Ramdas Padhye

Ramdas Padhye
Ramdas Padhye with his puppet
Born
Ramdas Padhye

(1945-01-24) January 24, 1945 (age 79) [1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
SpouseAparna Padhye[2]
ParentYeshwant K Padhye (father)

Ramdas Padhye (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker.[3][2] He has performed in India and abroad for five decades. Ramdas did his first TV debut in 1972 along with his puppet 'Ardhavatrao' when Doordarshan called him to do a 15-minute show.[4]

Ramdas was the first Indian ventriloquist to perform on various International television network like NBC, CBS and BBC.[5]

Ramdas Padhye also trained Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan[5] and Aditya Roy Kapur[6] in ventriloquism.

Career

Ramdas also performed before the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in New Delhi in the year 1968.[7][8]

In 2001, American puppeteer Robert Rockwood used puppets made by Ramdas Padhye at Atlanta.[9]

In 2020, Ramdas along with his son Satyajit Padhye designed India's first 3D printed puppet for film Ludo.[10][11][12]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Performed in films
Year Film Note(s)
1983 Mahaan [13]
1993 Zapatlela [14]
2002 Dil Hai Tumhaara [5]
2013 Zapatlela 2 [15]
2025 Zapatlela 3 † [16]
Television
Show Platform Ref(s)
Gharat Basale Saare Zee Marathi [17][18]
Meri Bhi Suno Doordarshan [19][20]

References

  1. ^ "रामदास पाध्ये, हंसा वाडकर, सुभाष घई, जे. ओमप्रकाश". bytesofindia.com.
  2. ^ a b "Puppetry has a lot of potential". DNA India. 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Say hello to....Ramdas Padhye". The Hindu. 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ "On a string and a prayer". DNA India. 15 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Making strings talk". Tribune India. 29 August 2015.
  6. ^ "एका कॉलवर आदित्य रॉय कपूरच्या मदतीला धावून आले रामदास आणि सत्यजित पाध्ये". Maharashtra Times. 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Want to change society? Try art". Indian Express. 18 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Puppetry needs to evolve to survive in digital era: Ramdas Padhye". Hindustan Times. 25 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Mumbai-based ventriloquist Ramdas Padhye's puppets to be the centre of attention in US". India Today. 27 May 2001.
  10. ^ "आदित्य रॉय कपूरसाठी रामदास पाध्येंनी बनवला 'थ्रीडी बोलका बाहुला'". loksatta.com. 24 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Aditya Roy Kapur becomes Bollywood's first actor to get his 3D look alike puppet designed". indiaforums.com. 24 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Aditya Roy Kapur becomes Bollywood's first actor to get his 3D look alike puppet designed". bollywoodhundama.com. 24 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Aditya Roy Kapoor's unusual skill Entertainment". Deccan Chronicle. 23 October 2020.
  14. ^ "'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi' to 'Zapatlela' : Evergreen Marathi comedies to watch when you are under lockdown". The Times of India. 21 April 2020.
  15. ^ "No Strings Attached". Indian Express. 15 June 2013.
  16. ^ kulkarni, priyanka (2024-04-10). "Zapatlela 3: तात्या विंचू परत येतोय! दिग्दर्शक महेश कोठारेंनी केली 'झपाटलेला 3' सिनेमाची घोषणा". Marathi News Esakal (in Marathi). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  17. ^ "लॉकडाऊनमध्ये नवी मालिका:बोलक्या बाहुल्यांची धमाल मालिका 'घरात बसले सारे', अर्धवट राव आणि आवडा अक्काचे कुटुंबीय येणार भेटीला". Divya Marathi.
  18. ^ "Video: 'घरात बसले सारे', बोलक्या बाहुल्या करणार तुमचं मनोरंजन!". mymahanagar.com. 4 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Aamir Khan's ventriloquist role leaves viewers speechless". Zee News. 8 November 2009.
  20. ^ "Hitting a century". Mumbai Mirror. 20 January 2018.
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