Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Acting

Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Born — Died

1950-05-11 — 2014-11-03

Place of birth

Ahmed Nagar, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

64 titles

Sadashiv Dattaray Amarapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the period 1983 to 1999 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 done supporting roles and, more recently, comic roles.

Known for

C.I.D. poster
5.8

A team of dedicated men and women in the Crime Investigation Department will risk everything to solve Mumbai's toughest, most complicated crimes.

C.I.D.

1998

The Discovery of India poster
9.4

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

The Discovery of India

1988

Bombay Talkies poster
6.3

One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.

Bombay Talkies

2013

Taarzan: The Wonder Car poster
5.8

Raj rebuilds his murdered father's car and names it Taarzan, but the car comes to life in a miraculous way and slowly starts killing the killers of Raj's father.

Taarzan: The Wonder Car

2004

Ishq poster
6.4

The children of two wealthy businessman fall in love with someone from a poor background, much to their parents' disapprovals.

Ishq

1997

Teri Meherbaniyan poster
6.8

Living under the thumb of ruthless Thakur Vijay Singh (Amrish Puri), a small village finds hope in honest newcomer Ram (Jackie Shroff), who stands up to the bully. But Ram goes too far when he helps a certain young couple get married, and Singh's men exact a terrible revenge. Will the villagers ever get justice, or will Singh and his thugs continue to abuse the innocent? Poonam Dhillon, G. Asrani, Swapna and Raj Kiran co-star.

Teri Meherbaniyan

1985

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

2000s · 14 titles

Taarzan: The Wonder Car poster
5.8

Raj rebuilds his murdered father's car and names it Taarzan, but the car comes to life in a miraculous way and slowly starts killing the killers of Raj's father.

Taarzan: The Wonder Car

2004

Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen poster
5.3

Two enemy underworld Dons put their differences aside and marry their children, but a case of mistaken identity foils the plan.

Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen

2005

Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai poster
6.5

The wealthy Malhotra family consists of dad, Vikram, his wife, and son, Raj. They would like Raj to get married to their friend, Ishwarchand Mangatram Gore's only U.S. based daughter, Simran. But Raj is intent on finding his very own soul-mate - which he does in his sister's tutor, Asha, who comes from a poor family, and is refusing to accept any advances from him. On the other hand, Simran too refuses to marry Raj, as she is in love with Sameer, an up-coming singer. When Simran is summoned to India, and introduced to Raj, both plan to get their marriage canceled, and succeed. While both attempt to woo their sweethearts, they find that Sameer is Asha's betrothed. Both Simran and Raj must now come up with a plan so separate the two - and thus marry the partners of their choice.

Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai

2005

Aatma poster
4.8

India-based genre specialists Deepak, Tulsi, and Gangu Ramsay team up for this visually inventive tale of demonic possession and supernatural revenge. Neha is a young doctor preparing to celebrate his wedding anniversary when a mysterious stranger warns him that an upcoming autopsy will be the catalyst for a terrifying sequence of events. The following day, when Neha arrives at work, he is deeply disturbed to see the stranger's corpse awaiting dissection in the hospital morgue. But this shocking development is only the beginning of Neha's horror, because when a vengeful force from beyond the grave overtakes the doctor's gorgeous wife Aman, the frightened couple must race to unravel the supernatural mystery before her soul is lost forever.

Aatma

2006

Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge poster
6.0

Veer, a villager, becomes restless after he is haunted by the visions of his past. When he is attacked on the day of his wedding, he forces his parents to reveal the truth about his identity.

Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge

2002

Mr. Black Mr. White poster
3.5

Hoshiarpur based Gopi's dying father asks him to locate Kishen and hand-over a piece of land to him, and subsequently passes away. Gopi heads out to Goa and this is where he will be taken for a ride not only by Kishen, but also by Kishen's look-alike hoodlum brother, Hari; and get involved, along with a group of assorted characters, in the location of diamonds that were stolen by three women.

Mr. Black Mr. White

2008

Yeh Mohabbat Hai poster
7.0

This story revolves around two lovebirds Chand and Shaheen. There appear to be no complications to the lovebirds marriage, however, Chand is asked to gather together a team to play cricket. Chand's naivety is taken advantage of by a group of terrorists, and ultimately Chand becomes involved with terrorists group, and Police Inspector Chauthe (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) claims that he has sufficient evidence to convict Chand. Shaheen believes Chand is innocent, and sets out to prove his innocence.

Yeh Mohabbat Hai

2002

Hum To Mohabbat Karega poster
4.7

A man lies about being an eyewitness to a murder in order to spend time with a beautiful female reporter. Only now, he's wanted by those responsible for the killing.

Hum To Mohabbat Karega

2000

Rishtey poster
6.0

Suraj Singh is a wrestler by profession and has the misfortune of falling in love with wealthy Yashpaul Chaudhary's daughter Komal. When Yashpaul learns of there relationship he arrogantly disagrees of his daughter's choice but Komal refuses to accept her dad's word and gets married to Suraj without the blessings of Yashpaul. Aggravated by his daughter's act Yashpaul connote some negative scenes which spoil Suraj's character in the eyes of Komal resulting in the couple's separation. Before separation, Komal has given birth to a baby boy, which Yashpaul had wanted to kill but Suraj escapes with the child and single-handily brings him up in a poor environment. Years later Komal will return and demand that her child is handed over to her even if having to appeal to the judicial system.

Rishtey

2002

Raja Bhaiya poster
5.6

Small town boy Raja, under the influence of a Sadhu, vows never marry. His mother saves a girl named Pratibha from a train accident, and brings her home. Raja opposes her entry and unsuccessfully tries to make her leave. Raja's mother decides to get them married.

Raja Bhaiya

2003

Bulandi poster
5.6

A noble family presides over a small town in India.

Bulandi

2000

Kasam poster
5.0

Shankar collaborates with police inspector Mangal and runaway convict Vijay to bring the bandit Kala Daku to justice for the murder of his father and various other crimes.

Kasam

2001

Parwana poster
7.5

A con-man/thief robs a suitcase containing explosives belonging to terrorists.

Parwana

2003

Vaastupurush poster
7.4

Dr. Bhaskar, a Magsaysay Award winner, returns to his native village after forty years accompanied by his doctor son and American daughter-in-law. While watching the ruins of his ancestral manor, Dr. Bhaskar remembers the critical year before his joining medical college. It was not his Gandhian freedom fighter father nor his feudal uncle or romantic elder brother, but his mother who motivated him to be a doctor for the service of the poor. She believed that is the only way to appease the Guardian Spirit of the house. Bhaskar is indebted to another woman, Krishnatai, his brother's lower caste lover, who was enlightened enough to support his mother's dream. Bhaskar is now back home to fulfill the wish of his mother

Vaastupurush

2002

1990s · 33 titles

Ishq poster
6.4

The children of two wealthy businessman fall in love with someone from a poor background, much to their parents' disapprovals.

Ishq

1997

Gupt: The Hidden Truth poster
6.5

When Governor Jaisingh Sinha is murdered, the needle of suspicion points towards his estranged step-son, Sahil. Now Sahil must prove his innocence and find out who the real killer is.

Gupt: The Hidden Truth

1997

Hum Saath Saath Hain poster
6.1

A wealthy businessman's traditional family celebrate their togetherness when his three sons get married, but slowly find themselves growing apart after a misunderstanding.

Hum Saath Saath Hain

1999

Kachche Dhaage poster
5.7

Dhananjay and Aaftab are half brothers who have never met. When they first do they instantly loathe each other, having nothing in common. One night, Aaftab blows up a loaded truck while trying to steal from it and attracts a mass of unwanted enforcers. Soon, Aaftab is forced to send Dhananjay into a trap but ends up with them both being handcuffed and escaping from the Border Security Force, the Central Bureau of Investigation, and the border mafia who are attempting to incriminate the brothers for anti-national activities and murder. Fate has it such that they are forced to escape on foot, on motorbikes, cars, stolen trucks, and even handcuffed to each other on a moving goods train.

Kachche Dhaage

1999

Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! poster
4.7

Miss India and an aspiring actor spend a night together roaming the streets of Mumbai and unwittingly clash paths with a megalomaniacal gangster planning to take over India.

Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!

1995

Bomb Blast poster
NR

Jai Kishen decides to join police force and marry Naina against his parents wishes. On the other side MLA Sadakhare along with Pandey brothers hires Sikander Supari and plan a bomb blast .But will Jai be able to solve the case ?

Bomb Blast

1993

Coolie No. 1 poster
6.1

Raju is a poor coolie who falls in love with a rich girl. He pretends to be rich and tells one big lie after another to marry her.

Coolie No. 1

1995

No artwork available
4.0

Firangi Paisewala extorts money from poor people with his goon Kartoos whose standing in upcoming elections and threatens the people around.Inspector Bajrang Tiwari kills Kartoos in encounter as his fear is spreading like wildfire but soon he gets suspension order due to pressure from above.Bajrang lives in a place where shopkeepers are frequently harassed for extortion and his friend Iqbal is also against this.Firanagi appoints Madan Chikna for extortion in place of Kartoos whose fear starts to spread soon and also has support of corrupt inspector Rokhade.But Bajrang and Iqbal team up with their friends to stop extortion (Hafta Bandh) in their region.

Hafta Bandh

1991

Hum Hain Kamaal Ke poster
8.8

Nilamber and Pitamber are deaf and blind respectively, and together they attempt to solve a murder mystery, resulting in a number of comic mishaps.

Hum Hain Kamaal Ke

1993

Mohra poster
6.1

Journalist Roma Singh is the daughter of a jailer. While taking a tour of the jail, she is molested by some of the inmates, and an inmate, Vishal Agnihotri comes to her assistance. She finds out that Vishal is in for four homicides, and decides to investigate further. She finds out, with the help of the owner of her publications, Jindal that Vishal was compelled to take the law in his own hands when the courts failed to punish the assailants of his sister and sweetheart. Soon, Vishal is released from prison, and begins to work for Jindal. It is then that he realizes that he has just walked from a walled prison, to an open prison, as the truth behind his release slowly but surely starts to dawn on him.

Mohra

1994

ZP poster
3.0

This film is directed by Anant Mane, starring Ajinkya Deo, Nishigandha Wad and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in the lead roles.

ZP

1991

The Anklet poster
NR

Jairambapu Shingarwadikar runs a 'Tamasha' troupe and is one of the top troupes among villages during a performance when the team is about to leave their star artist Pilajirao Khanjire doesn't not board the bus while his keep Jaswanti tells that he has not returned home since last night.

The Anklet

1995

Dushman Devta poster
7.0

Shiva is an escaped convict who is looking for a suitable place to hide from the police. His adventures lead him to end up in a rural region which happens to be the main target of bandits and wild animals - with no one who can stop them from looting and killing the residents there. Shiva finds that he can take refuge there. His methods of solving the issues get him well respected by the residents who regard him as god without knowing that Shiva has an ulterior motive.

Dushman Devta

1991

Sabse Bada Khiladi poster
5.7

For 20 years, intrepid police detective Vijay has believed the malicious Amar Singh murdered Vijay's twin brother, Lallu. Vijay eventually dredges up enough evidence to put the crafty Amar in the slammer, but he walks on a technicality. Events take a surprising turn, however, when Lallu suddenly shows up again.

Sabse Bada Khiladi

1995

Farishtay poster
5.5

Veeru and Dheerus' sister Gayetri falls in love with Arjun, so they get her married. When Arjun is killed, Gayetri is horrified to find out her brothers are working for Jaichand, the man who killed her husband.

Farishtay

1991

Sadak poster
5.7

A taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.

Sadak

1991

Aankhen poster
6.0

Two good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination and try their best to save the country.

Aankhen

1993

2001: Do Hazaar Ek poster
4.7

Following the brutal slaying of a call-girl named Julie in Bombay city, two police inspectors, namely Anil Sharma and Rajat Bedi, are assigned to investigate and bring the culprit(s) to book.

2001: Do Hazaar Ek

1998

Chhote Sarkar poster
5.2

Amar Saxena is a businessman, and the Managing Director of prestigious Khaitan Fans Ltd., India. One day while leaving from a board meeting, he meets a beggar named Jagmohan, who calls him ...

Chhote Sarkar

1996

Insaniyat poster
6.8

Inspector Amar feels certain that Brijbhan is involved in terrorism, but he does not have enough evidence to prove it. To do so, Amar tries to unite two warring gang leaders, Hariharan and Karim Lala.

Insaniyat

1994

Aag poster
4.2

Birju is the mysterious guardian of a remote village. One day, a beautiful young woman arrives and disrupts the order. This disruption forces Birju into conflict with the village aristocracy and reveals his shocking past.

Aag

1994

Do Ankhen Barah Hath poster
5.0

Sharda and Vinod love each other, but Sharda's gangster brother doesn't approve of their union and gets Vinod killed. Sharda flees, but returns after 20 years for vengeance.

Do Ankhen Barah Hath

1997

Hasti poster
5.0

Film starring Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah and Nagma

Hasti

1993

Jaanam Samjha Karo poster
4.4

Chandni, a nightclub singer and dancer, is requested to pretend to be a wealthy womaniser's wife in front of his grandfather. However, things get interesting when the two, gradually, fall in love.

Jaanam Samjha Karo

1999

Doodh Ka Karz poster
4.7

Suraj is the only son of widow, Parvati whose husband was killed. He falls in love with Reshma after saving her life from a snake bite.

Doodh Ka Karz

1990

Ek Phool Teen Kante poster
NR

Three kidnappers disguised as firemen, abduct the grandson of a prolific judge. However, they have a change of heart after spending time with the child and decide to reunite him with his family.

Ek Phool Teen Kante

1997

Angaara poster
9.0

Sagar is a young man who lives with his mom, Saraswati, a college-going brother, Vishal, and a school-going sister, Chutki, in a town in India. His father had abandoned them years ago and his whereabouts are unknown. Also unknown to his family, Sagar uses different disguises to steal money and jewelry from Dhaniram Koilewala, and an illicit liquor supplier, Pascal.

Angaara

1996

Aaj Kie Aurat poster
4.3

Inspector Roshni is falsely implicated in a murder for trying to arrest a politician's son. A lawyer offers to fight for Roshni in court but betrays her by declaring her mentally unstable.

Aaj Kie Aurat

1993

Naaka Bandi poster
7.4

Veera raises Raja, his foster sibling, after their parents are killed by Mangal. While Veera seeks to avenge his parents' murder, Raja's estranged uncle Kaalia arrives to instigate Raja against him.

Naaka Bandi

1990

Jai Hind poster
7.9

Two retired colonels are at odds with each other because one of them had been a traitor to the country. The grandson of the traitor and the grand daughter of the other colonel fall in love but have to surmount a number of obstacles

Jai Hind

1999

Agneekaal poster
5.3

Bharat Nagar is a city terrorized by gangsters and corrupt politicians. An honest police officer tries to restore law and order to it.

Agneekaal

1990

Aurat Aurat Aurat poster
7.5

This is the story of a young woman named Sita, who is engaged to a college professor. Rakesh, a spoilt rich brat comes across Sita one day and falls in love with her but Sita does not love him.

Aurat Aurat Aurat

1996

Dracula poster
7.0

Dracula comes back from the grave to exact revenge on fat women searching for a snake-jewel a.k.a 'Nagmani'. Everybody is searching for this jewel and encroaching upon Dracula's resting place. He is not happy.

Dracula

1999

1980s · 10 titles

Teri Meherbaniyan poster
6.8

Living under the thumb of ruthless Thakur Vijay Singh (Amrish Puri), a small village finds hope in honest newcomer Ram (Jackie Shroff), who stands up to the bully. But Ram goes too far when he helps a certain young couple get married, and Singh's men exact a terrible revenge. Will the villagers ever get justice, or will Singh and his thugs continue to abuse the innocent? Poonam Dhillon, G. Asrani, Swapna and Raj Kiran co-star.

Teri Meherbaniyan

1985

Ardh Satya poster
7.1

A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.

Ardh Satya

1983

Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga poster
6.0

Bachelor Shankar Saxena lives with his elder brother, Chief Engineer Vinay, his wife, Kavita, and their daughter of marriageable age, Pooja. Shankar is an undercover CBI Officer, a fact that was hidden from the rest of the family, until only recently. Vinay would like Pooja to get married to Deepak Malhotra, who works in his office, and is quite unaware that Deepak and Pooja have already met and are very much in love. Although Deepak comes from a poor family, and lives with his widowed and blind mother, Vinay does not foresee this as a problem. Then suddenly things change dramatically when Vinay suspects Deepak of accepting bribes from a corrupt builder named Shaadilal, fires Deepak, pending a police investigation. And to make matters worse, Shankar too is aware of Deepak - not as a groom for his niece, but as a suspect for murder!! But before he could arrest Deepak, he must execute a warrant for the arrest of none other than Vinay himself.

Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga

1988

Khamosh poster
7.4

A young actress is found to have committed suicide at the filming location. Things take a different turn when further investigation reveals it to be a cold-blooded murder and the killer is someone within the film crew.

Khamosh

1986

Eeshwar poster
7.0

Ishwar is a simple-minded and honest young man, devout and religious, he cares for everybody. He meets with a young widow with a son and marries her. This story is about him and his trials and triumphs.

Eeshwar

1989

Kasam Suhag Ki poster
6.0

As a courtesan, Surajmukhi lives a life of servitude and exploitation that she longs to escape. Sultan Singh, rescuing her from an assault, is the first man to treat her with respect. Over time, Surajmukhi melts the sultan's harsh, unforgiving exterior and may find the bliss she's always wanted. Rekha, Dharmendra, Jagdeep and Chandrashekhar star in this tale of romance set against the backdrop of Indian history.

Kasam Suhag Ki

1989

Nache Nagin Gali Gali poster
7.0

While trying to save themselves from an evil black magician, two shape-shifting snakes who are in love with each other get separated in a crowd. As young adults, they both try to find each other.

Nache Nagin Gali Gali

1989

Aakhree Raasta poster
6.9

David is an old prisoner, released after twenty-four years in a penitentiary for a crime he hasn't committed. The three men who framed him and sent him away, are now prominent citizens of his town. David walks out of the prison straight into a confessional booth at his church. He tells the priest that he is about to kill three prominent men, for which he seeks God's pardon in advance. He must find his old friend, bootlegger and the custodian of David's only son. David had believed in his friend to bring up his son as the worst criminal and seek revenge from the men who put him away. On meeting him, David finds that his son is a Cop instead. Devastated, David continues on his own. When he is about to kill the three men, his son has vowed to protect the citizens under any circumstances. David and his son are at war..who will prevail?

Aakhree Raasta

1986

No artwork available
5.2

Honest truck driver Balwant watch helplessly as the owners of the trucking company he works for mauled his brother, Jaswant to death. When he lodges a complaint with the police the inspector instead arrest him for this crime; the trucking company owners then burn his house killing his pregnant wife Sumati. Years later Balwant who now calls himself Karamvir operates a court called 'Teesri Adalat' by sentencing wrong-doers to death in a judge and executer style. However he is unaware that Sumati is still alive and has given birth to twins Rajesh and Mahesh; while Mahesh was separated at birth and grows up with Inspector Ram Avtar and his wife - Rajesh is taking care of his mother as she loses her mental balance in the trauma. Rajesh and Mahesh do get to unite as the girls they are in love with are link to each other. After a few misjudgments of situations at hand Rajesh and Mahesh decides that they will bring Teesri Adalat to the court of law - at any cost.

Khatron Ke Khiladi

1988

Mohre poster
6.3

Abdul, a depressed truck driver who wants to end his life, goes and meets other people like him when he sees an ad. He is unaware that the people behind the ad are escaped convicts.

Mohre

1987

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