Balakrishna Hari Kolhatkar

Balakrishna Hari Kolhatkar (September 25, 1926 – June 30, 1994), also known as Bal Kolhatkar, was a Marathi playwright, poet, actor, and director.

Chittaranjan Kolhatkar, his cousin, staged many of his plays. Bal Kolhatkar liked to have nine syllables in the names of his dramas. A partial list of his dramas is provided below. उघडले स्वर्गाचे दार दुरितांचे तिमिर जावो देणा-याचे हात हजार देव दीनाघरी धावला पण्डितराज जगन्नाथ (विद्याधर गोखले) लहानपण देगा देवा वाहतो ही दुर्वांची जुडी वेगळं व्हायचंय मला सीमेवरून परत जा