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Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema , also called Bollywood , as well as Marathi cinema . The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film director with Prabhat Films .
Gajanan Jagirdar(1907-1988) First major freelance director-character actor in Marathi and Hindi cinema. Born in Amravati. Child actor on amateur stage. Started Arun Players in Pune and staged Chekov's Cherry Orchard and Harindranath Chattopadhyay's Returned from Abroad. Claimed Ernst Lubitsch's The Patriot (1928) as a major influence.
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- Amravati, Bombay Presidency, British India
- January 1, 1
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Gajanan Jagirdar. Actor: Ramshastri. First major freelance director-character actor in Marathi and Hindi cinema. Born in Amravati. Child actor on amateur stage. Started Arun Players in Pune and staged Chekov's Cherry Orchard and Harindranath Chattopadhyay's Returned from Abroad. Claimed Ernst Lubitsch's The Patriot (1928) as a major influence. Started in films as writer of English intertitles ...
- April 2, 1907
- August 13, 1988
In his many facets as actor, director, lyricist, and writer, Gajanan Jagirdar’s name is foremost among those who laid a strong foundation for Indian cinema at its very outset. Jagirdar was born on 2 April 1907 in Amravati, Maharashtra. Interested in theatre at a very young age, as a college student Jagirdar started travelling to different cities as a theatre actor. With his proficiency in ...
Gajanan Jagirdar was a popular character artist associated with Bollywood known for playing senior actor roles of father, grandfather, professor etc. This veteran actor was also associated with Marathi cinema, and played lead roles in early Bollywood talkies.
7 things you didn’t know about Gajanan Jagirdar The actor-filmmaker won accolades for his roles and films in both Hindi and Marathi cinema. On his 29th death anniversary (he died on 13 August 1988), here are seven things you probably didn’t know about the accomplished man, Gajanan Jagirdar. Aug 13 2017 — Sonal Pandya
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Gajanan Jagirdar’s film Vyjayantha was awarded the second-best Marathi feature film at the 1962 National Film Awards. Gajanan Jagirdar Early Life Gajanan Jagirdar was born on 2 April 1907 in Amravati, a town in Amravati district, which was a part of the then Bombay Presidency of British India. He began acting as a child artist on the amateur ...
