Background
He was born in Akola, where he completed his primary education from Akola Education Society, Akola and also took early lessons in music His mother was a singer, and later for taking further lessons in Music he came to Pune.
He was born in Akola, where he completed his primary education from Akola Education Society, Akola and also took early lessons in music His mother was a singer, and later for taking further lessons in Music he came to Pune.
He graduated from South.P. College (University of Pune) in Pune.
He is notable films include Lapandav (1993), Chaukat Raja (1991), Tu Tithe Mee (1998), Naatigoti (2006), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), Samaantar (2009), and Dambis (2011). In theatre, his notable compositions were for Mahanirvan, Mahapoor, Kheliya, Raigadala Jeva Jag Yete, Begum Barve, Chaukatcha Raja, and Mukta. In Pune, Modak came in touch with theatre directors like Jabbar Patel and Satish Alekar, who were directing experimental theatre.
He started his music career in 1972, assisting Bhaskar Chandavarkar, the composer for Vijay Tendulkar"s noted play Ghashiram Kotwal directed by Jabbar Patel in Pune.
Meanwhile, he worked with Bank of Maharashtra while still making music, he completed his 35 years service & retired from job in 2010. His work in theatre, lead to composing music for radio, television, plays and eventually Marathi cinema, and later in career devotional music
He was known for his experimental style, and with music without using much instruments. He even did cinematography for the film Naatigoti (2009).
Most notable mentions about music he has given for award winning movies Chaukat Raja, Tu Tithe Mee and Harishchandrachi Factory, and plays like Mahapoor, Kheliya, Raigadala Jeva Jag Yete, Begum Barve, Chaukatcha Raja, and Mukta.
One of his last films was biopic Yashwantrao Chavan – Bakhar Eka Vadalachi (2014). Over the years, he received both popular and critical acclaim for his work. His finest musical work came perhaps in Marathi non-film sphere.
In 1980s and 1990s he was part of a prolific group in Pune whose other prominent members were Rajeev Paranjape, Chandrakant Kale, Madhuri Purandare.
They did much acclaimed shows like Preet-rang and Amrit-gAthA. Foreign Amrut-gatha, Anand Modak had set to tune verses of saint-poets Jnandev, Namdev, Eknath, Tukaram.
He died in Pune following a heart attack, at the age of 63.