16 Facts About Shriram Lagoo

Dr Shriram Lagoo was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi, in addition to being an ENT Surgeon.

Shriram Lagoo was known for his character roles in films.

Shriram Lagoo acted in over 250 films including Hindi and Marathi films as well as Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati plays, and directed over 20 Marathi plays.

Shriram Lagoo won the 1978 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Hindi film Gharaonda.

Shriram Lagoo's autobiography is titled Lamaan, which means "the carrier of goods".

Shreeram Lagoo was born in Satara district, Maharashtra, India to Balakrishna Chintaman Lagoo and Satyabhama Lagoo, and was the eldest of four children.

Shreeram Shriram Lagoo started acting in plays while attending Medical College.

Shriram Lagoo practised medicine and surgery in Pune, India and Tabora, Tanzania in the sixties, but his theatre activity through Progressive Dramatic Association in Pune and "Rangaayan" in Mumbai continued when he was in India.

Shriram Lagoo finally started working as a full-time drama actor in the year 1969, from Vasant Kanetkar's play "Where Death Shied Away".

Shriram Lagoo played a leading role in the play 'Natsamrat' written by Kusumagraj and was best remembered for that role.

Shriram Lagoo had a legendary status in Marathi cinema, where he did many memorable movies which included successes like Sinhasan, Pinjra and Mukta.

Shriram Lagoo's wife, Deepa Lagoo, is a noted theatre, TV, and film actress.

Shriram Lagoo instituted the prestigious Tanveer Samman, given to most promising stalwart in theatre industry of India, in the memory of his late son Tanveer Shriram Lagoo.

Shriram Lagoo has written an article titled "Time to Retire God", which provoked hot discussions in the print media and other public platforms in India.

Shriram Lagoo was actively associated with the anti-superstition movement in Maharashtra.

Shriram Lagoo used to call God as another superstition and his lectures during the ANS programs used to go like this:.