Renowned Marathi actor Vinay Apte is no more. His end came today in Mumbai. Mr. Ate was treated recently at Ambani Hospital for breathing problem. For the past 35 years, he has been in the field of entertainment with fine performances on Marathi and Hindi stage, television and films. Recently, he was seen in Prakash Jha’s film ‘Satyagraha’. In Marathi, he played prominent role in award winning Marathi film ‘Jogwa’. He became popular among TV viewers with his hit serial ‘Partner’. He had also formed his own stage group ‘Ganarang’. He also produced and directed many stage plays. Many popular Marathi artistes have received acting training from him.

His Marathi play ‘Kabaddi kabaddi’ had become very popular in the recent past. He was also part of popular Marathi serial Eka Lagnachi Doosari Goshta’ where he played the father of leading lady Mukta Barve. His ongoing Marathi serial was ‘Durva’. He was a favourite of Bollywood director Prakash Jha, who offered him important roles in his films. Besides ‘Satyagraha’, Vinay was also part of his films ‘Aarakshan’ and ‘Rajneeti’.Vinay was also part of Madhur Bhandarkar’s award winning film ‘Chandani bar’. He had also performed in many other Bollywood films. Marathi Movie World prays that his soul to rest in peace.