Satish Rajwade (born 9 January 1973) is an Indian
Marathi film
Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was ''Sh ...
and television director and writer. He has also acted in few Hindi films and Marathi television series.
Career
Rajwade started his career with acting in various Hindi and Marathi films along with theatre. He then moved to television as a director and writer. He has also worked as an assistant to director
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani (born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In ...
.
Rajwade got interested in acting after mother sent him to an acting workshop for kids during his summer. To pursue a career in acting, he joined
Mithibai College
The Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics is a college affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The college was established in 1961 in Vile Parle, Mumbai by Shri Vile Parl ...
, Vile Parle. During his college years, he acted in 75 one-act plays for his college in Marathi, Hindi, English as well as Gujarati for which he won many awards including the INT Best Actor in a Comic Role award for a Marathi one-act play ''Aambaa''. The Best Comic Actor award fetched Satish Rajwade a role in his first professional play ''Tur Tur'' by
Kedar Shinde
Kedar Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: ed̪aːɾ ʃin̪d̪e born 16 January 1973) is an Indian film director and writer from Mumbai, India.
Personal life and family
Kedar Shinde was born on 16 January 1973 in Mumbai, India. Shinde completed h ...
. But his first big break came when he was spotted by
Mahesh Manjrekar
Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi, Telugu and Bhojpuri films. He ...
and Mohan Wagh and was offered a role in ''All The Best'', which had 890 shows. A casting director spotted Satish Rajwade during one of these performances and offered him a role in a Hindi film. Rajwade then went on to play small roles in various Hindi Films like ''Sanshodhan, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, Nidaan, Vaastav'' and ''Josh.''Rajwade then started working in the editing studios of
B.R.Chopra without a salary for almost a year. Soon he wanted to be a director. Along with his friend Naveen Upadhyay, he directed his first pilot episode starring
Mohan Joshi
Mohan Joshi is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He has worked in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films.
Early life
Joshi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He made his acting debut in Pune, Maharashtra. For better career prospects, ...
and
Reema Lagoo
Reema Lagoo (born Nayan Bhadbhade; 21 June 1958 – 18 May 2017) was an Indian theatre and screen actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre, after which she became a household na ...
. Blaze Music Company liked their work and offered him to direct a music video ''Na Jaane Kyun'' starring model
Sameer Dharmadhikari
Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian film and television actor and model Popular for Playing the Role of Samrat Bindusara Maurya in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat . He played the male lead in the Marathi film ''Nirop'' that won the National Award for ...
which became an instant hit on the music charts.
Pleased with the success of the music video, Blaze Music Company CEOs offered to let Satish Rajwade direct the marathi movie, ''Mrugjal'', which went on to bag 23 awards. Rajwade went on to direct his first serial ''Duniyadari'', for Zee Marathi, which was followed by ''Kinara'' and ''Reshim Gaathi''. He co-directed ''Oon Pawus'' for which he also won the ''Ma. Ta. Sanmaan'' Best Director award. He then directed Asambhav and later went on to direct the first 30 episodes of ''Weg'' on Saam Marathi. He later directed ''
Agnihotra
Agnihotra ( IAST: ''Agnihotra'', Devnagari: अग्निहोत्र) refers to the yajna of casting of ghee into the sacred fire as per strict rites, and may include twice-daily heated milk offering made by those in the Śrauta tradition. T ...
'' on
Star Pravah
Star Pravah is an Indian Marathi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It was launched on 24 November 2008. Its programming consis ...
and ''
Guntata Hriday He'' & ''
Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta'' on
Zee Marathi
Zee Marathi is an Indian general entertainment channel which carries programming in Marathi. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, then ...
. He has also worked on many projects with actress
Mukta Barve
Mukta Barve (; born 17 May 1981; Marathi: ) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of seven Maharashtra ...
.
His latest film ''
Badam Rani Gulam Chor'' is based on popular Marathi play ''
Makdachya Haati Champagne'' (literally: ''Champagne in the hands of a monkey'') and features
Upendra Limaye
Upendra Limaye (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film '' Jogwa''.
On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, '' Forbes'' included Limaye's performance in the film '' J ...
,
Mukta Barve
Mukta Barve (; born 17 May 1981; Marathi: ) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of seven Maharashtra ...
,
Pushkar Shotri and
Anand Ingale
Anand may refer to:
People
* Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Anand (actor), Indian actor
* Anand (Maoist), Indian communist
* Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer
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* Anand, ...
in lead roles.
His last release was ''
Preamachi Goshta''. He has also acted in movie ''
Bhay'' and ''
Time Barvait''.
Filmography
References
External links
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Marathi film directors
Indian television directors
Living people
1973 births
Film directors from Mumbai
21st-century Indian film directors
Indian male screenwriters