Balgandharva

Balgandharva

124 mins | Drama | May 6, 2011

Balgandharva, the eminent towering singer from the bygone golden era of Marathi "sangeet natak" (musical dramas) definitely deserved some modern celluloid space. This film does well to document his life, the younger generation who is unaware of his charisma will get to know him. The film chronicles his life , his acting career well. It gives a good overview of how the drama companies were run and how he influenced the running. His values and character stand out amidst all the tragedies in his life.

Balgandharva

124 mins | Drama | May 6, 2011

Balgandharva
Balgandharva, the eminent towering singer from the bygone golden era of Marathi "sangeet natak" (musical dramas) definitely deserved some modern celluloid space. This film does well to document his life, the younger generation who is unaware of his charisma will get to know him. The film chronicles his life , his acting career well. It gives a good overview of how the drama companies were run and how he influenced the running. His values and character stand out amidst all the tragedies in his life.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers
Original title बालगंधर्व
Directors Ravi Jadhav
Writers Abhiram Bhadkamkar

Cast

Subodh Bhave

as Balgandharva

Nitin Chandrakant Desai

as Lokmanya Tilak

Kishore Kadam

as Ganapatrao Bodas

Abhijit Kelkar

as Sadubhau Ranade

Prachiti Mhatre

as Johar Begum

Avinash Narkar

as Balasaheb Pandit