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V. Shantaram-A versatile genius film director from Bollywood
December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Featured | Posted by: Mithi Chinoy
V. Shantaram-A versatile genius film director from Bollywood
For Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram or V. Shantaram as we know him, learning filmcraft was indeed a very difficult task, considering that this Kolhapur boy had no formal education at all. He was born on November 18, 1901, in Maharashtra’s princely state of Kolhapur to a Jain family of very modest means, hence the lack of education.
V Santaram -Dr. Kontis Ki Amar Kahani
Early in life, he was forced to take on small jobs to support his family, one of which was being a curtain-puller in a theatre called the Gandharva Natak Mandali. This was his first exposure to the film world and it had him so enthralled that he continued to do small jobs related to acting and film making, while picking up its fine points when he interacted with the top professionals of the time.
Born: Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram on November 18, 1901
Place of birth: Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Died: October 30, 1990 (aged 88) at Mumbai
Years active: 1921-1987
Early career
V. Shantaram’s film career began with him doing all sorts of odd jobs at Baburao Painter’s Maharashtra Film Co., Kolhapur. He joined this company to learn the nuances of film making and acting from Painter. In 1921, he debuted in the silent film, Surekha Haran. In 1925, he played the role of a young farmer who revolts against the system in Painter’s Savkari Pash and then went on to direct his first film in 1927, titled Netaji Palkar.
After nine years of working with the Maharashtra Film Co., he quit to start his own production house, Prabhat Films. This famous production house was formed along with four partners, V.G. Damle, S. Fatelal, K.R. Dhaiber and S.B. Kulkarni. Now, his career was well on the upswing. All his partners were thorough professionals, but did not have a solid financial background.
Prabhat Studios
However, by sheer
December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Featured | Posted by: Mithi Chinoy
V. Shantaram-A versatile genius film director from Bollywood
For Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram or V. Shantaram as we know him, learning filmcraft was indeed a very difficult task, considering that this Kolhapur boy had no formal education at all. He was born on November 18, 1901, in Maharashtra’s princely state of Kolhapur to a Jain family of very modest means, hence the lack of education.
V Santaram -Dr. Kontis Ki Amar Kahani
Early in life, he was forced to take on small jobs to support his family, one of which was being a curtain-puller in a theatre called the Gandharva Natak Mandali. This was his first exposure to the film world and it had him so enthralled that he continued to do small jobs related to acting and film making, while picking up its fine points when he interacted with the top professionals of the time.
Born: Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram on November 18, 1901
Place of birth: Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Died: October 30, 1990 (aged 88) at Mumbai
Years active: 1921-1987
Early career
V. Shantaram’s film career began with him doing all sorts of odd jobs at Baburao Painter’s Maharashtra Film Co., Kolhapur. He joined this company to learn the nuances of film making and acting from Painter. In 1921, he debuted in the silent film, Surekha Haran. In 1925, he played the role of a young farmer who revolts against the system in Painter’s Savkari Pash and then went on to direct his first film in 1927, titled Netaji Palkar.
After nine years of working with the Maharashtra Film Co., he quit to start his own production house, Prabhat Films. This famous production house was formed along with four partners, V.G. Damle, S. Fatelal, K.R. Dhaiber and S.B. Kulkarni. Now, his career was well on the upswing. All his partners were thorough professionals, but did not have a solid financial background.
Prabhat Studios
However, by sheer