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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. Actor: Ramshastri. First major freelance director-character actor in Marathi and Hindi cinema. Born in Amravati. Child actor on amateur stage. Started Arun Players in Pune and staged Chekov's Cherry Orchard and Harindranath Chattopadhyay's Returned from Abroad. Claimed Ernst Lubitsch's The Patriot (1928) as a major influence.
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.
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.
Gajanan Jagirdar. Actor: Ramshastri. First major freelance director-character actor in Marathi and Hindi cinema. Born in Amravati. Child actor on amateur stage. Started Arun Players in Pune and staged Chekov's Cherry Orchard and Harindranath Chattopadhyay's Returned from Abroad. Claimed Ernst Lubitsch's The Patriot (1928) as a major influence.
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.
