Alok Rajwade
Born (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materBrihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​

Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989)[citation needed] is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays.[1]

Early life

Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He went on to join Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce for a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[2] He was part of various theatre troupes like Aasakta Kalamanch and Samanvay.[3][4] He was a founding member of the theatre troupe Natak Company, in 2008.[5] He directed and acted in various plays for Natak Company.[6][7]

Career

Rajwade's first major play was in Abhraham Lincolnche Patra (a Marathi Adaptation of Abraham Lincoln's Letter) by an organisation named Jagar.[3] In 2008, he starred in the Bhojpuri film, Udedh Bun.[8] In 2009, he was part of the critically acclaimed movie Vihir.[9][10] In 2010, he wrote a play titled Geli Ekvis Varsha (which was directed by him as well) which was performed at Italy's Universo Teatro.[4] In 2012, Rajwade was seen in Ha Bharat Maza.[11] He was greatly appreciated for his roles in Rajwade and & Sons (2014) and Rama Madhav (2014).[12] In the same year, he was also seen in the Hindi movie Dekh Tamasha Dekh , portraying the role of Prashant.[13]

In 2017, he was featured on Forbes India's 30 under 30 list.[4] Alok Rajwade also won the Best Actor Award at the BRICS Film Festival-2017 held in China that year for his movie Kaasav.[14] In 2018, he made his directorial debut in Marathi movies through Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal, written by Dharmakirti Sumant.[12][15] In the same year, he was also part of the movie Dear Molly which was selected for the Academy Awards.[16] He directed the play, A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight, which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa.[17][18]

He also features in Bharatiya Digital Party short video series Aai Ani Me, in which he plays Aniruddha aka Ani along with Renuka Daftardar(Aai) and Mrinmayee Godbole(Jui).

In 2019, he was a co-host of the series titled Safe Journeys.[19][20] Rajwade was also awarded the Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award by his alma mater, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce.[21]

Filmography

All films are in Marathi, unless mentioned.

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Udedh Bun Ashu Bhojpuri Short Film[8][2]
2009 Bokya Satbande Vijayendra Satbande Film debut
Vihir Nachiket [9][10]
2012 Chintoo Satish Dada
Ha Bharat Maza [11]
2013 Kaatal Aakash
2014 Rama Madhav Madhavrao Peshwe [12]
Dekh Tamasha Dekh Prashant Hindi film[13]
Rajwade and Sons Anay Rajwade [12]
2016 Family Katta Siddharth [22]
2017 Kaasav Manav [12]
Pimpal Young Arvind
2018 Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal Directorial Debut[15]
Dear Molly Father Hindi/English film[16]
2022 Me Vasantrao Vasantrao's Mama
2023 Teen Adkun Sitaram Kautilya

Plays

Year Title Role Language Refs
2007 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Actor Hindi
2008 Bed ke Neeche Rehne Wali Actor Hindi
2009 Dalan Actor Marathi [6]
2010 Institute of Pavtalogy Director Marathi [7]
Tichee Satra Prakarna Director Marathi
Geli Ekvees Varsha Director/Writer Marathi [4]
Don Shoor Director Marathi [23]
2011 Dil-e-Naadan Director Urdu
2012 Natak Nako Director Marathi
2013 Shivcharitra ani Ek Director Marathi
Mi Ghalib Director Marathi
Aashadatil Ek Divas Actor Marathi
2014 Binkamache Sanwad Director Marathi
2016 Sindhu Sudhakar Rum Aani Ittar Director Marathi
2018 A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight Director [24][18]
2022 Prasthan urph exit Director Marathi

Web-Series

Year Title Role Language
2018 Aai Ani Mi Ani Marathi
2021 Shantit Kranti Dinar Marathi
Hing Pustak Talwaar Pandey Marathi
2022 9 to 5 Avinash Marathi
2023 Shantit Kranti 2 Dinar Marathi

Personal life

He dated Parna Pethe before tying the knot on 29 February 2016. They had a court marriage at Mangal Karyalay, Pune.[25][26]

External links

Alok Rajwade at IMDB

References

  1. ^ "The rising stars of the Marathi industry". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The stage is set". India Today. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "आलोक राजवाडे". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "30 Under 30: Alok Rajwade is daring in the issues he addresses in his plays". Forbes.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ^ Shetty, Anjali (27 May 2018). "Pune's Natak Company: A decade of theatrical, artistic triumph". Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b Brahme, Nitin (31 July 2009). "Two for company". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Black magic". The Indian Express. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Udedh Bun (2008) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b Joshi, Namrata (5 April 2010). "Vihir (The Well)". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. ^ a b Kerr, Elizabeth (13 October 2009). "Vihir -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b "हा भारत माझा (?)". Loksatta (in Marathi). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d e Shetty, Anjali (5 October 2017). "I relate more to contemporary Pune". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Movie Review 'Dekh Tamasha Dekh': It's a riot!". Deccan Chronicle. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. ^ Alway, Aayushi (28 June 2017). "Alok Suresh Rajwade from Indian film "Turtle: Kaasav" won the best male actor". China.org.cn.
  15. ^ a b "'Ashleel Udyog Mitra Mandal' first poster: Alok Rajwade's quirky poster is sure to pique your curiosity - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Dear Molly in the reckoning for the Mainstream Oscar Awards". mid-day. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Serendipity Arts Festival". Serendipity Arts Festival. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Algorithms: Empathetic collaborations". The Hindu. 3 April 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  19. ^ Mallya, Vinutha (24 March 2019). "Fiction for fact". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  20. ^ Shetty, Anjali (28 April 2019). "Here's what to binge-watch next. Series by Pune-based film-maker on sex, mental health, gender identity". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  21. ^ Bari, Prachi (9 January 2019). "Pride of BMCC award to Kulkarni, Gadjil". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  22. ^ Matkari, Ganesh. "FILM REVIEW: FAMILY KATTA". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  23. ^ "'I relate more to contemporary Pune'". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  24. ^ "In their new work, playwright Dharmakirti Sumant and director Alok Rajwade continue to ask questions of contemporary India". The Indian Express. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  25. ^ "सहा वर्षे डेटींग केल्यानंतर थाटला 'रमा-माधव' यांनी खराखुरा संसार, विधी न करता असे पार पडले लग्न". divyamarathi (in Marathi). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  26. ^ "VIDEO : 'रमा माधव' फेम पर्ण- आलोकचा विवाहसोहळा पाहिलात?". Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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