Bal Karve Explained

Bal Karve
Birth Date:	1939
Birth Place:	Pune
Occupation:	Stage/Film Actor

Bal Karve (बाळ कर्वे) is a veteran Indian actor known for his roles in the Marathi language movies, television and Marathi theatre.

Marathi Serials

He was most popular in the role of Gundyabhau along with Dilip Prabhavalkar as Chimanrao in the hilarious television sitcom Chimanrao Gundyabhau based on CV Joshi's books on Doordarshan.^[1]

Marathi Stage

Karve was a part of the original play Suryachi Pille which was directed by Damu Kenkre in 1978 featuring alongside Madhav Vatve, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Mohan Gokhale, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Shanta Jog.^[2]

Films

• 1978 Banyabapu
• 1993 Lapandav
• 1991 Godi Gulabi
• 1982 Chatak Chandni

Accolades

• Karve received the Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar at Zee Natya Gaurav awards in 2018.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: THE LONG RUN. Indian Express. The Indian Express ltd.. 12 April 2018.
2. Web site: Herbarium to revive Marathi musical theatre. DNA India. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd.. 12 April 2018.
3. Web site: Bal Karve Felicitated with Zee Jeevan Gaurav Award Zee Natya Gaurav 2018 . Youtube.com . Youtube . 12 April 2018.