The King of Theater or The Emperor of Actors) is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language drama film starring Nana Patekar in the leading role.

[6][7] The film is a tragedy about a veteran theatre actor Ganpat Ramchandra Belwalkar, also known as, Appa (played by Nana Patekar) who has been an acclaimed theatre actor during his days, garnering fame and fortune by acting in plays based on various works, especially those of William Shakespeare.

Only his wife Kaveri (Medha Manjrekar), whom he fondly calls 'Sarkar', and his close friend Rambhau (Vikram Gokhale) are able to understand his nature.

The breaking point in their relationship comes when their granddaughter performs a folk dance taught by Appa, which is not appreciated by her mother Neha.

The next day, Neha proposes to part ways with them by moving out, a ploy through which she anticipates that Appa will grant them their space.

Appa sees through her plan and decides to move out while remarking to his son, "The whole world is a stage, and unfortunately, my part is a sad one."

Vidya (Mrunmayee Deshpande) also confronts similar embarrassing situations as Neha, but her husband Rahul does not seem to mind it.

On another occasion, Appa insults Rahul's boss's son when he could not stand his weak adaption of Othello.

One fine day Vidya misplaces cash given to her by her husband and in a turn of events, she accuses her parents of stealing it.

Appa is in a delusional state and shuffles between reality and the great personalities he had once portrayed as an actor on the very same stage.

Dr. Shriram Lagoo has acted in the Marathi play in the role of Natsamrat for a very long time.

[8] Apart from Maharashtra, Natsamrat released in Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Telangana and West Bengal with nearly 1,600 shows across more than 400 screens in the country daily.

[5][9] It also had special screenings in countries like UK, Singapore, Canada, USA till March 2016.

[10] The film received praise for its portrayal of the angst of an aged veteran theater actor.

Film critics praised the movie for acting skills, direction, cinematography and script.

[11][12] The film received overwhelming response at the box office, and ran for more than 50 days across Maharashtra.