Prabhakar Panshikar ~ MY MARATHI CINEMA मराठी चित्रपट

In a career spanning 50 tireless years, Shri Prabhakar Panshikar has acted in over 8000 shows. He has acted in the Marathi, Gujarathi and Kannad languages. He also has 4 Marathi Films, 4 Marathi T.V. Serials, one English Serial and a number of plays for Radio to his credit.

A journey that began at the age of 16 is still unfinished, a lot remains to be done. The heartfelt applause of Theatre aficionados and the blessings of 'Ranga devata', the Goddess of theatre will forever remain the driving forces for him.

Prabhakar Panshikar (Devnagari: प्रभाकर पणशीकर) (born 14 March 1931)is stage actor in Maharashtra. His role of 'Lakhoba Lokhande' in the drama 'To Mi Navhech' is considered to be one of the immemorable roles presented so far on the Marathi stage. He is also the owner of Natyasampada, the well-known Marathi Drama Producing Organization.

Early Life & Family

Prabhakar Panshikar was born in a Karhade Brahmin Sanskrit scholar family in Phanswadi, Mumbai. The Panshikars are originally from Goa, with their roots in the Panshi village in Pernem taluka. Initially, Panshikar worked and acted under the able guidance of vetern Marathi Drama Director M.G.Rangnekar. Rangnekar gave him break in the play 'To Mi Navhech' by offering him the main role in 1962. The show became so popular that subsequently it was translated and presented into other Indian languages like Gujarati and Kannada.

Panshikar is married to Vijaya (née Kulkarni) and they have three children and seven grand children. His elder daughter Janhavi Panshikar-Singh is also a versatile actor. She is married to TV actor Shakti Singh. Noted singer and disciple of Kishori Amonkar, Ragunandan Panshikar is the second child of Mr. Panshikar. He is married to Aparna Deshpande who is also a famous classical singer. They have two children. Youngest child is Tarangini Khot. She is gold medalist in Sanskrit. She is married to marine engineer Narendra Khot. They have two children.