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Ramdas Padhye
Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramdas Padhye (born 24 January 1945) is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker.[3][2] He has performed in India and abroad for five decades. Ramdas did his first TV debut in 1972 along with his puppet 'Ardhavatrao' when Doordarshan called him to do a 15-minute show.[4]
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Born | Ramdas Padhye (1945-01-24) January 24, 1945 (age 79) [1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Spouse | Aparna Padhye[2] |
Parent | Yeshwant K Padhye (father) |
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Ramdas was the first Indian ventriloquist to perform on various International television network like NBC, CBS and BBC.[5]
Ramdas Padhye also trained Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan[5] and Aditya Roy Kapur[6] in ventriloquism.