Atmaram Bhende:
"I have been exposed to theatre even when i was in my mother's womb! My parents were enamoured of the theatre. They used to see plays whenever they travelled out. They did not miss Gandharva's plays(Balgandharva alias Narayanrao Rajhans). They had a very large stock of gramophonerecords, a stock which even now few might have. I listened to this music right from my childhood. I started seeing plays from childhood."