Bal Karve Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Actor
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	25/08/1930
Age	95 years (died on 28, Aug, 2025)
Birthplace	Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India
Date of Death	28/08/2025

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Balkrishna Karve
Nickname	Bal

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Degree	Civil Engineering

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Hometown	Mumbai, India

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Children	Daughter - Swati Karve

Career

Debut	Banya Bapu (1978) as Bapu
Key Roles	Gundyabhau in 'Chimanrao Gundyabhau' Numerous plays such as 'Rathchakra', 'Tandul Bhakta Bhakta', 'Manomani', 'Ai Retire Hote', and 'Kusum Manohar Lele' Marathi films including 'Jait Re Jait' (1977), 'Chatak Chandani' (1982), and 'Lapandav' (1993)
Awards	Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar at Zee Natya Gaurav awards (2018)
Contributions	Worked as an engineer for 32 years at the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Co-founded 'Kilbil Balrangmanch', a children's theatre group Gained popularity with the 1978 play 'Suryachi Pille'

Some Lesser Known Facts

Karve gained such popularity in his role as Gundyabhau that fans continued calling him by that name even after the show ended.
He transitioned to theatre with the guidance of Vijaya Mehta and Vijaya Joglekar-Dhumale.