Actors like Manoj Kumar, Sunny Deol and Akshay Kumar are known for playing patriotic characters at different stages in their career and Hindi film history. But when it comes to playing mythological characters, there is only actor who acquired mastery over it. Shahu Modak was Hindi and Marathi cinema’s go-to man to play mythological characters. In fact, he played Krishna 29 times in his career in films like Shyam Sundar (1932), Nand Ke Lala (1934), Shri Krishnarjun Yuddha (1945), Bhagwan Shri Krishna (1950) and Krishna-Krishna (1986).
It was in 1932. You might take time to imagine when that was. Bhalji Pendharkar wanted to make a film on the childhood of Krishna. In those times, there were no playback singers. Only those actors who could sing were cast. They wanted a boy who looked good, could sing and fell in the age group of 12-13 years. Bhaurao Datare, who was known for playing Shivaji Maharaj on stage, told the makers that Modak’s child looks exactly like Krishna but they are Christians by faith. Datare wasn’t sure that Modak’s family would allow him to play a Hindu god, but he felt there is no harm in asking. So, one day Nanasaheb Sarpotdar, Bhalji Pendharkar and Dadasaheb Torne went to Ahmednagar (to meet the Modak family).
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13 июн 2024
