Ramdas Padhye

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Ramdas Padhye
Ramdas Padhye with his puppet
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Ramdas Padhye

(1945-01-24) January 24, 1945 (age 79) [1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
SpouseAparna Padhye [2]
Parent Yeshwant K Padhye (father)

Ramdas Padhye (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker. [3] [2] He has performed in India and abroad for five decades. Ramdas did his first TV debut in 1972 along with his puppet 'Ardhavatrao' when Doordarshan called him to do a 15-minute show. [4]

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Ramdas was the first Indian ventriloquist to perform on various International television network like NBC, CBS and BBC. [5]

Ramdas Padhye also trained Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan [5] and Aditya Roy Kapur [6] in ventriloquism.

Career

Ramdas also performed before the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in New Delhi in the year 1968. [7] [8]

In 2001, American puppeteer Robert Rockwood used puppets made by Ramdas Padhye at Atlanta. [9]

In 2020, Ramdas along with his son Satyajit Padhye designed India's first 3D printed puppet for film Ludo. [10] [11] [12]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
Performed in films
YearFilmNote(s)
1983 Mahaan [13]
1993 Zapatlela [14]
2002 Dil Hai Tumhaara [5]
2013 Zapatlela 2 [15]
2025Zapatlela 3† [16]
Television
ShowPlatformRef(s)
Gharat Basale Saare Zee Marathi [17] [18]
Meri Bhi Suno Doordarshan [19] [20]

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  10. ↑ "आदित्य रॉय कपूरसाठी रामदास पाध्येंनी बनवला 'थ्रीडी बोलका बाहुला'". loksatta.com. 24 November 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Aditya Roy Kapur becomes Bollywood's first actor to get his 3D look alike puppet designed". bollywoodhundama.com . 24 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Aditya Roy Kapoor's unusual skill Entertainment". Deccan Chronicle . 23 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi' to 'Zapatlela' : Evergreen Marathi comedies to watch when you are under lockdown". The Times of India. 21 April 2020.
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