''Atmakatha'' * ''kanyadaan'' * ''Pappa saanga kunache!'' * '' Premachi Goshta?'' * ''Khoon pahava karoon'' * ''Dubhang'' * ''Sundaar Mi Honaar'' * ''Kirwant'' * ''Mitra'' * ''Ithe Oshadhla Mrutyu''

Hindi movies

* '' Sugandhi Katta'' (1974) * '' Mere Saath Chal'' (1974) as Ravi * '' Ponga Pandit'' (1975) as Professor * '' Raeeszada'' (1976) as Shiv Narayan Saxena * '' Hera Pheri'' (1976) as Police Commissioner Khanna * ''

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'' (1976) as Seth. Ghanshyamdas * '' Chalte Chalte'' (1976) as Roy * '' Barood'' (1976) as Inspector Durgaprasad Saxena * '' Aaj Ka Ye Ghar'' (1976) as Sajjan * '' Immaan Dharam'' (1977) as Govind Anna * ''

Shankar Hussain ''Shankar Hussain'' is a 1977 Bollywood film directed by Yusuf Naqvi. It has memorable songs; ''Kahin ek Masoom nazuk si ladki'' sung by Mohammed Rafi and ''Aap yoon faaslon se'' and 'Apne aap raaton mein', sung by Lata, classics of Khayyam's re ...

'' (1977) * '' Mandir Masjid'' (1977) * '' Kitaab'' (1977) as Baijuram * ''

'' (1977) * '' Inkaar'' (1977) as Haridas Choudhury * ''

'' (1977) as Modi * ''Duniyadari'' (1977) as Panditji * '' Agar... If'' (1977) as Ashok Saxena * '' Mera Rakshak'' (1978) as Avinash Rai * '' Naya Daur'' (1978) as Jenny's dad * '' Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' (1978) as Dharmsi Desai * ''

Damaad ''Damaad'' is a 1978 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rajat Rakshit. It features Amol Palekar, Ranjeeta, Shreeram Lagoo, Tarla Mehta, Preeti Ganguly, Pinchoo Kapoor, Dina Pathak and Jagdeep. The movie is a remake of famous Bengali movie ''Mou ...

'' (1978) as Shreedhar Mazgaonkar * '' Des Pardes'' (1978) as Mr. Bond * '' Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan'' (1978) * '' College Girl'' (1978) * '' Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' (1978) as Ramanath * '' Devata'' (1978) as Father Fernandez * '' Saajan Bina Suhagan'' (1978) as Gopal Chopra * '' Shalimar'' (1978) as Tolaram * '' Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' (1978) as Dharmsi Desai * '' Anjaam'' (1978) as Dinanath * '' Sargam'' (1979) as Masterji Chintamani Pradhan * '' Muqabla'' (1979) as Sabbarbaba * '' Magroor'' (1979) as Chacha * '' Jurmana'' (1979) as Prof. Dayashankar Sharma * ''

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'' (1979) as Raja Biramdev Rathod * '' Manzil'' (1979) as Mr. Kapoor * '' Tarana'' (1979) (Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Bhagwan) as Rana * '' Hum Tere Ashiq Hain'' (1979) as Pradhan * ''Ladke Baap Se Badke'' (1979) as Verma * '' Dooriyaan'' (1979) as Prabhakar * '' Aapli Manse'' (1979) * '' Fatakadi'' (1980) * '' Do Aur Do Paanch'' (1980) as Rai Bahadur Mathur * '' Kashish'' (1980) * '' Lootmaar'' (1980) as Seth Ramniklal * ''

Thodisi Bewafaii ''Thodisi Bewafaii'' () is a 1980 Hindi movie written and directed by Esmayeel Shroff. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kohlapure. The music is by Khayyam.The film was a commercial hit and in some cities celebrated as a ...

'' (1980) as Surendra Deshmukh * ''

'' (1980) as O.P. Bakshi * ''Neeyat'' (1980) as Arvind - Vijay's brother * ''

Gehrayee ''Gehrayee'' () is a 1980 Indian horror thriller film directed by Vikas Desai and Aruna Raje based on a script by Vijay Tendulkar, Desai and Raje, and starring Anant Nag, Padmini Kolhapure, Sriram Lagoo and Indrani Mukherjee with Amrish Puri in ...

'' (1980) as Chennabassapa * ''

Insaaf Ka Tarazu ''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' () is a 1980 Hindi revenge drama film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra, based on the 1976 drama film ''Lipstick''. The film stars Zeenat Aman, Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Padmini Kolhapure, Iftekhar, Simi Garewal, Shre ...

'' (1980) as Mr. Chandra (Lawyer) *''

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'' as Anand * ''

'' (1980) as Ratanlal * '' Nishana'' (1980) as Poonam's father * '' Kasturi'' (1980) as Prof. Prashant * '' Bin Maa Ke Bachche'' (1980) as Motiram - Ashok's & Gauri's father * ''Yeh Kaisa Nashaa Hai'' (1981) * ''Sweety'' (1981) * ''Ehsaan Aap Ka'' (1981) as Meeta's Uncle * '' Aakhri Mujra'' (1981) as Anand Narayan * '' Chehre Pe Chehra'' (1981) as Priest * '' Agni Pareeksha'' (1981) as Advocate Anupam * '' Laawaris'' (1981) as Gangu Ganpat * ''

Ghungroo Ki Awaaz ''Ghungroo Ki Awaaz'' () is a 1981 Bollywood Horror- Mystery Film directed by the Ramsay Brothers and produced by Vijay Anand. It features Vijay Anand, Rekha in the lead roles. The music was composed by R. D. Burman. It was loosely inspired b ...

'' (1981) as Jasbir Singh 'Mamaji' * '' Shama'' (1981) as Governor * ''

Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai ''Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai'' (translation: ''Show The World'') is a 1981 Indian Hindi romantic thriller film produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. It stars Rishi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Yogeeta Bali, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Shreeram Lagoo ...

'' (1981) as Mr. S.K. Nanda * '' Sansani: The Sensation'' (1981) as Kumar Rajdev * ''Raaz'' (1981) as Handicapped Man * '' Professor Pyarelal'' (1981) as Kishanchand / King * '' Plot No. 5'' (1981) as Verma * '' Mosambi Narangi'' (1981) * '' Khara Khota'' (1981) * '' Hum Paagal Premee'' (1982) * '' Do Dishayen'' (1982) * '' Raaste Pyar Ke'' (1982) as Dwarka Prasad (uncredited) * ''

Chorni ''Chorni'' () is a 1982 Hindi-language drama film, produced by V.K. Sood under the Kesar Films banner and directed by Jyoti Swaroop. It stars Jeetendra, Neetu Singh and music composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Plot One fateful Diwali night, De ...

'' (1982) as Judge Sinha * ''

'' (1982) as Surajmal * ''

Ghazab ''Ghazab '' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action comedy-drama film starring Dharmendra and Rekha. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Kalyanaraman''. The movie was a 'Hit' and the performance of Dharmendra was critically acclaimed. ...

'' (1982) as Vikram Singh * '' Deedar-E-Yaar'' (1982) as Nawab Mirza Firad Ali Changezi * ''

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'' (1982) as Gomes * ''

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'' (1982) as Professor Gopal Krishna Gokhale * '' Vidhaata'' (1982) as Sir Mizia * ''

Kaamchor ''Kaamchor'' is a 1982 Bollywood drama movie. Produced by Rakesh Roshan, the film was directed by K. Viswanath, a remake of his Telugu film ''Subhodayam'' (1980). The film stars Rakesh Roshan, Jaya Prada, Tanuja, Sujit Kumar, Suresh Oberoi, Shr ...

'' (1982) as Rai Bahadur Chunilal Sanghvi * ''

Main Intequam Loonga ''Main Intaquam Loonga '' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action sports film starring Dharmendra, Reena Roy, Nirupa Roy, Amrish Puri. Dharmendra plays a boxer in the film. Footage from this film was used in the 2007 film ''Apne'', also starr ...

'' (1982) as Madan Agnihotri * '' Dil Hi Dil Mein'' (1982) as Major Mahendra Pratap Singh * ''

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'' (1982) as Ghanshyam / Vikram Singh * '' Baawri'' (1982) as RajaRam Sharma * '' Gumnaam Hai Koi'' (1983) * '' Zara Si Zindagi'' (1983) as Mr. Shastri - Rakesh's father * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

'' (1983) as Gopal * ''

'' (1983) as Khandeparkar (uncredited) * '' Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye'' (1983) as Viswanath Agarwal - Malati's father * ''

Mawaali ''Mawaali'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language masala film, produced by G. Hanumantha Rao by Padmalaya Studios banner, presented by Krishna and directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars Jeetendra, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and has music composed by Bap ...

'' (1983) as Goyal Verma * '' Pukar'' (1983) as Purandare * '' Kalaakaar'' (1983) as Rohit Khanna * ''

Hum Se Hai Zamana ''Hum Se Hai Zamana'' is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language film, directed and produced by Deepak Bahry. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Amjad Khan as lead heroes and Zeenat Aman, Kim, Kajal Kiran as their heroines respectively. Ranjee ...

'' (1983) as Kalicharan * '' Gupchup Gupchup'' (1983) as Sir Saheb * '' Faraib'' (1983) as Bansi / Upadhyay * '' Bad Aur Badnaam'' (1984) as R. C. Dutta * '' Meri Adalat'' (1984) * ''

'' (1984) as Vishnupratap * '' Love Marriage'' (1984) as Mehra * '' Tarang'' (1984) as Sethji * ''Kahan Tak Aasmaan Hai'' (1984) * '' Hanste Khelte'' (1984) as Principal Dwarkadas * ''Chakma'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) as Police Commissioner * ''

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'' (1985) as Chairman of collegembmmb * ''

Sitamgar ''Sitamgar '' is a 1985 Bollywood action film starring Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon. Cast * Dharmendra as Sonu / Shankar * Rishi Kapoor as Jai * Parveen Babi as Sheela * Poonam Dhillon as Nisha * Prem Chopra as Jeev ...

'' (1985) as Mr. Nath * ''

Ghar Dwaar ''Ghar Dwaar'' is a 1985 Hindi family drama film starring Tanuja and Sachin Pilgaonkar in the lead roles. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Aadi Dampatulu'', in Kannada as '' Maneye Manthralaya'' and in Tamil as '' Kudumbam Oru Kovil''. Plot D ...

'' (1985) as Dhanraj * ''

Hum Naujawan ''Hum Naujawan'' () is a 1985 Indian drama film directed by Dev Anand. He himself played the central character in the film dedicated to young students. It marked the debut of Richa Sharma (actress), Richa Sharma, Tabu (actress), Tabu, Bunty Beh ...

'' (1985) as Home Minister Desai * ''Khichdi'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) as Prem's father - master evilmind * '' Ankahee'' (1985) as Jyotishbhaskar Pandit Satyanarayan Chaturvedi * ''

Dilwaala ''Dilwaala'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Smita Patil in lead roles. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Kathanayakudu'' (1984). Plot Ravi ( Mit ...

'' (1986) as Ganesh Vithal Kolhapure * '' Singhasan'' (1986) as Mahamantri Shrikant * '' Raat Ke Baad'' (1986) * '' Saveraywali Gaadi'' (1986) as Chhediram * ''

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'' (1986) as Diwan Sardarilal * '' Maanav Hatya'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1986) as Haji Irshad Patel * ''

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'' (1986) as Vikram Singh * '' Nasihat'' (1986) * '' Ek Aur Sikander'' (1986) as Inspector Verma * '' Samay Ki Dhaara'' (1986) as Ajay's Employee * '' Jeeva'' (1986) as Thakur * ''

Ghar Sansar ''Ghar Sansar'' () is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Vimal Kumar under the Shivam Chitrya banner and directed by K. Bapayya. It stars Jeetendra, Sridevi and music composed by Rajesh Roshan. The film is remake of the Tel ...

'' (1986) as Satyanarayan * ''Ek Pal'' (1986) as Priyam's father * ''

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'' (1986) * '' Chhota Aadmi'' (1986) * '' Mahananda'' (1987) * '' Besahara'' (1987) as Dindayal * '' Majaal'' (1987) as Pujari Vishnu Prasad * '' Awam'' (1987) as Minister / Lawyer * '' Insaf Ki Pukar'' (1987) as Jagannath * '' Sher Shivaji'' (1987) * '' Purnasatya'' (1987) as Baba * '' Mera Karam Mera Dharam'' (1987) as Sarjuprasad * ''

Mard Ki Zabaan ''Mard Ki Zabaan '' is a 1987 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, Jackie Shroff, Poonam Dhillon and Kimi Katkar. The film was a remake of the Telugu film '' Yuga Purushudu''. Plot Ram Chauhan makes a living as a farmer and lives with his brothe ...

'' (1987) as Zamindar Raghupathi Sahay * '' Kaamaagni'' (1987) * '' Chhakke Panje'' (1987) * '' Dukh-Dard'' (1988) * ''

Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani ''Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mohanji Prasad. It stars Raj Babbar and Meenakshi Seshadri. Cast * Raj Babbar ... Satyavan Sathu" * Meenakshi Seshadri ... Savitri * Nirupa Roy ... Thakurain * P ...

'' (1988) as Dharamraj * ''

Tamacha ''Tamacha'' ( Smack; Hindi: तमाचा) is a 1988 Hindi-language action film, produced by Prasan Kapoor under the Tirupati Pictures Enterprises banner and directed by Ramesh Ahuja. It stars Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Amrita Singh, Bhanupri ...

'' (1988) as Chandra Pratap Singh * ''

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'' (1988) as Govind * ''

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'' (1989) as Deepika's Father * '' Daana Paani'' (1989) as D. R. Singh * ''

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'' (1992) as Judge B. K. Sinha * '' Geet Milan Ke Gaate Rehenge'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1992) as Dadaji / Samira's grandfather * '' Zunz Tujhi Majhi'' (1992) as Nagvekar * '' Naseebwaala'' (1992) as Sharda's Father * '' Kisme Kitna Hai Dum'' (1992) * '' Hach Sunbaicha Bahu'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1994) as Shastri Suri * '' Gopalaa'' (1994) as Chief Minister * '' Sajan Ka Dard'' (1995) * '' Hahakaar'' (1996) as Commissioner of Police * ''

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'' (1996) as Barrister Vajpai * ''

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'' (2011) as Special appearance * '' Nagrik'' (2014) as Nana Chitnis * '' The Great Freedom Fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Swaraj My Birthright'' (2018) as Dadabhai Navroji (final film role)

Awards and recognition

* 1978,

for ''

'' *1978, Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''

'' *1981, Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''

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Religious beliefs

Shriram was a known non-religious rationalist. Once after being conferred with an award called Punyabhushan (Pride of Pune) on behalf of the organization called Tridal, he was interviewed by Sudhir Gadgil. When asked about Jabbar Patel's play, wherein Lagoo had to stand before Lord Vitthal, "Did you stand there as a devotee or only as per the demand of the script?" Lagoo replied "I stood there as if I was standing in front of a stone idol that is known as Panduranga". He has written an article titled "Time to Retire God", which provoked hot discussions in the print media and other public platforms in India. This article was written as an introduction to a book on

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. In this article, Lagoo logically came to the conclusion that the concept of God is defunct. He is actively associated with the anti-superstition movement in Maharashtra. He used to call God as another superstition and his lectures during the ANS programs used to go like this:As quoted by Vivek Jagar in his Article "Debates on Conscious Awakening" on Antisuperstition.Org
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I do not believe in God and I feel it is now time to retire God. Concept of God is a very beautiful product of poet’s imagination and was essential during the initial stages of civilization but the time has come when one should face the world with a completely rational attitude. For the past five thousand years, there has been no proof of the existence of God and faith in a phenomenon, which cannot be proved scientifically, is nothing short of superstition. Many inhuman practices, atrocities and wars have taken place in the name of "God". It is not only necessary, but also our duty to abolish the concept of God to end these consequences because it is a great injustice committed against humanity.

Only rational thinking has the capacity which places person above all living beings, but when he/she believes in God he/she gives up this ability and blindly accepts what has been told. He/she submits his/her intellect to passive conditioning and then there is no difference between him/her and an animal.

In the early stages of civilization, when human beings began to live in a society, the concept of superior being was necessary to maintain morality, which came out of fear. Also many of the natural phenomena, which scared human beings and to which they could not attribute any reason, came to be regarded as manifestations of the divine power. But today, when man has the mastery over nature and accepts any theory only after verifying it on a scientific basis, there is no need for the concept of a supreme being. What is needed is a broad based value system of humanity.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lagoo, Shreeram 1927 births 2019 deaths Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian atheists Marathi people Male actors in Marathi cinema Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Male actors in Marathi theatre Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Filmfare Awards winners