Satish Dubhashi (सतीश दुभाषी) was an Indian actor known for his roles in the

Marathi language Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state o ...

movies and

Marathi theatre Marathi theatre is theatre in the Marathi language, mostly originating or based in the state of Maharashtra in India, and elsewhere with Marathi diaspora. Starting in the middle of the 19th century, it flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, ...

Stage career

Dubhashi 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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. In the play written by

P. L. Deshpande Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (alternatively written as Pu La Deshpande; 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000), popularly known by his initials ("Pu. La.") or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an a ...

"Ti Phulrani" which had become very popular during 70s,

Bhakti Barve Bhakti Barve (10 September 1948 – 12 February 2001) was an Indian film, theatre and television actress in Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati. She is best known for her role in Kundan Shah's comedy ''Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), where she acted alo ...

had performed the title role opposite Satish Dubhashi.

Film career

Dubhashi's notable movie roles include the one of pragmatic union leader D’Costa (reportedly based on

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) in the 1979 Marathi political drama movie ''

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'' by ...

'' directed by

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. He also acted in the 1973 English movie "Birbal My Brother".

Films

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'' सिंहासन (1979) * ''

Bala Gau Kashi Angai ''Bala Gau Kashi Angai'' is a Marathi movie released on 4 April 1977. Alka loses her mind when her baby dies after Madhuri accidentally drops him. Feeling guilty, Madhuri marries Sridhar with the intention of giving her baby to Alka, which may h ...

'' बाळा गाऊ कशी अंगाई * ''Birbal my brother'' (1973) * ''Chandoba chnadoba bhaglas ka'' चांदोबा चांदोबा भागलास का

Personal life

Dubhashi was the maternal cousin of the veteran Marathi writer and humorist

P.L.Deshpande Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (alternatively written as Pu La Deshpande; 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000), popularly known by his initials ("Pu. La.") or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi language, Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. ...

. His paternal grandfather,

Vaman Mangesh Dubhashi Vaman Mangesh Dubhashi , with the pen name "Rigvedi" or as "Rugvedi" was a Marathi poet and writer from Karwar, India. Famous Works Dubhashi had translated Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali into Marathi under the title "Abhang Gitanjali". Hindu ...

, was a poet and connoisseur of literature, who was also the founder of Hindu High School located in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubhashi, Satish Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi theatre People from Uttara Kannada People from Karwar Konkani people