India, Sept. 21 -- Thespian Dilip Prabhavalkar talks about Dashavatar, his new Marathi film that has created a buzz even in places outside Maharashtra

MUMBAI: Dilip Prabhavalkar is widely acclaimed as an extraordinary actor, particularly in his multiple-role outings such as Hasva Phasvi, the evergreen Marathi play in which he essays six different characters. In the recently released film Dashavatar, the 81-year-old actor has gone one better, playing an ageing folk theatre performer of the Konkan Dashavatari tradition who brings ten mythological characters to life on the stage.

Dashavatar has taken Maharashtra by storm certainly, but it has also touched a chord with audiences in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Goa and other places where it is runn...