Gopal Govind Phatak played Sudhakar for over fifteen years. His wide range covered all types of drama, historical to mythological and social to Shakespearean. V. V. Shirwadkar suggests that Phatak asked him to write a play to suit old-school actors, and he adapted Shakespeare's King Lear into Natasamrat i.e. 'The Actor-Emperor' in 1970 with Phatak in mind, but unfortunately he could not act in it. His major screen credits include the silent movie Bajirao-Mastani i.e. 'Bajirao and Mastani' in 1925, the evil Kamsa in Akashvani i.e. 'Voice from the Sky' in 1934, the hero Mansingh in Rajput ramani i.e. 'Rajput Lady' in 1936, the rival poet in Pratibha in 1937, and Shivaji in Thoratanchi Kamala i.e. 'Kamala Thorat' in 1941. Gopal Govind Phatak died in 1974. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |