Satish Alekar: Biography, Facts and Career

Satish Vasant Alekar (born 30 January 1949) is a Marathi playwright, actor, theatre director and professor. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, and most known for his plays Mahanirvan (1974), Mahapoor (1975), Atirekee (1990), Pidhijat (2003), Mickey ani Memsahib (1973), and Begum Barve (1979), all of which he also directed for the Academy. Ek Divas Mathakade (2012) and Thakishi Samvad (2024) these two recent plays were directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari and Anupam Barve respectively. In January 2025, Satish Alekar was announced as the recipient of the Janasthan Award."Nashik : सतीश आळेकर यांना यंदाचा 'जनस्थान' पुरस्कार; कुसुमाग्रज प्रतिष्ठानची घोषणा". Esakal. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2026. His play Thakishi Samvad also continued to receive attention in Marathi theatre circles."ठकीशी संवाद, नाटकातला आणि आपला!". Loksatta. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2026. Along with Mahesh Elkunchwar and Vijay Tendulkar, he is considered among the most influential and progressive playwrights in modern Marathi and Indian theatre. He has also remained the head of Centre for Performing Arts, University of Pune (1996–2009), which he founded, after forgoing the Directorship of NSD and previously remained an adjunct professor at various universities in US, at the Duke University, Durhum, NC (1994), Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University as a Fulbright Scholar (2003), and Dept. Theatre and Film Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (2005). He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Playwriting (Marathi) in 1994, by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. He received the Padma Shri award in January 2012. After his retirement Satish Alekar was nominated by Savitribai Phule Pune University as Distinguished Professor on the campus from 2013 to September 2022. He is still on the visiting faculty of the Pune University and the National School of Drama in Delhi. Recently he is also known for his screen acting in Marathi and Hindi feature films. He is seen in the character roles of films like Ventilator (2016).

Quick facts about Satish Alekar

• Full name: Satish Alekar
• Born: 1949-01-30
• Nationality: India
• Known as: Actor
• Wikidata ID: Q55682

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