Dr. Jabbar Patel (born 23 June 1942, Pandharpur) is a former paediatrician and a

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theatre and film director of

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. His production of the play

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's play

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, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre. He is the maker of classics films in

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, like,

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Jait Re Jait ''Jait Re Jait'' (English: ''Win, Win'') is 1977 Indian Marathi language film directed by Dr. Jabbar Patel and produced by Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar, under the banner of Mahalakshmi Chitra. The film stars Mohan Agashe and Smit ...

(Mohan Agashe, Smita Patil),

Umbartha ''Umbartha'' ( IPA: Umbaraṭhā; en, The Doorstep) is a 1982 Indian Marathi-language film produced by D. V. Rao and directed and coproduced by Jabbar Patel. The film is a story of a woman's dream to step outside her four walled home and bring ...

(Smita Patil, Girish Karnad), Simhasan (Nana Patekar, Shreeram Lagoo, Reema Lagoo) Some of his other films are, Mukta, Ek Hota Vidushak, and Musafir (Hindi). His most acclaimed film is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar released in 1999. He won the 1995

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for his Marathi film, Mukta.

Personal life

Patel was born in 1942 in Pandharpur in present day Indian state of

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. His father was employed in

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. He obtained his early school education in Haribhai Deokaran High school

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch lin ...

. He qualified as a doctor, specialising in

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medicine from B. J. Medical College in Pune. He and his wife, a gynecologist ran a clinic in

Daund Daund is a city, municipal council and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. In ancient times a sage, 'Dhaumya Rishi' used to stay here, hence people started calling this place after him: 'Dha ...

near Pune.The couple have two daughters.

Theater

Patel started acting while in elementary school. In Solapur, he lived with Shriram Pujari, who was an influential personality in that city. Staying at his home, Jabbar Patel was able to take a closer look at the people from Marathi theatre world who used to stay at the Pujari residence. The roles he played in his high school play Chaphekar, in the silent drama, Hadacha zunzar aahes tu, as well of Shyam in 'Tujh Hai Tujpashi' while in college were appreciated. Patel started his career with the Marathi experimental theatre group, Progressive Dramatic association (PDA) founded by Bhalba Kelkar. In PDA produced plays, he acted as well as directed. He directed Vijay tendulkar's Ashi Pakhare yeti for PDA which was a great commercial success. In 1972, Patel and colleagues such as Mohan Agashe, and

Satish Alekar Satish Vasant Alekar (born 30 January 1949) is a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, and most known for his plays ''Mahanirvan'' (1974), ''Mahapoor'' (1975), ''Atirekee'' (1990), ''P ...

broke away from PDA over differences on staging their new production,

written by

. They formed a new group called Theatre Academy. After

, the group produced 'Teen Paishacha Tamasha', an adaptation of Brecht's Threepenny Opera in 1974.

Cinema

He wrote the lyrics of the song 'Raya asa Zombu naka angala' from the film 'Samna'. He has worked on the film based on the life and work of Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. For Jabbar Patel, tackling a political subject is not something new. Whether it was

, Jait Re Jait, or Simhasan for the silver screen, or Ghasiram Kotwal for the stage, he has handled political subjects. His recent film is also political based "Yashwantrao Chavan". ''Jait Re Jait'' (1977) is a musical milestone in the history of Indian cinema, and expresses the stories of a forgotten tribe through dance and a total of 19 songs. Next came Simhasan (1981) made in a montage style with 35 characters. Both won National Awards. One of Patel’s most acclaimed works is Umbartha (1981), a film featuring Smita Patil as the superintendent of a woman’s reform home.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1974) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

Sinhasan ''Sinhasan'' ( Marathi: Throne) is 1979 Indian Marathi-language political drama film directed by Jabbar Patel and written by journalist Arun Sadhoo. The film is based on two novels - one of the same name and the other named ''Mumbai Dinank'' ...

'' (1979) * ''

'' (1982) * ''Musafir'' (1986) * ''Maharashtra'' (1986) * ''Mi SM'' (1987) * ''Pathik'' (1988) *

Kusumagraj Vishnū Vāman Shirwādkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was an Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprive ...

* ''Laxman Joshi'' (1989) * ''Indian Theatre'' (1990) * ''Forts of Maharashtra'' (1990) * Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (Documentary) (1991) * '' Ek Hota Vidushak'' (1992) * '' Mukta'' (1994) * '' Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar'' (2000) * Hans Akela (

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) (2005) * ''

Teesri Azadi ''Teesri Azadi'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language film on caste system by Jabbar Patel. Film is based on "twisted version" of Ramayana and Mahabharata. This film was distributed on CDs in different parts of India by Akhil Bharatiya Baba Sahab ...

'' (2006) * ''

Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: əʃʋənt̪ɾaːʋ t͡səʋʱaːɳ 12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian politician. He served as the last Chief Minister of Bombay State and the first of Maharashtra after ...

– Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi '' (2014)

Festival circuit

Jabbar Patel is the chairman of the Pune Film Foundation, and the festival director of the

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. First Edition of PIFF was started in year 2002 and has been running annually.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Jabbar 1942 births Living people Film directors from Maharashtra Indian theatre directors Indian Muslims Marathi film directors People from Solapur district Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 20th-century Indian film directors Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Directors who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award