SHANTARAM ,My father married the women he loved
SHANTARAM ,My father married the women he loved V Shantaram’s genius cannot be summed up in an article or a book. It spans six decades, several technological breakthroughs, diverse subjects and the launching of unknown talents. Beginning from silent films to coloured chronicles, straddling both Marathi and Hindi cinema, he was peerless. His spectrum includes classics like Do Ankhen Barah Haath (about reforming criminals), Aadmi (accorded dignity to the prostitute), Dahej (highlighted the evil of dowry) and Duniya Na Mane (a young girl protests against her much older husband). While dance and music assumed a vibrant flavour in Navrang, Sehra, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Pinjara as did patriotism in Dr Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani. But a quality that remains striking is that he was a true feminist. On reel and in real. Usually, when the arc lights dim, the performer and the person split into two entities. But Shantaram, who espoused dignity of women on scr...
