Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar
Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar (1907–1979) was an Indian artist and film art director in Hindi cinema who won the Filmfare Best Art Direction Award three times: for Pardesi (1958), for Kaagaz Ke Phool (1960), and for Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1962).
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Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar
- Name
- M.
- Birth Name
- Murlidhar Ramchandra Acharekar
- Born
- 1907
- Birthplace
- Achra, Maharashtra
- Died
- 1979
- Place of death
- Delhi, India
- Occupation
- Artist, art director, author
- Awards
- Padma Shri
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Fields
- portrait
- Honours
- Padma Shri in arts
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Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar (1907–1979) was an Indian artist and film art director in Hindi cinema who won the Filmfare Best Art Direction Award three times: for Pardesi (1958), for Kaagaz Ke Phool (1960), and for Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1962).
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• Name — M. R. Acharekar • Birth Name — Murlidhar Ramchandra Acharekar • Born — 1907 • Birthplace — Achra, Maharashtra • Died — 1979 • Place of death — Delhi, India • Occupation — Artist, art director, author • Awards — Padma Shri
Early life
Early life
M.R. Acharekar was born in Hadi Village, near Achra in Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra.
Career
Career
1923–28 M.R Acharekar explored new areas of expression like photography and lithography, and also started a lithopress in Bombay. He became noted for his early success at various exhibitions at home and abroad, and would eventually execute important commissions, painting such historical events as the inauguration of the Round Table Conference by King George V in 1932 and the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of King George V in 1935 in London. He was sent to the latter with special credentials by the then-Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon. Acharekar Continued to draw portraits of dignitaries and eminent men and women in India for over forty years. His book, Rupadarsini, An Indian Approach to Human Form addressed the controversial issue of figure drawing.
Education
Education
• 1917–23 Studied at Ketkar Institute of Art, Bombay. • 1928 Diploma in Painting, Govt. of Maharashtra, Bombay. • 1932–34 Studied at Royal College of Art, London.
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Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar is recorded as having received Padma Shri in arts.
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1905
Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar born at Achra.
1979
Murlidhar Ramachandra Acharekar died at Delhi.
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• 1923 Appointed as Junior Teacher, Ketkar Institute of Art, Bombay. • 1937–39 Deputy Director, Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay. • 1948–56 Principal, Academy of Art, Bombay.
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