Bal Gandharva: The Nonpareil Thespian

acting actor admiration affairs artistes association audiences Bal Gandharva became began Bhamini Bhosale Bodas Bombay career celebrated character classical close complete concerts continued death debt decided Deval devotion drama earlier Ekalavya equally establishment fact fans feminine roles field film fortunes Gandharva Mandali Ganpatrao Bodas genius Govindrao Tembe happened held hero's role idea Khadilkar Khan kind Kirloskar Mandali known Kolhapur Kolhatkar later leading lived maestro male manager Manapaman Marathi musical March marked Master Meerabai moved musical stage Muzumdar Narayan Nat Samrat natural natya sangeet Pandit partnership performance period play playwright popular presentation princely professional proved Pune qualities reason record remain respect response result role sangeet served singer singing songs soon specially stage lovers story success theatre thespian tradition treatment troupe true tunes turn variety veterans Vidyaharan vogue voice young