He is known for his role of Lala Vrishbhaan in the TV serial Buniyaad that originally aired on DD National in 1986.
Ghatge is a member of the Maratha royal family of Kagal estate, which was a feudatory vassal of Kolhapur State.
After doing B.Com Honours (Management) from Sydenham College of Commerce, Bombay Vijayendra graduated in acting course from the FTII, Pune.
[4] Thereafter, he did various supporting roles in films like Kasme Vaade (1978), Tere Pyar Mein, Prem Rog (1982) and Razia Sultan (1983).
[5] In 2002, Ghatge appeared in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Devdas in the role of Bhuvan Choudhary, the aging husband of the heroine, Paro, played by Aishwarya Rai.