Kishore Pradhan (1936–2019) was an Indian
Marathi film
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and theatre actor. He was known for Hindi films like ''
Jab We Met
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'', ''
Lage Raho Munnabhai
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'', ''
McMafia
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'' and ''
Jack Irish
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''.
Biography
Pradhan was born into a
Hindu
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family in
Nagpur
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in 1936. He started acting while at school. He graduated from
Morris College
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History
Morris College was founded in 1908 ...
in Nagpur where he used to act in college festivals and later started the theatre group Natraj. ''Subh Lagna Savdhaan'' was his last Marathi film.
On 11 January 2019, Pradhan died at the age of 86.
Filmography
Television
References
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1936 births
Male actors in Hindi cinema
2019 deaths