Gajendra Ahire

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Gajendra Ahire
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Gajendra Vitthal Ahire

(1969-02-16) 16 February 1969 (age 55)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s) Film director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist
Years active1996–present
SpouseVrinda Ahire (Actress)
ChildrenChintamani Ahire

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. [1] [2] [3] [4] He has also worked as a television screenwriter for programs such as Shrimaan-Shrimati. [5]

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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.

Personal life

Gajendra Ahire was born on February 16, 1969, in Nashik was brought up in Mumbai. He is married to Marathi cinema actress Vrinda Ahire, with whom he has a son.[ citation needed ]

Career

He began his career as a playwright at the age of 23. His first play was Aaicha Ghar Unhacha in which he also worked as an actor. After that, he wrote plays like Unch Maza Jhoka Ga, Ek Diwas Yeilach, and Janmasiddha. After 20 years of working in Marathi Cinema, he returned to theater with Shevgyachya Shenga.

After his initial plays, he moved to television and wrote more than 2000 episodes for Hindi and Marathi TV Serials. Out of which 'Shrimaan Shrimati' of Balaji Telefilms is one of his notable works.

Later, he began directing films and appearing in several significant roles in Marathi Feature Films. His first movie was 2002's 'Krishna Katachi Mira' which was not released. However, this movie won 3 Maharashtra State Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Singer (Male) and Best Singer (Female). His first released film was 'Not Only Mrs. Raut' which won numerous awards including Silver Lotus Award and Maharashtra State Film Award.

He also has contributed as Music Director for his NYIFF award-winning film, Anumati .

In 2019, Gajendra Ahire directed his 50th film Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande , a drama starring Sai Tamhankar in titular role. [6]

Awards

Filmfare Awards 2014 (Marathi)

Stuttgart Indian Film Festival

National Film Awards

Silver Lotus Awards

Maharashtra State Film Awards

New York Indian Film Festival [Nyiff]

Mama Varerkar Smriti Award

Filmography

Marathi films

YearFilmContributionNotes
2003Krishna Katachi MiraDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2003 Not Only Mrs. Raut Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsSilver Lotus Award
2004PandharDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2003Vitthal VitthalDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2004Kandobachya NavanDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2005 Sarivar Sari Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006SailDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006Diwasen diwasDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006 Shevri Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
HousefullDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008ChandaDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2007Vasudev Balwat PhadkeDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008Maay BaapDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009Summer DaysDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008Anand BhuvanDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008ChanceDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006BayoDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008Sawar reDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009 Gulmohar Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009PopcornDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2014AnudiniDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009 Sumbaran Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2010 Paradh Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2011 Hello Jai Hind! Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2011Eka Shabdat SangtoDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006Naati GotiDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009Tya Ratri Paus HotaDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2010SamudraDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2010Saale Lower Middle ClassDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2012PipaaniDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Touring Talkies Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Postcard Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Anvatt Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Anumati Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics, Music
  • Best Feature Film at Nyiff
  • Debut as Music Director
2013 Postcard.Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics Postcard Written & Directed Marathi Nominated For best Director Award at the New York Indian Film Festival
2013SimhaasanDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2014 Swami Public Ltd. Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2014ChuupDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2015 Bioscope Director, Dialog
2015 Nilkanth Master Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2015 Shasan Director, Screenplay, WriterReleased on 22 October 2015
2015 The Silence Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsPost-production

Winner of The German Star of India 2015 in the category Director's Vision

2019 Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsReleasing 22 November [7]
2021Bidi BakdaDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsReleasing 2024
2021SaajindeDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsReleased
2022PingaDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2022VidyapeethDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2022Dear MollyDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsReleased
2022Shrimati UmbrellaDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2021GodaKaathDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2022Return JourneyDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2023Snow FlowerDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsCast : Chaya Kadam
2024PortraitDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsGoda

Hindi films

YearTitleContributionNotes
2008.ChandaDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics.na na
2011Just 47Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2022.SadabaharDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2023The SignaureDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsCast : Aupam Kher
2024Zindagi NamkeenDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, LyricsCast : Shreyas Talpade
2024ParoDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyricscast : trupti bhoir

Theater

YearNameLanguageContributionNotes
1993-94Aaicha Ghar UnhachaMarathiWriter, actor
  • Debut as a writer and actor
  • Mama Varerkar Smruti Award
  • Actress Neena Kulkarni won Best Actress Award, Pune Gaurav, Nirmata Sangh
94-95Unch Maza Jhoka GaMarathiWriter
95-96Ek Diwas YeilachMarathiWriter
98-2005JanmasiddhaMarathiWriter
2015Shevgyachya ShengaMarathiWriter, director

Television

YearNameContributionLanguageNotes
1998
Shrimaan Shrimati
ScreenwritingHindina

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References

  1. ↑ "GAJENDRA AHIRE AWARDS". The Times of India . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ahire's 'Pimpal', Jun's 'Free and Easy' grab big honours at PIFF". The Times of India . 19 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "I like the high of filmmaking". The Indian Express. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Silence of the society". Anushka Sivakumar. Deccan Herald. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Pallavi Kharade (24 December 2011). "Critiquing the middle class: Marathi film Vel 9.15 analyses the 'chalta hai' attitude of the Indian middle class", Daily News and Analysis .
  6. ↑ "Sai Tamhankar is a rebel in Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande". Box Office India. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Sai Tamhankar's Next: 'कुलकर्णी चौकातला देशपांडे' सिनेमात सई ताम्हणकर धाडसी भूमिकेत". Times Now Marathi (in Marathi). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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