Best marathi directors

Sanjay Soorkar was born on 19 August 1959 in Deoli, Wardha, State of Bombay, India. He was a director and writer, known for Stand By (2011), Saatchya Aat Gharat (2004) and Aai Shappath..! (2006). He died on 27 September 2012 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India and is one of the most important contemporary voices in Indian cinema. He has an immense body of work, having made critically and commercially acclaimed feature films and short films. His films like Girni and Three of Us have been screened in more than ten international film festivals including the Clermont Ferrand, Rotterdam, Oberhausen and Berlinale Film Festival. Girni has also won the National Awards for Best Short Film and President's Gold Medal for Best Direction. His first feature film Valu was a significant film for Marathi cinema. It is amongst the few Marathi films that kept the box office collection on an upward swing and also traveled to more than 30 International film festivals. He then went on to work on features like Vihir and Deool, which won three National Awards including the Best Feature Film of the year. Apart from that, he has been invited as a jury in festivals like Clermont Ferrand, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Cairo Film Festival, Thai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala. He also conducts extensive workshops and film clubs for young filmmakers. His feature Highway was critically acclaimed for its representation of the cross section of society through an ensemble cast and was screened in the New York Indian film festival. He is currently working on an unscripted Netflix Series.

Rajeev Patil was a director and writer, known for Jogwa (2009), Savarkhed: Ek Gaav (2004) and Blind Game (2006). Rajeev died on 30 September 2013 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Nagesh Bhosle is an award winning Indian film, television and theatre actor. He has recently worked on a Hollywood film called 'Hotel Mumbai' alongside Jason Isaacs, Armie Hammer & Dev Patel. Nagesh has acted in more than a hundred Indian films and thousands of episodes in Television shows. After completing endless projects in the Hindi, Marathi and Telugu language fraternity as an actor, he ventured into Directing and Producing. He has successfully made 6 films so far, as a Director. In 2009, his debut film 'Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi' (English title: A story as small as a mountain) was highly appreciated by the critics and audiences at the time. Nagesh's films are enthralling and speak of the contemporary issues in India. Ajna Motion Picture's first film "Panhala" (2015), directed and produced by Nagesh, is critically acclaimed, won many awards and featured at domestic and foreign film festivals including the 25th Golden Rooster in China. His current film "Nati Khel" which is to release in cinemas in 2017 was invited to be screened at the PAMLA conference in Los Angeles, California and open for dialogue between the filmmakers and the scholarly patrons of PAMLA. It has also won a special award at the Wuhan International Art Film Festival, in China, December 2016. in 2017, it has been an official selection at Pune International Film Festival, Bodhisattva International Film Festival & Orange City International Film Festival.



AS A DIRECTOR

1) Gosht Choti Dongraevadhi (2009) Cast: Nilu Phule, Nagesh Bhosle, Sayaji Shinde, & Makrand Anaspure. Producer: Pentagon Productions Pvt Ltd Genre : Drama Based on true incidents, the film is about what happened when the government in India declared a compensation of 100,000 rupees to the families of the drought ridden farmers who have committed suicide. Nandu (Nagesh Bhosle) is a heavily indebted farmer. Rajaram(Makrand Anaspure), Nandu's best friend, comes back to the village to earn a living. After Nandu commits suicide as a last means to achieve money, Rajaram kidnaps the agricultural minister (Sayaji Shinde) and takes him to the village to teach him a lesson.

2) Gallit Gondhal Dillit Mujra (2009) Cast: Nagesh Bhosle, Sayaji Shinde, Makrand Anaspure. Producer: Pentagon Production Pvt Ltd Genre: Comedy Kolsewadi has never seen any progress in the village, thanks to the bickering and fights? Between MLA Chandrakant Tope and Sarpanch Bajirao Dole. Narayan Wagh, a villager, makes the most of this to his advantage. He manages to coax the villagers and enters the electoral fray to fight the upcoming village elections. He gets help in the way of Rebecca who has come from America to study Maharashtra Folk Art and Dance. He convinces her to study the Lauvni (a Marathi Folk Dance) and perform for him at his political rally.

3) Adgul Madgul (2011) Cast: Subodh Bhave, Girija Oak, Smita Talwalkar, Uday Tikekar, Anita Date & Nagesh Bhosle, Producer: Sri Sankalp Film Production Genre: Comedy Anuja is married to Shaunak and lives with his big joint family of brahmins. When she gives birth to an extremely dark skinned child, the big happy family turns into an investigating bunch of people trying to prove whether Anuja has committed infidelity or not. The film is full of hilarious twists and turns while everyone in the family is losing their minds and acting like racist fanatics, only Anuja remains sane to prove her innocence. This film is literally a 'dark' comedy.

4) Panhala (2015) Cast: Makrand Deshpande, Sangram Salvi, Amruta Sant, Samidha Guru, Nagesh Bhosle. Producer: Ajna Motion Picture Pvt Ltd Genre: Drama Balkrishna is an intuitive tour guide who enjoys touring folks around and telling them historic tales that are significant to Panhala and the Indian culture. After an unexpected car crash by a cliff, Ajay and his wife Sneha's lives get entangled with the lives of Swastik and Madhavi a newly married couple. Through a strange turn of events, Balkrishna and the warring couples embark on a twisting life changing journey that mirrors the murky side of the slowly modernising Indian society today. Panhala's "Pride", Balkrishna?Guide also teaches us that making peace with history can lead us to a better future.

5) Nati Khel (Releasing in 2017) Cast: Milind Shinde, Umesh Jagtap, Radha Kulkarni & Nagesh Bhosle. Producer: Ajna Motion Picture Pvt Ltd Duration: 99 minutes Genre: Drama Sadba and Parvi are chosen by the temple rituals to be the prime married couple to sit by the grand prayers adoring the Goddess. Sadba learns that, Parvi, is having an affair with his younger brother Mallappa. After the three of them narrate and explain each of their stories, the Panchayat (village council) gives an unusual verdict, One that surprises everybody whereby Parvi must marry the second brother, and live the life of a woman with two husbands. A majority of people oppose this marriage while turning a blind eye towards men with multiple wives. Will an orthodox patriarchal society approve of Parvi having two husbands?



6) Sanchar (Under Post Production)

Producer: Ajna Motion Picture & Sahasrara Entertainment Genre: Dark Comedy What happens when Nagu-kaka the village brahmin (hindu) gets possessed by the spirit of a (muslim) fakir from an eight hundred year old mausoleum? The film is based Rajan Khan's novel, 'Sanchar'. Four siblings from the busy city of Pune go to visit their uncle at a village called Mahagaon after receiving a text from their aunt saying that he is getting possessed by the spirit of Nyamat Shah Baba the Fakir. Full of religious extremism and dark humor revolving around Hindu and Muslim superstitions in India, this film makes you wonder why the educated city people have more orthodox views towards the religions of others and why do the people living in villages show more modern towards religious tolerance.

Sujay Dahake is known for Shyamchi Aai (2023), Ajoba (2014) and Phuntroo (2016).

Ravi Jadhav, one of the most influential filmmakers in the Marathi film industry was born and brought up in Mumbai. His artistic knowledge comes from his years in Sir JJ School Of Applied Art where he studied graphic design and visual communications. He was associated with FCB Ulka as a creative director and displayed exceptional creative skills in his clutter breaking advertising work.

His first venture into filmmaking, 'Natrang' was a success and went on to receive many awards including the National Award for best Marathi film and was received well in film festivals around the globe. It was followed by 'Balgandharva' which won the national award for best playback singer, costume and makeup and then 'Balak Palak(BP)',which was applauded for handling the delicate subject of sex education. these three films dealt with sensitive topics that are relevant in the society. He brought variation to his style by directing romcom like 'Timepass' which was the highest grossing Marathi film of 2014, it was followed by its sequel 'Timepass 2'. He even ventured into Bollywood by directing Banjo starring Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakri. Continuing with his artistic ventures he made a National Award winning short film called 'Mitraa' which deals with the freedom and rights of people belonging to the LGBT community. His latest movie is titled 'Nude' and deals with the lives of nude models who work in the field of fine art. The critically acclaimed film received the best film and best actress award at New York Film Festival.

Ravi Jadhav also produced three unique Marathi films namely 'Rege', 'Coffee Ani Barach Kahi' and '& Jara Hatke' which were critically acclaimed. He collaborated with Shekhar Ravjiani and wrote two songs 'Saazani' & 'Saavli'. He also directed their respective music videos to raise funds for 'Maa Niketan', a charitable Trust for homeless unfortunate children.

Mahesh Kothare is an Indian actor, film director and producer of Marathi and Hindi films. He has worked in Indian cinema from a young age and acted in well-known movies such as Raja Aur Runk, Chhota Bhai, Mere Laal, and Ghar Ghar ki Kahani. The well known Hindi song Tu kitni achhi hai tu kitni bholi hai o maa from the film Raja Aur Runk features Kothare as Master Mahesh.

Considered a revolutionary figure in the Marathi film industry, he began his directorial career with the groundbreaking Dhumdhadaka (1985) and has since delivered many box office hits over a period of 20 years. Kothare's films are known for their technical nuances and fantasy concepts and he is one of the few Indian film makers who have made successful films in the fantasy genre.

Kothare made the first Marathi film in true 3D, Zapatlela 2, a box office hit which was released on 7 June 2013 and was the sequel to his 1993 box office blockbuster Zapatlela. In the original horror comedy a doll named Tatya Vinchu comes to life, while the sequel adds animatronics and state of the art CGI.

Born as Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar, Mahesh Manjrekar is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer who works primarily in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, and Bhojpuri films. Manjrekar has acted in several films, including some of his productions. He studied at Don Bosco High School, Mumbai, and then completed his graduation from the University of Mumbai.

He wanted to become an actor since childhood and joined theatre in college. In 1994, he played a role in the Marathi play Aflatoon and has been a part of several other plays like All the best, Dhyanimani, etc.

In his film career span of 20 years, he has worked in 75 films and written and directed almost 25 films. Manjrekar made his acting debut in the Marathi movie Jeeva Sakha (1992), in which he plays the role of Inspector Jamdade. He was also seen in Kshitij Ye Nahi (1992), a Doordarshan Marathi series, where he got the part of a leprosy patient.

Manjrekar became famous with his directorial debut movie Vaastav: The Reality (1999). He also directed films like Nidaan (2000) and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain (2000).

His performance in the movie Kaante (2002) as Raja "Balli" Yadav got him appreciation from the audience and his critics. He played the role of Sultan in the movie Plan (2004). In the same year, he worked in movies like Run (2004) as Ganpat Chowdhury and Musafir (2004) as Lukka.

Manjrekar played the role of Joy Fernandes in Zinda (2005), which also starred Sanjay Dutt. He also appeared in the Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007) and then in the same year as Mahesh in a role in Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)

One of his most remembered performances is in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), an Oscar-winning movie in which he plays the role of Don Javed.

Another role that got him appreciation was negative in the movie Wanted (2008), as Senior Inspector Daulat R. Talpade. In 2010 he appeared in Teen Patti (2010) and the movie Dabangg (2010).

In 2011, he collaborated with Aniruddha Deshpande and established his own production company, Great Maratha Entertainment LLP Productions. The first film released under his production house was the Marathi movie Fakta Ladh Mhana (2011).

Manjrekar was next seen in Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), and OMG: Oh My God! (2012). He was also a part of Mumbai Mirror (2013), Shootout at Wadala (2013), and the Tamil film Arrambam (2013).

Manjrekar has also been a part of Jai Ho (2014), Singham Returns (2014), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Sanju (2018), Total Dhamaal (2019), Saaho (2019), Dabangg 3 (2019) and The White Tiger (2021).

In 2022 he appeared in the Telugu movies Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022) and Mister Mummy (2022).

He has also appeared on several TV shows and serials like Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2006) as a Contestant, Maharashtracha Superstar (2010) as a Judge, and Bigg Boss Marathi (2018) as the host in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. He also appeared as Kismat Bhai in Taaza Khabar (2023).

He ventured into the OOT platform with a Marathi web series, Kaale Dhande (2019) and Forbidden Love (2020).

Manjrekar has won a total of 22 awards and has been nominated for 31 awards. The awards that felicitated Manjrekar for his performances are the National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, IIFA Awards, Screen Awards, Filmfare Marathi Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Maharashtra State Film Awards, Pune International Film Festival, Marathi International Cinema & Theatre Awards, Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?, Colors Marathi Awards, and Sakal Premier Awards.

Amol Palekar is a well-known theatre personality and an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker who mainly works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He has acted in about 50 films in five languages and has directed several feature films and TV shows.

Palekar was born in a lower-middle-class family. His father was employed with the General Post Office, while his mother worked in a private company.

He completed his schooling at Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir in Mumbai. After clearing his SSC exams, he studied fine arts at Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai and graduated in 1965. He had to do several "odd jobs" to sustain himself during this period.

After graduation, he worked as a clerk with the Bank of India by day and pursued his passion for painting at night. In 1967, he held his first solo painting exhibition at the Taj Art Gallery. Around this time, he ventured into theatre and started doing stage shows. An opportunity to work in the movies soon followed, and Palekar switched to acting.

Palekar made his acting debut in Bajiraocha Beta (1971), a Marathi film directed by Raja Thakur.

His first Hindi film was Rajnigandha (1974), helmed by Basu Chatterjee. The film went on to become a sleeper hit.

In 1976, he acted in Basu Chatterjee's romantic comedy Chhoti Si Baat (1976). This low-budget coming-of-age film turned out to be a box office hit.

In the same year, he acted in the romantic musical film Chitchor (1976), once again directed by Basu Chatterjee. It marked Palekar's third association with the director. With this film, Palekar scored a hat-trick of hits at the box office, which helped him to carve out a space for himself in the Hindi film industry.

In Gharaonda (1977), helmed by Bhimsain, Palekar played the role of a middle-class man looking for a house in Mumbai.

He essayed a negative role in Shyam Benegal's Bhumika (1977), starring Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, and Anant Nag. The film revolves around an individual's quest for identity and self-fulfilment.

In 1979, Palekar acted in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's comedy film Gol Maal (1979). The story was about a middle-class man's quest to get a job. In this movie, he essayed the roles of Ram Prasad Sharma and Lakshman Prasad Sharma (Lucky), which became a big hit. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1980 for Gol Maal.

He played the lead role in Baton Baton Mein (1979), directed by Basu Chatterjee, which was also released in 1979. The film revolves around the protagonist's struggle to get a girlfriend or wife, and it became a commercial and critical success.

In 1986, Palekar appeared in a leading role in the thriller Khamosh (1986), directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Palekar portrayed a fictional version of himself in this movie.

He acted in the supernatural action thriller Aks (2001), helmed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, and Manoj Bajpayee. The same year, Palekar married Chitra Palekar in 1969, and the couple divorced in 2001. Later that year, he married Sandhya Gokhale in 2001.

Palekar appeared in Gulmohar (2023), directed by Rahul V. Chittella.

One of his directorial ventures Paheli (2005), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, was the official entry of India for the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Vinayak Karnataki was born on 19 January 1906 in Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Brahmachari (1938), Nigah-e-Nafrat (1935) and Vilasi Ishwar (1935). He was married to Meenaxi. He died on 19 August 1947 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India.

Gajendra Vitthal Ahire is a National Award winner Indian film maker and screenwriter. He is noted for his work in Marathi cinema, theater, and television. He won the Silver Lotus Award at the 51st National Film Awards for his debut film Not Only Mrs. Raut in 2003, and National award for the Best Feature Film in Marathi for Shevri in 2006.He has also worked as a television screenwriter for programs such as Shrimaan-Shrimati. He is highly active in theater field for which he has been recognized by Government of India, Government of Maharashtra and various Institutions across India and abroad for thirty years. Gajendra Vitthal Ahire is a Marathi film director, writer, and actor born in Mumbai He is known for his work in Marathi cinema, directing over 50 films and also working as a producer, screenwriter, and actor. His notable works include "Pimpal", "Bayo", Gajendra Ahire began his career in the film industry as a director, writer, and actor. He has since made significant contributions to Marathi cinema, directing numerous films. He is known for his work on films like "Pimpal", "Bayo", and "Saajinde". He also contributed to projects like "Divasen Divas", "Shrimati Umbrella", "Dear Molly", "Vidyapeeth", "Pinga", "Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande (KCD)", and "Sohalla". Besides directing and writing, he has also acted in some films and worked as a producer, editor, composer, and in the music department. He has received several awards and recognitions for his work in Marathi cinema.

Avadhoot Gupte is known for Zenda (2009), Pawankhind (2022) and Ek Tara (2015).

Satish Manwar is known for Gabhricha Paus (2009) and Tuhya Dharma Koncha? (2013).

Jabbar Patel was born on 23 June 1942 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India. He is a director and producer, known for Samna (1975), Umbartha (1982) and Simhasan (1979).

Dadasaaheb Phalke was born in 1870 in Trymbakeshwar in Nasik. He was born to a Sanskrit scholar, he studied at J.J. college of Art in Bombay and at Kala Bhavan, Baroda. He then studied architecture and became landscape painter of academic nature studies. He worked in a photographic studio and at Ratlam learned three-colour block making and ceramics. He then worked as a portrait photographer, stage make-up man, assistant to a German illusionist and as a magician! He was offered backing to start an Art Printing Press and his backers to acquaint him with the latest printing process arranged for him to go to Germany provided that he remain with the company. But by the time Phalke returned he knew that a printing career would not satisfy him. He raised loan from his friend and pledging his life insurance, Phalke went to England in 1912 to purchase the necessary equipment and acquaint himself with the technical aspects of filmmaking. When he returned from London he launched Raja Harishchandra about an honest king who for the sake of his principles sacrifices his kingdom and family before the gods impressed with his honesty restore him to his former glory and this movie was released in 1913. Later he produced Mohini Bhasmasur (1913),Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janam (1918) and Kaliya Madan (1919). Due to changing tastes of movies and extreme commercialised atmosphere in film world, Phalke retired. Later in 1937 he produced Gangavataram (1937), but he had lost his magic. He died in Nasik, a forgotten man. But today he is considered as a pioneer of Indian cinema and a prestigious Indian film industry award is named after him.

Krishna Kondke was a famous Marathi actor and a film producer. He is popularly known as Dada Kondke. He was born on 8th august in the year 1932 in Naigaum, near Lalbaug,Mumbai(Village-Ingavali,Tal Bhor,Pune). He was one of the most renowned personalities in the Marathi film industry. He is an actor,director,lyricist,producer and a writer. His was married to Nalini Kondke,but later they got divorced. He was born in a middle class family owning a grocery shop and also owners of chawls in Morbaug area of mumbai.

Kondke was a tough kid who later took up a job in a local grocery retail chain called Apna Bazaar. Unfortunately, at an early Kondke lost his family due to some unfortunate events. And then Kondke started his entertainment career with a band and then worked as a stage actor. Kondke was involved in several cultural activities of Seva Dal which was a congress party volunteers organization. And then during that period he also met some Marathi stage personalities including Vasant Sabnis who was a famous Marathi writer. Later, Kondke started his own theatre company, and approached Sabnis to compose a drama script for him. Kondke acted in a drama named Vichha Majhi Puri Kara. This drama went on to play over 1500 shows all over Maharashtra and made Kondke a star. Then he debuted in the year 1969 in the Marathi movies through a role in Bhalji Pendharkar's movie Tambdi Maati which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. He then turned producer with the film Songadya in the year 1971. Some of his famous films are Tambdi Maati,Songadya,Ram Ram Gangaram,Bot Lavin Tithe Gudgudalya,Hyoch Navra Pahije,Tere Mere Beech Mein,etc., and his last movie Le Chal Apne Sang which is directed in hindi and this film is produced by Sunita Kondke.

Dada Kondke was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of films(nine) that achieved silver jubilee(running for 25 consecutive weeks). And he was also credited for introducing the genre of sex comedy to Marathi cinema and India cinema. He wrote some songs as a lyricist. Some are "Manasa paras medhara bari" and "Chalara Vaghya". On September 30,1997,Kondke suffered a heart attack at his residence Rama Niwas in Dadar,Mumbai. And then he was rushed to Shushrusha Nursing Home, and there after sometime he was declared dead. And at that time, Kondke was working on the film Jaraa Dheer Dhara with Usha Chavan

Sai Paranjpye has succeeded as a woman filmmaker of contemporary India in making work that has received both critical recognition and popular commercial appeal.She is of mixed ancestry with a Russian father and a mother from Maharashtra who had studied math in Cambridge,England.After her parents divorced,she grew up with her grandfather,an Indian commissioner in Australia who was awarded knighthood.She published a book at the precocious age of eight and in her later college years won awards for her acting.Before she became a filmmaker she wrote plays and programmes for children and studied for a year in France under the famed stage actor Jean Louis Barrault.A marriage to another theater artist, Arun Joglekar, failed but resulted in two children who became performers.

Amol Palekar is a well-known theatre personality and an acclaimed Indian actor and filmmaker who mainly works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He has acted in about 50 films in five languages and has directed several feature films and TV shows.

Palekar was born in a lower-middle-class family. His father was employed with the General Post Office, while his mother worked in a private company.

He completed his schooling at Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir in Mumbai. After clearing his SSC exams, he studied fine arts at Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai and graduated in 1965. He had to do several "odd jobs" to sustain himself during this period.

After graduation, he worked as a clerk with the Bank of India by day and pursued his passion for painting at night. In 1967, he held his first solo painting exhibition at the Taj Art Gallery. Around this time, he ventured into theatre and started doing stage shows. An opportunity to work in the movies soon followed, and Palekar switched to acting.

Palekar made his acting debut in Bajiraocha Beta (1971), a Marathi film directed by Raja Thakur.

His first Hindi film was Rajnigandha (1974), helmed by Basu Chatterjee. The film went on to become a sleeper hit.

In 1976, he acted in Basu Chatterjee's romantic comedy Chhoti Si Baat (1976). This low-budget coming-of-age film turned out to be a box office hit.

In the same year, he acted in the romantic musical film Chitchor (1976), once again directed by Basu Chatterjee. It marked Palekar's third association with the director. With this film, Palekar scored a hat-trick of hits at the box office, which helped him to carve out a space for himself in the Hindi film industry.

In Gharaonda (1977), helmed by Bhimsain, Palekar played the role of a middle-class man looking for a house in Mumbai.

He essayed a negative role in Shyam Benegal's Bhumika (1977), starring Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, and Anant Nag. The film revolves around an individual's quest for identity and self-fulfilment.

In 1979, Palekar acted in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's comedy film Gol Maal (1979). The story was about a middle-class man's quest to get a job. In this movie, he essayed the roles of Ram Prasad Sharma and Lakshman Prasad Sharma (Lucky), which became a big hit. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1980 for Gol Maal.

He played the lead role in Baton Baton Mein (1979), directed by Basu Chatterjee, which was also released in 1979. The film revolves around the protagonist's struggle to get a girlfriend or wife, and it became a commercial and critical success.

In 1986, Palekar appeared in a leading role in the thriller Khamosh (1986), directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Palekar portrayed a fictional version of himself in this movie.

He acted in the supernatural action thriller Aks (2001), helmed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, and Manoj Bajpayee. The same year, Palekar married Chitra Palekar in 1969, and the couple divorced in 2001. Later that year, he married Sandhya Gokhale in 2001.

Palekar appeared in Gulmohar (2023), directed by Rahul V. Chittella.

One of his directorial ventures Paheli (2005), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, was the official entry of India for the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Satish Rajwade is known for Mrugjal... Ek Naslela Astitva (2000), Mumbai Pune Mumbai 3 (2018) and Mumbai Pune Mumbai 2 (2015).

Satish Manwar is known for Gabhricha Paus (2009) and Tuhya Dharma Koncha? (2013).

Sachin Kundalkar is known for Pondicherry (2022), Vazandar: Biggie (2016) and Restaurant (2006).

Vijay Kondke is known for Le Chal Apne Sang (2000), Lek Asavi Tar Ashi (2024) and Palva Palvi (1990).

Chandrakant Kulkarni is known for Aajacha Divas Majha (2013), Kadachit (2007) and Kay Dyache Bola (2005).