Career
Baburao: A Pioneer of Indian Cinema. Baburao was a key figure in the early days of Indian cinema. He started his career as a journalist, working for the pioneering film magazine Cinema Samachar. This early exposure to the nascent film industry led him to transition into filmmaking. As a scriptwriter and director, Baburao contributed to the shaping of Indian cinema. His filmography includes notable titles like Kismet, Sati Mahananda, Maharani, Bala Joban, and Chand ka Tukda. These films, produced between 1929 and 1935, were crucial in establishing the foundations of Indian cinema. Then in 1935, Baburao joined DN Parker, who owned New Jack Printing Press... The magazine, called Filmindia, was launched as a monthly in April 1935. He was the editor and publisher of India's first english film trade magazine, '' Filmindia'', the first edition of which was published in 1935. He also ran an Urdu magazine "Caravan". Baburao was also the founder and editor of a political magazine, ''Personal life
Baburao Patel was born Baba Patil to politician Pandurang Patil (Pandoba Patil) in the Maswan village, near Mumbai, but changed his name to Baburao Patel because he mostly dealt with Gujarati community in professional life. His formal education ended in high school, and he often referred to himself as a non-Matriculate. Patel was an autodidact who owned a large library with hundreds of books on varied subjects. He was married three times. His third wife was singer and actor Sushila Rani Patel (née Tombat), originally from Chennai. He directed her in Draupadi (1944) and Gwalan but both films flopped at the box office.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 PublicationsFilmography
As director & scriptwriter *''Kismet'' (1929) *''Sati Mahananda'' (सती महानंदा) (1933) *''Chand ka Tukda'' (1933-'35) *''Bala Joban'' (1934) *''Maharani '' (1934) *''Pardesi Saiyan'' (1935) *''Draupadi'' (1944) *'' Gwalan'' (1946)External links
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1904 births 1982 deaths Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh 20th-century Indian people 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 {{India-writer-stub