Education
He studied cinematography in Germany and came back to India.
He studied cinematography in Germany and came back to India.
His inclination towards the Marathi language led him to direct some great Marathi/Hindi movies such as Nal Damyanti and Rupaye ki kahani (1948). His biggest success was a Marathi film titled Saibaba. Shobhna initially did not want to meet him, but once she saw him, she was struck by his good looks and decided to marry him on the condition that he let her act in films.
They had four children, including famous actresses Nutan and Tanuja.
After fourteen years of marriage, they separated amicably but never divorced. He died in his mid-70s.