Sai Paranjpye
Sai Paranjpye | |
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सई परांजपे | |
British India | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
Spouse |
Arun Joglekar (divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Relatives | R. P. Paranjpye (grandfather) |
Awards |
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Sai Paranjpye (born 19 March 1938) is an Indian movie director and screenwriter. She is the director of the award-winning movies Sparsh, Katha, Chasme Buddoor and Disha. She has written and directed many Marathi plays such as Jaswandi, Sakkhe Shejari, and Albel.
She has won 4
Early years
Sai Paranjpye was born on 19 March 1938 in
Sai's parents divorced shortly after her birth. Her mother raised Sai in the household of her own father, Sir
Paranjpye graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1963.[10]
Career
Paranjpye started her career in All India Radio (AIR) in Pune, Maharashtra, India as an announcer and soon got involved with AIR's Children's Program.
Over the years, Paranjpye has written and directed plays in Marathi, Hindi, and English for adults and children. She has written and directed six feature films, two children's films, and five documentaries. She has written many books for children, and six of them have won national or state level awards.
Paranjpye worked for many years as a director or a producer with
In the 1970s, Paranjpye twice served as the Chairperson of
Paranjpye's first feature film
Paranjpye's subsequent movies include Angoothā Chhāp (1988) about the National Literacy Mission; Disha (1990) about the plight of immigrant workers; Papeeha (Forest Love Bird) (1993); Saaz (1997) (possibly inspired by the lives of Indian playback singing sisters, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle);[16] and Chakā Chak (2005), which was aimed at creating public awareness about environmental issues.[7]
She also made the serials Hum Panchi Ek Chawl Ke, Partyana and Behnaa. Sridhar Rangayan assisted her in the film Papeeha and in the serials Hum Panchi Ek Chawl Ke and Partyana.[citation needed]
Paranjpye has also written and staged plays like Maza Khel Mandu De, Jaswandi and Sakhe Shejari.[17]
Paranjpye directed several documentary movies, including Helping Hand (London), Talking Books, Capt. Laxmi, Warna Orchestra, and Pankaj Mullick. Her 1993 documentary Choodiyan, on the anti-liquor agitation in a small Maharashtra village for the Films Division, received the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues.[11]
In 2001, Paranjpye made the movie for children, Bhago Bhoot. At the first Indian International Women's Film Festival, held in Goa in 2005, a review of her movies was held, and it featured her best movies.[18] She headed the jury in the feature film category of the 55th National Film Awards for 2007.[19]
In July 2009, Paranjpye's documentary film
In 2016, she released her autobiography, Saya: Majha Kalapravas, written in Marathi. It was a bestseller that had reached its fifth edition in 2020. She then released A Patchwork Quilt – A Collage of My Creative Life, the English version of her autobiography, in 2020, with some chapters rewritten.[17]
Personal life
Sai was married to theater artist Arun Joglekar; they had a son, Gautam, and a daughter, Winnie. Sai and Arun separated after two years.[22] They remained friends until Arun's death in 1992. After their separation, Arun acted in Sai's Sparsh (1980) and Katha (1983).[23] Their son, Gautam Joglekar is a director of Marathi films (Pak Pak Pakaak, Jai Jai Maharashtra Maaza) and a professional cameraman, and their daughter Winnie Paranjpe Joglekar is an educationist and homemaker. Winnie acted in many of Sai's movies, dramas and TV serials in the 1980s.[24] Winnie and her husband, Abhay, now deceased, have two children; Abeer and Anshunee. Gautam starred as the male lead in Nana Patekar's directorial venture Prahaar with Madhuri Dixit playing the female lead.</ref>
Accolades
- Civilian Award
- 2006 – Padma Bhushan – India's third highest civilian honour from the Government of India
- Film Awards
Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1980 | National Film Awards | Sparsh | Best Screenplay | Won | [25] |
Best Feature Film in Hindi | Won | ||||
1983 | Katha | Won | |||
1992 | Choodiyan | Best Film on Social Issues | Won | ||
1982 | Filmfare Awards | Chashme Buddoor | Best Director | Nominated | [26] |
1985 | Sparsh | Won | |||
Best Dialogue | Won | ||||
1992 | Disha | Best Story | Nominated |
- Other Awards
- 2017: Maharashtra Foundation Literature and Social Work Award
- 2019: Fergusson Gaurav Puraskar: Outstanding Alumnus Award from her Alma Mater, Fergusson College
Bibliography
- Nana Phadnavis, India Book House Education Trust; Echo ed edition, 1971.
- Rigmarole And Other Plays, Penguin Books India (Puffin). 2008. ISBN 0-14-333066-7.
Filmography
- The Little Tea Shop (TV 1972)
- Jadu Ka Shankh (1974)
- Begaar (1975)
- Sikander (1976)
- Dabcherry Milk Project (1976)
- Captain Laxmi (1977)
- Freedom From Fear (1978)
- Sparsh (1980)
- Chasme Buddoor (1981)
- Books That Talk (1981)
- Katha (1983)
- Ados Pados (TV 1984)
- Chote Bade (TV 1985)
- Angootha Chhaap (1988)
- Disha (1990)
- Papeeha 1993)
- Chooriyan (1993)
- Saaz (1997)
- Bhago Bhoot (2000)[27]
- Chaka Chak (2005)
- Suee (2009)
Further reading
- Profiles in Creativity; Upadhyay, Madhusoodhan Narasimhacharya, Namaste Exports Ltd., 1991 Part II, 53. ISBN 81-900349-0-1.[28]
References
- ^ Padma Bhushan Awardees Ms. Sai Paranjpye, Arts, Maharashtra, 2006.
- ^ "Sai Paranjpye at ASHA". Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.
- ^ Shakuntala Profile History, names Pranajpye.
- ^ Three Years In Australia Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Item: 13460, booksandcollectibles.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Cinema with sense, The Hindu, 14 July 2008.
- ^ Indian Express, Pune Newsline, Tuesday, 7 June 2005.
- ISBN 0-333-93410-5.
- Indian Express, 30 May 2005.
- ^ NSD Alumni Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine National School of Drama (NSD) Annual Report 2005-2006.
- ^ a b c Sai Paranjpye, Indian Filmmaker library, World Bank.
- ^ Director’s Profile cmsvatavaran.
- New York Times.
- ^ Katha Review Archived 20 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine World Festival of Foreign Films.
- ^ Paranjpye, Sai. Maza Khel mandu de.
- ^ Sai Paranjpye's latest film, Saaz Rediff.com, 14 May 1997.
- ^ a b Ramnath, Nandini (28 November 2020). "Sai Paranjpye interview: 'I guess I was born with a grin'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ New Feature Film "Xapai" to be directed by Sai Paranjpye Archived 12 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Goanet, 18 December 2005.
- ^ National awards "free from lobbying": Paranjpye Press Trust of India, 2009.
- ^ Injecting drug users take central role in anti-stigma film Accessed 22 January 2010
- ^ "NCB drive against drug abuse gets rolling – DNA – English News & Features – Mumbai". 3dsyndication.com. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Sai speak! The Times of India, 8 July 2002.
- IMDb
- IMDb
- ^ "National Film Awards (1979)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- Indiatimes
- ^ "Bhago Bhoot Full Movie". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Profiles in creativity". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
External links
- Sai Paranjpye at IMDb
- Sai Paranjpye at Bollywood Hungama