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][2]

Early life

Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school and later Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce. He participated in theatre groups at both institutions.[3][4]

Career

Rajwade's first major play was in Abhraham Lincolnche Patra (a Marathi Adaptation of Abraham Lincoln's Letter). He was one of the founding members of the Natak Company. Rajwade acted and directed numerous plays with the Natak Company.

Geli Ekvees Varsha, a play directed by Rajwade, was nominated for an International Theatre Festival in Italy and also won the award for Best Play.

The play Don Shoor, based on a story by Anton Chekov, was directed by Rajwade. It won the 2008 Purushottam Karandak, the inter-collegiate theatre one-act play competition.[5]

For his role in the play Dalan, Rajwade won the Thespo's award for Best Supporting Actor.

Along with doing experimental plays, Rajwade acted minor roles in Marathi films such as Udedh Bun, Bokya Saatbande, and in Hindi films like Dekh Tamasha Dekh.

His first role as a protagonist in a Marathi film was in Vihir, a film directed by Umesh Kulkarni. His performance in Vihir was praised by critics.[6] In 2014, Rajwade played the role of Madhavrao I in the Marathi period film Rama Madhav, directed by Mrinal Kulkarni.

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguage
2008Udedh BunAshuMarathi
2009Bokya SatbandeVijayendra SatbandeMarathi
2009VihirNachiketMarathi
2012ChintooSatish DadaMarathi
2012Ha Bharat Maza Marathi
2013Kaatal AakashMarathi
2014Rama Madhav MadhavraoMarathi
2014Dekh Tamasha Dekh PrashantHindi
2015Rajwade and SonsAnayMarathi
2016Family KattaSiddharthMarathi
2017Kaasav ManavMarathi
2017PimpalMarathi

Plays

YearTitleRoleLanguage
2007Jhoom Barabar JhoomActorHindi
2008Bed ke Neeche Rehne WaliActorHindi
2009DalanActorMarathi
2009Institute of PavtalogyDirectorMarathi
2010Tichee Satra PrakarnaDirectorMarathi
2010Geli Ekvees VarshaDirectorMarathi
2010Don ShoorDirectorMarathi
2011Dil-e-NaadanDirectorUrdu
2012Natak NakoDirectorMarathi
2013Shivcharitra ani EkDirectorMarathi
2013Mi GhalibDirectorMarathi
2013Aashadatil Ek DivasActorMarathi
2014Binkamache SanwadDirectorMarathi
2016Sindhu Sudhakar Rum Aani IttarDirectorMarathi

References

  1. ↑ "आलोक राजवाडे". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ↑ "The rising stars of the Marathi industry". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. ↑ "'I relate more to contemporary Pune'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "30 Under 30: Alok Rajwade is daring in the issues he addresses in his plays". Forbes.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Purushottam Karandak Winners". Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Vihir (The Well)". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2018-01-04.



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