Remembering the legend Dada Kondke

The controversy surrounding his film ‘Songadya’ is still remembered as he had given a tough fight to the then Bollywood superstar Dev Anand. ‘songadya’ was his first venture in movie production which was based on a story written by Vasant Sabnis, and was directed by Govind Kulkarni. The owner of Kohinoor Theatre in Dadar decided to screen Dev Anand's ‘Teen Deviyan’ in spite of Kondke booking the theatre four weeks in advance. Dada Kondke then approached Shiv Sena supremo, Balasaheb Thackeray for help. Soon Shiv Sainiks gathered and started protesting outside the theatre. Eventually ‘Songadya’ was released in Kohinoor and was a big hit.