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{{infobox person<br />
| name = Madhav Vaze<br />
| image = Photo of reknowed actor Madhav Vaze- 2014-05-08 11-51.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|10|21|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|05|07|1939|10|21|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| known_for = Shyam in [[Shyamchi Aai]] and Joy Lobo's Father in [[3 Idiots]]<br />
| yearsactive = 1953–2025<br />
}}<br />
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'''Madhav Vaze''' (21 October 1939 – 7 May 2025) was an Indian actor. He acted and directed mainly in theatre and had a few stints in films.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Vaze was born on 21 October 1939. He lived in Pune in his formative years.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Vaze started out his career as a child artist in the critically acclaimed film ''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)|Shyamchi Aai]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gayatri Deshmukh |title=Veteran actor Madhav Vaze heaps praises on Chinmay |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Veteran-actor-Madhav-Vaze-heaps-praises-on-Chinmay/articleshow/17677282.cms |work=Times of India |agency=TNN |date=19 December 2012 |access-date=2015-03-05}}</ref><br />
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In 2009, Vaze made a guest appearance in the [[Bollywood]] film ''[[3 Idiots]]''. Director [[Aamir Khan]] expressed that he would like to work with Vaze in the theatre.<ref>{{cite news |author=Camil Parkhe |title=From Shyamchi Aai to 3 Idiots, Vaze Comes a Long Way |url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4982714149959591039&SectionId=4724885822106096577&SectionName=Bollywood&NewsDate=20100107&NewsTitle=FROM%20SHYAMCHI%20AAI%20TO%203%20IDIOTS,%20VAZE%20COMES%20A%20LONG%20WAY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508113711/http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4982714149959591039&SectionId=4724885822106096577&SectionName=Bollywood&NewsDate=20100107&NewsTitle=FROM%20SHYAMCHI%20AAI%20TO%203%20IDIOTS,%20VAZE%20COMES%20A%20LONG%20WAY |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 May 2014 |work=Saakal Times |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=2015-03-05 }}</ref><br />
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In 2013, Vaze directed a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in Marathi, translated by Parshuram Deshpande and featuring Kanak Datye and [[Neha Mahajan]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Akshata Shetty |title=Theatre director Madhav Vaze directs Shakespeare's Hamlet in Marathi |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JUFUvMjAxMy8wMi8yOCNBcjAyNzAy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134246/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JUFUvMjAxMy8wMi8yOCNBcjAyNzAy |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2015 |work=Times of India |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=2015-03-05 }}</ref><br />
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He was also an English lecturer at the Nowrosjee Wadia College in [[Pune]].{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}<br />
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In March 2015, he appeared in the Vodafone m-Pesa advertisement as Babuji.<br />
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==Death==<br />
Vaze died in [[Pune]] on 7 May 2025, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news | author=Bhagyashree Rasal | title=Actor Madhav Vaze passes away | url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/shyamchi-aai-3-idiots-fame-veteran-actor-madhav-vaze-passes-away-at-86/articleshow/120952879.cms|work = Maharashtra Times | date=7 May 2025 | access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)|Shyamchi Aai]]'' (1953)<br />
*’’[[Vahininchya Bangadya]]’’ (1953)<br />
*''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009)<br />
*''[[Dear Zindagi]]'' (2016)<br />
*''[[Baapjanma]]'' (2017) <br />
*''[[Chappad Phaad Ke]]'' (2019) as Atmaram Gupchup<br />
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==Awards==<br />
His debut film ''[[Shyamchi Aai (film)|Shyamchi Aai]]'' won the President's award and was one of the first films ever in India.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|5523580}}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgDPTlFxsU Vaze's "Babuji" advertisement]<br />
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[[Category:1939 births]]<br />
[[Category:2025 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian theatre directors]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male child actors]]<br />
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