Dattatray Ramachandra Bhat popularly known as Datta Bhat was an Indian film and

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

actor, in

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and

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Stage career

Bhat acted in the role of Natsamrat in noted Marathi playwright

Kusumagraj Vishnū Vāman Shirwādkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was an Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived ...

’s iconic & milestone Marathi play "Natsamrat" after

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. He has worked with many eminent theatre directors including Madhukar Phatak, Vishnu Pant Godbole, Damu Kenkre and Vijaya Mehta. He is known for his contribution to the traditional narrative Aakhyan form.

Movie career

Bhatt is an actor, known for Marathi movies like Sarvasakshi (1978), Sinhasan (1979) and Maaficha Sakshidar (1986). He has also worked in Hindi movies in Comedy film '' Damaad'' (1978) and Murder Mystery film '' Hanste Khelte'' (1984).

Awards

For his eminence in the field of theatre and his contribution to its enrichment, Shri Dattatray Ramchandra Bhat received the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognit ...

for Acting for 1983.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhat, Dattatray Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi theatre People from Nashik