| Madhav Vaze | |
| Birth Date: | 21 October 1939 |
| Known For: | Shyam in Shyamchi Aai and Joy Lobo's Father in 3 Idiots |
| Yearsactive: | 1953 – present |
Madhav Vaze (born 21 October 1939) is a theater artist, director and film actor. He has acted and directed mainly in theater and has had a few stints in films.
He was born on 21 October 1939.
He started out his career as a child artist in the critically acclaimed film Shyamchi Aai.[1]
In 2009, Vaze made a guest appearance in the Bollywood film 3 Idiots. Director Aamir Khan expressed that he would like to work with Vaze in the theater.[2]
In 2013, Vaze directed a production of Hamlet in Marathi, translated by Parshuram Deshpande and featuring Kanak Datye and Neha Mahajan.[3]
He is a former English lecturer at the Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune.
In March 2015 he appeared in the Vodafone m-Pesa advertisement as Babuji. The advert can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgDPTlFxsU
His debut film Shyamchi Aai won the President's award and was one of the first films ever in India.