During his long career, he composed for many Marathi and Hindi films. After beginning his career with HMV in 1941, he joined the Prabhat Film Company as music director in 1946. Phadke acquired his primary tutelage in vocal classical music from the late Vamanrao Padhye in Kolhapur. His birth name was Ram Phadke, but he later changed his name to 'Sudhir' when he composed a song for HMV because he thought 'Sudhir Phadke' sounded more 'weighty'. Sudhir Phadke was born in Kolhapur on July 25, 1919. Phadke was affectionately known as Babuji (an honorary title given to respected gentlemen in India). Apart from Marathi, Phadke sang and composed songs in several Hindi films as well. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet (light music) for five decades. े, JJuly 29, 2002) was an accomplished Marathi singer-composer from India.
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