Madhav Vaze

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Madhav Vaze
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Born (1939-10-21) 21 October 1939 (age 84)
Years active1953 – present
Known forShyam in Shyamchi Aai and Joy Lobo's Father in 3 Idiots

Madhav Vaze (born 21 October 1939) is a theater artist, director and film actor. He has acted and directed mainly in theater and has had a few stints in films.

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Early life

He was born on 21 October 1939.

Career

He started out his career as a child artist in the critically acclaimed film Shyamchi Aai . [1]

In 2009, Vaze made a guest appearance in the Bollywood film 3 Idiots . Director Aamir Khan expressed that he would like to work with Vaze in the theater. [2]

In 2013, Vaze directed a production of Hamlet in Marathi, translated by Parshuram Deshpande and featuring Kanak Datye and Neha Mahajan. [3]

He is a former English lecturer at the Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune.[ citation needed ]

In March 2015 he appeared in the Vodafone m-Pesa advertisement as Babuji. The advert can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgDPTlFxsU

Filmography

Awards

His debut film Shyamchi Aai won the President's award and was one of the first films ever in India.

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References

  1. Gayatri Deshmukh (19 December 2012). "Veteran actor Madhav Vaze heaps praises on Chinmay". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. Camil Parkhe (7 January 2010). "From Shyamchi Aai to 3 Idiots, Vaze Comes a Long Way". Saakal Times. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. Akshata Shetty (28 February 2013). "Theatre director Madhav Vaze directs Shakespeare's Hamlet in Marathi". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.