Sudhakar Bokade

On 6 July 2013, he was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital for breathing problems. He died the next day after suffering a heart attack. He has two daughters and one son.{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saajan-producer-sudhakar-bokade-passes-away-at-57/405037-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712160128/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saajan-producer-sudhakar-bokade-passes-away-at-57/405037-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2013|title='Saajan' producer Sudhakar Bokade passes away at 57|date=8 July 2013|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=10 July 2013}}

Starting his career in 1990, Bokade produced various Hindi films. In 1990, two films produced by him, Izzatdaar and Nyay Anyay were released. The films had a budget of {{INR}} 20 million and {{INR}} 10 million respectively, but they both flopped at the box office. Izzatdaar had actors Govinda, Dilip Kumar and Madhuri Dixit playing the lead roles.{{cite book | title=Business World, Volume 13 | publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited | year=1993 | pages=223}}

In 1991, he produced the romantic drama film Saajan with Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit playing the main roles. The film proved to be the highest grosser of the year at the box office and was declared a "Super Hit".{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ== | title=Box Office 1991 | publisher=Box Office India | access-date=15 July 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111130716/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ== | archive-date=11 January 2012 }} It also ranked in top 10 grossers of the years 1990 to 1994.{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=126&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 | title=Top Lifetime Grossers 1990–1994 |publisher=Box Office India | accessdate=15 July 2013}} Along with commercial success, the film also won 2 Filmfare Awards at the 37th Filmfare Awards among 11 nominations.{{cite web | url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368599.cms | title=Filmfare Awards – The Winners – 1991 | work=The Times of India | access-date=18 July 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130723063310/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/articleshow/368599.cms | archive-date=23 July 2013 }} As the producer, he was nominated for the Best Film award, but did not win.{{cite web | url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368596.cms | title=Filmfare Awards – The Nominations – 1991 | work=The Times of India | access-date=18 July 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710182858/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368596.cms | archive-date=10 July 2012 }} After the commercial success of the film, he produced the film Prahaar.{{cite book | title=India Today, Volume 18, Issues 7–12 | publisher=Thomson Living Media India Limited | year=1993 | pages=278}} Directed by Nana Patekar, the film had Patekar, Madhuri Dixit and Dimple Kapadia playing lead roles.{{cite book | title=Indian Cinema | publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | year=1993 | pages=89}} In 1992, he produced Sapne Sajan Ke directed by Lawrence D'Souza, who had previously directed Saajan. But the film failed to achieve the success that their previous project did.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mK4aAQAAIAAJ&q=Sudhakar+Bokade+D'souza | title=The Story So Far | publisher=Indian Express Group | year=2003 | pages=187 |author= Bhavana Somaiya |accessdate=18 July 2013}} His many successful films gave him a "big name" as a Bollywood film producer.

Later Bokade went on to produce various films, including some Marathi also. His project titled Kalinga, a multistarrer film directed by Dilip Kumar remained incomplete due to financial problems that he faced then.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CeVeKRFzEt0C&dq=Sudhakar+Bokade&pg=PT15 | title=Kitnay Aadmi Thay | publisher=Westland | author=Chaudhuri, Diptakirti | year=2012 | isbn=978-9381626191 | accessdate=10 July 2013}} The film was Kumar's first directorial venture.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TO6Fmi8FraUC&dq=Sudhakar+Bokade&pg=RA1-PA9 | title=Bollywood Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow | publisher=Star Publications |year=2007 |isbn=978-1905863013 |author=Dawar, Ramesh | page=42 | accessdate=10 July 2013}} At the time of his death in July 2013, Bokade was returning to the film industry, after a hiatus of 15 years, with a film titled Supermodel starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Veena Malik and Ashmit Patel.{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-09/mumbai/40468503_1_film-industry-last-rites-heart-attack |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130723063507/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-09/mumbai/40468503_1_film-industry-last-rites-heart-attack |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2013 | title=Movie producer Sudhakar Bokade no more | work=The Times of India | date=9 July 2013 | accessdate=10 July 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://india.nydailynews.com/entertainmentarticle/443671b512b12f9db437d10949aa578a/he-was-a-gentleman |title=He was a gentleman |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=9 July 2013 |access-date=18 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130723063443/http://india.nydailynews.com/entertainmentarticle/443671b512b12f9db437d10949aa578a/he-was-a-gentleman |archive-date=23 July 2013 }}

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