Alok Rajwade

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

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

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] In 2018, he made his directorial debut in Marathi movies through Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal, written by Dharmakirti Sumant.[12][14] In the same year, he was also part of the movie Dear Molly which was selected for the Academy Awards.[15] He directed the play, A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight, which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa.[16][17]

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 Mrunmayee Godbole(Jui).

In 2019, he was a co-host of the series titled Safe Journeys.[18][19] Rajwade was also awarded the Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award by his alma mater, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce.[20]

Filmography

All films are in Marathi, unless mentioned.

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Udedh BunAshuBhojpuri Short Film[8][2]
2009Bokya SatbandeVijayendra Satbande
VihirNachiket[9][10]
2012ChintooSatish Dada
Ha Bharat Maza[11]
2013Kaatal Aakash
2014Rama Madhav Madhavrao[12]
Dekh Tamasha Dekh PrashantHindi film[13]
Rajwade and SonsAnay[12]
2016Family KattaSiddharth[21]
2017Kaasav Manav[12]
Pimpal
2018Ashleel Udyog MitramandalDirectorial Debut[14]
Dear MollyHindi/English film[15]
2022Me VasantraoMama
2023 Teen Adkun Sitaram Kautilya

Plays
YearTitleRoleLanguageRefs
2007Jhoom Barabar JhoomActorHindi
2008Bed ke Neeche Rehne WaliActorHindi
2009DalanActorMarathi[6]
2010Institute of PavtalogyDirectorMarathi[7]
Tichee Satra PrakarnaDirectorMarathi
Geli Ekvees VarshaDirector/WriterMarathi[4]
Don ShoorDirectorMarathi[22]
2011Dil-e-NaadanDirectorUrdu
2012Natak NakoDirectorMarathi
2013Shivcharitra ani EkDirectorMarathi
Mi GhalibDirectorMarathi
Aashadatil Ek DivasActorMarathi
2014Binkamache SanwadDirectorMarathi
2016Sindhu Sudhakar Rum Aani IttarDirectorMarathi
2018A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at MidnightDirector[23][17]
2022 Prasthan urph exit Director Marathi

Web-Series
Year Title Role Language
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.[24][25]

Alok Rajwade at IMDB

References
  1. "The rising stars of the Marathi industry". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "The stage is set". India Today. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "आलोक राजवाडे". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 11 February 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. "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. Brahme, Nitin (31 July 2009). "Two for company". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  7. "Black magic". The Indian Express. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  8. "Udedh Bun (2008) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. Joshi, Namrata (5 April 2010). "Vihir (The Well)". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. Kerr, Elizabeth (13 October 2009). "Vihir -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. "हा भारत माझा (?)". Loksatta (in Marathi). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  12. Shetty, Anjali (5 October 2017). "I relate more to contemporary Pune". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  13. "Movie Review 'Dekh Tamasha Dekh': It's a riot!". Deccan Chronicle. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. "'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.
  15. "Dear Molly in the reckoning for the Mainstream Oscar Awards". mid-day. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  16. "Serendipity Arts Festival". Serendipity Arts Festival. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  17. "Algorithms: Empathetic collaborations". The Hindu. 3 April 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. Mallya, Vinutha (24 March 2019). "Fiction for fact". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  19. 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.
  20. Bari, Prachi (9 January 2019). "Pride of BMCC award to Kulkarni, Gadjil". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  21. Matkari, Ganesh. "FILM REVIEW: FAMILY KATTA". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  22. "'I relate more to contemporary Pune'". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  23. "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.
  24. "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.
  25. "VIDEO : 'रमा माधव' फेम पर्ण- आलोकचा विवाहसोहळा पाहिलात?". Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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