Kshitij Patwardhan is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playwright and publisher. He is famous for his work in Marathi films.
Wiki/Biography
Kshitij Patwardhan was born on Friday, January 11, 1985 in Pune, Maharashtra (38 years old; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Kshitij completed his studies from Bharat Marathi Vidyalaya and Abhinav Marathi Vidyalaya, Pune. Kshitij holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s degree in communication and journalism.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Kshitij shares a photo of his mother on the occasion of her birthday
wife and children
His wife is Pallavi Patwardhan. Not much information is available about his wife and children.
Keshti and his wife Pallavi
Profession
film writing
He made his first film Aaghat (2010) in Marathi with Sameer Vidwans. He has also written romantic comedies like Time Please (2013), Lagna Pahave Karun (2013) and Timepass 2 (2015). Kshitij created the first Marathi teen detective film titled “Faster Fene” in 2017.
Kshitij’s first Marathi teen detective film ‘Faster Fene’ (2017)
The film YZ (2015) created by him was well received by critics. In 2020, Kshitij wrote the script for the film Dhurala, which revolves around the gram panchayat elections in a small village in Maharashtra.
lyricist
Kshitij has written lyrics for several songs including “Rubab Pahije” from the movie “Half Ticket”, “Man Shevantiche Phool” from the movie “Baapjanma”, “Mohini” from the movie “Double Seat”, “Awaz Vadhav DJ” movie “Poshter Girl” and “Dhaga Dhaga” in the movie “Daagdi”. He composed the song “Phisal Jaa Tu” from the Bollywood movie “Haseen Dillruba” in 2021.
“Phisal Jaa Tu” song from “Haseena Dillruba” (2021) Lyrics by Kshitij Patwardhan
Advertising proposal
Kshitij started his career by composing songs for various advertisements. He has worked as a copywriter and consultant with top companies such as Star Sports, John Deere Tractors, Lokmat, Sakal, Saraswat Bank, etc. He has written advertising campaigns for well-known Marathi brands. He produced advertisements for the Pro Kabaddi League in 2015 and 2017.
theater work
“Nava Gadi Nava Rajya” (2022) and “Donn Special” (2015) are two of his path-breaking dramas. These plays have been performed for more than 700 performances and have won more than 50 awards.
publication
Kshitij published the Marathi graphic novel Darya in 2017 with his brother Vikram Patwardhan.
Kshitij’s novel “Darya”
internet writing
Kshitij Patwardhan has composed the lyrics for two popular web shows, Ek Thi Begum (2020) and Once A Year (2019). He created the famous YouTube series “Wagh Cha Swag” performed by Marathi actor Amey Wagh.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2011, Kshitij was named the Best Playwright by the Marathi International Film and Drama Awards.
- In 2015, he won the Zee Award for Best Drama Director.
- In 2018, Kshitij won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for the film Faster Fene.
Kshitij Patwardhan wins Filmfare Award
- In 2019, he won the Sakal Premier Award for Best Lyrics.
- In 2021, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist.
Favorites
- Food: Gulhan bread mascarpone with drip coffee
Facts/Trivia
- During his studies at school, he participated in various inter-school writing competitions and won many awards.
- Kshitij Patwardhan’s first Hindi film as a screenwriter was Happy Teachers’ Day (2021). He said in an interview,
This is my first writer role in Hindi and I am grateful and grateful for it. It came from a mutual friend. Together, Mikiel, Parinda Joshi and Anu Singh Chowdhury assembled a writers room and completely rediscovered themes, stories, scripts and dialogues. This gave me a good foundation for writing in Hindi. “
- While working at Setu Advertising in Pune, he won the “United Nations Population Fund” and the “Laadli National Award for Creative Excellence in Social Change” for writing a print advertisement on stopping gender selection. He won the award again for a Hindi song he composed.
- He has a YouTube channel called “Writer First” dedicated to writers, lyricists, and poets.
Kshitij Patwardhan’s YouTube channel “Writers First”
- Kshitij likes to sit under a big tree, have a cup of coffee and talk to people.
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