Vasantrao Deshpande
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Early life
Vasantrao Deshpande was born into a Deshastha Brahmin family[3] in Murtizapur, Akola District, in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India. At the age of eight, Vasantrao Deshpande's ability was observed by Bhalji Pendharkar, who cast him in the role of Krishna in the Hindi movie Kaliya Mardan (1935).[4] He obtained his PhD in Music.
Training
Vasantrao Deshpande got trained under several gurus, in various different schools of singing.[5] He began his musical training with Mstr. Shankarrao Sapre of Gwalior, a disciple of V. D. Paluskar,[6] in Nagpur. His training was alongside C. Ramchandra under their Guru Master Shankarrao Sapre. After this, he studied under several musicians including Sureshbabu Mane (son of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan) of Kirana gharana, Asad Ali Khan of Patiala gharana, Aman Ali Khan and Anjanibai Malpekar of Bhendibazaar gharana, and Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze (Vazebuwa) of the Gwalior gharana.[7] Dinanath Mangeshkar, a direct disciple of Vazebuwa, had a particularly strong influence over Deshpande, who is regarded as Mangeshkar's musical heir, having adopted his signature mercurial and dramatic style of singing.[8]
Career
Deshpande performed classical and semi-classical music, appearing in movies including Kaliya Mardan, Dudh Bhaat, and Ashtavinayak. He issued several commercial releases under his name,[9] and created raga Raj Kalyan, a variant of Yaman without pancham.
Deshpande's students included Chandrakant Limaye,[10] Vijay Koparkar and Pt Padmakar Kulkarni.[11]
Family
His grandson, Rahul Deshpande, is also a singer, and has also reprised some of his roles on stage and screen, such as Khansaheb in Katyar Kaljat Ghusali.[12][13] Rahul Deshpande has portrayed Vasantrao in a film entitled Me Vasantrao,[14] that is based on Deshpande's life.
Legacy
A foundation, the Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan,[15] organizes Vasantotsav, an annual music festival at Pune in his memory. The annual festival is held over three days during January.[16] During the festival, two awards, the "Vasantotsav Youth Award" for Promising Artists and the "Vasantotsav Award" for veteran artists, are given out.[17][18]
In 2011, a three-day music and dance festival in Nagpur was organized by the Indian government's South-Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) in Deshpande's memory.[19]
A film entitled Me Vasantrao,[20] based on Deshpande's life, was scheduled to be released on 1 May 2020, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Later it was released on 1 April 2022.
Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist and distinguished Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal [21] alumni, Pandit Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande, left an indelible mark on Natya Sangeet with his exceptional talent.
Awards
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Kaliya Mardan | Krishna | First film performance |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Katyar Kaljat Ghusli | Khansaheb | Purushottam Darvhekar | Over 1000 performances by 1976.[23] |
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- Hindustani singers
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