He never distinguished between his visitors, he met everyone – irrespective of age, position or religion – with the same warmth,” Deshpande recounted. From 6 am onwards, people would start visiting him, especially morning walkers who go to Parvati Hill.
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Watch Raja Shivchhatrapati - Marathi Drama serial on Disney+ Hotstar now. From creative writing of Babasaheb purandare, history of Shivaji Maharaj the drama Janta Raja will be showcase at Nasik from 18th oct to 23rd oct, 2008. Tags: Babasaheb Purandare, Janata Raja, Marathi, Marathi Theatre, Shivaji Maharaj. “When I was writing the authorised biography, it was difficult to get some alone time with him, so he asked me to go see him at 4 am. Witness the heroic journey of the great warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who led the resistance to free the Marathas and created an independent kingdom. Posted in Latest News by marathitheatre on 15, 2008. He used different media for this, biographies, plays like Janata Raja, films like Sarja and exhibits like Shiv Srushti,” he said.ĭeshpande pointed out that despite his advanced age, Purandare continued to meet people with great enthusiasm, almost throughout the day. Watch Raja Shivchhatrapati - Marathi Drama TV Serial on Disney+ Hotstar now. Watch the full episode, online only on Hotstar. Shivaji is crowned as the King of Dakhan, which infuriates Badshah Aurangzeb. For him, telling tales from Chhatrapati Shivaji’s life was not a means of entertainment but an effort towards nation building. The show brings to you the life of the great Maratha ruler, King Shivaji Maharaj. “He inspired many generations of youngsters with his books, speeches and plays.
Sagar Deshpande, who authored Purandare’s biography Bel Bhandara, said he had a special affinity towards the youth. Raj thackeray pays homage to Babasaheb Purandare at his residence in Pune on Monday. The first show was staged on Apat Renuka Swaroop Girls’ High School and 1,550 shows have been staged across the country so far.
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He used to act it out himself and show the actors how to portray important roles. The first casting was that of the shahir, a Class XII boy named Sanjiv Purandare,” he said. I was connected to a youth group at that time, so we cast people from that group and elsewhere. When he returned in October that year, we started doing casting and rehearsals. Babasaheb Purandare’s grand three-hour play Janata Raja is known across Maharashtra for its production design which brings the 17th century alive on the stage.According to those who worked on the play with him, Purandare was inspired to take up the grand production during a trip to Rome and London.
He told me to start working on this idea. “After watching the play, he wrote me a letter from London and told me about his plan to create a grand play. Historian Babasaheb Purandare passed away at the age of 99.