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Ganesh Govind Bodas (1880–1965), also known as Ganpatrao Bodas (;), was an Indian
stage actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
known for performing
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plays.


Early life

Ganesh was born in
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village,
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,
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in 1880. His schooling was up to the secondary level. He grew interest in both music and acting. He was an amateur actor in school, but his official entry in
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took place in 1895 when he joined the Kirloskar Natak Mandali.


Career

Though Bodas did not have proper training in
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, he developed a very good musical sensibility when G. B. Deval coached him for minor female roles in the Mandali's plays such as Kirloskar's ''Sanbhadra'', Deval's ''Samshaykallol'', S. K. Kolhatkar's ''Mukanayak'' (as Speechless Protagonist) in 1901, and Khadilkar's ''Manapaman'' (''Honour and Dishonour'') in 1911. He was given the lead in these productions. He did a wide variety of roles, mythological to social and serious to comic. Along with Govindrao Tembe, he helped
Bal Gandharva Narayan Shripad Rajhans, popularly known as Bal Gandharva, (26 June 1888 – 15 July 1967) was a famous Marathi singer and stage actor. He was known for his roles as female characters in Marathi plays, since women were not allowed to act on s ...
to form the Gandharva Natak Mandali in 1913. His characterizations included the farcical Phalgunrao in ''Samshaykallol'', Krishna in Khadilkar's ''Sivayamvar'' (''Choice of Groom'') in 1916, and the alcoholic Sudhakar in Gadkari's ''Ekach pyala'' (''Just One Glass'') in 1919. After the Mandali disintegrated, he acted with many other companies, such as the Yashwant Sangeet Natak Mandali, until 1956. He popularized the "night" system in Marathi theatre whereby actors got paid by the number of nights they performed. His autobiography, ''Majhi bhumika'' (''My Role'') came out in 1940. Bodas died in 1965 at the age of 85.


References

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