Ayi Ganpat Tendulkar (1904–1975) was an Indian screenwriter, journalist and actor. He is especially known as the husband of Thea von Harbou, the writer of the science fiction film classic Metropolis.
Ayi Tendulkar | |
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| Born | Ayi Ganpat Tendulkar 1 January 1904 Belgundi, India |
| Died | 1 January 1975 (aged 71) India |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, actor, author |
| Years active | 1933–1954 |
| Spouse(s) | Sasha Alexandra Passini (1924–19??) Eva Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein (19??–19??) Thea von Harbou (c.1933–19??) Indumati Gunaji (19??–19??) |
Education and marriages edit
Tendulkar received the Toppiwala scholarship, which allowed him to gain admission into a British university, but he was not quite ready to begin his studies. As a result, he decided to study French at the École Normale Superieure, in Paris.[1]
Tendulkar's first wife was Sasha Alexandra Passini, a Russian whom he met in Paris in 1924. After they separated, Passini married an Italian man.[2]
Tendulkar then married German actress Eva Schubring, the daughter of one of his professors. Their marriage ended once Tendulkar began a romantic relationship with Author and Filmmaker Thea von Harbou in 1933, who was married to Fritz Lang. Their relationship was part of the motivation for von Harbou's divorce from Lang.[2][3][4][5]
Tendulkar's fourth wife was Indumati Gunaji. When World War II broke out, Tendulkar was forced to leave Germany, and he returned to India, where he met Gunaji while getting involved in Gandhi's campaign against British rule. Gandhi himself became involved in their relationship, stipulating they could not marry before waiting five years and not having children before India gained independence.[5] Their daughter, Laxmi Tendulkar Dhaul, wrote a book about her parents and von Harbou.[2]
References edit
- ^ Padgaonkar, Dileep. "The singular destiny of Ayi Tendulkar". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b c BHANDARI, PRAKASH. "In The Shadow of Freedom". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Tendulkar Dhaul, Laxmi (2014). In the Shadow of Freedom: Three Lives in Hitler's Berlin and Gandhi's India (1st ed.). Zubaan. ISBN 9383074272.
- ^ Laxmi Tendulkar Dhaul, In the Shadow of Freedom: Three Lives in Hitler's Germany and Gandhi's India, Zubaan Books, 2013
- ^ a b Padgaonkar, Dileep (8 March 2013). "The singular destiny of Ayi Tendulkar". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2014.