Dattatray Ramachandra Bhat popularly known as Datta Bhat was an Indian film and

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actor, in

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and

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Stage career

Bhat acted in the role of Natsamrat in noted Marathi playwright

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’s iconic & milestone Marathi play "Natsamrat" after

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. He has worked with many eminent theatre directors including Madhukar Phatak, Vishnu Pant Godbole,

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. He is known for his contribution to the traditional narrative Aakhyan form.

Movie career

Bhatt is an actor, known for Marathi movies like Sarvasakshi (1978),

Sinhasan ''Sinhasan'' ( Marathi: Throne) is 1979 Indian Marathi-language political drama film directed by Jabbar Patel and written by journalist Arun Sadhoo. The film is based on two novels - one of the same name and the other named ''Mumbai Dinank'' ...

(1979) and Maaficha Sakshidar (1986). He has also worked in Hindi movies in Comedy film ''

Damaad ''Damaad'' is a 1978 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rajat Rakshit. It features Amol Palekar, Ranjeeta, Shreeram Lagoo, Tarla Mehta, Preeti Ganguly, Pinchoo Kapoor, Dina Pathak and Jagdeep. The movie is a remake of famous Bengali movie ''M ...

'' (1978) and Murder Mystery film ''

Hanste Khelte Hanste Khelte is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bharat Rangachary and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala. It stars Rahul Roy, Nandini Singh (who made her debut with this film), Asrani, Rakesh Bedi, Anant Mahadevan and Ishrat Ali. Amita ...

'' (1984).

Awards

For his eminence in the field of theatre and his contribution to its enrichment, Shri Dattatray Ramchandra Bhat received the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

for Acting for 1983.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhat, Dattatray Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi theatre People from Nashik