He was working on a film Jaraa Dheer Dhara with Usha Chavan when the end came. Dr Anil Wakankar, his physician-cum-friend, had given him a routine check-up only the previous day. He was rushed to Shushrusha Nursing Home, a stone’s throw away from his residence, where he breathed his last. On Maat 3.30 am, at his residence Rama Niwas in Dadar, Mumbai Dada Kondke suffered a heart attack. Dada movies, produced under the "Kamakshi Pictures" banner, had the same set of people, which included Usha Chavan as the lead actress, Raam Laxman as his music director, initially Jayawant Kulkarni and then Mahendra Kapoor as the male, and Usha Mangeshkar as the female playback singer, and Bal Mohite as the chief assistant. He used same team of actors, technicians and playback singers to repeat the formula for success that he believed he had got from his debut film. Dada's teamĭada Kondke's storylines were always based on the simpleton. He retained his team from Songadya and delivered his next hit "Ekta jeev Sadashiv". Dada kept on delivering one hit after the other. This was followed by a lead role in "Songadya" a block buster which turned Dada's world around.
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The drama got Dada into spotlight and also gave him an entry into Marathi movies through a role in Bhalji Pendharkar's movie "Tambdi Maati". The drama went on to play over 1500 shows and made Dada a star.
Sabnis was impressed with Dada's personality and his performance in "Khankhanpurcha Raja" (literal translation, Bankrupt king), and wrote a drama entitled, "Vichha Majhi Puri Kara" (literal translation, Fulfill my desires), which was a turning point in Dada's life. Dada decided to play big and started his own drama company, and approached Sabnis to compose a drama script for him. He started working in drama's and came in contact with various drama related personalities one of who was Vasant Sabnis, a well known Marathi writer. It was during this time that Dada got involved in cultural activities of Seva Dal. Dada became a member of a local band which earned him the nickname "Bandwale Dada" (literally translation, 'big brother who plays for the band'). The recovery process changed Dada completely who decided to stay focused on the lighter side of life and make people around laugh. It was then that Dada lost most of his immediate family to unfortunate events. As a youngster Dada was a rough kid who later on took up job in a local grocery retail chain, Apna Bazaar. Early lifeĭada's early life was spent in chawls of Naigaum, a Marathi heartland of Mumbai. DADA was a native of Ingavali in Bhor which is in Pune district of Maharashtra. This learning can be seen in his movies which targeted the masses rather than any particular social class. While working for drama Dada toured all over Maharashtra which helped him understand what entertainment meant to the local population.
Dada had started his entertainment career with a band and then as a stage actor.
Tamasha and stage drama's have always played an important role in Marathi entertainment industry. Dada's movies targeted this section of the society. This section of the society was well connected to their rural roots. These workers were mostly migrants to the city of Mumbai looking for employment in the prospering cotton mills. Dada Kondke was a born in a mill-worker's family in Naigaum, near Lalbaug, Mumbai.
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