Chatre met martial arts trainer Keeleri Kunhikannan when Great Indian Circus toured Thalassery, Kerala in 1887.
[3] After leaving Gwalior he became in charge of the stables of Balasahib Patwardhan, the king of the Kurundwad princely state of Sangli.
[3][5] In 1890, after handing over circus charges to his brother, Chatre settled in Indore with his classical music master Ustad Rahmat Khan.
Before all his shows started, he would tell the audience that India did not have a proper circus and would have to wait many more years to develop one.
In addition, he offered "a thousand British Indian rupees" and a horse as a gift to anyone who could repeat his daring stage effects within six months.
[4] Accepting the challenge, on March 20, 1880, Chatre came to perform his circus at the Kurundwad Palace Grounds, but Chiarini did not came to see it.