Gajendra Ahire

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Gajendra Ahire
Born
Gajendra Vitthal Ahire

(1969-02-16) 16 February 1969 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist
Years active1996–present
SpouseVrinda Ahire (Actress)
ChildrenChintamani Ahire

Gajendra Vitthal Ahire is an Indian Marathi film maker and screenwriter. He is noted for his work in Marathi cinema, theater, and television. He won the Silver Lotus Award at the 51st National Film Awards for his debut film Not Only Mrs. Raut in 2003, and National award for the Best Feature Film in Marathi for Shevri in 2006.[1][2][3][4] He has also worked as a television screenwriter for programs such as Shrimaan-Shrimati.[5]

He is highly active in theater field for which he has been recognized by Govt. of India, Govt. of Maharashtra and various Institutions across India and abroad for thirty years.

Personal life[edit]

Gajendra Ahire was born on February 16, 1969, in Nashik was brought up in Mumbai. He is married to Marathi cinema actress Vrinda Ahire, with whom he has a son.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

He began his career as a playwright at the age of 23. His first play was Aaicha Ghar Unhacha in which he also worked as an actor. After that, he wrote plays like Unch Maza Jhoka Ga, Ek Diwas Yeilach, and Janmasiddha. After 20 years of working in Marathi Cinema, he returned to theater with Shevgyachya Shenga.

After his initial plays, he moved to television and wrote more than 2000 episodes for Hindi and Marathi TV Serials. Out of which 'Shrimaan Shrimati' of Balaji Telefilms is one of his notable works.

Later, he began directing films and appeared in several significant roles in Marathi Feature Films. His first movie was 2002's 'Krishna Katachi Mira' which was not released. However, this movie won 3 Maharashtra State Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Singer (Male) and Best Singer (Female). His first released film was 'Not Only Mrs. Raut' which won numerous awards including Silver Lotus Award and Maharashtra State Film Award.

He also has contributed as Music Director for his NYIFF award-winning film, Anumati.

In 2019, Gajendra Ahire directed his 50th film Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande, a drama starring Sai Tamhankar in titular role.[6]

Awards[edit]

Filmfare Awards 2014 (Marathi)[edit]

Stuttgart Indian Film Festival[edit]

  • 2015 - The Director's Vision Award for 'The Silence'

National Film Awards[edit]

  • 2007 - Best Feature Film in Marathi Shevri

Silver Lotus Awards[edit]

Maharashtra State Film Awards[edit]

  • 17 awards in total for film, writing, direction, lyrics, dialogues
  • Best Director to handle 'Social Subject'
  • Best Director to handle 'Rural Subject'

New York Indian Film Festival [Nyiff][edit]

  • 2013 - 'Anumati' awarded Best Feature Film

Mama Varerkar Smriti Award[edit]

  • 1994 Marathi Play 'Aaicha Ghar Unhacha'

Filmography[edit]

Marathi films[edit]

Year Film Contribution Notes
Krishna Katachi Mira Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2003 Not Only Mrs. Raut Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics Silver Lotus Award
2004 Pandhar Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2003 Vitthal Vitthal Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Kandobachya Navan Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2005 Sarivar Sari Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006 Sail Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006 Diwasen diwas Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006 Shevri Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Housefull Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008 Chanda Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2007 Vasudev Balwat Phadke Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008 Maay Baap Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Summer Days Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Anand Bhuvan Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Chance Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006 Bayo Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2008 Sawar re Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009 Gulmohar Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Popcorn Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2014 Anudini Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009 Sumbaran Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2010 Paradh Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2011 Hello Jai Hind! Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2011 Eka Shabdat Sangto Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2006 Naati Goti Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2009 Tya Ratri Paus Hota Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2010 Samudra Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Saale Lower Middle Class Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2012 Pipaani Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Touring Talkies Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Postcard Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Anvatt Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2013 Anumati Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics, Music
  • Best Feature Film at Nyiff
  • Debut as Music Director
2013 Postcard Written & Directed Marathi Nominated For best Director Award at the New York Indian Film Festival
2013 Simhaasan Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2014 Swami Public Ltd. Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
Chuup Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2015 Bioscope Director, Dialog
2015 Nilkanth Master Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics post-production[7]
2015 Shasan Director, Screenplay, Writer Released on 22 October 2015
2015 The Silence Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics Post-production

Winner of The German Star of India 2015 in the category Director's Vision

2019 Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande Director Releasing 22 November[8]

Hindi films[edit]

Year Title Contribution Notes
2008 Chanda Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
2011 Just 47 Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics

Theater[edit]

Year Name Language Contribution Notes
1993-94 Aaicha Ghar Unhacha Marathi Writer, actor
  • Debut as a writer and actor
  • Mama Varerkar Smruti Award
  • Actress Neena Kulkarni won Best Actress Award, Pune Gaurav, Nirmata Sangh
Unch Maza Jhoka Ga Marathi Writer
Ek Diwas Yeilach Marathi Writer
Janmasiddha Marathi Writer
2015 Shevgyachya Shenga Marathi Writer, director Running

Television[edit]

Year Name Contribution Language Notes
Shrimaan Shrimati Screenwriting Hindi

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GAJENDRA AHIRE AWARDS". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ahire's 'Pimpal', Jun's 'Free and Easy' grab big honours at PIFF". The Times of India. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "I like the high of filmmaking". The Indian Express. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Silence of the society". Anushka Sivakumar. Deccan Herald. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ Pallavi Kharade (24 December 2011). "Critiquing the middle class: Marathi film Vel 9.15 analyses the 'chalta hai' attitude of the Indian middle class", Daily News and Analysis.
  6. ^ "Sai Tamhankar is a rebel in Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande". Box Office India. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Gajendra Ahirey's next a period drama - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Sai Tamhankar's Next: 'कुलकर्णी चौकातला देशपांडे' सिनेमात सई ताम्हणकर धाडसी भूमिकेत". Times Now Marathi (in Marathi). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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