Mohan Agashe
Mohan Mahadeo Agashe ( Marathi : मोहन आगाशे Mohan Āgāśe ; born July 23, 1947 in Bhor ) is an Indian actor and psychiatrist.
Life
Agashe already had experiences as a child in the children's theater group of Sai Paranjpye and his first film appearance in 1961 in the marathic film Nirupama Ani Parirani by Vinay Kale . He attended Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya High School in Pune . Shortly before the end of his school days, he played the part of the sick boy Amol in Rabindranath Tagore's play The Post Office .
He studied at BJ Medical College in Pune , where he received his MBBS degree in 1974 . Agashe specialized in psychiatry and was a student of the renowned Bengali psychiatrist Dhirendra Nath Nandi. During his time as a student in Pune, he met the medical students Jabbar Patel and Satish Alekar , who were equally interested in theater . They played together in the theater group "Theater Academy" founded by Patel, which became one of the best-known representatives of modern marathic theater. In particular, her performances of Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal from 1972, in which Agashe played the role of Nana Phadnavis for twenty years, received international attention at theater festivals in Europe and North America.
Mohan Agashe pursued his professional careers as a psychiatrist and actor in parallel, with each influencing the other again and again. He worked in the psychiatric department at Pune's Sassoon State Hospital, which is affiliated with BJ Medical College. In addition to his practical work, he was also a professor at the college. In 1991 he was psychiatric advisor to the Maharashtra government in connection with the establishment of the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) in Pune, of which he became the first director. The institute entrusted him with researching the psychological implications of the earthquake in the Latur district in 1993. The "Development of Awareness Through Entertainment DATE" project initiated by him in 1994 follows the approach of education without the pedagogical finger and has among other things integrated the disabled set a goal. In 1998, his project to improve clinical psychiatry resulted in a turning point in official Maharashtra government policy. During his career, Agashe also chaired the organizing committee of the National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society.
Agashe had a particular influence on the spread of GRIPS children's theater in India, with which he came into contact in Berlin in 1984/85. In collaboration with Volker Ludwig , Wolfgang Kolneder and Shrirang Godbole and supported by Max Mueller Bhavan ( Goethe-Institut ) in Pune, the Indian adaptations of Max and Milli , Dicke Luft or Line 1 found their way in different language versions (Marathi, Hindi, Bengali) on the stages of India. For his services to the spread of German theater in India, Mohan Agashe was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit in 2002 and the Goethe Medal in 2004.
In his film career, Mohan Agashe starred under the directors Jabbar Patel, Shyam Benegal , Govind Nihalani , Satyajit Ray , Gautam Ghosh and Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni . His most important films include Patel's Samna (1975), Jait Re Jait (1977) and Simhasan (1980), the film adaptation of Tendulkars Ghashiram Kotwal (1976), Satyajit Rays Sadgati (1981) and Sandip Rays Target (1995). In 1998, Agashe played a leading role in Pamela Rooks ' Train to Pakistan, based on the novel by Khushwant Singh . Since the end of the 2000s he has been in front of the camera for all of Kulkarnis' feature films.
From April 1997 to April 2002 he was director of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.
Mohan Agashe is a bachelor .
Filmography
- 1961: Nirupama Ani Parirani
- 1975: Samna
- 1975: Nishant
- 1976: Ghashiram Kotwal
- 1977: Jait Re Jait
- 1977: Bhumika
- 1980: Aakrosh
- 1980: Simhasan
- 1980: The Sea Wolves (The Sea Wolves)
- 1981: Sadgati - TV movie
- 1982: Gandhi (Gandhi)
- 1984: couple
- 1984: Mashaal
- 1986: Kala Dhanda Goray Log
- 1987: Susman
- 1987: Maha Yatra
- 1988: The Perfect Murder
- 1988: Rihaee
- 1989: Bye Bye Blues
- 1991: Mississippi Masala (Mississippi Masala)
- 1992: Your heart knows the truth (Dil Aashna Hai)
- 1992: Ek Hota Vidushak
- 1994: Patang
- 1995: Trimurti
- 1995: Mohini - TV movie
- 1995: Target
- 1995: Angrakshak
- 1996: Vrindavan Film Studios
- 1997: Gudia
- 1997: The Death Sentence: Mrityu Dand
- 1997: Bombay Blue television series
- 1998: Zor: Never Underestimate the Force
- 1998: Train to Pakistan
- 1999: Hu Tu Tu
- 2000: Seducing Maarya
- 2000: Gaja Gamini
- 2001: Aks
- 2001: A Pocket Full of Dreams
- 2002: Agni Varsha
- 2003: Gangaajal
- 2003: Paap - A Fatal Sin (Paap)
- 2004: Devrai
- 2004: From Tak Chhappan
- 2004: Dance Like a Man
- 2004: Asambhav
- 2005: Kay Dyache Bola
- 2005: James
- 2005: Apaharan
- 2006: 1st Bite
- 2006: Rang De Basanti - The Color Saffron (Rang De Basanti)
- 2006: Shevri
- 2008: Valu
- 2009: Rita
- 2009: Vihir
- 2010: Samudra
- 2011: Phhir
- 2011: Deool
- 2012: Masala
- 2012: maximum
- 2012: Jism 2
Awards
- Padma Shri (1990)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1996)
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (March 6, 2002)
- Goethe Medal (2004)
Web links
- Mohan Agashe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Born Free - MOHAN AGASHE Actor, July 23, 1947 in The Indian Express August 12, 2007
- Mohan Agashe, Indian Theater Artist
- Art and the mind in The Hindu from June 21, 2012
- Sudhir Raikar's interview with Mohan Agashe in the Mumbai Theater Guide
Individual evidence
- ^ Director of the film based on the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema; Attribution to Sai Paranjpye in the Indian Express ( Born Free ) is probably incorrect
- ↑ Completion of 10th grade 1963: Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The abbreviation used in India for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - university degree in medicine in countries with a British education system
- ↑ http://www.wpanet.org/detail.php?section_id=5&content_id=232
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/1/archiv/archiv/?dig=2007/03/10/a0201
- ^ Psychiatrist & actor in The Hindu, October 23, 2002
- ^ Volker Ludwig: Laudation for Mohan Agashe on March 22, 2004
- ↑ Shobhaa De : Sunday treat ..... Mohan Agashe Uncut!
- ↑ Information from the Order's Chancellery in the Office of the Federal President.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agashe, Mohan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agashe, Mohan Mahadeo (full name); Agashe, Mohan M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bhor , India |