Cinemaazi remembers Vishram Bedekar on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Vishram Bedekar on his death anniversary. Born as Vishwanath Chintamani Bedekar in 1906 he took the name Vishram,once he started writing. He began his career as a playwright-lyricist with Sangeet Natak Comapany. He soon moved to film-making and co-directed three films with theatre producer Vamanrao N. Bhatt. Vishram bedekar divided his life between writing and films. He trained in cinematography and direction from London. Most of his works fall in the modernist frame defined by K. Narayan Kale’s generation and G.B. Shaw, he chose a melodramatic style with complex storylines. A Sahitya Academy award winner, he has worked with stalwarts likeV Shantaram on films Shejari/Padosi (1941) and Amar Bhoopali (1951), directed Guru Dutt in Lakhrani (1945), scripted the mythological drama Pundalik (1936),made classic melodramas for Baburao Pendharkar’s New Huns, Baburao Pai’s Famous Pics and Minerva Movietone and directed some of Ramsay Brothers’ early productions like Rustom Sohrab (1963), Ek Nannhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970).As playwright, his notable works include Brahmakumari, Vaje Paool Apule and Tilak Ani Agarkar (1980). He passed away on this day in Pune at the age of 92 .