Rajesh Mapuskar

Rajesh Mapuskar is an Indian writer, director, and film-writer. He was born and raised in Shrivardhan, a village in Maharashtra, to father Anant Mahadev Mapuskar and mother, Sindhu Anant Mahapuskar. He completed his schooling from Shrivardhan Public School till grade 10, and later he went to Kirti College, Dadar to pursue a degree in Bachelor of Commerce. He had a joint family, and they owned a cinema hall in the village. He used to clean the hall, distribute tickets, and start the movie as a kid and thus, he developed an interest in the world of Cinema. He was formally introduced to the world of media by a television producer-director, Dr. Satish Rajmachikar. Later on, in 1991, he secured a job in production along with ad film-maker Dilip Ghosh Dilip Ghosh born on August 1, 1964, in Kulliana vi >> Read More... at Z Films where he worked for four years. He then left this job to freelance producing ad films in India as well as abroad.

He started his firm in a partnership with his friend, Bimal Oberoi Bimal Oberoi is an Indian Producer, Production des >> Read More... and named it Collective Efforts Films. He began producing music videos for artists like Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is a renowned Bollywood singer and comp >> Read More... , Mika, and Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh is ‘Ghazal King’ in Indian music. His >> Read More... . When he planned to shift from Mumbai to Bangkok, his old friend and renowned director made an offer for him to work as the Chief Assistant Director for his directorial debut, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. He went on to collaborate with Rajkumar Hirani Rajkumar Hirani is one of the ace director, screen >> Read More... on his next two projects 3 Idiots and Lage Raho Munna Bhai as an associate director. After that, he made his debut in direction and writing with Ferrari Ki Sawaari Click to look into! >> Read More... (2012). It was a critically acclaimed film which starred Boman Irani Boman Irani is a well known name today in the Boll >> Read More... and Sharman Joshi Sharman Joshi was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a >> Read More... . Later in 2016, he worked with Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... and Dr. Madhu Chopra’s production house Purple Pebble Pictures and he directed and wrote Marathi film Ventilator starring Jitendar Joshi, director-actor Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker was born 15 February 1964 in Ko >> Read More... , and Mapuskar’s sons Utsav and Zeal.

The movie won the Best Film Award and the Best Debut Director at the Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Awards 2017. It also other awards including Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Original Story at the Filmfare Awards 2017, Favourite Marathi Film at the Lions Gold Awards 2017, and Best Film at the Maharashtra State Film Awards, 2017. He has even directed numerous commercials in collaboration with Rajkumar Hirani Films and Fingerprint Films for brands like Cadbury Drinking Chocolate, Vodacom, Milo, Cello Butterflow, Airtel, Serengeti Beer, Classmate Pens, and Pan Emirates. Mapuskar launched his production house Magij Films.