About Bal Karve
Lived 1930 – 2025 (aged 95). Bal Karve was an actor and television actor.
Bal Karve (; 25 August 1930 – 28 August 2025) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Marathi language film, television and theatre.
Marathi serials Karve was most popular for his role of Gundyabhau, along with Dilip Prabhavalkar as Chimanrao, in the television sitcom Chimanrao Gundyabhau, which was based on CV Joshi's books on Doordarshan.
Marathi stage Karve was a part of the original 1978 play Suryachi Pille, which was directed by Damu Kenkre, and featured Madhav Vatve, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Mohan Gokhale, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Shanta Jog.
Death Karve died in Mumbai on 28 August 2025, three days after his 95th birthday.
Accolades Karve received the Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar at Zee Natya Gaurav awards in 2018.
Filmography 1978: Banyabapu 1982: Chatak Chandni 1991: Godi Gulabi 1993: Lapandav
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Who was Bal Karve?
Indian actor
When was Bal Karve born?
Bal Karve was born on 25 August 1930 in Pune.
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Bal Karve died on 28 August 2025 in Mumbai.
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Bal Karve was an actor and television actor.
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