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{{Short description|Indian film and stage actor and Doctor (1930–1986)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar
| image = Kashinath-Ghanekar-pic.jpg
| imagesize = 225px
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| birth_name = Kashinath Ghanekar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|09|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chiplun]], [[Bombay State]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|03|02|1930|09|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Amravati]], Maharashtra, India
| education = BDS (Mumbai)
| occupation = Theatre, movie actor
| spouse = Irawati Bhide (divorced)<br/> {{marriage|Kanchan Ghanekar|1983}}
| relatives = [[Sulochana Latkar]] (mother-in-law)
| children =
| website =
}}

'''Kashinath Ghanekar''' (14 September 1930 – 2 March 1986<ref name="zeetalkies.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.zeetalkies.com/gossip/uma-prakash-bhende-remember-drkashinath-ghanekar.html|title=Uma & Prakash Bhende Remember Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar|website=ZEE Talkies|access-date=26 May 2016|archive-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701025943/http://www.zeetalkies.com/gossip/uma-prakash-bhende-remember-drkashinath-ghanekar.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianage.com/eventdate.php/Death/2-March-1986 |title=Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed...-- This Day in Indian History of Indian Death 2-March-1986 - IndianAge.Com |access-date=2016-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610115033/http://www.indianage.com/eventdate.php/Death/2-March-1986 |archive-date=2016-06-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) was a popular stage and Film actor also a [[Dentistry|dental]] surgeon.<ref name="zeetalkies.com"/> He won the [[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor]] twice for films Paathlag and Deo Manus.

==Early life==
Ghanekar was born in the [[Chiplun]] and did his schooling and higher studies in [[Chiplun]], [[Maharashtra, India]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Personal life==
He married twice. He was married to Irawati M. Bhide,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://www.nandinihatemane.com/?q=content%2Fdr-kashinath-ghanekar-and-dr-kaka-me|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012110206/http://www.nandinihatemane.com/?q=content%2Fdr-kashinath-ghanekar-and-dr-kaka-me|archive-date=2017-10-12|access-date=2018-10-08}}</ref> a gynaecologist and obstetrician.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tradedeal.co.in/Mumbai/Lal-Baug/DR-Iravati-M-Bhide/detail-2510974 |title=DR.Iravati M.Bhide in Lal Baug Mumbai {{pipe}} Gynaecologist & Obstetrician Doctors {{pipe}} Trade deal |access-date=2016-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629164208/http://tradedeal.co.in/Mumbai/Lal-Baug/DR-Iravati-M-Bhide/detail-2510974 |archive-date=2016-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His first marriage was childless and ended in divorce. He subsequently married a much younger woman, Kanchan, the daughter of Marathi actress [[Sulochana Latkar]]. This marriage was harmonious. After his death Kanchan penned a biography titled ''Nath Ha Maza'', meaning "such was my husband".<ref>{{Cite book |title=Archived copy |id={{ASIN|8177665634|country=in}} }}</ref><ref>[https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/BOL-MB-IFTM-famous-marathi-actor-dr-5901346-PHO.html divyamarathi]</ref>

==Career==
Ghanekar was the first superstar of the Marathi stage with a lot of glamour, and he was the highest paid star from the years 1960 to 1980.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi-reviews/ani-dr-kashinath-ghanekar-movie-review/articleshow/66564377.cms|title=Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Movie Review|work=Pune Mirror|access-date=2018-11-26|archive-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126181102/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi-reviews/ani-dr-kashinath-ghanekar-movie-review/articleshow/66564377.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] films<ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book|last1=Gokulsing|first1=K. Moti|author2-link=Wimal Dissanayake |last2=Wimal Dissanayake|first2=Adjunct Fellow East-West Center Hawaii Scholar in Residence Wimal|last3=Dissanayake|first3=Wimal|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA80|accessdate=23 February 2014|date=2013-04-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136772849|pages=80–|archive-date=28 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628091222/http://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA80|url-status=live}}</ref> in the 1960s. In addition to Marathi stage and movies, he appeared in Hindi movies such as ''[[Abhilasha (1968 film)|Abhilasha]]'' opposite [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] and ''[[Daadi Maa|Dadi Maa]]'' where he played the role of the son of [[Ashok Kumar]] and [[Bina Rai]].

The role that made him a popular actor was that of Sambhaji in the play ''Raigadala Jevha Jaag Yete'' (''When Raigad Awakens'') written by the play writer, [[Vasant Kanetkar]]. The most notable character played by him was "Lalya" in the play ''[[Ashroonchi Zhali Phule]]''. Some of the other noted plays he acted in are: Ithe Oshalala Mrutyu, Garambicha Bapu, Anandi Gopal, Shitu, Tujhe Aahe Tujpashi, Sundar Mi Honar and Madhumanjiri.<ref>"Playwright at the centre: Marathi Drama from 1843 to the present"; Author Shanta Gokhale; Seagull Books Publishers. {{ISBN|817046157 X}}</ref>

The film Madhuchandra (in 1968) made Ghanekar, a noted stage actor, a major Marathi film star.<ref>Page 393, Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema; Authors: Ashish Rajyadhyaksha and Paul Willemen; Oxford University Press; c. 2002. {{ISBN|0-85170-669-X}}</ref>
One of his most popular films in Marathi is the mystery movie [[Ha Khel Savlyancha]] with [[Asha Kale]].

==Death and legacy==
Ghanekar died of a heart attack during one of the tours of his plays, at his hotel room at [[Amravati]].

* The ''Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruha'', a modern theater with an auditorium, was built by the [[Thane Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Thane Municipal Corporation {{!}} Entertainment | url=https://thanecity.gov.in/page.php?id=20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006023559/http://thanecity.gov.in:80/page.php?id=20 | access-date=2026-03-25 | archive-date=2012-10-06}}</ref>
* In November 2018, [[Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar]] a [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language feature film was released; starring [[Subodh Bhave|Subodh Bhave as Dr Ghanekar]], [[Sonali Kulkarni]], [[Sumeet Raghavan]], [[Vaidehi Parashurami]], [[Prasad Oak]], Nandita Dhuri, Anand Ingale and [[Mohan Joshi]] in prominent roles. It is a biographical drama directed by Abhijeet shirish Deshpande.

==Theatre==
Below is a list of stage plays where Ghanekar played a significant role. Year mentioned is when the Play was first performed on a public stage.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name of Play
! Role
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1952
| Shitu
|
|-
| Tujhe Aahe Tujpashi
|
|-
| Sundar Mi Honar
|
|-
| Madhumanjiri
|
|-
| Laxmi Aali Ghara
|
|-
| 1962
| Raygadala jevha jaag yete
| Chh. Sambhaji Maharaj
|-
| 1963
| Ashroonchi Zhali Phule
| Lalya
|-
| 1968
| Ithe Oshalala Mrutyu
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1972
| Garambicha Bapu
|
|-
| Guntata Hruday He
|
|-
| 1976
| Anandi Gopal
|
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
|-
| 1952
| Laxmi Aali Ghara
|
|-
| 1953
| Dharm Patni
|
|-
| 1963
| Maratha Tituka Melvava
|
|-
| 1964
| [[Pathlaag|Paathlaag]]
|
|-
| 1965
| Padchaya
|
|-
| 1966
| [[Daadi Maa]] (Hindi)
|
|-
| 1967
| Madhuchandra
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1968
| Ekati
|
|-
| Preet Shikva Mala
|
|-
| [[Abhilasha (1968 film)|Abhilasha]] (Hindi)
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1970
| Deo Manus
|
|-
| Garambicha Bapu
|
|-
| Manla Tar Dev
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1971
| Ajab Tuze Sarkar
|
|-
| Zep
|
|-
| 1975
| Ghar Gangecha Kathi
|
|-
| 1976
| Ha Khel Sawalyancha
|
|-
| 1978
| Chandra Hota sakshila
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|
<ref>{{Citation|title=काशिनाथ घाणेकर यांच्या पत्नी कांचन घाणेकर यांच्याशी गप्पा {{pipe}} ब्रेकफास्ट न्यूज {{pipe}} एबीपी माझा|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CNzhyO2dWM|language=en|access-date=2022-02-12}}</ref>
<ref>{{Citation|title=Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Special {{pipe}} Rashmi Ghanekar shares some memories of her father's death|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh-tF2JYz6Q|language=en|access-date=2022-02-12}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Marathi cinema]]
[[Category:1930 births]]
[[Category:1986 deaths]]
[[Category:Marathi actors]]

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EmanuelNathan at 19:20, 26 March 2026