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Ayi Tendulkar

1904 – 1975

Indian Screenwriter

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About Ayi Tendulkar

Lived 1904 – 1975 (aged 71). Ayi Tendulkar was a screenwriter, science fiction writer and opinion journalist.

Ayi Ganpat Tendulkar (1904–1975) was an Indian screenwriter, journalist and actor. He is especially known as the husband of Thea von Harbou, the writer of the science fiction film classic Metropolis.

Education and marriages

Tendulkar received the Toppiwala scholarship, which allowed him to gain admission into a British university, but he was not quite ready to begin his studies. As a result, he decided to study French at the École Normale Superieure, in Paris.

Tendulkar's first wife was Sasha Alexandra Passini, a Russian whom he met in Paris in 1924. After they separated, Passini married an Italian man.

Tendulkar's fourth wife was Indumati Gunaji. When World War II broke out, Tendulkar was forced to leave Germany, and he returned to India, where he met Gunaji while getting involved in Gandhi's campaign against British rule. Gandhi himself became involved in their relationship, stipulating they could not marry before waiting five years and not having children before India gained independence. Their daughter, Laxmi Tendulkar Dhaul, wrote a book about her parents and von Harbou.

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Important facts

Birth century
Also known as
Ayi Ganpat Tendulkar

Family & relationships

Spouse
Eva Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein
Spouse
Indumati Gunaji
Spouse
Sasha Alexandra Passini
Spouse
Thea von Harbou

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ayi Tendulkar's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ayi Tendulkar?

Indian Screenwriter

When was Ayi Tendulkar born?

Ayi Tendulkar was born on 1 January 1904 in Belgundi.

When did Ayi Tendulkar die?

Ayi Tendulkar died on 1 January 1975.

What was Ayi Tendulkar's occupation?

Ayi Tendulkar was a screenwriter, science fiction writer and opinion journalist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ayi Tendulkar

· Wikidata: Q48497547

· DBpedia: Ayi Tendulkar

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MLA: "Ayi Tendulkar." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ayi-tendulkar/.

Chicago: "Ayi Tendulkar." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ayi-tendulkar/.

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