Laxmikant Berde (November 3, 1954 – December 16, 2004; Mumbai) was an Indian comic actor who acted in many Marathi and Hindi movies. Berde started his acting career at a young age when he would participate in plays at school and college. But it was after he joined the Konkanast Samaj Ganesh festival in Girgaum that he became seriously involved with the craft. Soon he became deeply involved with the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh. In 1983 his first major hit play was with his brother Purshottam Berde's Turtur. Soon Berde started getting offers to act in Marathi films and ...