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1. Aishwarya Narkar

Aishwarya Narkar is a prominent Marathi actress, producer and director. She was born on 10th May, 1970. She studied in Swami Vivekanand High School Dombivali and attended University of Mumbai for her graduation. She is married to Marathi TV Actor Avinash Narkar. She is very well known for her appearance in ‘Ghar Grihasti’ (2004), ‘Hou De Jarasa Ushir’ (2012) and the movie ‘Yellow’ (2014). Her role as “Savitri Garodia”, a mother of four girls, in ‘ Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann’, which was telecast from September 2006 to November 2009 on Zee TV, was highly appreciated. So much so, that, an Arabic dubbed-version was also premiered on Zee Alwan unde...

Date of Birth: 10-05-1970

Age: 53

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Female

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director, TV-Actress, Producer, Movie Actress

Aishwarya Narkar Biography

Date of Birth: 10-05-1970

Age: 53

Star Sign: Taurus

Gender: Female

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director, TV-Actress, Producer, Movie Actress

2. Santosh Ayachit

Santosh Ayachit is a producer from Mumbai. He is also a Creative Head and writer of Jay Mallhar, aired on Zee Marathi. He did his Bachelor’s degree in Dramatics from the University of Pune. He has worked in television since 2000 and has also worked in Ramoji film city, Hyderabad, and ETV Marathi. He became famous for his Marathi TV show Balumamachya Navana Changbhala. He is the producer of Sajari Creatives, which was launched in the year 2016. The main objective is to provide meaningful and quality content to the audience of the Marathi industry. He received RAPA awards and Zee Marathi Purasakar for non-fiction and fiction. ...

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director, Writer, Producer

Santosh Ayachit Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director, Writer, Producer

3. Ajay Mayekar

Ajay Mayekar is a Marathi director predominantly working in the Marathi television industry. He has also directed several movies in the Marathi movie industry. Ajay has been working in the television industry for several years now. He is a well-known name among Marathi television serial lovers for his successful works in the industry to date. “Chatriwaali” in Star Pravah is a famous serial directed by Ajay. This serial revolves around the love story between a rich brat and an upright girl. The series had Namrata Pradhan and Sanket Pathak playing the central character. The Marathi audience immensely appreciated this serial for the way it was delivered. Ajay has also directed the critically acclaimed Marathi serial &ldq...

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

Ajay Mayekar Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

4. Raghunandan Barve

Raghunandan Barve is an Indian director who works predominantly in the Marathi film industry. He is known for serials like “Yog Yogeshwar Jay Shankar,” produced by Zankar Films, and telecasted on Colors Marathi, “Tu Majha Saangaati,” produced by Sangeet Kulkari, and telecasted on Colors Marathi, “Saajna,” produced by Shashank Ganesh Solanki (Seven Sense Media), and telecasted on Zee yuva, “Dnyaneshwar Mauli,” produced by Chinmay Mandlekar, and telecasted on Sony Marathi, “Chhoti Malkin,” produced by Aparna Padgaonkar, and telecasted on Star Parvath, “Chandra Aahe Sakshila,” produced by Chinmay Mandlekar (Mulakshar Productions), and teleca...

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

Raghunandan Barve Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

5. Sunil Sukthankar

Sunil Sukthankar was born on May 31, 1966, in Karad, India, and has been a part of the filmmaking team with female filmmaker Sumitra Bhave since 1985, winning honors for their work on social issues and feminism. Sunil Sukthankar is a Marathi filmmaker who primarily works in the Marathi cinema and theatre. Sukthankar and Bhave have collaborated in fourteen feature films, over fifty short films, and four television series written by Bhave. He earned his bachelor's degree in commerce from Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce in Pune. He went on to study film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. Anuttar was the title of his first film. Sukthankar authored and directed various plays and street pl...

Date of Birth: 31-05-1966

Age: 57

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

Sunil Sukthankar Biography

Date of Birth: 31-05-1966

Age: 57

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

6. Kanchan Nayak

Smita Talwalkar produced Kanchan's debut directorial Marathi film, 'Kalat Nakalat.' Vikram Gokhale, Ashok Saraf, Nilu Phule, Savita Prabhune, Ashwini Bhave, and others starred. The film went on to win the National Award for Best Marathi Film. For the past four and a half decades, he has worked as a director Kanchan's Marathi filmography includes 'Raju,' 'Majhi Aai,' and his most recent directorial effort, 'Dankyavar Danka.' At the age of 65, he died on June 15, 2020. ...

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

Kanchan Nayak Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

7. Jabbar Patel

Dr. Jabbar Patel (born June 23, 1942, in Pandharpur) is an Indian theatre and cinema director who works in Marathi. His 1973 performance of Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal is regarded as a Modern Indian Theatre classic. His father was a railway employee in India. He attended Haribhai Deokaran High School in Solapur for his early education. He graduated from B. J. Medical College in Pune with a doctorate in paediatric medicine. In Daund, near Pune, he and his wife, a gynecologist, run a clinic. They have two daughters. He is the director of great Marathi films such as Samna Jait Re Jait (Mohan Agashe, Smita Patil), Umbartha (Smita Patil, Girish Karnad), and Simhasan (Mohan Agashe, Smita Patil) (Nana Patekar, Shreeram Lago...

Date of Birth: 23-06-1942

Age: 81

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

Jabbar Patel Biography

Date of Birth: 23-06-1942

Age: 81

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

8. Aditya Sarpotdar

Aditya Sarpotdar is an Indian film director well known for his hit flicks Classmates, Faster Fene, and Mauli. His great-grandpa, N.D. Sarpotdar was a pioneer of the Indian cinema business, and he is the fourth generation filmmaker in his family. At the age of 19, he began his career as an Executive Producer with the Etv network in Hyderabad. He is a talented director who has successfully experimented with various films and television genres. He debuted with Uladhaal (2008) in the Marathi cinema industry. The movie is entirely a factual portrayal of the Koli community's current adolescents. Three young people's problems are depicted in the film. His directorial project is the 2017 Hindi drama film Thodi Thodi Si ...

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director, Costume Designer

Aditya Sarpotdar Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director, Costume Designer

9. Jalindar Kumbhar

Jaliandar Kumbhar is an Indian screenwriter and director who works primarily in the Marathi entertainment industry. He has appeared in several Marathi television shows and films, including Redymix, Ka Re Durava, and Anubandh. In Redymix (2019), which he directed, the story revolves around a young interior designer who falls in love with an ambitious woman. However, the problem arrives in employment, as she objects to his designs. "Ka Re Durava" (2014) is an Indian television series starring Suyash Tilak and Suruchi Adarkar that aired on Zee Marathi. Jay and Aditi, a young married couple, are the center of the plot....

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

Jalindar Kumbhar Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Marathi

Skills: Director

10. Prashant Choudappa