REALISTIC SOCIAL WRITER TENDULKAR!

Today is Death Anniversary of most influential Writer, Dramatist and Screenwriter in Marathi & Hindi...Vijay Tendulkar!

Writer Vijay Tendulkar with award!

He was a Social Commentator too..which reflected in his.. newspaper columns, plays and films!

His most famous plays were 'Shantata Court Chalu Aahe' (1967), 'Ghashiram Kotwal' and 'Sakharam Binder' (1972). He wrote screen - plays for critically acclaimed Parallel films.. Marathi 'Samana' (1975), 'Umbaratha' (1981) & Hindi 'Nishant' (1975), 'Manthan' (1976), 'Aakrosh' (1980), 'Ardha Satya' (1983). 

Most of the films he wrote..won Filmfare 

& National Awards! He received various prestigious awards like 'Sangeet Natak Akadamy Puraskar' (1970), 'Saraswati Samman' (1993), 'Kalidas Samman' (1999). And in 1984 he was honoured with 'Padma Bhushan'!

On today's socio-political situation..miss him a lot!!

Humble homage!!

- Manoj Kulkarni