Jabbar Patel

Dr. Jabbar Patel
Patel in December 2010
Born (1942-06-23) 23 June 1942 (age 82)
Occupations
  • Theatre
  • film director
Years active1973–present

Dr. Jabbar Patel (born 23 June 1942) is a former paediatrician and a Marathi-language theatre and film director of India. His production of Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre.[1] Patel received Filmfare Marathi Lifetime Achievement Award at 7th Filmfare Awards Marathi.[2]

He is the maker of classics films in Marathi cinema, like, Samna, Jait Re Jait (Mohan Agashe, Smita Patil), Umbartha (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.[3] He won the 1995 Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for his Marathi film, Mukta.

  1. ^ Performance Tradition and Modern Theatre Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Filmfare Awards Marathi 2022: Prasad Oak, Sayali Sanjeev Bag Top Honours, Godavari Named Best Film. Full Winners List". Zoom TV. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Resurgence of an icon Babasaheb Ambedkar". 8 April 2016.