His father was a Gandhian and Dr Lagoo was brought up with socialist values which he lived by throughout his life. But all this, behind the scenes, without taking credit for anything he did. His contribution to theatre was not restricted to performances he worked a lot for backstage artistes, would contribute towards welfare of theatre groups and at times helped plays financially. He would never speak casually about things and would voice his thoughts whenever he could. He had a strong influence of European performance art and, in his early years, he was fortunate to work with people like Vijay Tendulkar, Vijaya Mehta and Bhalba Kelkar.īesides acting, he was also known for his strong and rational opinions. He had that finesse that mostly only trained actors have in their performances, and he wasn’t a trained one himself.
Take any of his plays, one may or may not agree with their subjects, but Dr Lagoo’s performances were worth appreciating and worth studying. He was someone who you could look up to for understanding the nuances of acting. I have watched and loved Dr Lagoo’s plays, including Yashoda, Udhvasta Dharmashala and Ek Hoti Rani, which was made as a protest against the Emergency. His son Anand and my younger brother were classmates in school. I never got the chance to work with Dr Lagoo, but our association was through our sons. He was a perfectionist and a rationalist: Satish Alekar They don’t make people like that anymore. He was a unique person who never shied away from speaking his mind, was gracious and a powerhouse of talent. Dr Lagoo is gone but his legacy will remain his contribution to theatre and films will remain. In fact recently I was thinking about visiting him in Pune again but sadly, that won’t happen now. I had given classics of global cinema to watch. The last time I met Dr Lagoo was in Pune a while ago. But his health had deteriorated largely by then and I thought it better to not tire him further. I wanted Dr Lagoo to play the role of Ajoba in my film Pushpak Viman and had even gone to meet him for the same.
I think it was because of his blessings that Katyar. He was an atheist, but he believed in the power of performance. It was my request to him that he be there at the muhurat of my directorial Katyar Kaljat Ghusli and he came for it. From there on, whenever we spoke, he would address me as Narayanrao (the real name of Balgandharva). He called me up and appreciated my performance in the film. Years later, he had watched my film Balgandharva and loved it. It was a divine experience, especially the 35 min soliloquy in Surya Pahilela Manus the command over the language and voice modulation Dr Lagoo had was perfect. Unfortunately I couldn’t watch a lot of his earlier plays, but the ones that I did stayed with me throughout were Premachi Goshta, Surya Pahilela Manus and Mitra. My love for theatre began with Dr Shriram Lagoo’s plays. They don’t make people like him anymore: Subodh Bhave For a person of his stature, someone who was a superstar in Marathi theatre, to do this for me was nothing short of a great gesture. Moreover, he knew that I had budget constraints while making the film. However, not only did he agree to shoot at night but he would also stay back till all the shots I required were taken. So, I though I was in a fix when I started making Ankahee, because we had to shoot at night. I remember, at the parties at his house, he would ask others to continue, but would retire sharp at 10 pm himself. I feel privileged to have worked with Doctor: Amol Palekarĭr Lagoo was an extremely disciplined man, not only in theatre but in his real life as well.
We spoke to people who were close to the actor and had worked with him about their memories of the man who ruled the stage with plays like Natsamrat, Surya Pahilela Manus, Mitra, and films like Pinjara, Sinhasan, Samna and more. Condolences poured in from various quarters, including Dr Lagoo’s peers from the Hindi film industry.
A tall figure in the Marathi theatre and film industry, Dr Lagoo’s passing hit artistes and his close associates hard. On Tuesday night, news of Dr Shreeram Lagoo’s demise surfaced.
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