Ramdas Padhye
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 24, 1948 [1]
- Ventriloquism
- Puppetry
- Puppeteer
- Puppet maker
Ramdas Padhye | |
|---|---|
Ramdas Padhye with his puppet | |
| Born | Ramdas Padhye January 24, 1948 [1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupations |
|
| Spouse | Aparna Padhye[2] |
| Parent | Yeshwant K Padhye (father) |
Ramdas Padhye (born 24 January 1948) is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker.[3][2] He has performed in India and abroad for five decades. Ramdas did his first TV debut in 1972 along with his puppet 'Ardhavatrao' when Doordarshan called him to do a 15-minute show.[4]
Ramdas was the first Indian ventriloquist to perform on various International television network like NBC, CBS and BBC.[5]
Ramdas Padhye also trained Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan[5] and Aditya Roy Kapur[6] in ventriloquism.
Ramdas also performed before the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi in New Delhi in the year 1968.[7][8]
In 2001, American puppeteer Robert Rockwood used puppets made by Ramdas Padhye at Atlanta.[9]
In 2020, Ramdas along with his son Satyajit Padhye designed India's first 3D printed puppet for film Ludo.[10][11][12]
