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Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema, also called Bollywood, as well as Marathi cinema. The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film director with Prabhat Films.
Gajanan Jagirdar (1907-1988) was a pioneer of Marathi and Hindi cinema. He acted in and directed films such as Ramshastri, Suraj, and Umrao Jaan, and wrote books on acting and filmmaking.
- January 1, 1
- Amravati, Bombay Presidency, British India
- January 1, 1
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
This monograph brings out many unknown stories of Indian cinema while throwing light on Jagirdar's multifaceted personality and his contribution to the Indian film industry. The first 'Freelancer' of Indian films, his superlative offering to Indian cinema lay in his diverse nature of service.
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Gajanan Jagirdar was a popular character artist associated with Bollywood known for playing senior actor roles of father, grandfather, professor etc. This veteran actor was also associated with Marathi cinema, and played lead roles in early Bollywood talkies.
Learn about the life and career of Gajanan Jagirdar, the first major freelance director-character actor in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He worked with Prabhat, Minerva, Huns Pictures and P.K. Atre, and directed Ramshastri, Shejari and Swami.
- April 2, 1907
- August 13, 1988
Filmography & biography of Gajanan Jagirdar who started his career with the movie Chhatrapati Shivaji. Check out the movie list, birth date, latest news, videos & photos, trivia gossips and upcoming film projects of actor Gajanan Jagirdar on BookMyShow.
Ashok Jagirdar, son of Gajanan Jagirdar, handed over 130 photographs and other memorabilia from his personal collection to Prakash Magdum, director, NFAI in Pune.
