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Mohan Agashe
Acting
Biography
Mohan Agashe is an Indian actor, who has worked in the Marathi and Hindi film industries. He made his debut in Samna (1974), followed by Aakrosh (1980), Mashaal (1984) and Rihaee (1988). Agashe then starred in Mississippi Masala (1991) and Target (1995). Mohan was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi by the Government of India in 1996. He has made an appearance in films like Ab Tak Chappan (2004), Jism 2 (2012), Jolly LLB (2013), Deool Band (2015), Welcome Zindagi (2015), Sarpanch Bhagirath (2016) and Lost & Found (2016). He is an actor and producer, known for Kaasav: Turtle (2017), Rang De Basanti (2006) and Gandhi (1982). He is also a psychiatrist. He is the Director of the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health. His expertise in the field of psychiatry and acting are mutually complementary and he is well respected in both circles.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Valu
In the village of Kusavde, a wild bull named Valu is worshipped but has become uncontrollable. Forest officer Swanand Gaddamwar arrives to catch the bull, triggering chaos, comedy, and politics, as villagers' emotions, beliefs, and rivalries surface in this satirical drama.
Apaharan
Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar.
Pachuvum Athbhuthavilakkum
In return for getting ownership his shop space in Mumbai, Prakashan is tempted into helping his landlord's mother on a mission. Will he succeed? What does success mean?
Mississippi Masala
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their Uganda home, twentysomething Mina finds herself co-operating a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. Her passionate romance with charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African-American communities.
Ab Tak Chhappan
Following the fortunes of tough cop Sadhu Agashe both in his fight against crime and in his personal life. Garnering newspaper headlines for his crime-fighting activities, he also makes some enemies in the police department, most notably in the form of his superior, who believes his officer has gone too far.
Gangaajal
An honest Superintendent of Police, IPS Amit Kumar, is assigned to a crime infested town to reduce its crime rates. There, he soon learns that cleaning up the town also means confronting the corruption among police and politicians.
Welcome Home
After deciding to part ways with her husband, Professor Saudamini leaves along with her daughter and her mother-in-law, who is suffering from dementia. Saudamini`s return to her own house sends ripples across the family, as waves of contradictory emotions engulf them all. Welcome Home is the story of a group of people who find themselves caught up in a collective emotional turmoil, and how they strive to overcome these setbacks
Susman (The Essence)
A story about the "Ikat" handloom weavers of Pochampally through the master weaver Ramulu and his family struggle in time of mass-production.
Golapi Mukta Rahasya
While at a felicitation ceremony, Feluda, a detective, meets Joychand, a simple man who owns a pink diamond. When several buyers set their eyes on the precious stone, Feluda must save the day.
Target
A subtle yet violent commentary on feudal lords.
Production
Dithee
Dithee tells the story of a simple ironsmith and his journey of undergoing the pain of his son's death and experiencing the principle of non-duality.
Astu - So Be It
The film revolves around Mr. Shastri, a retired Sanskrit professor who in due course suffers with Alzheimer's goes missing while travelling with his daughter .during this time of missing he gets fascinated with a elephant walking on street and goes to stay with the family which owns elephant. The film is inter cut to depict the human side of relationships with social message in end that only care and affection is medicine for Alzheimer's and there is no other cure for the same.
OutHouse
Nana, a retired single adamant old man, has no idea that an unwelcomed guest on his four - a puppy is going to change the course of his life. Aadima, a senior graphic designer artist, doesn’t have the faintest inkling that the same puppy is going to force her to go on adventures she otherwise wouldn’t. And Neel, her grandson has no clue that he is going to help Nana and Aadima understand the needs of elderly singles.
Kaasav: Turtle
Janaki, a divorcee trying to find meaning of life in a sea-turtle conservation project run by the conservationist Dattabhau in a coastal village, accidentally meets an young man. Janaki, with her empathy for the young man, Manav, tries to create a non-judgmental, non-intrusive, warm atmosphere to help him bloom. Janaki herself, her driver-assistant Yadu, conservationist Dattabhau, servant Bablya and street-kid Parshu - none of them not related to each other - become the vulnerable young Manav's support system.
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