Madhu Kambikar

Madhu Kambikar is an Indian performing folk art artist, theatre actor and film and TV personality,[1] who belongs to the state of Maharashtra.[2][3][4][5][6]

Personal life

She was born in Malegaon, a village in Beed district, 28 July 1953 in the Kolhati community.[7] She dropped out of school and used to follow her father himself a performing artist to shows. She herself became a performer at a very young age. She is the aunt of the late Kishor Shantabai Kale.[8]

On 27 November 2016, she collapsed on stage during a lavani-tamasha performance at Yashwant Natya Mandir, Matunga and became unconscicous, she has been hospitalised and her condition was reported to be serious but that she was responding to treatment.[9]

Folk and contemporary theatre

She acted in about a dozen folk plays, notable amongst them being;[1][10][11]

  • Dadu Indurikar's "Gadhavacha lagna"
  • Shankar Patil's "Bhangadishivay pudhari nahi"
  • Ashok Paranjape's "Ude ga Ambe ude"
  • Vasant Sabnis' "Viccha mazi puri kara"
  • Atmaram Sawant's "Mujra ghya sarkar"
  • Ashok Patole/ Suyog's "Kashi me rahu tashich"
  • Her own "Sakhi mazi lavani" directed by Upendra Limaye

She has acted in 22–25 contemporary plays, amongst them are:[12][1]

  • Tumcha amcha sem asta
  • Vastraharan
  • Putrakameshti
  • Paying guest
  • Ajab nyaya vartulacha

Selected filmography

She has acted in over a hundred films, amongst them are:[1][3][13][2][14][15][10][16][17][18]

Accolades
  • Hansa Wadkar Special Award for Best Actress[19]
  • Natvarya Keshavrao Date Puraskar[20]
  • Chairperson of the 2013 Mahila Lokakala Sammelan, Nagpur[21]
  • Lokashahir Patthe Bapurao Puraskar[22]
  • Maharshi Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Lavani Kalavant Puraskar 2007
  • Zee Chitra Gaurav Life Time Achievement Award 2018

References
  1. "मधू कांबीकर - Saamana". Saamana. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  2. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (2014-07-10). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943189.
  3. Datt, Dr Gopal (1984-01-01). Indian Cinema, the Next Decade. Indian Film Directorsʼ Association.
  4. Contributions to Indian Sociology. Mouton. 1995-01-01.
  5. "Legendary Marathi actress Madhu Kambikar hospitalised - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. "मधू कांबीकर आयसीयूमध्ये -Maharashtra Times". Maharashtra Times. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  7. Rege, Sharmila. "Conceptualising Popular Culture". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "A life lived for the community - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  9. "मधु कांबीकर यांची प्रकृती अत्यवस्थ". beta1.esakal.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  10. "मधू कांबीकर -Maharashtra Times". Maharashtra Times. 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  11. "Upendra Limye - Theatre". www.upendralimaye.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  12. "सिनेअभिनेत्री कांबीकरांच्या लावणीने प्रेक्षक भारावले". Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  13. 26th International Film Festival of India '95, Bombay, January 10–20, 1995. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1995-01-01.
  14. Publishing, Pearson Custom (1997-05-01). Time Dollar Concept: Plan for Prosperity and Equality. Pearson Custom Publishing. ISBN 9780536000514.
  15. "From streets to celluloid: A long journey for Dombaris". The Indian Express. 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  16. "Of talking dolls and 3D effects". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  17. "Adhir Man Zale' Looks Like A Tribute?-Nilkath Master-Pooja Sawant, Ajay-Atul!". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  18. "Rediff On The NeT: Mohan Gokhale is dead". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  19. Mass Media in India. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 2004-01-01.
  20. "नटवर्य केशवराव दाते पुरस्कार मधू कांबीकर यांना जाहीर". Loksatta (in Marathi). 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  21. "महिला लोककला संमेलनाध्यक्षपदी मधू कांबीकर यांची निवड". marathibhaskar. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  22. "मधू कांबीकर यांना पठ्ठे बापूराव पुरस्कार". Retrieved 2016-12-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.