Arvind Deshpande (31 May 1932 – 3 January 1987) was an acclaimed Indian film, theatre and television actor and theatre director. Apart from

Marathi theatre Marathi theatre is theatre in the Marathi language, mostly originating or based in the state of Maharashtra in India, and elsewhere with Marathi diaspora. Starting in the middle of the 19th century, it flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, ...

as well as

Hindi theatre Hindi theatre is theatre performed in the Hindi language, including dialects such as Braj Bhasha, Khari Boli and Hindustani. Hindi theatre is produced mainly in North India, and some parts of West India and Central India, which include Mumbai a ...

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, he acted in many mainstream Bollywood as well as art house films as a character actor, apart from TV series and plays.

Birth and career

He was born on 31 May 1932 in Mumbai. Deshpande was a leading figure in experimental theatre movement of the 1960s. He was associated with ''Rangayan'', that he co-founded with his wife

Sulabha Deshpande Sulabha Deshpande (; 1937 – 4 June 2016) was an Indian actress and theatre director. Apart from Marathi theatre and Hindi theatre in Mumbai, she acted in over 73 mainstream Bollywood films. She also performed in art house cinema such as '' Bh ...

and

Vijaya Mehta Vijaya Mehta (born 4 November 1934), is a noted Indian Marathi film and theatre director and also an actor in many films from the Parallel Cinema. She is a founder member of Mumbai-based theatre group, Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulka ...

. In 1971 along with his wife Sulabha Deshpande he co-founded theatre group ''Awishkar'' along with its children's wing ''Chandrashala'', which continues to perform professional children theatre. Arvind and Sulabha Deshpande along with playwright

Vijay Tendulkar Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marathi. His Marathi plays established him as a writ ...

were also at the centre of the ''Chhabildas Movement'' in Marathi experimental theatre during the 1960s and 70s.Arvind Deshpande
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Personal life

Arvind was married to noted theatre actor-director,

Awards

* National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi

Death

He died on 3 January 1987.

Filmography

Films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deshpande, Arvind Indian male stage actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema 1932 births Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi theatre Indian male television actors Indian theatre directors 1987 deaths