Was born in Vele Kamati, a small town 12 Km from Satara, where electricity had reached as late as 1981.
Worked as a watchman during 1974 for Maharashtra Government's Irrigation Department at just Rs. 165/- per month.
Completed B.A. in Marathi from Lal Bahadur Shastri collage at Satara, while working as night watchman in irrigation department to give financial support to his families.
Moved to Mumbai and joined acting academy "Avishkar" by Arvind & Sulbha Deshpande.
Began his acting career in 1978 with Marathi theatre plays.
Played the monumental role of Tamil Nadu's renowned poet and writer, Subramanya Bharathi, in the film Bharati (2000).
Has acted in Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films.
Sayaji Shinde
January 13, 1959 (age 65)
Satara, Maharashtra, India
PHOTO CREDIT:
Bio
Was born in a farmer's family.
Was born in Vele Kamati, a small town 12 Km from Satara, where electricity had reached as late as 1981.
Worked as a watchman during 1974 for Maharashtra Government's Irrigation Department at just Rs. 165/- per month.
Completed B.A. in Marathi from Lal Bahadur Shastri collage at Satara, while working as night watchman in irrigation department to give financial support to his families.
Moved to Mumbai and joined acting academy "Avishkar" by Arvind & Sulbha Deshpande.
Began his acting career in 1978 with Marathi theatre plays.
Played the monumental role of Tamil Nadu's renowned poet and writer, Subramanya Bharathi, in the film Bharati (2000).
Has acted in Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films.