Bal Karve Age, Death, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Balkrishna Karve
Nickname	Bal
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Debut	Film: Banya Bapu (1978) as Bapu
Award	Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar at Zee Natya Gaurav awards (2018)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 August 1930 (Monday)
Birthplace	Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India
Date of Death	28 August 2025
Place of Death	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Age (at the time of death)	95 Years
Death Cause	Age Related Illness
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, India
Educational Qualification	Civil Engineering
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Children	Daughter- Swati Karve

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bal Karve

• After finishing his graduation, he worked as an engineer for 32 years at the Mumbai Municipal Corporation.

• While living in Vile Parle, Mumbai, he met Sumant Varangaonkar. After that, they started ‘Kilbil Balrangmanch,’ a children’s theatre group and produced many plays for children.

• Karve was known for playing ‘Gundyabhau’ in the television show Chimanrao Gundyabhau. He acted alongside Dilip Prabhavalkar, who played the character Chimanrao. The show was aired on Doordarshan and was based on the books by CV Joshi.

• His acting skills impressed the audience so much that they continued to call him by his character’s name even after the show ended.

  

  An old picture of Bal Karve

• After that, Bal Karve joined the theatre with the help of Vijaya Mehta and Vijaya Joglekar-Dhumale.

• He acted in many well-known plays, including Rathchakra, Tandul Bhakta Bhakta, Manomani, Ai Retire Hote, and Kusum Manohar Lele.

• He acted in many Marathi films, such as Jait Re Jait (1977), Chatak Chandani (1982), and Lapandav (1993).

• Karve became popular with the 1978 play Suryachi Pille, directed by Damu Kenkre. The play had notable actors like Madhav Vatve, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Mohan Gokhale, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, and Shanta Jog.

  

  A collage of Bal Karve’s pictures

• Karve died in Mumbai on 28 August 2025, three days after his 95th birthday.