Baburao Patel

Baburao Patel
Born	4 April 1904 Maswan, Palghar
Died	1982 (aged 77–78)
Nationality	Indian
Spouse(s)	Shirin(second), Sushila Rani Patel(third)
Parents	Pandurang Vithal Patil Jamuna
Relatives	Geeta Patel-D'Souza (Grand child from Second Wife)

Baburao Patel (1904–1982) was an Indian publisher and writer, associated with films and politics.

Career

He was the Editor and Publisher of India's first film trade magazine, Filmindia, the first edition of which was published in 1935.

Baburao was also the founder and editor of a prominent political magazine, Mother India (different from the magazine of the same name started by the Aurobindo group).

He was elected to the Lok Sabha as the Jana Sangh candidate from Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh in 1967.

Personal life

He was married three times, with his third wife, Sushila Rani Patel, being the most famous. He directed her in a couple of films in the 1940s.

Books

• The rosary and the lamp (1966), Girnar Publications
• Burning words: A critical history of nine years of Nehru's rule from 1947 to 1956 (1956), Sumati Publications
• Grey dust (1949), Sumati Publications
• A blueprint of our defence (1962), Sumati Publications

Filmography

As Director & Scriptwriter

• Kismet(1929)
• Sati Mahananda (सती महानन्दा) (1933)
• Chand ka Tukda (1933-'35)
• Bala Joban (1934)
• Maharani (1934)
• Pardesi Saiyan (1935)
• Draupadi (1944)
• Gwalan (1946)

External links

• Organizer.org Centenary profile
• Movie Talkies listing
• Time Magazine article profiling Film India question answer page by Baburao Patel
• Screen India Profile