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Shahu Modak (25 April 1918 – 11 May 1993) was an Indian actor who acted in many Hindi as well as Marathi movies. Shahu Modak was mostly famous for the mythological characters that he played. He mostly played the roles of Krishna, and Jñāneśvar.

Shahu Modak
in Veer Ghatotkach (1949)
Born	Shahu Modak 25 April 1918 Ahmednagar, India
Died	11 May 1993 (1993-05-12) (aged 75) Pune, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Acting
Notable work	Shyam Sunder Awara Shahzada Aadmi Sant Dnyaneshwar
Spouse(s)	Pratibha Modak

Personal life

Shahu Modak was born in a Marathi Christian family[1] of Ahmednagar on 25 April 1918.[2]

Shahu Modak died on 11 May 1993.

Filmography

Shahu Modak acted in numerous films from 1932 to 1986.[3][4] He played lord Krishna's character in around 30 movies. He also sang two songs for movie Bharat Milap.[5]

Year	Title	Role
1932	Shyam Sunder	Krishna
	Awara Shahzada	Doublerole: A Prince, A Pauper
1933	Bulbule Punjab
1934	Nand Ke Lala
	Seva Sadan
1936	Hind Mahila
	Honhar
1937	Begunah
1938	Mera Ladka	Diwakar
1939	Aadmi	Moti
	Manoos	Ganpat
1940	Sant Dnyaneshwar	Jñāneśvar
1942	Apna Paraya
	Bharat Milap	Rajkumar Bharat
	Shobha
	Vasantsena	Charudatta
	Pahili Manglagaur	Sadashiv
1943	Dulhan
	Ladaai Ke Baad
	Kanoon
1944	Geet
	Maharathi Karna
1945	Meghdoot
	Shri Krishnarjun Yuddha
1946	Dasi Ya Maa
	Uttara Abhimanyu
1947	Seedha Raasta
1948	Mandir
1949	Maya Bazar
	Nar Narayan
	Sant Namdev
	Veer Ghatotkach	Krishna
1950	Bhagwan Shri Krishna
	Bhishma Pratigya
	Shri Ram Avtar
	Vatsal Kalyanam
1951	Jai Mahakali
	Vitthal Rakhumai
	Hi Mazi Lakshmi
	Shri Krishna Satyabhama
1952	Bhakta Puran
	Draupadi Vastra Haran
1954	Amar Kirtan
	Chakradhari
	Durga Pooja
1955	Mastani
	Shiv Bhakta	Deena
	Mi Tulas Tuzya Aangani
1956	Astik
	Dashera
	Dwarikadheesh
	Harihar Bhakti
	Sudarshan Chakra
1957	Bhakta Dhruva
	Laxmi Pooja
	Mohini
	Naag Lok
	Narsi Bhagat
	Utavala Narad
	Raja Vikram
	Ram Laxman
	Shesh Naag
	Shyam Ki Jogan
1958	Gaj Gauri
	Gopichand
	Sudamyache Pohe
	Harishchandra
	Ram Bhakta Vibhishan
1959	Grihalaxmi
1960	Bhakta Raj
1961	Ram Leela
1962	Rangalya Ratri Asha
	Soonbai
	Vithu Maza Lekurwala
1964	Bhakta Dhruva Kumar
	Sant Dnyaneshwar
	Subhadra Haran
	Tere Dwar Khada Bhagwan
	Veer Bhimsen
1965	Mahasati Ansuya
	Sant Tukaram
	Shankar Seeta Ansuya
1968	Balram Shri Krishna	Krishna
	Jyot Jale
	Mata Mahakali
1969	Talash
1970	Sammpurn Tirth Yatra
	Zala Mahar Pandharinath
1972	Narad Leela
	Sant Tulsidas
	Hari Darshan
1973	Shri Krishna Bhakti
	Vishnu Puran	Narad
1974	Har Har Mahadev
1975	Daku Aur Bhagwan
	Mahapawan Teerthyatra
	Shri Satya Narayan Ki Mahapooja
1976	Jai Bajrang Bali
1977	Hatyara
	Jai Ambe Maa
1978	Ashapura Matani Chuandadi
1979	Gopal Krishna
	Meera
	Ashta Vinayak
1980	Bhalu
1983	Razia Sultan
1986	Krishna-Krishna	Guru Sandeepan

Manoos Award

The Rangat Sangat Pratishthan gives this award since 2001 to a senior artist who has been associated with Shahu Modak as an actor. This award is given at the hands of police commissioner since Shahu Modak played the role of a police in film Manoos.[6] Baby Shakuntala, Asha Kale and Sulochana has been some of the recipients of this award.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• "You've come a long way, Baby Shakuntala". Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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