

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Manohar Joshi, Shiv Sena supremo, Balasaheb Thackeray, opposition leader Chhagan Bhujbal and the Governor, Dr PC Alexander were among the first to bid adieu to the comedy king. "He wouldn't go anywhere without telling me, but this time he just left," she bemoaned.ĭada’s elder sister Lilabai More and her son Padmakar More conducted the last rites.Įminent personalities and politicians visited Rama Niwas to pay their homage to the hero in half-pants. Usha Chavan, Dada’s leading lady right form his first film, Songadya, rushed to Mumbai from Pune. One look at Dada’s inert body and he shook his head in despair." Dr Wakankar was waiting for us anxiously at the gate of the hospital. Within minutes we rushed him to the hospital in our Contessa.
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He had no inkling of what was coming next.īereaved Usha Chavan by the side of the mortal remains of DadaJeetu, Dada Kondke’s personal secretary for last the 13 years, recalls tearfully, "Dada vomitted and suffered a series of convulsions. Dr Anil Wakankar, his physician-cum-friend, had given him a routine check-up only the previous day.

Dada, 68, suffered a heart attack at 3.30 am and as he was being rushed to Shushrusha Nursing Home, a stone's throw away from his residence, he breathed his last. Dada Kondke, the saviour of regional films, left behind a gaping void, an unfulfilled dream of redeeming the lost glory of Marathi films.
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March 14 will be remembered as a black day in the history of Marathi cinema. He tried to make a few Hindi movies like "Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath Mein", "Tere Mere Beech Mein", "Aage Ki Soch" and "Khol De Meri Zuban" but they lacked the typical Marathi flavour of Dada Kondke's movies that he made in his own domain.ġ976 Tumacha Aamacha Jamala : VCD on Nupurġ978 Bot Lawin Tithe Gudgudalaya : VCD on Nupurġ982 Aali Aangawar : VCD on Nupur : VCD on Nupurġ984 Tere Mere Beech Main (Hindi) : VCD on Eagleġ988 Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Hath Mein (Hindi) : VCD on Eagleġ989 Khol De Meri Zuban (Hindi) : VCD on EagleĪ sense of tragedy weighed heavy in the air, as fans, followers and associates thronged Dada Kondke’s residence at Rama Niwas, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai, to pay their last respects to the comedy king of Marathi cinema.
