
Directing
Jabbar Patel
Born
1942-06-23 (84)
Place of birth
Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
16 titles
Dr. Jabbar Razak Patel (born 23 June 1942, Pandharpur) is a theatre and film director of India. His production of the play Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre. He is the maker of classics films in Marathi cinema, like, Samna Jait Re Jait (Mohan Agashe, Smita Patil), Umbartha (Smita Patil, Girish Karnad), Simhasan (Nana Patekar, Shreeram Lagoo, Reema Lagoo) Some of his other films are, Mukta, Ek Hota Vidushak, and Musafir(Hindi). His most acclaimed film is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar released in 1999. He won the 1995 Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration for his Marathi film, Mukta. From Wikipedia, the free e…
Known for
NRThis biopic is a story of the sculptor of modern and progressive Maharashtra, the ardent follower of principles of Pandit Nehru, the law abider, social worker, a visionary who brought about a revolution with his adeptness and political acumen- Yashwantro Chavan.
Yashwantrao Chavan : Chronicle of a Storm
2014
8.0Aburao, the son of a troupe dancer, has grown-up to become a brilliant clown. His talent brings him fame but also alienates him from his ideals and his loved ones.
Once There Was A Clown
1992
7.7The movie tells the story of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in shaping the Constitution of India, as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constituent Assembly. He dedicated his life to fight against the evils of untouchability.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
2000
6.9After her husband’s death, Mrs. Mahajan runs a prosperous household with her two sons, while her daughter-in-law Sulabha grows increasingly restless in her domestic role. When she accepts a job as a Superintendent of a distant women’s reformatory against her family’s wishes, she sets out to seek her independence and pursue a career in social service.
Umbartha
1982
6.0A story centered on a Nagya who is a drummer having a passion for being a "pure one" (punyavant). He meets Chindhi, who has abandoned her husband as she considers him useless.
Jait Re Jait
1977
7.0As a heated race for the post of chief minister erupts between the incumbent and a challenger from his own party, political passions play out behind the scenes as seen through a journalist's eyes in this landmark drama. Directed by Jabbar Patel and inspired by Arun Sadhu's novels Mumbai Dinank and Simhasan, the film -- one of India's earliest political pictures -- stars Arun Sarnaik, Shriram Lagoo and Nilu Phule.
Sinhasan
1979
Behind the camera
NRThis biopic is a story of the sculptor of modern and progressive Maharashtra, the ardent follower of principles of Pandit Nehru, the law abider, social worker, a visionary who brought about a revolution with his adeptness and political acumen- Yashwantro Chavan.
Yashwantrao Chavan : Chronicle of a Storm
2014
8.0Aburao, the son of a troupe dancer, has grown-up to become a brilliant clown. His talent brings him fame but also alienates him from his ideals and his loved ones.
Once There Was A Clown
1992
7.7The movie tells the story of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in shaping the Constitution of India, as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constituent Assembly. He dedicated his life to fight against the evils of untouchability.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
2000
6.9After her husband’s death, Mrs. Mahajan runs a prosperous household with her two sons, while her daughter-in-law Sulabha grows increasingly restless in her domestic role. When she accepts a job as a Superintendent of a distant women’s reformatory against her family’s wishes, she sets out to seek her independence and pursue a career in social service.
Umbartha
1982
6.9After her husband’s death, Mrs. Mahajan runs a prosperous household with her two sons, while her daughter-in-law Sulabha grows increasingly restless in her domestic role. When she accepts a job as a Superintendent of a distant women’s reformatory against her family’s wishes, she sets out to seek her independence and pursue a career in social service.
Umbartha
1982
6.0A story centered on a Nagya who is a drummer having a passion for being a "pure one" (punyavant). He meets Chindhi, who has abandoned her husband as she considers him useless.
Jait Re Jait
1977
7.0As a heated race for the post of chief minister erupts between the incumbent and a challenger from his own party, political passions play out behind the scenes as seen through a journalist's eyes in this landmark drama. Directed by Jabbar Patel and inspired by Arun Sadhu's novels Mumbai Dinank and Simhasan, the film -- one of India's earliest political pictures -- stars Arun Sarnaik, Shriram Lagoo and Nilu Phule.
Sinhasan
1979
NRFilm on caste system in India's historic times.
Teesri Azadi
2006
The original theatrical presentation of the famous play Ghashiram Kotwal.
Ghashiram Kotwal
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A 1986 Bollywood film.
Musafir
1986
A 1986 Bollywood film.
Musafir
1986
7.0Mukta is the story of an upper caste girl and a lower caste boy who struggle against the contradictions of their caste, both in India as well as among a community of Indians who have settled abroad, in a supposedly liberated environment.
Mukta
1994
9.0A documentary on the theatre of India.
Indian Theatre
1990
NRKumar Gandharva or Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was a Hindustani classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style and his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana.
Hans Akela
2005
6.8Wealthy and influential Hindurao Dhonde Patil finds a homeless drunk, brings him home, looks after him, feeds him, finds a room for him, gets him employed, calls him Master, and even finds a woman to look after him. In return, this male steals from Hindurao, is apprehended by the local police, but Hindurao pays for his bail. Hindurao is forced to make a final decision about him after he finds out that Master has been inquiring about a missing army officer named Maruti Kamble.
Samna
1975
A documentary on the Indian activist and chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
1991
