Bal Gandharva

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Bal Gandharva was a legendary Marathi stage actor and singer renowned for his iconic female roles and profound influence on Marathi musical theatre in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marathi stage actor
person
theatre artist
activeYearsEnd mid 20th century
activeYearsStart early 1900s
awardReceived Padma Bhushan
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
birthDate 1888-06-26
birthName Narayan Shripad Rajhans
birthPlace Bombay Presidency
British India
Pune
countryOfCitizenship India
deathDate 1967-07-15
deathPlace Pune
ethnicity Marathi
familyName Rajhans
fieldOfWork music
theatre
founded Gandharva Natak Mandali
gender male
genre Hindustani classical music
Natya Sangeet
givenName Narayan
honorific Gandharva
linked to: Gandharvas
influenced Marathi musical theatre
linked to: Marathi theatre
influencedBy Govindrao Tembe
Ram Ganesh Gadkari
knownFor portrayal of female characters on stage
languageOfWork Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
legacy considered one of the greatest Marathi stage actors of the 20th century
memberOf Gandharva Natak Mandali
middleName Shripad
movement Marathi Sangeet Natak movement
linked to: Marathi theatre
nativeName बालगंधर्व
nickname Bal Gandharva
notableFor Marathi Sangeet Natak
linked to: Natya Sangeet

female roles in Marathi musical theatre
notableWork Sangeet Ekach Pyala
Sangeet Katyar Kaljat Ghusli
Sangeet Manapman
Sangeet Saubhadra
occupation classical vocalist
playback singer
stage actor
religion Hinduism
spouse Gohar Bai Karnataki
Laxmibai (first wife)
linked to: Laxmibai
stageName Bal Gandharva

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Marathi theatre earlyPioneer Bal Gandharva
Marathi theatre hasNotableActor Bal Gandharva
Bal Gandharva stageName Bal Gandharva
Bal Gandharva nickname Bal Gandharva