Mohan Agashe is eating his lunch at 5 pm – a habit he picked up during his years as a psychiatrist in a government hospital. He would have ...
Mohan Agashe is eating his lunch at 5 pm – a habit he picked up during his years as a psychiatrist in a government hospital. He would have a large breakfast and snack when it was lunchtime, following by a proper lunch in the evening and dinner much later. “I realised that I can think better on an empty stomach than a full stomach,” he said.
Agashe’s lifelong study of the mysteries of the mind has spilt over into his other profession as a celebrated actor in plays and films. Agashe has been balancing psychiatry and performance since the 1970s. His involvement in mental health led him to produce two films, both directed by Sunil Sukhtankar and Sumitra Bhave.
Agashe was drawn to Bhave’s solo project Dithee because of its sensitive handling of bereavement.
Agashe also stars in the Marathi film, which turned out to be Bhave’s final project. The 78-year-old director died of a lung ailment on April 19.
Agashe recalls that Bhave was in excellent health during the production of Dithee, which has been released on the streaming platform SonyLIV. Made in 2019, Dithee is the heartrending account of a Warkari ironsmith’s crisis of faith after his only son dies in an accident.
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