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He got involved in cultural activities of Seva Dal. He became a member of a local band which earned him the nickname “Bandwale Dada” (literal translation, “elder brother who plays for the band”). The recovery process changed him completely who decided to stay focused on the lighter side of life and make people around laugh. It was then that he lost most of his immediate family to unfortunate events.
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As a youngster he was a rough kid who later on took up job in a local grocery retail chain, Apna Bazaar. His early life was spent in chawls of Naigaon (Dadar), a Marathi heartland of Mumbai. He 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 he toured all over Maharashtra which helped him understand what entertainment meant to the local population. He 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. Kondke was a born to and raised in a Koli family of cotton-mill workers in a chawl in Naigaon, near Lalbaug, Mumbai.Kondke was a born in a mill-worker’s family in Naigaon, near Lalbaug, Mumbai. His family originally hailed from the village of Ingavali which was in the erstwhile Bhor State near Pune. Kondke and his migrant family retained close connections to their rural roots.Īs a youngster, Kondke was a rough kid who later on took up job in a local grocery retail chain called Apna Bazaar. He lost most of his immediate family to unfortunate events and the grieving process changed him profoundly. These events made him focus more on the lighter side of life and make people laugh. Kondke started his entertainment career with a band and then worked as a stage actor. While working for the drama companies, Kondke toured throughout Maharashtra which helped him understand the local population's taste in entertainment. Kondke was involved in cultural activities of Seva Dal, a Congress party volunteers organization, where he started working in dramas. During this period came in contact with various Marathi stage personalities including writer, Vasant Sabnis. Later, Kondke started his own theatre company, and approached Sabnis to compose a drama script for him. Sabnis appreciated Dada's performance in Khankhanpurcha Raja (Translation: Bankrupt King), and agreed to write a modern Marathi language Tamasha or Loknatya ( folk play). The drama was named Vichha Majhi Puri Kara (Translation: Fulfill my Wish). The drama went on to play over 1500 shows all over Maharashtra and made Dada a star.
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Vichha Majhi Puri Kara brought Kondke into spotlight and in 1969, he debuted in Marathi movies through a role in Bhalji Pendharkar's movie Tambdi Maati which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. He then turned producer with Songadya in 1971. Songadya was based on a story written by Vasant Sabnis, and was directed by Govind Kulkarni. He cast himself as Namya, the simpleton who falls for the glamour of Kalavati (played by Usha Chavan) who is a dancer. Some of the other people who played major characters in this movie were Nilu Phule, Ganpat Patil, Sampat Nikam and Ratnamala.