Sudhir Bhat was the founder member of the famous Theatre group "Suyog".
17 Facts About Sudhir Bhat
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Sudhir Bhat showcased his plays for the Marathi diaspora in the United States.
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Sudhir Bhat continued with this project for around three decades, during which he produced over 80 plays, which accounted for 17,000 shows.
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Sudhir Bhat holds the record for producing the highest number of plays in a career.
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Sudhir Bhat's company went on to stage several box-office hits.
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Sudhir Bhat formed an organization named "Suyog" along with Gopal Algeri on 1 January 1985.
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Sudhir Bhat set an all-time record for producing the highest number of plays produced under one banner in Marathi theater.
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Sudhir Bhat came into the limelight with the play "Moruchi Mavashi".
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Sudhir Bhat's plays made shows in the UK, United States, and Europe and gained enormous popularity over there.
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Sudhir Bhat's plays in the US were a major boost during that time.
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Sudhir Bhat was criticized by many for making too many business transactions in the Marathi play allocation dates.
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Sudhir Bhat made losses in many plays but he did not leave or change the business of producing the plays.
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Sudhir Bhat was absolutely unapologetic about his brand of theatre.
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Sudhir Bhat even drew flak for alleged unfair allotment of performance slots in Mumbai's select auditoriums.
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However, Sudhir Bhat maintained he stood for quality theatre, good marketing and high production values.
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Sudhir Bhat said his theatre was a box-set proscenium parameter, with no pretense of an experimental intent.
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In spite of his economic orientation, Sudhir Bhat deserves credit for some off-track plays that expanded the Marathi theatre cosmos.