Medicine Agashe served as a professor of psychiatry at the
B. J. Medical College and
Sassoon Hospital in
Pune. Apart from his medical career, he also worked in the fields of clinical psychology and
psychopharmacology. Agashe was also instrumental in establishing the Maharashtra Institute of Mental Health in 1991, a state level training and research institute in mental health sciences, located in
Pune,
India. Agashe headed the five-year study on the trauma of the
1993 Latur earthquake, initiated by the
Indian Council of Medical Research. During his early career, Agashe worked in a government hospital at
Pune. He also chaired the organising committee meetings for the Annual National Conference of
Indian Psychiatric Society held at
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. In 1998, Agashe's project to improve mental health education and service led to the formation of a new policy on mental education by the
Government of Maharashtra. He has also served as an Advisor to the
Government of Maharashtra on Mental Health Education and Service. Agashe is presently the
principal investigator for an Indo–US joint project on Cultural Disorders of Fatigue and Weaknesses.
Acting Agashe started out as a theatre artist through
Sai Paranjape's children's play. Apart from his career in the medical profession, Mohan Agashe was also quite fond of acting. His love of acting made him take time out of his busy schedule to work in plays. He started his career in acting by working in the theatre. From April 1997 to April 2002, he was the Director General of the
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. In 2018, he was also part of a Harry Potter spoof video by
Bharatiya Digital Party, where he portrayed Bumbledore. He was also part of a short film
#PuranaPyaar, by Gorilla Shorts. performing in the play Aadhe Adhoore, written by
Mohan Rakesh == Filmography ==