National award for Dilip Prabhavalkar





Yesterday spoke to Mr Dilip Prabhavalkar, congratulating him for receiving the National award for his role of Mahatma Gandhi in Lage raho munnabhai.

one of my friend wanted to cast him in his next film and asked him to talk to him, Dilip prabhavalkar said he would love to do it but for 6 months he is committed.

I had done a short story called " Chitthe " " चिठठी " written and Directed by Ratnakar Matkari. And my experience working with Dilipji was great, the first day of the shoot at jeevan silk mills , I was ready with my makeup and we all were waiting for Dilipji to come and around 10.30am we get a call from him saying he had a minor accident while coming to the shoot, and he was close back, few unit member went to fetch him, he came and narrated the incidence, he was in a taxi , and sitting behind, at a fast speed the taxi driver missed a speed breaker and dilipji hit the roof of the taxi and there was a tube light there which hit him badly and he started bleeding, and instead of taking him to the hospital, the driver asked him the get down, he took down the number. Complaint to the police.

When we started shooting he was completely involved in the role. he came out with excellent suggestions which the director had no choice but to except as they were good, I was comparatively new comer that time, still he treated me very well and our scenes was memorable. we played father and son, the story ended on an emotional note.. great experience..

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