In Pics | Lesser known facts about acting stalwart Vikram Gokhale

Actor and theatre stalwart Vikram Gokhale passed away on Saturday, November 26, after undergoing treatment for several days at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune.With Gokhale no more, we list some facts about the veteran actor that everyone should know.

Vikram Gokhale grew up in a family of stalwarts in Maharashtra. His father was the iconic Marathi theatre and film actor, Chandrakant Gokhale. His great-grandmother, Durgabai Kamat, was the first female actor on the Indian screen and his grandmother Kamlabai Gokhale was the first female child actor in Indian cinema. Credit: Twitter/@FilmHistoryPic

Despite establishing himself as a capable actor in movies, Gokhale continued to do theatre. He was active in theatre from the 1960s to 2016, when he retired due to a throat illness. Credit: Twitter/@GChintamani

Vikram Gokhale bagged the National Film Award for Best Actor for his stellar performance in the Marathi film 'Anumati' (2013). Credit: Special Arrangement

Gokhale was a director too. He made his directorial debut in 2010 with the Marathi film 'Aaghaat'. Credit: Twitter/@CastingChhabra

Gokhale was also a social activist and who ran a charitable trust for children and disabled soldiers. Credit: Twitter/@therichachadha

Apart from acting in movies and theatre, Gokhale also ran a real-estate business in Pune by the name of Sujata Farms. Credit: Twitter/@kamaalrkhan

Vikram Gokhale was honoured with the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 2011, the greatest honour dedicated to theatre artists in the country, for his contributions to Marathi theatre. Credit: Twitter/@MosesSapir

The actor made his debut in Bollywood in the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Parwana' in 1971 and reportedly maintained good relations with Big B over the course of his life. Credit: Twitter/@MosesSapir