Dada Kondke
| Dada Kondke दादा कोंडके |
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| Born |
Krishna Kondke 8 August 1932 Naigaum, near Lalbaug, Mumbai (Village-Ingavali, Tal-Bhor, Pune) |
| Died | 30 September 1997 (aged 65) Rama Niwas, Shivaji Park, Mumbai |
| Other names | Dada |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Lyricist, Writer |
| Years active | 1969-1997 |
| Home town | Ingavali, Tal-Bhor, Pune |
| Spouse(s) | Nalini Kondke (1960-1967) |
| Children | Tejaswini Kondke (1969-Present) |
Krishna Kondke (August 8, 1932 – March 14, 1998), popularly known as Dada Kondke, was a Marathi actor and film producer. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre dialogues in movies.
Kondke was born in a family owning a grocery shop and owners of chawls in Morbaug area of Mumbai which were let out. His family members were also foreman handling millworkers of Bombay Dyeing on Gokulashtami day and hence was named Krishna. Dada Kondke was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of films (nine) that achieved silver jubilee (running for 25 consecutive weeks). Kondke was called "Dada", an honorific Marathi term meaning "elder brother", which led to his popular name Dada Kondke. He was credited with introducing the genre of sex comedy to Marathi cinema and Indian cinema.
Kondke was a born and raised in a cotton mill-worker family in a chawl in Naigaon, near Lalbaug, Mumbai. His family originally hailed from the village of Ingavali which was in the erstwhile Bhor State near Pune. Kondke and his migrant family retained close connections to their rural roots. As a youngster, Kondke was a rough kid who later on took up job in a local grocery retail chain called Apna Bazaar. He lost most of his immediate family to unfortunate events and the grieving process changed him profoundly. These events made him focus more on the lighter side of life and make people laugh. Kondke started his entertainment career with a band and then worked as a stage actor. While working for the drama companies, Kondke toured all over Maharashtra which helped him understand what entertainment clicked with the local population.
Kondke was involved in cultural activities of Seva Dal, a Congress party volunteers organization, where he started working in dramas and came in contact with various drama related personalities one of whom was Vasant Sabnis, a well known Marathi writer. Later, Kondke started his own drama company, and approached Sabnis to compose a drama script for him. Sabnis was impressed with his personality and his performance in Khankhanpurcha Raja (literal translation, bankrupt king), and wrote a Tamasha, a type of folk play (Loknatya) in Maharashtra, India. The drama was named Vichha Majhi Puri Kara (literal translation, fulfill my wish). The drama went on to play over 1500 shows and made him a star.
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