Happy Birthday Sadashiv Amrapurkar: Lesser known facts about Bollywood's greatest villain
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 11, 2020 09:02 AM2020-05-11T09:02:51+5:302020-05-11T09:09:30+5:30
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Born and brought up in a Maharashtrian Brahmin family, Sadashiv Amrapurkar was fondly called Tatya by his family and close friends. He was always socially inclined and had worked towards the betterment of those less fortunate from a very young age. Sadashiv married his high school sweetheart, Sunanda Karmarkar.
Sadashiv Amrapurkar was a philanthropist, social activist, and was engaged in a number of social organizations like Samajik Krutadnyata Nidhi, Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti, Snehalaya, Lokshahi Prabodhan Vyaspeeth, Ahmednagar Aitihasik Vastu Sangrahalaya and many others.
In 1991, he was the first recipient in the Filmfare Best Actor In a Negative Role for Sadak. It was the first time that the category was introduced. His first Filmfare Award was for a supporting role in the film Ardh Satya.
Mahesh Bhatt had narrated the character of 'Maharani' to Sadashiv Amrapurkar at Filmcity. He had also warned Sadashiv that his character might fail. Even then, Sadashiv accepted the offer.
In 1981, Amrapurkar acted in a Marathi play Hands-Up! In the play, he shared stage with actors Avinash Masurekar and Bhakti Barve-Inamdar. This play was a super-hit and Amrapurkar was noticed by director Govind Nihalani who was searching for an artiste to play the central negative character in his film Ardh Satya.
After Ardh Satya, Amrapurkar starred in small roles in films such as Purana Mandir, Nasoor, Muddat, Veeru Dada, Jawani, and Farishtay. In 1987, he starred as the main villain in the Dharmendra starrer Hukumat which went on to be a blockbuster that grossed even more than Mr. India.
