Baburao Patel
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Baburao Patel (1904–1982) was an Indian publisher and writer, associated with films and politics.
Career
Baburao: A Pioneer of Indian Cinema. Baburao was a key figure in the early days of Indian cinema. He started his career as a journalist, working for the pioneering film magazine Cinema Samachar. This early exposure to the nascent film industry led him to transition into filmmaking.
As a scriptwriter and director, Baburao contributed to the shaping of Indian cinema. His filmography includes notable titles like Kismet, Sati Mahananda, Maharani, Bala Joban, and Chand ka Tukda. These films, produced between 1929 and 1935, were crucial in establishing the foundations of Indian cinema. Then in 1935, Baburao joined DN Parker, who owned New Jack Printing Press... The magazine, called Filmindia, was launched as a monthly in April 1935.[4]
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 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.[5]
Personal life
Baburao Patel was born Baba Patil to politician Pandurang Patil (Pandoba Patil) near Mumbai, but changed his name to Baburao Patel because he mostly dealt with Gujarati community in professional life.[6]
He was married three times. His third wife was singer and actor Sushila Rani Patel (nee Tombat), originally from Chennai. He directed her in a couple of films in the 1940s.[7]
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
- Baburao Patel at IMDb
- Organizer.org Centenary profile
- Movie Talkies listing
- Time magazine article profiling Filmindia question answer page by Baburao Patel
- Screen India Profile
References
- ^ "Master of the invective, trigamist, serial philanderer, sometime MP and closet admirer of Hindutva, Baburao Patel struck fear in the hearts of the best and brightest in Mumbai films". India Today. 16 July 2015.
- ^ Correspondent, D. C. (27 September 2015). "Bollywood’s first Bitch-in-Chief". www.asianage.com.
- ^ "The Patels of Pali Hill". The Indian Express. 9 August 2015.
- ^ Bhatia, Sidharth (13 June 2015). "'Most wretched, boring and amateurish hotch-potch': Meet Baburao Patel, pioneering film journalist". Scroll.in.
- ^ "General Election, 1967 (Vol I, II) - General Election Archive (1951-2004) - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Sarma, Ramya (August 29, 2015). "The Patels of Filmindia: A delicious potboiler". The Hindu.
- ^ "The Patels of Filmindia: A delicious potboiler". The Hindu. 29 August 2015.
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