Madhav Vaze

Madhav Vaze (born 21 October 1939) is a theater artist, director and film actor. He has acted and directed mainly in theater and has had a few stints in films.

Early life
He was born on 21 October 1939.

Career
He started out his career as a child artist in the critically acclaimed film Shyamchi Aai.

In 2009, Vaze made a guest appearance in the Bollywood film 3 Idiots. Director Aamir Khan expressed that he would like to work with Vaze in the theater.

In 2013, Vaze directed a production of Hamlet in Marathi, translated by Parshuram Deshpande and featuring Kanak Datye and Neha Mahajan.

He is a former English lecturer at the Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune.

In March 2015 he appeared in the Vodafone m-Pesa advertisement as Babuji. The advert can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgDPTlFxsU

Filmography

 * Shyamchi Aai (1953)
 * 3 Idiots (2009)
 * Dear Zindagi (2016)
 * Chappad Phaad Ke (2019) as Atmaram Gupchup

Awards
His debut film Shyamchi Aai won the President's award and was one of the first films ever in India.