Ramdas Padhye | |
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Ramdas Padhye with his puppet | |
Born | Ramdas Padhye January 24, 1945 [1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Spouse | Aparna 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]
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.
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]
† | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Note(s) |
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1983 | Mahaan | [13] |
1993 | Zapatlela | [14] |
2002 | Dil Hai Tumhaara | [5] |
2013 | Zapatlela 2 | [15] |
2025 | Zapatlela 3† | [16] |
Show | Platform | Ref(s) |
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Gharat Basale Saare | Zee Marathi | [17] [18] |
Meri Bhi Suno | Doordarshan | [19] [20] |