Kissa Kathmandu Ka (1986) on DD National; as Lalmohan Ganguly
Awards, Honours, Achievements
2019: Lotu Patil Theatre Award
2018: Pride of Planet Award
2018: Vishnudas Bhave Puraskar
2017: Thespo Lifetime Achievement Award
2004: Goethe Medal
2002: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1996: Sahitya Akademi Award
1990: Padma Shri in Arts
Favourites
Playwright
Vijay Tendulkar
Actor
Naseeruddin Shah
Om Puri
Actress
Smita Patil
Shabana Azmi
Filmmaker(s)
Satyajit Ray
Sumitra Bhave
Dr Jabbar Pate
Ramesh Kulkarni
Some Lesser Known Facts
1. Mohan Agashe is a renowned Indian actor and psychiatrist with a strong presence in the Indian film industry.
2. He was honored with the Padma Shri award in 1990 and received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1996.
3. Agashe began his career as a child artist in the theatre group 'Children's theatre.'
4. His notable works in Marathi cinema include films like Samna (1975), Jait Re Jait (1977), Ek Hota Vidushak (1992), Astu: So Be It (2015), Kaasav (2017), and Chandramukhi (2022).
5. In 1980, he ventured into Bollywood with the film Aakrosh.
6. During the 1980s, he gained popularity for portraying Nana Phadnavis in the play Ghashiram Kotwal.
7. He co-established the Theatre Academy in Pune in 1980.
8. In 1991, Agashe founded the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) in Pune.
9. He launched a program in 1993 to study the trauma of Latur earthquake victims for the Indian Council of Medical Research.
10. Mohan Agashe served as the director of the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) in 1997.
11. In 2018, he acted in the romantic comedy film “#PuranaPyaar” directed by Gorilla Shorts.
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