Well Known Marathi stage ,TV and Film actor Anand Abhyankar is no more. 3 years ago he died in a road accident, on Mumbai Pune Expressway on 23^rd December 2012, while returning from shooting in Pune. Now, his family members remember  him, every year, by hosting an event titled ‘AnandRang’  in his memory, to felicitate  a technician or a worker from our Marathi film industry.

This year being the third anniversary, the beneficiary of the award was Mohammed Chacha, who has served this industry for more than forty years, doing multiple services, such as Spot Boy, Tea boy and other miscellaneous duties. He also suggested home remedies for different ailments. Mohammed Chacha has been associated with film maker  Sanjay Jadhav’s unit for the past several years. On Sunday 26^th December 2015, the award was presented to him at the hands of actress Sukanya Kulkarni-Mone, in presence of Anand’s mother Ashadevi,wife Anjali and daughter Sanika. Few celebrities like Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote and others were also present at the event.

Anand always encouraged the people behind the screen, behind the stage and on the sets, who put in hard work in making the play, serial and film a success. Mohammed Chacha is also one of them. While speaking on the occasion, he recalled his experience with Mr. Abhyankar and praised him for his terrific sense of humour.

During his acting career, Mr. Abhyankar had performed variety of roles on stage, television and films. His performance in comedy show ‘Fu Bai Fu’ and his portrayal of head of the family Dinanath Shastri in TVserial ‘Asambhav’ are still fresh in the memory of home viewers.