Vishram Bedekar
Vishwanath Chintamani Bedekar (13 August 1906 – 30 October 1998), who professionally used the name Vishram Bedekar, was an Indian Marathi-language writer and film director. Bedekar was born on 13 August 1906, in Amravati. After receiving his college degree in Amravati, he went to Nagpur for his post-graduate studies.
Also recorded as Vishwanath Chintamani Bedekar
Vishram Bedekar
- Name
- Vishwanath Chintamani Bedekar
- Born
- 13 August 1906
- Birthplace
- Amravati, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Died
- 30 October 1998
- Place of death
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Spouse
- Malati Bedekar
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter · poet · writer
- Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Languages
- Marathi
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Biography
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During his college days, he was drawn to English literature and theater. He moved to Pune in the 1930s. In 1938, he married Malati Bedekar, (whose maiden name was Balutai Khare).
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• Name — Vishwanath Chintamani Bedekar • Born — 13 August 1906 • Birthplace — Amravati, Bombay Presidency, British India • Died — 30 October 1998 • Place of death — Pune, Maharashtra, India • Other Names — Vishram Bedekar • Children — Shrikant Bedekar • Spouse — Malati Bedekar
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Vishram Bedekar (1906 – 1998) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Vishram Bedekar is recorded in 1906, and the death in 1998.
Literary work
Literary work
In 1939, Bedekar wrote his only novel Ranangan. It portrayed romantic love between an Indian youth and a German Jewish girl against the backdrop of World War II, and created a storm in literary circles in his times, and was translated into English in 2021. The novel was based on Bedekar's own experience on an ocean voyage in 1938 from Europe to India in which he encountered a number of Jews fleeing German persecution. Bedekar received in 1985 a Sahitya Akademi Award for his autobiographical Ek Jhad Ani Don Pakshi. He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Bombay in 1988. Bedekar wrote several plays: • Brahma Kumari (A mythological play with contemporary relevance) • Naro Wa Kunjaro Wa • Waje Paul Apule • Tilak Ani Agarkar The last play depicted the emotional and intellectual conflict between Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar.
Movie Direction
Movie Direction
Bedekar took a course in cinematography in the U.K. He directed many Marathi and Hindi films. Few of the notable movies are: • Thakiche Lagna • Satyache Prayog • Vasudeo Balwant • Naradnardi • Krushnarjun Yuddha • Chool Ani Mool • Ramshastri • Pahila Palna • Andheri Duniya (Hindi) (1936) • Lakharani (Hindi) (1945) • Talaash (Hindi) 1957 • Do Bhai (Hindi) (1961) • Rustom Sohrab (Hindi) (1963) • Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi (Hindi) (1970) • Bharat Ke Shaheed (Hindi) (1972)
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