Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in
Marathi theatre,
Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor,
Chandrakant Gokhale.
Gokhale made his directorial debut in 2010, with the Marathi film ''
Aaghaat''. Produced by Sprint Arts Creation in 2013, he won the
National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actor (), is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India instituted since 1967 to actors who have delivered the best performanc ...
category for his
Marathi film ''
Anumati''.
Early and personal life
Gokhale was born in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
,
Bombay Presidency on 14 November 1945. His great grandmother,
Durgabai Kamat
Durgabai Kamat (c. 1879 – 17 May 1997) was a Marathi actress, who was the first actress in Indian cinema.
Early and personal life
Kamat was born in a brahmin family. She was also the maternal grandmother of veteran Marathi actor Chandrakan ...
, was the first female actor of the Indian screen, while his grandmother
Kamlabai Gokhale (Kamlabai Kamat at that time) was the first female child actor of Indian cinema. His father
Chandrakant Gokhale was a veteran Marathi film and stage artist and has acted in over 70 Marathi and Hindi films.
Gokhale ran a real estate firm called Sujata Farms in Pune. He was also a social activist. His family's charitable foundation provides financial support for disabled soldiers, Children of lepers, and education of orphan children.
In February 2016, due to a throat ailment, Gokhale retired from stage activities, though he continued film work.
He was admitted to Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital on 5 November 2022 in Pune, where he died due to multiple organ failure on 26 November 2022, at the age of 77.
Filmography
Films
Plays
# ''Khara Sangaycha Tar'' as Criminal Lawyer (based on ''
The Witness for the Prosecution'' by
Agatha Christie)
# ''Katha'' as Shyamrao Lele
# ''Ke Dil Abhi Bhara Nahi''
Television
References
External links
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1946 births
2022 deaths
Male actors from Maharashtra
Indian male television actors
Indian male stage actors
Male actors in Marathi cinema
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Marathi theatre
Marathi actors
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Best Actor National Film Award winners
Male actors in Marathi television
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
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