Chittaranjan Kolhatkar

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Chittaranjan Kolhatkar
Native name	चित्तरंजन चिंतामणराव कोल्हटकर
Born	Chittaranjan Cintamanrav Kolhatkar (1923-01-14)14 January 1923 Amravati, Maharashtra, India
Died	25 October 2009(2009-10-25) (aged 86) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor

Chittaranjan Cintamanrav Kolhatkar (Marathi: चित्तरंजन चिंतामणराव कोल्हटकर; 14 January 1923 – 25 October 2009) was an Indian film and theatre actor.

Born in 1923 in the Amravati district of Maharashtra, Kolhatkar began his film career in 1944, appearing in the film Garibanche Rajya. His theatre debut was in Bhavbandhan written by Ram Ganesh Gadkari.^[1]

Politically, Kolhatkar was a firm supporter of the Hindu nationalist political ideology Hindutva. He appeared in more than 100 films.^[1]

Kolhatkar was admitted to the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune on 13 October 2009 after suffering a fall during his evening walk. On 25 October, he suffered a heart attack and died, aged 86.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paranjpe, Shailendra: Veteran Marathi actor Kolhatkar dies at 86, DNA, 26 October 2009.

External links

Chittaranjan Kolhatkar at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Kolhatkar, Chittaranjan Cintamanrav
Alternative names	कोल्हटकर, चित्तरंजन चिंतामणराव (Marathi name)
Short description	Indian actor
Date of birth	14 January 1923
Place of birth	Amravati, Maharashtra, India
Date of death	25 October 2009
Place of death	Pune, Maharashtra, India

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