JABBAR PATEL

         

Jabbar patel

                                                 -AACHAL BURANDE

    Born in 1942 in Pandharpur in Maharashtra, having taken primary and secondary education in Haribhai Deokaran Highschool Solapur, he was at first a paediatrician. He founded the Marathi experimental theatre group, 'Theatre Academy', which staged Vijay Tendulkar's Ghashiram Kotwal in 1973, followed by, 'Teen Paishacha Tamasha', an adaptation of Brecht's Threepenny Opera in 1974.[3] He wrote the lyrics of the song 'Raya asa dhondu naka angala' from the film 'Samna'. He has worked on the film based on the life and work of Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.[4]

            For Jabbar Patel, tackling a political subject is not something new. Whether it was Umbartha, Jait Re Jait, or Simhasan for the silver screen, or Ghasiram Kotwal for the stage, he has handled political subjects.His Upcoming film is also political based "Yashwantrao Chavan.

1. Samna (1974)

2. Jait Re Jait (1977)

3. Sinhasan (1979)

4. Umbartha (1982)

5. Musafir (1986)

6. Maharashtra (1986)

7. Mi SM (1987)

8. Pathik (1988)

9. Laxman Joshi (1989)

10. Indian Theatre (1990)

11. Forts of Maharashtra (1990)

12. Ek Hota Vidushak (1992)

13. Mukta (1994)

14. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000)

15. Yashwantrao Chavan – Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi (2014)