Sadashiv Amrapurkar made his Bollywood debut as manipulative don Rama Shetty, a performance that fetched him the Filmfare award for Best Supporting Actor.
Ardh Satya, 1983: Sadashiv Amrapurkar made his Bollywood as manipulative don Rama Shetty, a performance that fetched him the Filmfare award for Best Supporting Actor. A villain was born and there was no looking back for the actor who became known for his powerful dialogue delivery.
22 June 1897 (1979): Sadashiv Amrapurkar immersed himself in the role of freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the Marathi film based on the assassination of British member of the Indian Civil Service C W Rand and his military escort Lt Ayerst.
Aakhri Rasta, 1986: In director Bhagyaraj's film, Sadashiv Amrapurkar was the slimy politician who deceives Amitabh Bachchan's character and forces his wife to commit suicide.
Sadak, 1991: Brothel owner Maharani inspired fear as well as revulsion and Sadashiv Amrapurkar won the Filmfare award for Best Villain for his portrayal of the ruthless eunuch in the film.
Aankhen, 1993: David Dhawan presented Sadashiv Amrapurkar as the comical Inspector Pyare Mohan in Aankhen, always after the wrong person. He will be remembered for his comical dialogues in the film - "Police ke saath Inspector Pyare Mohan hai, jo villain ko chain se jine nahin dega, jina to chodo, pine nahin dega,' and 'Imaandari kitni bhi bewakoof ho ... aakhir ek din uski tarakki zaroor hoti hai ... aur baimaani kitni bhi chalaak ho ... ek din usse jail mein zaroor jana padta hai.'
Mohra, 1994: Rajiv Rai directed Sadashiv Amrapurkar as the weak but well-meaning police commissioner in the blockbuster film. His dialogue, "Bakra khud kasai ke ghar ke samne jaakar kathak karne laga, toh use kaun bacha sakta hai?," remains etched in our memories.
Ishq, 1997: He was suitably deplorable as the selfish businessman who leaves no stone unturned to ruin his son's romance with a girl from a poorer family (played by Ajay Devgn and Kajol). "Mera beta sharafat ki missile hai missile," and 'aisi maut maaro inko, ki ishq karne waalo ki rooh tak kaanp jaaye," are his powerful dialogues from the film.
Gupt, 1997: Sadashiv Amrapurkar reunited with Rajiv Rai and his Ardh Satya co-star Om Puri for the suspense thriller in which he played a cop, Inspector Neelkanth.
Hum Saath Saath Hain, 1999: He tickled the funny bone as Karisma Kapoor's father in Sooraj Barjatya's family drama.
Bharat Ek Khoj: In the 53-part TV series based on Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India, Sadashiv Amrapurkar played Maharashtrian social reformer mahatma Phule.
