Ravi Jadhav
Ravi Jadhav, one of the most influential filmmakers in the Marathi film industry was born and brought up in Mumbai. His artistic knowledge comes from his years in Sir JJ School Of Applied Art where he studied graphic design and visual communications. He was associated with FCB Ulka as a creative director and displayed exceptional creative skills in his clutter breaking advertising work.
His first venture into filmmaking, 'Natrang' was a success and went on to receive many awards including the National Award for best Marathi film and was received well in film festivals around the globe. It was followed by 'Balgandharva' which won the national award for best playback singer, costume and makeup and then 'Balak Palak(BP)',which was applauded for handling the delicate subject of sex education. these three films dealt with sensitive topics that are relevant in the society. He brought variation to his style by directing romcom like 'Timepass' which was the highest grossing Marathi film of 2014, it was followed by its sequel 'Timepass 2'. He even ventured into Bollywood by directing Banjo starring Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakri. Continuing with his artistic ventures he made a National Award winning short film called 'Mitraa' which deals with the freedom and rights of people belonging to the LGBT community. His latest movie is titled 'Nude' and deals with the lives of nude models who work in the field of fine art. The critically acclaimed film received the best film and best actress award at New York Film Festival.
Ravi Jadhav also produced three unique Marathi films namely 'Rege', 'Coffee Ani Barach Kahi' and '& Jara Hatke' which were critically acclaimed. He collaborated with Shekhar Ravjiani and wrote two songs 'Saazani' & 'Saavli'. He also directed their respective music videos to raise funds for 'Maa Niketan', a charitable Trust for homeless unfortunate children.
Movies
- Jan 19, 2024
- Hindi
Follows the extraordinary life and political journey of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an iconic figure in Indian politics and delves into the multifaceted persona of Vajpayee Ji, capturing his essence as a poet, a gentleman, and a statesman.
5.7
- Jul 28, 2022
- Hindi
Dagdu hasn't changed much since Prajakta left but his attempt to appear again for 10th standard exams proves worthy and with help of his friends he manages to pass out with 36 percent.He wishes to take admission in Science stream which is quite impossible but manages to do so and also starts to work as paper boy again in early morning where he comes across his biggest enemy Madhav Lele.Dagdu's friends advise him to leave old life of ruffian and be a gentleman if he wants to win Prajakta again, On the very first day of college he is ragged by seniors where enters a ruffian Palvi daughter of Don Dinkar Patil.Palvi gets impressed by Dagdu's gentleman image and decides to change her self firstly by learning English by taking classes with none other then Madhav Lele.Palvi and Dagdu become friends where Dagdu also tells her about Prajakta and their friendship turns into love.Dinkar Patil finds about it and is happy that Palvi has chosen a gentlemen he meets Dagdu's father Shantaram Parab for their marriage but both Dinkar and Palvi aren't aware about Dagdu's past image of being a ruffian.