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{{short description|Indian Marathi film maker and screenwriter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gajendra Ahire
| image = Gajendra Ahire.jpg
| birth_name = Gajendra Vitthal Ahire
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse = Vrinda Ahire (Actress)
| children = Chintamani Ahire
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[film producer|producer]], [[screenwriter]], [[lyricist]]
}}

'''Gajendra Vitthal Ahire''' is a National Award winner [[Indian people|Indian]] [[film maker]] and [[screenwriter]]. He is noted for his work in [[Marathi cinema]], [[Marathi theatre|theater]], and [[Television in India|television]]. He won the [[Rajat Kamal|Silver Lotus Award]] at the [[51st National Film Awards]] for his debut film [[Not Only Mrs. Raut]] in 2003, and National award for the Best Feature Film in Marathi for [[Shevri]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Gajendra-Ahire/awards?from=mdr | title=GAJENDRA AHIRE AWARDS | work=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/ahires-pimpal-juns-free-and-easy-grab-big-honours-at-piff/articleshow/62561057.cms | title=Ahire's 'Pimpal', Jun's 'Free and Easy' grab big honours at PIFF | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=19 January 2018 | accessdate=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/gajendra-ahire-marathi-films-roger-corman-i-like-the-high-of-filmmaking-5042621/ | title=I like the high of filmmaking | publisher=The Indian Express | date=28 January 2018 | accessdate=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/526609/silence-society.html | title=Silence of the society | publisher=Deccan Herald | work=Anushka Sivakumar | date=3 February 2016 | accessdate=29 March 2020}}</ref> He has also worked as a television screenwriter for programs such as [[Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)|Shrimaan-Shrimati]].<ref>Pallavi Kharade (24 December 2011). "Critiquing the middle class: Marathi film Vel 9.15 analyses the 'chalta hai' attitude of the Indian middle class", ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]''.</ref>

He is highly active in theater field for which he has been recognized by Government of India, Government of Maharashtra and various Institutions across India and abroad for thirty years.

==Personal life==
Gajendra Ahire was born on February 16, 1969, in [[Nashik]] was brought up in [[Mumbai]]. He is married to Marathi cinema actress Vrinda Ahire, with whom he has a son.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

==Career==
He began his career as a playwright at the age of 23. His first play was ''Aaicha Ghar Unhacha'' in which he also worked as an actor. After that, he wrote plays like ''Unch Maza Jhoka Ga'', ''Ek Diwas Yeilach'', and ''Janmasiddha.'' After 20 years of working in Marathi Cinema, he returned to theater with ''Shevgyachya Shenga.''

After his initial plays, he moved to television and wrote more than 2000 episodes for Hindi and Marathi TV Serials. Out of which '[[Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)|''Shrimaan Shrimati'']]' of [[Balaji Telefilms]] is one of his notable works.

Later, he began directing films and appearing in several significant roles in Marathi Feature Films. His first movie was 2002's '<nowiki/>''Krishna Katachi Mira''' which was not released. However, this movie won 3 [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] for Best Actress, Best Singer (Male) and Best Singer (Female). His first released film was '[[Not Only Mrs. Raut]]' which won numerous awards including [[National Film Awards#Silver Lotus Award|Silver Lotus Award]] and [[Maharashtra State Film Awards|Maharashtra State Film Award]].

He also has contributed as music director for his [[New York Indian Film Festival|NYIFF]] award-winning film, ''[[Anumati (film)|Anumati]]''.

In 2019, Gajendra Ahire directed his 50th film ''[[Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande]]'', a drama starring [[Sai Tamhankar]] in titular role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/sai-tamhankar-rebel-kulkarni-chaukatla-deshpande|title=Sai Tamhankar is a rebel in Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande|date=30 September 2019|website=Box Office India|access-date=24 October 2019|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809082416/https://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/sai-tamhankar-rebel-kulkarni-chaukatla-deshpande|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards==

=== [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards 2014 (Marathi)]] ===
* 2015 - '''CRITICS' BEST FILM -''' Shared with [[Paresh Mokashi]] (''[[Elizabeth Ekadashi]]'') for Postcard

=== [https://web.archive.org/web/20170401152311/http://www.indisches-filmfestival.de/en/competition/gewinner/ Stuttgart Indian Film Festival] ===
* 2015 - The Director's Vision Award for 'The Silence'

== [[National Film Awards]] ==
* 2007 - Best Feature Film in Marathi [[Shevri]]

== [[National Film Awards#Silver Lotus Award|Silver Lotus Awards]] ==

* 2003 - [[Not Only Mrs. Raut]]
* 2006 - [[Shevri]]

== [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] ==

* 17 awards in total for film, writing, direction, lyrics, dialogues
* Best Director to handle 'Social Subject'
* Best Director to handle 'Rural Subject'

== [[New York Indian Film Festival]] [Nyiff] ==

* 2013 - '[[Anumati (film)|Anumati]]' awarded Best Feature Film

== Mama Varerkar Smriti Award ==
* 1994 Marathi Play '<nowiki/>''Aaicha Ghar Unhacha'''

==Filmography==

=== Marathi films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !!Contribution
!Notes
|-
| 2003|| ''Krishna Katachi Mira'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2003|| ''[[Not Only Mrs. Raut]]'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Silver Lotus Award
|-
|2004|| ''Pandhar'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2003|| ''Vitthal Vitthal'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
| 2004|| ''Kandobachya Navan'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2005|| ''[[Sarivar Sari]]'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2006|| ''Sail'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2006|| ''Diwasen diwas'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2006||''[[Shevri]]''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
* Silver Lotus Award for Best Film
* "''Sant Tukaram''" Best Marathi Feature Film award at [[Pune International Film Festival|PIFF]]
* Actor [[Dilip Prabhavalkar]] won [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| ||''Housefull''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2008||''Chanda''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2007|| ''Vasudev Balwat Phadke'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||
|-
|2008|| ''Maay Baap'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||
|-
| 2009||''Summer Days''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
| 2008||''Anand Bhuvan''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
| 2008||''Chance''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2006|| ''Bayo'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||
|-
|2008|| ''Sawar re'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||
|-
|2009|| ''[[Gulmohar (2009 film)|Gulmohar]]'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||
|-
| 2009||''Popcorn''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2014||''Anudini''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2009||''[[Sumbaran]]''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2010||''[[Paradh]]''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2011||[[Hello Jai Hind!|Hello ''Jai Hind''!]]||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2011||''Eka Shabdat Sangto''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2006||''Naati Goti''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2009||''Tya Ratri Paus Hota''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2010||''Samudra''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
| 2010||''Saale'' Lower Middle Class||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2012||''Pipaani''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
| 2013||''[[Touring Talkies (film)|Touring Talkies]]''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2013||''[[Postcard (2013 film)|Postcard]]''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics|||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Anvatt]]'' ||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Anumati (film)|Anumati]]'' ||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics, Music||
* Best Feature Film at [[New York Indian Film Festival|Nyiff]]
* Debut as Music Director
|-
|2013 || ''[[Postcard (2013 film)|Postcard]].''
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|''[[Postcard (2013 film)|Postcard]]'' Written & Directed Marathi Nominated For best Director Award at the New York Indian Film Festival
|-
| 2013 || ''Simhaasan'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Swami Public Ltd.]]'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||
|-
| 2014||''Chuup''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||
|-
|2015||''[[Bioscope (2015 film)|Bioscope]]''||Director, Dialog||
|-
|2015||''[[Nilkanth Master]]''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2015||''[[Shasan]]''||Director, Screenplay, Writer||Released on 22 October 2015
|-
|2015||''[[The Silence (2015 film)|The Silence]]''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics||Post-production
Winner of The German Star of India 2015 in the category Director's Vision
|-
|2019 || ''[[Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande]]'' || Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics ||Releasing 22 November<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnowmarathi.com/entertainment/marathi-cinema/article/sai-tamhankar-s-next-marathi-movie-announced-will-be-seen-in-kulkarni-chaukatla-deshpande-gajendra-ahire/261961|title=Sai Tamhankar's Next: 'कुलकर्णी चौकातला देशपांडे' सिनेमात सई ताम्हणकर धाडसी भूमिकेत|website=Times Now Marathi|language=mr|date=30 September 2019|accessdate=24 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|Bidi Bakda
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Releasing 2024
|-
|2021
|Saajinde
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Released
|-
|2022
|Pinga
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2022
|Vidyapeeth
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2022
|Dear Molly
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Released
|-
|2022
|Shrimati Umbrella
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2021
|GodaKaath
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2022
|Return Journey
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2023
|Snow Flower
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Cast : Chaya Kadam
|-
|2024
|Portrait
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Goda
|-
|2026
|Papyachya Pinkichi Lovestory
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|}

=== Hindi films ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Contribution
! Notes
|-
| 2008. ||Chanda ||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics.
|na na
|-
| 2011 ||''Just 47''||Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2022.
|Sadabahar
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|
|-
|2023
|The Signaure
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Cast : Aupam Kher
|-
|2024
|Zindagi Namkeen
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|Cast : Shreyas Talpade
|-
|2024
|Paro
|Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialog, Lyrics
|cast : trupti bhoir
|}

== Theater ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Language
!Contribution
!Notes
|-
|1993-94
|''Aaicha Ghar Unhacha''
|Marathi
|Writer, actor
|
* Debut as a writer and actor
* ''Mama Varerkar Smruti'' Award
* Actress [[Neena Kulkarni]] won Best Actress Award, Pune Gaurav, Nirmata Sangh
|-
|94-95
|''Unch Maza Jhoka Ga''
|Marathi
|Writer
|
|-
|95-96
|''Ek Diwas Yeilach''
|Marathi
|Writer
|
|-
|98-2005
|''Janmasiddha''
|Marathi
|Writer
|
|-
|2015
|''Shevgyachya Shenga''
|Marathi
|Writer, director
|
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Contribution
!Language
!Notes
|-
|1998
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)|''Shrimaan Shrimati'']]
|}
|Screenwriting
|Hindi
|na
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2243359}}
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Gajendra-Ahire timesofindia]

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