Dada Kondke | |
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| Born | Krishna Kondke 8 August 1932 |
| Died | 14 March 1998 (aged 65) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Dada |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1969–1997 |
| Spouse |
Nalini Kondke (m. 1960–1967) |
Krishna "Dada" Kondke (Marathi pronunciation: [d̪aːd̪a koːɳɖke]; 8 August 1932 – 14 March 1998) was an Indian actor and film producer. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre dialogues in movies.
Kondke was born into a family owning a grocery shop and owners of chawls in Morbaug area of Mumbai which were let out. His family members were also foreman handling millworkers of Bombay Dyeing.[1] Kondke was called "Dada", an honorific Marathi term meaning "elder brother", which led to his popular name Dada Kondke. From the early 1970sto the 1990s,Dada Kondke and his films dominated the Marathi film industry.Kondke was instrumental in sustaining audience interests in the Marathi cinema. His films were low on aesthetic merit but high on animated comic performance that included double entendre. He was credited with introducing the genre of sex comedy to Marathi cinema and Hindi cinema.[2] Dada Kondke was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of films (nine) that achieved silver jubilee (running for 25 consecutive weeks).[3][4]
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- ^ "Just for laughs". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Patil, Ninad (8 August 2021). "Dada Kondke's name is in the Guinness Book of World Records, used to do hooliganism in childhood". News Track.
- ^ "Marathi cinema flies high, leaves big brother Bollywood in its growth trajectory | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.