Dr. Jabbar Patel | |
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 Patel in December 2010 | |
| Born | (1942-06-23)23 June 1942 (age 82) |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
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Dr.Jabbar Patel (born 23 June 1942) is a former paediatrician and aMarathi-language theatre and film director ofIndia.[1] His production ofVijay Tendulkar's playGhashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre.[2] He has received several accolades, including sevenNational Film Awards, eightMaharashtra State Film Awards, sevenFilmfare Awards Marathi. Patel receivedFilmfare Marathi Lifetime Achievement Award at7th Filmfare Awards Marathi.[3] He was awardedSangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1978. In 2005, he was honoured with theV. Shantaram Award, Maharashtra's highest award in the field of cinema.[4] In 1982, he was honoured by theGovernment of India with thePadma Shri, thefourth-highest civilian honour of the country.[5]
He is the maker of classics films inMarathi cinema, like,Samna,Jait Re Jait (Mohan Agashe,Smita Patil),Umbartha (Smita Patil,Girish Karnad),Sinhasan (Nana Patekar,Shriram Lagoo,Reema Lagoo) Some of his other films are,Mukta,Ek Hota Vidushak, andMusafir (Hindi). His most acclaimed film isDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar released in 1999.[6] He won the 1995Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for his Marathi film,Mukta.[7]
Patel was born in 1942 inPandharpur in present day Indian state ofMaharashtra. While growing up, his family was the onlyMuslim family in aHindu-Brahmin neighbourhood ofSolapur.[8] His father was employed inIndian Railways. He obtained his early school education in Haribhai Deokaran High schoolSolapur. He qualified as a doctor, specialising inpaediatric medicine fromB. J. Medical College in Pune. He and his wife, a gynecologist ran a clinic inDaund near Pune. The couple have two daughters.[9]
Patel started acting while in elementary school. In Solapur, he lived with Shriram Pujari, who was an influential personality in that city. Staying at his home, Jabbar Patel was able to take a closer look at the people from Marathi theatre world who used to stay at the Pujari residence. The roles he played in his high school playChaphekar, in the silent drama,Hadacha Zunzar Aahes Tu, as well of Shyam inTujha Aahe Tujpashi while in college were appreciated.
Patel started his career with the Marathi experimental theatre group, Progressive Dramatic association (PDA) founded byBhalba Kelkar. In PDA produced plays, he acted as well as directed. He directed Vijay tendulkar'sAshi Pakhare Yeti for PDA which was a great commercial success. In 1972, Patel and colleagues such asMohan Agashe, andSatish Alekar broke away from PDA over differences on staging their new production,Ghashiram Kotwal written byVijay Tendulkar.[10] They formed a new group called Theatre Academy. AfterGhashiram Kotwal, the group producedTeen Paishacha Tamasha, an adaptation of Brecht's Threepenny Opera in 1974.[11]
He wrote the lyrics of the song "Raya Asa Zombu Naka Angala" from the filmSamna. He has worked on the film based on the life and work of Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.[12]
For Jabbar Patel, tackling a political subject is not something new. Whether it wasUmbartha,Jait Re Jait, orSinhasan for the silver screen, orGhashiram Kotwal for the stage, he has handled political subjects. His recent film is also political based "Yashwantrao Chavan: Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi".[13]
Jait Re Jait (1977) is a musical milestone in the history of Indian cinema, and expresses the stories of a forgotten tribe through dance and a total of 19 songs.[14] Next cameSinhasan (1981) made in a montage style with 35 characters, both won theNational Awards.[15] One of Patel’s most acclaimed works isUmbartha (1981), a film featuringSmita Patil as the superintendent of a woman’s reform home.[16]
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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| 1974 | Samna | Yes | Debut film | |
| 1977 | Jait Re Jait | Yes | National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film | |
| 1979 | Sinhasan | Yes | Yes | Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film |
| 1982 | Umbartha | Yes | Yes | National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film,Filmfare Award for Best Film – Marathi |
| 1986 | Musafir | Yes | Yes | |
| Maharashtra | Yes | Yes | Documentary film | |
| 1987 | Mi SM | Yes | Yes | |
| 1988 | Pathik | Yes | Yes | |
| 1989 | Laxman Joshi | Yes | Yes | |
| 1990 | Forts of Maharashtra | Yes | Yes | |
| Indian Theatre | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1991 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar | Yes | Yes | |
| 1992 | Ek Hota Vidushak | Yes | National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film | |
| 1994 | Mukta | Yes | Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | |
| 2000 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar | Yes | ||
| 2006 | Hans Akela - Kumar Gandharva | Yes | National Film Award for Best Biographical Film | |
| 2006 | Teesri Azadi | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Antardhwani: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Yashwantrao Chavan: Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi | Yes | Yes |
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Jabbar Patel is the chairman of the Pune Film Foundation, and the festival director of thePune International Film Festival. First Edition of PIFF was started in year 2002 and has been running annually.
Sharing anecdotes from his childhood, he described how his family was the only Muslim family in a Hindu brahmin neighbourhood in Solapur and yet, it was his courtyard that was used for Ganesh festival celebrations.
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