Rajabhau Dattatraya Paranjpe (24 April 1910 – 9 February 1979), known as Raja Paranjape, was an Indian actor, director, producer and writer in the

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 ''Shre ...

and

Hindi film Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

industries. He started to produce Marathi films under the banner named Gajraj with Madgulkar and Phadake. The super-hit Hindi film, ''Mera Saaya'', was a remake of his Marathi film, ''Pathlaag''.

Career

In a career spanning 40 years, Paranjape was associated with about 80 Marathi and Hindi films.

Films as director (29 titles)

Films as actor (20 titles)

References

External links

* * https://web.archive.org/web/20130424005744/http://www.rajaparanjapepratishthan.org/index.html * https://www.flickr.com/photos/rashid_ashraf/43991175431/in/dateposted/ Male actors in Marathi cinema Marathi film directors Male actors in Hindi cinema 1910 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors People from Sangli district Marathi film producers Marathi screenwriters Film producers from Maharashtra Film directors from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian screenwriters {{india-film-bio-stub