Happy Birthday, Dr Mohan Agashe: A look at the best Marathi movies of veteran star

Bollywood and Marathi cinema's veteran star Dr Mohan Agashe has turned a year old today. Agashe is renowned for some of the outstanding roles he played in the cinematic world. On the occasion of his birthday, let's take a look at the best Marathi movies in the actor’s career.

Dr Mohan Agashe made his Marathi debut with Jabbar Patel's socio-political film 'Saamna' alongside Nilu Phule, Shriram Lagoo, Smita Patil and Vilas Rakate. The performances and sharpness of dialogues by each character in the film deserves thumbs up.

Jabbar Patel's 'Jait Re Jait' starring Mohan Agashe and Smita Patil was based on the book of Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar. It won President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi at the National Film Awards. It is considered to be one of the greatest musical hits of all time in Marathi cinema.

Jabbar Patel's 'Sinhasan' is one of the sharpest political dramas in Indian cinema and is based on two novels by journalist Arun Sadhu. It starred Nilu Phule, Arun Sarnaik, Shriram Lagoo, Mohan Agashe, Reema Lagoo, Nana Patekar, Usha Nadkarni and others.

Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar's National Award-winning film 'Devrai' depicts a story of a man who suffers from schizophrenia and is struggling to come to terms with his illness and the frustration of his helpless sister. It starred Atul Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Devika Daftardar, Tushar Dalvi, and Mohan Agashe in pivotal roles.