Baburao Patel (1904–1982) was an Indian
publisher
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and
writer
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, associated with films and politics.
Career
He was the editor and publisher of India's first film trade magazine, ''
Filmindia
''filmindia'' is an Indian monthly magazine covering Indian cinema and published in English language.
Started by Baburao Patel in 1935, ''filmindia'' was the first English film periodical to be published from Bombay. The magazine was reportedl ...
'', the first edition of which was published in 1935.
Baburao was also the founder and editor of a political magazine, ''
Mother India
''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village wom ...
'' (different from the magazine of the same name started by the
Aurobindo group).
He was elected to the Lok Sabha as the
Jana Sangh
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh; ) ( ISO 15919: '' Akhila Bhāratīya Jana Saṅgha '' ) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the po ...
candidate from
Shajapur
Shajapur is a town in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. It is the headquarters of Shajapur district.
Geography
Shajapur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The highest peak is known as Bhairo Dungri.
...
,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
in 1967.
Personal life
Baburao Patel was born Baba Patil to politician Pandurang Patil (Pandoba Patil) near Mumbai, but changed his name to Baburao Patel because he mostly dealt with Gujarati community in professional life.
[Sarma, Ramya (August 29, 2015)]
"The Patels of Filmindia: A delicious potboiler"
''The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
''.
He was married three times. His third wife was singer and actor
Sushila Rani Patel
Sushila Rani Patel (1918–2014) was an Indian classical singer, actress, vocalist, doctor, and journalist. She established Shiv Sangeetanjali, a school for classical music.
Career
Sushila Rani Patel began her singing career in 1942 when she s ...
(nee Tombat), originally from Chennai. He directed her in a couple of films in the 1940s.
Books
* ''The Rosary and the Lamp'' (1966), Girnar Publications
* ''Burning Words: A Critical History of Nine Years of Nehru's Rule from 1947 to 1956'' (1956), Sumati Publications
* ''Grey Dust'' (1949), Sumati Publications
* ''A Blueprint of Our Defence'' (1962), Sumati Publications
Filmography
As director & scriptwriter
*''Kismet''(1929)
*''Sati Mahananda'' (सती महानन्दा) (1933)
*''Chand ka Tukda'' (1933-'35)
*''Bala Joban'' (1934)
*''Maharani '' (1934)
*''Pardesi Saiyan'' (1935)
*''Draupadi '' (1944)
*''
Gwalan
''Gwalan'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1946
Events January
* January 6 - The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide ...
'' (1946)
External links
Organizer.org Centenary profileMovie Talkies listing
* ttp://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7760 Screen India Profile
References
1904 births
1982 deaths
Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
20th-century Indian film directors
Indian male journalists
Film producers from Madhya Pradesh
Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians
Journalists from Madhya Pradesh
Film directors from Madhya Pradesh
India MPs 1967–1970
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