Vikram Gokhale

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Shiladitya Pandit, Nov 27, 2022: The Times of India

Pune : Noted theatre, film and television actor Vikram Gokhale delivered a towering performance as the dignified and stern Hindustani classical music guru in the Bollywood superhit, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’.


Popular in both Marathi and Hindi films, Gokhale received the National Film Award for best actor for his portrayal of a distressed old man struggling to pay his comatose wife's medical expenses in Gajendra Ahire’s Marathi film, Anumati’ (2013). And he was first-rate as the confidante of an angst-ridden stage legend in director Mahesh Manjrekar’s ‘Natasamrat’ (2016). Gokhale also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2011 for his contributions to the stage.


Actor-director Amol Palekar, who collaborated with him in the musical ‘Thoda Sa Roomani Ho Jayein’ (1990) said, “I particularly remember his performance in the play, Barrister. It is a landmark performance in Marathi theatre. Future generations should learn from it. However, theatre did not provide him the roles that were worth his salt. His style of acting, or rather under-acting, was so effective and good, few can achieve with dignity. Unfortunately, the film industry did not provide him his due, particularly the Marathi filmindustry. ”


Versatility was his calling card. The actor lent grace and added depth to the characters he performed. Gokhale’s expressive eyes and commanding voice—he was also a voice coach later—were fundamental to the creation of the socially-conservative guru who’s generous at heart but also bound by tradition in SanjayLeela Bhansali’s ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. And yet, in ‘Thoda Sa Roomani…” he handled the role of a remote town’s district collector, who’s the object of an unfussy young woman’s (Anita Kanwar) secret attraction, with equal aplomb.


He also acted in a bunch of television serials: from ‘Katha Sagar’ and ‘Udaan’ back in the DD monopoly days of the 1980s to ‘Virrudh’ and ‘Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye’ in recent decades.