Atmaram bhende biography
- Born in May 1923, Mr. Bhende, a qualified engineer from Mumbai's prestigious Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), graced the.
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- Atmaram Bhende was born on May 7, 1923 in India.
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Actor Atmaram Bhende no more
Pune: Veteran theatre and film actor Atmaram Bhende passed away at a private hospital in the city on Saturday. He was 93.
Atmaram was the father of late Nandu Bhende, a popular rock singer. Bhende, fondly referred to as Bapu, was born on May 7, 1923. He completed his engineering from VJTI in 1945. He worked as an engineer in several organizations and retired as a senior executive from the Indian Oil Corporation in 1981.
Bhende was the joint secretary of the Marathi Natya Parishad between 1954-60 and was also the first one to make use of the concept of revolving stage in Marathi theatre. He had been active on the stage in the capacity of director, actor and producer for the last 60 years and was known for his versatility. He directed and produced more than 70 plays, including some for children.
In 1940s and early 50s, Bhende tried to infuse new life in Marathi theatre by his experimental plays which earned him the reputation of being a ‘pioneer of the experimental Marathi theatre’.
Bhende and his associate late Baban Prabhu introduced ‘farce’ i
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Nandu Bhende
Nandu Bhende | |
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Bhende (front) with Savage Encounter, 1975 | |
| Birth name | Sadanand Atmaram Bhende |
| Also known as | Nandoo Bhende |
| Born | 27 November 1952 |
| Died | (aged 62) Mumbai |
| Genres | Rock, pop, blues rock, soul |
| Occupation(s) | singer, musician, songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1970–2014 |
| Labels | HMV, TIPS |
| Formerly of | Velvette Fogg, Brief Encounter, Savage Encounter, Atomic Forest Nandu Bhende Band |
Musical artist
Nandu Bhende (27 November 1952 – 11 April 2014) was an Indian singer and actor.
Life
Sadanand (Nandu) Bhende was the son of the Marathi actor-director Atmaram Bhende and Dr Asha Bhende (Born Lily Ezekiel Talkar of The Jewish Indian Bene Israel community). He was a theater artist, singer, music composer, music producer.
Bhende sang with 1970s bands such as Velvette Fogg, Brief Encounter and then Savage Encounter. He later went on to perform the roles of Judas in Alyque Padamsee's production of Jesus Christ Superstar and the role of Jesus in the Bangalore version of the same opera; this lead onto fu
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ATMARAM GOVIND BHENDE
Shri. Atmaram Bhende, fondly referred to as Bapu, was born on May 7th, 1923.
He completed his Engineering in L. T. M. from V.J.T.I. in 1945. Shri Bhende worked as an Engineer and in executive positions in several reputed organizations such as Volkart Brothers, textile commissioner's office etc. Retired in May 1981 from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, after working as a senior executive for seventeen years.
Shri Bhende has been active on the Marathi stage in the capacity of Director, Actor, and Producer for the last sixty years and is well known for his versatility. He has so far directed and produced more than seventy plays, including several children's play. He has the distinction of over one hundred shows and at least two plays directed by him running for more than five hundred shows. Bhende's major contributions to the theatre in Maharashtra are as follows:
In the 1940s and the early 1950s, when the Marathi theatre was considered to be 'dying', Bhende tried to attempt to inject new life into it by his experimental plays. He is therefore considered t
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