Shriram Lagoo
- Actor
- Theatre Artist
- ENT Surgeon
• PunyaBhushan (2007)
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2010)
Dr. Shriram Lagoo (16 November 1927 – 17 December 2019) was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi, in addition to being an ENT Surgeon. He was known for his character roles in films. He acted in over 250 films including Hindi and Marathi films as well as Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati plays, and directed over 20 Marathi plays. He was also very vocal and active in furthering progressive and rational social causes, for example in 1999, he and social activist G. P. Pradhan undertook a fast in support of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare.[1] He won the 1978 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Hindi film Gharaonda. His autobiography is titled Lamaan (लमाण), which means "the carrier of goods".[2][3]
Early life
Shreeram Lagoo was born in Satara district, Maharashtra, India to Balakrishna Chintaman Lagoo and Satyabhama Lagoo, and was the eldest of four children. He attended Bhave High School, Fergusson College (University of Pune) and B. J. Medical College (University of Pune), India and received MBBS & MS degrees-both medical degrees.[4]
Career
Shreeram Lagoo started acting in plays while attending Medical College. Once bitten by theatre bug, he continued his dramatic activity through a group "Progressive Dramatic Association", which he started with like-minded senior friends like Bhalba Kelkar.[5] Meanwhile, he received a degree in ENT Surgery from University of Mumbai in the early fifties and practised in Pune for six years before going to Canada and England for additional training.[6]
He practised medicine and surgery in Pune, India and Tabora, Tanzania in the sixties,[citation needed] but his theatre activity through Progressive Dramatic Association in Pune and "Rangaayan" in Mumbai continued when he was in India. Finally, in 1969 he became a full-time actor on Marathi stage, debuting in the play Ithe Oshalala Mrityu, written by Vasant Kanetkar.[citation needed]
Lagoo finally started working as a full-time drama actor in the year 1969, from Vasant Kanetkar's play "Where Death Shied Away".[citation needed] He played a leading role in the play 'Natsamrat' written by Kusumagraj (Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar) and was best remembered for that role. He had a legendary status in Marathi cinema[citation needed], where he did many memorable movies which included successes like Sinhasan, Pinjra and Mukta.
His wife, Deepa Lagoo, is also a noted theatre, TV, and film actress.[7] He had two sons and a daughter. Lagoo also instituted the prestigious Tanveer Samman, given to most promising stalwart in theatre industry of India, in the memory of his son Tanveer Lagoo.[citation needed]
Some of his best[citation needed] performances in Hindi films were when he was pitted with Rajesh Khanna in films like Thodisi Bewafai, Maqsad, Souten, Nasihat, Awam. His other best performances came in films like Devata, Des Pardes, Lawaris, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, Inkaar, Sajan Bin Suhagan, Kinara, Lootmaar, Sau Crore, Jyoti Bane Jwala, Neeyat, Nishana, Swayamvar, Shriman Shrimati, and Sadma.[citation needed]
Filmography
Marathi movies
- Pinjra (1972) as Teacher
- Samna (1975) as Master
- Kathputli (1976)
- Sinhasan (1979) as Vishwasrao Dabhade
- Zaakol (1980)
- Khichadi (1982)
- Gupchup Gupchup (1983)
- Mukta (1994) as Mukta's Grandfather
- Masala (2012)[8]
- Nagrik (2015) as Nana Chitnis
- Shasan (2016) as Vishwasrao Tidke
Marathi plays
- Vedyache Ghar Unhat
- Jagannathacha Rath
- Gidhade
- Kachecha Chandra
- Himalayachi Sawali
- Natsamrat
- Surya Pahilela Manus
- Aadhe Adhure
- Garbo
- Atmakatha
- kanyadaan
- Pappa saanga kunache!
- Premachi Goshta
- Khoon pahava karoon
- Dubhang
- Sundaar Mi Honaar
- Kirwant
- Mitra
- Ithe Oshadhla Mrutyu
Hindi movies
- Sugandhi Katta (1974)
- Mere Saath Chal (1974) as Ravi
- Ponga Pandit (1975) as Professor
- Raeeszada (1976) as Shiv Narayan Saxena
- Hera Pheri (1976) as Police Commissioner Khanna
- Bullet (1976) as Seth. Ghanshyamdas
- Chalte Chalte (1976) as Roy
- Barood (1976) as Inspector Durgaprasad Saxena
- Aaj Ka Ye Ghar (1976) as Sajjan
- Immaan Dharam (1977) as Govind Anna
- Shankar Hussain (1977)
- Mandir Masjid (1977)
- Kitaab (1977) as Baijuram
- Kinara (1977)
- Inkaar (1977) as Haridas Choudhury
- Gharaonda (1977) as Modi
- Duniyadari (1977) as Panditji
- Agar... If (1977) as Ashok Saxena
- Mera Rakshak (1978) as Avinash Rai
- Naya Daur (1978) as Jenny's dad
- Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978) as Dharmsi Desai
- Damaad (1978) as Shreedhar Mazgaonkar
- Des Pardes (1978) as Mr. Bond
- Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1978)
- College Girl (1978)
- Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) as Ramanath
- Devata (1978) as Father Fernandez
- Saajan Bina Suhagan (1978) as Gopal Chopra
- Shalimar (1978) as Tolaram
- Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978) as Dharmsi Desai
- Anjaam (1978) as Dinanath
- Sargam (1979) as Masterji Chintamani Pradhan
- Muqabla (1979) as Sabbarbaba
- Magroor (1979) as Chacha
- Jurmana (1979) as Prof. Dayashankar Sharma
- Meera (1979) as Raja Biramdev Rathod
- Manzil (1979) as Mr. Kapoor
- Tarana (1979) (Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Bhagwan) as Rana
- Hum Tere Ashiq Hain (1979) as Pradhan
- Ladke Baap Se Badke (1979) as Verma
- Dooriyaan (1979) as Prabhakar
- Aapli Manse (1979)
- Fatakadi (1980)
- Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) as Rai Bahadur Mathur
- Kashish (1980)
- Lootmaar (1980) as Seth Ramniklal
- Thodisi Bewafaii (1980) as Surendra Deshmukh
- Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980) as O.P. Bakshi
- Neeyat (1980) as Arvind - Vijay's brother
- Gehrayee (1980) as Chennabassapa
- Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980) as Mr. Chandra (Lawyer)
- Jwalamukhi (1980 film) as Anand
- Swayamvar (1980) as Ratanlal
- Nishana (1980) as Poonam's father
- Kasturi (1980) as Prof. Prashant
- Bin Maa Ke Bachche (1980) as Motiram - Ashok's & Gauri's father
- Yeh Kaisa Nashaa Hai (1981)
- Sweety (1981)
- Ehsaan Aap Ka (1981) as Meeta's Uncle
- Aakhri Mujra (1981) as Anand Narayan
- Chehre Pe Chehra (1981) as Priest
- Agni Pareeksha (1981) as Advocate Anupam
- Laawaris (1981) as Gangu Ganpat
- Ghungroo Ki Awaaz (1981) as Jasbir Singh 'Mamaji'
- Shama (1981) as Governor
- Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981) as Mr. S.K. Nanda
- Sansani: The Sensation (1981) as Kumar Rajdev
- Raaz (1981) as Handicapped Man
- Professor Pyarelal (1981) as Kishanchand / King
- Plot No. 5 (1981) as Verma
- Mosambi Narangi (1981)
- Khara Khota (1981)
- Hum Paagal Premee (1982)
- Do Dishayen (1982)
- Raaste Pyar Ke (1982) as Dwarka Prasad (uncredited)
- Chorni (1982) as Judge Sinha
- Shriman Shrimati (1982) as Surajmal
- Ghazab (1982) as Vikram Singh
- Deedar-E-Yaar (1982) as Nawab Mirza Firad Ali Changezi
- Samraat (1982) as Gomes
- Gandhi (1982) as Professor Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Vidhaata (1982) as Sir Mizia
- Kaamchor (1982) as Rai Bahadur Chunilal Sanghvi
- Main Intequam Loonga (1982) as Madan Agnihotri
- Dil Hi Dil Mein (1982) as Major Mahendra Pratap Singh
- Daulat (1982) as Ghanshyam / Vikram Singh
- Baawri (1982) as RajaRam Sharma
- Gumnaam Hai Koi (1983)
- Zara Si Zindagi (1983) as Mr. Shastri - Rakesh's father
- Chatpati (1983)
- Souten (1983) as Gopal
- Sadma (1983) as Khandeparkar (uncredited)
- Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983) as Viswanath Agarwal - Malati's father
- Mawaali (1983) as Goyal Verma
- Pukar (1983) as Purandare
- Kalaakaar (1983) as Rohit Khanna
- Hum Se Hai Zamana (1983) as Kalicharan
- Gupchup Gupchup (1983) as Sir Saheb
- Faraib (1983) as Bansi / Upadhyay
- Bad Aur Badnaam (1984) as R. C. Dutta
- Meri Adalat (1984)
- Maqsad (1984) as Vishnupratap
- Love Marriage (1984) as Mehra
- Tarang (1984) as Sethji
- Kahan Tak Aasmaan Hai (1984)
- Hanste Khelte (1984) as Principal Dwarkadas
- Chakma (1984)
- Sarfarosh (1985) as Police Commissioner
- Holi (1985) as Chairman of collegembmmb
- Sitamgar (1985) as Mr. Nath
- Ghar Dwaar (1985) as Dhanraj
- Hum Naujawan (1985) as Home Minister Desai
- Khichdi (1985)
- Bond 303 (1985) as Prem's father - master evilmind
- Ankahee (1985) as Jyotishbhaskar Pandit Satyanarayan Chaturvedi
- Dilwaala (1986) as Ganesh Vithal Kolhapure
- Singhasan (1986) as Mahamantri Shrikant
- Raat Ke Baad (1986)
- Saveraywali Gaadi (1986) as Chhediram
- Locket (1986) as Diwan Sardarilal
- Maanav Hatya (1986)
- Kala Dhanda Goray Log (1986) as Haji Irshad Patel
- Muddat (1986) as Vikram Singh
- Nasihat (1986)
- Ek Aur Sikander (1986) as Inspector Verma
- Samay Ki Dhaara (1986) as Ajay's Employee
- Jeeva (1986) as Thakur
- Ghar Sansar (1986) as Satyanarayan
- Ek Pal (1986) as Priyam's father
- Ek main aur ek Tu (1986)
- Chhota Aadmi (1986)
- Mahananda (1987)
- Besahara (1987) as Dindayal
- Majaal (1987) as Pujari Vishnu Prasad
- Awam (1987) as Minister / Lawyer
- Insaf Ki Pukar (1987) as Jagannath
- Sher Shivaji (1987)
- Purnasatya (1987) as Baba
- Mera Karam Mera Dharam (1987) as Sarjuprasad
- Mard Ki Zabaan (1987) as Zamindar Raghupathi Sahay
- Kaamaagni (1987)
- Chhakke Panje (1987)
- Dukh-Dard (1988)
- Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani (1988) as Dharamraj
- Tamacha (1988) as Chandra Pratap Singh
- Charnon Ki Saugandh (1988) as Govind
- Waqt Ki Awaz (1988) as Ishwar Prasad
- Namumkin (1988) as Ashok Saxena
- Muhabbat Ki Hai Humne (1989)
- Apne Begaane (1989)
- Touhean (1989) as Deepika's Father
- Daana Paani (1989) as D. R. Singh
- Ek Din Achanak (1989) as Professor (Neeta's father)
- Nache Nagin Gali Gali (1989) as Seth Girdharilal
- Gharana (1989) as Prem Mehra
- Galiyon Ka Badshah (1989) as Abdul
- Ek Ratra Manterleli (1989) as Solicitor Pradhan
- Kuldeepak (1990)
- Kishen Kanhaiya (1990) as Sunder Das
- Suryodaya (1991)
- Dushman Devta (1991) as Master Dina Nath
- Sau Crore (1991) as Judge
- Phoolwati (1991)
- Lakhpati (1991)
- Baat Hai Pyaar Ki (1991) as Anjali's father
- Rajoo Dada (1992)
- Naya Sawan (1992)
- Current
- Sarphira (1992) as Judge B. K. Sinha
- Geet Milan Ke Gaate Rehenge (1992)
- Immaculate Conception (1992) as Dadaji / Samira's grandfather
- Zunz Tujhi Majhi (1992) as Nagvekar
- Naseebwaala (1992) as Sharda's Father
- Kisme Kitna Hai Dum (1992)
- Hach Sunbaicha Bahu (1992)
- Maya (1993)
- Badi Bahen (1993) as Dwarkaprasad
- Pyaar Ka Tarana (1993)
- Shivrayachi Soon Tararani (1993) as Badshah Aurangzeb
- Khuddar (1994) as Shastri Suri
- Gopalaa (1994) as Chief Minister
- Sajan Ka Dard (1995)
- Hahakaar (1996) as Commissioner of Police
- Aurat Aurat Aurat (1996) as Barrister Vajpai
- Aatank (1996) as Catholic Priest
- Dhyasparva (2001)
- Pandhar (2004)
- Aahat – Ek Ajib Kahani (2010)
- One Room Kitchen (2011) as Special appearance
- Nagrik (2014) as Nana Chitnis
- The Great Freedom Fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Swaraj My Birthright (2018) as Dadabhai Navroji (final film role)
Awards and recognition
- 1978, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Gharaonda
- 1978, Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Kinara
- 1981, Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Insaf Ka Tarazu
- 1997, Kalidas Samman
- 2006, Awarded the Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan for his contribution to cinema and theater.[9]
- 2007, Punyabhushan Puraskar[10]
- 2010, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship[11]
Religious beliefs
Shriram was a known non-religious rationalist.[citation needed] Once after being conferred with an award called Punyabhushan (Pride of Pune) on behalf of the organization called Tridal, he was interviewed by Sudhir Gadgil. When asked about Jabbar Patel's play, wherein Lagoo had to stand before Lord Vitthal, "Did you stand there as a devotee or only as per the demand of the script?" Lagoo replied "I stood there as if I was standing in front of a stone idol that is known as Panduranga".[12]
He has written an article titled "Time to Retire God", which provoked hot discussions in the print media and other public platforms in India. This article was written as an introduction to a book on Abraham Kovoor. In this article, Lagoo logically came to the conclusion that the concept of God is defunct.
He was actively associated with the anti-superstition movement in Maharashtra. He used to call God as another superstition and his lectures during the ANS programs used to go like this:[13]
I do not believe in God and I feel it is now time to retire God. Concept of God is a very beautiful product of poet’s imagination and was essential during the initial stages of civilization but the time has come when one should face the world with a completely rational attitude. For the past five thousand years, there has been no proof of the existence of God and faith in a phenomenon, which cannot be proved scientifically, is nothing short of superstition. Many inhuman practices, atrocities and wars have taken place in the name of "God". It is not only necessary, but also our duty to abolish the concept of God to end these consequences because it is a great injustice committed against humanity.
Only rational thinking has the capacity which places person above all living beings, but when he/she believes in God he/she gives up this ability and blindly accepts what has been told. He/she submits his/her intellect to passive conditioning and then there is no difference between him/her and an animal.
In the early stages of civilization, when human beings began to live in a society, the concept of superior being was necessary to maintain morality, which came out of fear. Also many of the natural phenomena, which scared human beings and to which they could not attribute any reason, came to be regarded as manifestations of the divine power. But today, when man has the mastery over nature and accepts any theory only after verifying it on a scientific basis, there is no need for the concept of a supreme being. What is needed is a broad based value system of humanity.
References
- ^ Support pours in for Hazare Indian Express,13 August 1999.
- ^ लमाण Popular Prakashan, 8 May 2013. [dead link]
- ^ 100 years of Cinema: Naseeruddin Shah, 2 May 2013.
- ^ Dharwadker, Aparna (2007). "Lagoo, Shreeram". In Leiter, Samuel L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Asian Theatre: O-Z. Vol. I. Greenwood Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-313-33531-0.
- ^ "Curtain goes up on a new act at PDA". The Times of India. 13 October 2001. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ Lagoo, Shreeram (1 January 2011). Lamaan (Marathi ed.). Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-8171858989.
- ^ Still Waters Indian Express, 20 April 1998.
- ^ Masala review
- ^ "Aamir Khan to receive special Dinanath Mangeshkar award". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 April 2008.[dead link]
- ^ ‘Marathi theatres’ pristine glory will be restored’ Indian Express, 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Declaration of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the year 2009" (Press release). Ministry of Culture. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Hindus feel hurt by Dr. Shreeram Lagoo's frank opinion that the Idols were just "stones" for him
- ^ As quoted by Vivek Jagar in his Article "Debates on Conscious Awakening" on Antisuperstition.Org
External links
- Shriram Lagoo at IMDb
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