Bal Karve (बाळ कर्वे) is a veteran

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n actor known for his roles in the

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movies,

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and Marathi theatre.

Marathi Serials

He was most popular in the role of Gundyabhau along with Dilip Prabhavalkar as Chimanrao in the hilarious television sitcom ''Chimanrao Gundyabhau'' based on CV Joshi's books on

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Marathi Stage

Karve was a part of the original play ''Suryachi Pille'' which was directed by Damu Kenkre in 1978 featuring alongside Madhav Vatve,

Dilip Prabhavalkar Dilip Prabhavalkar (born 4 August 1944) is an Indian Marathi actor, director, playwright and author. He has a career spanning over four decades in Hindi and Marathi theatre, television and movies. He was awarded the National Film Award for Best ...

, Mohan Gokhale,

Sadashiv Amrapurkar Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi language, Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 1999. He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other r ...

and Shanta Jog.

Films

* 1978 '' Banyabapu'' * 1993 ''

Lapandav ''Lapandav'' () is a 1993 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shravani Deodhar and produced by Sachin Parekar and Sanjay Parekar. It stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Vandana Gupte, Vikram Gokhale, Savita Prabhune, ...

'' * 1991 ''Godi Gulabi'' * 1982 '' Chatak Chandni''

Accolades

* Karve received the Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar at Zee Natya Gaurav awards in 2018.

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* Living people Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi theatre Indian male television actors Marathi people 1939 births {{India-actor-stub