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Sadashiv Amrapurkar | |
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 Monochrome portrait of Amrapurkar | |
| Born | Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar 11 May 1950 [1] Ahmednagar, Bombay State, India |
| Died | 3 November 2014 (aged 64) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupations | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–2014 |
| Spouse |
Sunanda Amrapurkar (m. 1973) |
| Awards | Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Ardh Satya (1983) Best Villain for Sadak (1991) |
Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 2013.[2] He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other regional languages. Amrapurkar played a negative role against Dharmendra in Anil Sharma's first successful movie Hukumat in 1987.
He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak — the first time the award was instituted. In 1993, he won the Filmfare Award for best actor in a villainous role, when the award was instituted. In 1993, Amrapurkar also played a comic hero, Inspector Pyare Mohan, in Aankhen. In addition to negative roles, he played supporting roles and later, comic roles.
- ^ Kotwani, Hiren; Sinha, Seema (4 November 2014). "Sadashiv Amrapurkar was the first recipient of Filmfare's Best Actor in a villanious role". The Times of India. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passes away". The Times of India. The Times Group. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.