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{{Short description|Indian film director & former paediatrician (born 1942)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Jabbar Patel
| native_name =
| image = Jabbar Patel.jpg
| caption = Patel in December 2010
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|6|23}}
| birth_place = [[Pandharpur]], [[Bombay state]], [[British India]]<br />(Present day [[Maharashtra]], India)
| occupation = {{hlist|Theatre|film director}}
| years_active = 1973–present
| spouse =
| honours = * [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Padma Shri]] (1982)
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
* [[V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award|V. Shantaram Award]]
}}

'''Dr.''' '''Jabbar Patel''' (born 23 June 1942) is a former paediatrician and a [[Marathi-language]] theatre and film director of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-02-07 |title='An artist is a spokesperson of present': Jabbar Patel |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/an-artist-is-a-spokesperson-of-present-jabbar-patel/article8203637.ece/ |access-date= |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His production of [[Vijay Tendulkar]]'s play [[Ghashiram Kotwal]], in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre.<ref>[http://www.4to40.com/art/print.asp?id=54 Performance Tradition and Modern Theatre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211192140/http://www.4to40.com/art/print.asp?id=54 |date=11 December 2007 }}</ref> He has received several accolades, including seven [[National Film Awards]], eight [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]], seven [[Filmfare Awards Marathi]]. Patel received [[Filmfare Marathi Lifetime Achievement Award]] at [[7th Filmfare Awards Marathi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare Awards Marathi 2022: Prasad Oak, Sayali Sanjeev Bag Top Honours, Godavari Named Best Film. Full Winners List |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/celebrity/filmfare-awards-marathi-2022-prasad-oak-sayali-sanjeev-bag-top-honours-godavari-named-best-film-full-winners-list-article-99131271 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Zoom TV |language=en}}</ref> He was awarded [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1978. In 2005, he was honoured with the [[V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award|V. Shantaram Award]], Maharashtra's highest award in the field of cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-02-28 |title=Maharashtra confers Raj Kapoor awards on Nihalani, Shabana and Jabbar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-confers-raj-kapoor-awards-on-nihalani-shabana/articleshow/7590154.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 1982, he was honoured by the [[Government of India]] with the [[Padma Shri]], the [[Indian honours system|fourth-highest civilian honour]] of the country.<ref name="award80-89">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=21 May 2014|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002842/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He is the maker of classics films in [[Marathi cinema]], like, [[Samna (film)|''Samna'']], ''[[Jait Re Jait]]'' ([[Mohan Agashe]], [[Smita Patil]]), ''[[Umbartha]]'' ([[Smita Patil]], [[Girish Karnad]]), ''[[Sinhasan]]'' ([[Nana Patekar]], [[Shriram Lagoo]], [[Reema Lagoo]]) Some of his other films are, ''[[Mukta (film)|Mukta]]'', ''[[Ek Hota Vidushak]]'', and ''[[Musafir (1986 film)|Musafir]]'' (Hindi). His most acclaimed film is [[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film)|''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar'']] released in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/b-r-ambedkar-resurgence-of-an-icon/article8447300.ece|title=Resurgence of an icon Babasaheb Ambedkar|date=8 April 2016 }}</ref> He won the 1995 [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]] for his Marathi film, ''[[Mukta (film)|Mukta]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulkarni |first=Damini |date=2018-01-07 |title=Classics revisited: Jabbar Patel's Ambedkar biopic is a portrait of both the man and the legend |url=https://scroll.in/article/864097/classics-revisited-jabbar-patels-ambedkar-biopic-is-a-portrait-of-both-the-man-and-the-legend |access-date= |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Patel was born in 1942 in [[Pandharpur]] in present day Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. While growing up, his family was the only [[Islam in India|Muslim]] family in a [[Hindus|Hindu]]-[[Brahmin]] neighbourhood of [[Solapur]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2003 |title=Luminaries slam communal mindsets |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/luminaries-slam-communal-mindsets/articleshow/60615.cms |website=[[Times of India]] |quote=Sharing anecdotes from his childhood, he described how his family was the only Muslim family in a Hindu brahmin neighbourhood in Solapur and yet, it was his courtyard that was used for Ganesh festival celebrations.}}</ref> His father was employed in [[Indian Railways]]. He obtained his early school education in Haribhai Deokaran High school [[Solapur]]. He qualified as a doctor, specialising in [[paediatric]] medicine from [[B. J. Medical College]] in Pune. He and his wife, a gynecologist ran a clinic in [[Daund]] near Pune. The couple have two daughters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=पटेल, जब्बार रझाक |url=https://www.maharashtranayak.in/pataela-jababaara-rajhaaka |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=महाराष्ट्र नायक |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Patel started acting while in elementary school. In Solapur, he lived with Shriram Pujari, who was an influential personality in that city. Staying at his home, Jabbar Patel was able to take a closer look at the people from Marathi theatre world who used to stay at the Pujari residence. The roles he played in his high school play [[Chapekar brothers|Chaphekar]], in the silent drama, ''Hadacha Zunzar Aahes Tu'', as well of Shyam in ''Tujha Aahe Tujpashi'' while in college were appreciated.

Patel started his career with the Marathi experimental theatre group, Progressive Dramatic association (PDA) founded by [[Bhalba Kelkar]]. In PDA produced plays, he acted as well as directed. He directed Vijay tendulkar's ''Ashi Pakhare Yeti'' for PDA which was a great commercial success. In 1972, Patel and colleagues such as [[Mohan Agashe]], and [[Satish Alekar]] broke away from PDA over differences on staging their new production, [[Ghashiram Kotwal]] written by [[Vijay Tendulkar]].<ref name="Maheshwari2018">{{cite book|author=Malvika Maheshwari|title=Art Attacks: Violence and Offence-Taking in India|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=euF1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT8|date=16 October 2018|publisher=OUP India|isbn=978-0-19-909378-6|chapter=Post Script:The Dissent to Violence}}</ref> They formed a new group called Theatre Academy. After [[Ghashiram Kotwal]], the group produced ''Teen Paishacha Tamasha'', an adaptation of Brecht's Threepenny Opera in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=chaos- magazine|url=http://www.chaosmag.in/jabbar.html|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref>

He wrote the lyrics of the song "Raya Asa Zombu Naka Angala" from the film ''[[Samna (film)|Samna]]''. He has worked on the film based on the life and work of Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.<ref>{{cite web|title=Article from|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/jabbar-patel|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708202013/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/jabbar-patel|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref>

For Jabbar Patel, tackling a political subject is not something new. Whether it was ''[[Umbartha]]'', ''[[Jait Re Jait]]'', or ''[[Sinhasan]]'' for the silver screen, or ''[[Ghashiram Kotwal]]'' for the stage, he has handled political subjects. His recent film is also political based "''[[Yashwantrao Chavan: Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi]]''".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-10 |title=Yashwantrao Chavan: Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi releasing on 14th March |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/yashwantrao-chavan-bakhar-eka-vadlachi-releasing-on-14-march-397824/ |access-date= |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>

''[[Jait Re Jait]]'' (1977) is a musical milestone in the history of Indian cinema, and expresses the stories of a forgotten tribe through dance and a total of 19 songs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-07 |title=Dread of 'Jait Re Jait' is really the reality {{!}} 'जैत रे जैत' चे भयाण वास्तव {{!}} Lokmat.com |url=https://www.lokmat.com/navi-mumbai/dread-jait-re-jait-really-reality/ |access-date= |website=LOKMAT |language=mr}}</ref> Next came ''[[Sinhasan]]'' (1981) made in a montage style with 35 characters, both won the [[National Film Awards|National Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2017-09-26 |title=Classics revisited: 'Sinhasan' is Marathi cinema's own game of thrones |url=https://scroll.in/reel/851918/classics-revisited-sinhasan-is-marathi-cinemas-own-game-of-thrones |access-date= |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref> One of Patel’s most acclaimed works is ''[[Umbartha]]'' (1981), a film featuring [[Smita Patil]] as the superintendent of a woman’s reform home.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Not Only Bollywood|last=Goenka|first=Tula|publisher=Om Books International, 2014|year=2014|isbn=9789381607176}}</ref>

==Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Producer
!Notes
|-
|1974
|''[[Samna (film)|Samna]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|Debut film
|-
|1977
|''[[Jait Re Jait]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|[[National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film]]
|-
|1979
|''[[Sinhasan]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|[[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film]]
|-
|1982
|''[[Umbartha]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|[[National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Marathi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
|''[[Musafir (1986 film)|Musafir]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
|''Maharashtra''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
| rowspan="7" |[[Documentary film]]
|-
|1987
|''Mi SM''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|1988
|''Pathik''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|1989
|''Laxman Joshi''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1990
|''Forts of Maharashtra''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|''Indian Theatre''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|1991
|''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|1992
|''[[Ek Hota Vidushak]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|[[National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film]]
|-
|1994
|''[[Mukta (film)|Mukta]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
|-
|2000
|''[[Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film)|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|
|-
|2006
|''Hans Akela - Kumar Gandharva''
|{{Yes}}
|
|[[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film]]
|-
|2006
|''[[Teesri Azadi]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|
|-
|2007
|''Antardhwani: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma''
|{{Yes}}
|
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Yashwantrao Chavan: Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|}
==Awards==
===[[National Film Awards]]===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=25th National Film Awards |url=https://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/92_25thNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=dead |access-date=27 December 2024 |archive-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823133828/https://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/92_25thNfacatalogue.pdf }}</ref>
* ''[[Samna (film)|Samna]]''
* ''[[Jait Re Jait]]''
* ''[[Sinhasan]]''
* ''[[Umbartha]]''
* ''[[Ek Hota Vidushak]]''
* ''[[Mukta (film)|Mukta]]''
* ''Hans Akela - Kumar Gandharva''

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

* ''[[Samna (film)|Samna]]''
* ''[[Jait Re Jait]]''
* ''[[Sinhasan]]''
* ''[[Umbartha]]''
* ''[[Ek Hota Vidushak]]''
* ''[[Mukta (film)|Mukta]]''

=== [[Filmfare Awards Marathi]] ===

* ''[[Samna (film)|Samna]]''
* ''[[Jait Re Jait]]''
* ''[[Sinhasan]]''
* ''[[Umbartha]]''

==Festival circuit==
Jabbar Patel is the chairman of the Pune Film Foundation, and the festival director of the [[Pune International Film Festival]]. First Edition of PIFF was started in year 2002 and has been running annually.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0665374}}

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Bikram Rout at 07:10, 29 October 2025