The drama went on to play over 1500 shows all over Maharashtra and made Dada a star. The drama was named Vichha Majhi Puri Kara (Translation: Fulfill my Wish). Sabnis appreciated Dada's performance in Khankhanpurcha Raja (Translation: Bankrupt King), and agreed to write a modern Marathi language Tamasha or Loknatya ( folk play). Later, Kondke started his own theatre company, and approached Sabnis to compose a drama script for him.
During this period came in contact with various Marathi stage personalities including writer, Vasant Sabnis. Kondke was involved in cultural activities of Seva Dal, a Congress party volunteers organization, where he started working in dramas. While working for the drama companies, Kondke toured throughout Maharashtra which helped him understand the local population's taste in entertainment. Kondke started his entertainment career with a band and then worked as a stage actor. These events made him focus more on the lighter side of life and make people laugh. He lost most of his immediate family to unfortunate events and the grieving process changed him profoundly. As a youngster, Kondke was a rough kid who later on took up job in a local grocery retail chain called Apna Bazaar. Kondke and his migrant family retained close connections to their rural roots. His family originally hailed from the village of Ingavali which was in the erstwhile Bhor State near Pune. Kondke was a born to and raised in a Koli family of cotton-mill workers in a chawl in Naigaon, near Lalbaug, Mumbai. He was credited with introducing the genre of sex comedy to Marathi cinema and Indian cinema. Kondke was called "Dada", an honorific Marathi term meaning "elder brother", which led to his popular name Dada Kondke. Dada Kondke was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of films (nine) that achieved silver jubilee (running for 25 consecutive weeks). His family members were also foreman handling millworkers of Bombay Dyeing. Kondke was born into a family owning a grocery shop and owners of chawls in Morbaug area of Mumbai which were let out. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre dialogues in movies. He is spellbound by the Apsaras but at the same time gets into deep conversations with the gods,” shared Joshi, adding that the musical is peppered with some of Kondke’s most popular songs like Dhagala lagli kala, Kay ga sakhu, Malyachya malya madhe and so on.Krishna "Dada" Kondke (Marathi pronunciation: 8 August 1932 – 14 March 1998) was an Indian actor and film producer. “The play reflects what Dada would do in a setting so flattering. The play is a work of fiction, where Kondke is seen in heaven with Indra (the lord of heaven), Yama (the god of death), Chitragupta (the celestial account-keeper of good and bad deeds) and Yama’s vahana, the water buffalo, in addition to four Apsaras.
“And the audience, as well as the censor board surprisingly, was quite accommodating in the matter as opposed to the present day scenario,” laughed Thigale, adding how he has been holding marathon screenings of Kondke’s films at home for the last few months in order to fine-tune his mimicking skills and get into the legend’s shoes. According to Joshi, Kondke can be credited with introducing the genre of sex comedy to Marathi cinema and, indeed, Indian cinema. Kondke’s films were not just box office success stories in the Marathi film industry in the ’70s and ’80s they created a cult. Venkatesh Garud is the music director and Rajesh Datar the main singer. The show, produced by the Sarvotkrushtha Trust and helmed by playwright and director Vijay Joshi, features Sushilkumar Thigale as Dada Kondke. And even today, Dada Kondke and his songs, films and dialogues remain immortal in public memory.Īhead of his 18th death anniversary on March 14, a two-act musical, Dadanchi Swargat Dhamal, will be staged in the city in order to commemorate the actor-filmmaker’s trademark bold, and even risque, sense of humour. He was known for his hilarious word-play, often coloured with sexual innuendos, and his ribald onscreen jokes. An upcoming musical comedy will pay homage to comic legend Dada Kondke ahead of his death anniversary
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