Sadashiv Amrapurkar is a popular actor who is well known for his
performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the 1980s and 90s. He
received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in
1991 for Sadak - the first time the award was instituted. In addition
to negative roles, he has shone in supporting roles and, more recently,
in comic roles.
Despite very bad health, he shot for Mani Ratnam's Raavan for 90 days in the jungle. During the editing, Mani Ratnam completely removed his role from the film.
He had many great roles. But the high point is the role of a eunuch, Maharani, in Sadak.
Daughter is Reema Amrapurkar. Upcoming Bollywood director who just directed a Short movie.
Starred in the shelved movie, Aron Govil Films "Paltan"(1993). Starring Kiran Zaveri, Sadashiv Amrapurkar,Mushtaq Khan, Produced by Aron Govil,Directed by Mahesh Bhatt .
His character in Sadak was so impressive that Filmfare introduced best Villain category in nominations.