Milind Ukey

Milind Ukey is a director, producer and writer who was born in Maharashtra, India on 5th June.

He directed India’s first animated movie, 'Hanuman’ which became very popular among the kids and youngsters. The movie portrayed the life of Lord Hanuman from birth. Hanuman was the eleventh manifestation of God Shiva and was blessed with supernatural powers. Lord Hanuman was a notorious child and once thought the Sun to be a fruit and tried to eat it. He was blessed with immortality, and he was also a devotee of Lord Rama. He helped Lord Rama in the search for his wife Sita and helped him to set her free from the hands of Ravana and then destroyed Ravana’s kingdom of Lanka.

In 2010, he released ‘Paathshala’ which did not do well at the box-office but critics appreciated Milind's work.The movie had a powerful star cast including veteran actor, Nana Patekar Nana Patekar is a popular Indian actor who was bor >> Read More... , Ayesha Takia Ayesha is a Bollywood film actress, born on 10th A >> Read More... and Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor also identifies as the name Shahid K >> Read More... ; the story is about the Indian education system and the pros and cons it brings to the minds of children and society. The source of inspiration came from the movie, ‘Shalala’ a Marathi flick directed by Ukey.

He was a middle-class Maharashtrian boy. He or his family was nowhere related to the film industry, so he had to start his career from scratch. During his childhood he collected celluloid film frames. He even made pin-hole cameras. This showed his passion towards the development and projection of movies. He used to demonstrate shows for his friends using a home-made projector and those celluloid film frames. These made him more inclined towards his passion which he later continued after completing his graduation from VNIT, Nagpur. After his graduation, he passed the entrance exam for the Film and Television Institute of India located in Pune. He completed the course of film-making which took him three years, but he continued to pursue his dreams and ambitions. The short film “THE PIMP” which was his diploma film went on to win selection for the National Award.

Milind has directed many Marathi and Hindi movies. He is involved with different ventures as an assistant director, a writer; he has also been a consultant director for many Marathi flicks. He has also written dialogues for the 2005 animated film, “Hanuman”. The upcoming projects of Milind include a 2016 release 18-only Kaydyacha Go where he has written the script for the movie and has also directed it.