title: Vikram Gokhale
text: Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrakant Gokhale.
  
  Gokhale made his directorial debut in 2010, with the Marathi film Aaghaat. Produced by Sprint Arts Creation in 2013, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor category for his Marathi film Anumati.
  
  Early and personal life
  Gokhale was born in Pune, Bombay Presidency on 14 November 1945.  His great grandmother, Durgabai Kamat, was the first female actor of the Indian screen, while his grandmother Kamlabai Gokhale (Kamlabai Kamat at that time) was the first female child actor of Indian cinema. His father Chandrakant Gokhale was a veteran Marathi film and stage artist and has acted in over 70 Marathi and Hindi films.
  
  Gokhale married Vrushali in 1975 and they have two daughters. Vrushali is also an actress seen in few films and TV shows like Aaj Jhale Mukt Mi (1986, film), Aaghaat (2010, film) and Shwetambara (1983, TV show). Gokhale ran a real estate firm called Sujata Farms in Pune. He was also a social activist. His family's charitable foundation provides financial support for disabled soldiers, Children of lepers, and education of orphan children.
  
  In February 2016, due to a throat ailment, Gokhale retired from stage activities, though he continued film work. He was admitted to Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital on 5 November 2022 in Pune, where he died due to multiple organ failure on 26 November 2022, at the age of 77.
  
  Filmography
  
  Films
  
  Plays 
   Khara Sangaycha Tar as Criminal Lawyer (based on The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie)
   Katha as Shyamrao Lele
   Ke Dil Abhi Bhara Nahi
  
  Television
  
  Awards 
   2011: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for acting in theatre.
   2012: National Film Awards in Best Actor category at the 60th National Film Awards for the film Anumati (shared with Irrfan Khan; for film Paan Singh Tomar).
   2015-17: Chitrabhushan Award by Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal
   2017: V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award by Government of Maharashtra.
   2017: Filmfare Marathi Awards in Best Supporting Actor category for Natsamrat.
  
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  1946 births
  2022 deaths
  Male actors from Maharashtra
  Indian male television actors
  Indian male stage actors
  Male actors in Marathi cinema
  Male actors in Hindi cinema
  Male actors in Marathi theatre
  Marathi actors
  Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
  Best Actor National Film Award winners
  Male actors in Marathi television
  20th-century Indian male actors
  21st-century Indian male actors