Cinemaazi remembers Shahu Modak on his birth anniversary

A film genre perhaps unique to India, the mythological played a formative role in the early development of the art form on the subcontinent. Among the many stalwarts who enriched the genre with their ground-breaking creativity and industry, Shahu Modak stands apart. An iconic actor in the mythological genre, there was hardly a role from the Mahabharata or the Ramayana he did not essay onscreen. Equally prolific in Hindi and Marathi cinema, he became synonymous with the image of Krishna in Indian cinema, portraying the deity as many as 29 times in his career.