Standing the test of time, theatre stalwart Satish Alekar recounts Dr Lagoo’s finest moments

Dr Lagoo was a pragmatic and a thoughtful actor who stood his ground in the social and political scenario, he says

Dr Shreeram Lagoo has left behind a legacy of great acting and plays that will always be remembered for its strong characters.

Satish Alekar, Satish Alekar, Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director, and founder-member of the Theatre Academy of Pune. (HT FILE)

Satish Alekar, Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director, and founder-member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, recalls Dr Lagoo as an actor with a rationalist’s view in both, theatre and life. Alekar captures here, in the first person, what he remembers most about Dr Shreeram Lagoo

“It was in 1972, two controversial plays, Ghashiram Kotwal and Sakharam Binder, both by playwright Vijay Tendulkar, debuted to defy the very concept of freedom of expression.