Raja Gosavi
Born28 March 1925[1]
kuroli siddheshwar
Died28 February 1998
OccupationStage/Film Actor
RelativesShama Deshpande[2]

Raja Gosavi (1925-1998) was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi.

Stage career

Gosavi acted in the role of Natsamrat in noted Marathi playwright Kusumagraj’s iconic & milestone Marathi play "Natsamrat" after Dr. Shriram Lagoo.[3][4][5]

Movie career

Gosavi had made his film debut in Raja Paranjape's Lakhachi Gosht in 1952, along with Sharad Talwalkar (it was his debut too).[6] Gosavi worked as a ticket-seller at Bhanuvilas Talkies, Pune for a few years and his film 'Lakhachi Goshta' opened there, which he promoted by selling the tickets both at the counter and in black.[7] Raja Gosavi also plays lead role in one of the most famous play in Marathi "Soujanyachi Aishi Taishi".

List of Movies

Recognition

Raja Gosavi Road in T.M.V. Colony, Pune has been named in his honour.

Personal life

He is the father of Indian actor Shama Deshpande.

References

  1. ^ "Raja Gosavi". British Film Institute. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ^ "With TAM ratings coming in every week, every actor today has a week-long life: Shama Deshpande". Telly Chakar. Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ^ "The secret of my acting is that I'm a thief: Dr Shreeram Lagoo". Dnaindia/. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ^ "I get very little time to be Nana Patekar". Times of India/. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Grand Muhurat Of 'Natasamrat' At Nashik". Zee Talkies. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Lakhachi Goshta (1952)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Bhanuvilas Talkies reopens - for shooting". Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

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