Bhalji Pendharkar

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 03 May 1897
Date of birth: 26 Nov 1994
Age: 97

Early life and family >> Born to Radhabai and her patron Dr Gopal Pendharkar, Bhalji was related to quite a few film personalities in Indian film industry.A number of his close relations achieved fame in the Indian film industry.They include his elder brother Baburao Pendharkar, half-brother and actor-Director, Master Vinayak Karnataki, and maternal cousin V Shantaram. >>> Personal life..>> Bhalji had two wives. One of whom, Leela Chandragiri, acted and sang in Hindi and Marathi films in 1930s under the name Miss Leela. Leela-bai already had two children when she first met Bhalji. Bhalji adopted both of them, a boy (Jayasingh) and a girl. The girl later married novelist Ranjit Desai and she is better known as Madhavi Desai (died in 2013); she wrote the book 'Naacha Ga Ghumaa'. Bhalji's son with his first wife, Prabhakar Pendharkar (1933–2010), was associated with making of Do Aankhen Barah Haath in 1950s, wrote the book रारंगढांग, and was author-director of noteworthy documentaries. Bhalji named his studio Jayaprabha, combining in it the names of Leela's son Jayasingh (whom Bhalji had adopted) and his own son Prabhakar.Film career Bhalji started his career in the era of silent films. He was associated with Prabhat Film Company's earliest talkies, and also worked with other studios in hometown of Kolhapur. Later he acquired his own studio in form of Jayprabha Studio[2] and became a film producer and director. He also wrote lyrics for some film songs in Marathi. His more famous films are: Netaji Palkar, Thoratanchi Kamala, Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mohityanchi Manjula, Maratha Titutka Melvava, Sadhi Manse, Tambdi Maati. Hindi: Maharathi Karna, Valimi, Chhatrapati Shivaji.Ganimi Kawa Bhalji was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1991 by the Indian Government. >> .>>> List of successful movies directed 1925 Bajirao Mastani 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram 1931 Rani Rupmati 1932/II Shyam Sundar 1932/I Shyam Sundar 1934/I Akashwani 1934/II Akashwani 1934/II Partha Kumar 1934/I Partha Kumar 1935 Kalia Mardan 1935 Muraliwala 1936 Rukmani Kalyanam 1936 Savitri 1937 Kanhopatra 1938/II Raja Gopichand 1938/I Raja Gopichand 1939 Netaji Palkar 1940 Alakh Niranjan 1940 Gorakhnath 1941 Thoratanchi Kamala 1942 Bhakta Damaji 1942 Soonbai 1943 Bahirji Naik 1944 Maharathi Karna 1944 Swarna Bhoomi 1946/I Valmiki 1946 Sasurvaas 1949 Meeth Bhakar 1950 Mee Daru Sodli 1950 Shilanganache Sone 1952/I Chhatrapati Shivaji 1952/II Chhatrapati Shivaji 1953 Mazi Zameen 1954 Maharani Yesubai 1955 Yere Majhya Maglya 1956 Pavankhind 1957 Naikinicha Sazza 1959 Akashganga 1963 Mohityanchi Manjula 1964 Maratha Tituka Melvava 1965 Sadhi Manse 1969 Tambdi Maati Films Written 1939 Netaji Palkar (writer) 1937 Kanhopatra 1934/I Akashwani (screenplay / story) 1934/II Akashwani (screenplay / story) 1932/I Shyam Sundar (screenplay / story) 1932/II Shyam Sundar (screenplay / story) 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram 1925 Bajirao Mastani >>> As producer>> 1939 Netaji Palkar 1927 Vande Mataram Ashram >>> As Actor >> 1924 Prithvi Vallabh