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Vasant Joglekar

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{{Short description|Indian film director and producer}}Vasant Joglekar (1914–1993) was a film director and producer. He directed several Marathi and Hindi movies, including Aanchal and Aaj Aur Kal.{{cite book|title=Marathi Cinema: in retrospect|author1=Sanjit Narwekar|author2=Raghuvir Kul|author3=D. B. Samant|publisher=Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation|page=76|quote=Directorial talent like V.Shantaram, Vishram Bedekar and Gajanan Jagirdar, who had given Marathi cinema an edge in the 1930s, and Vasant Joglekar, who had shown tremendous potential, was being drained out of the Marathi industry as it migrated to the more prosperous Hindi film industry.}}

Career

= ''Ha Khel Savalyancha'' =

Vasant Joglekar is the director of Ha Khel Savalyancha ({{Translation|This Game of Shadows}}),{{Cite book |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ |title=Directory of Indian Film-makers and Films |date=1994 |publisher=Flicks Books |isbn=978-0-948911-40-8 |language=en|page=130}} a 1976 Indian Marathi-language crime thriller{{Cite book |last=Willis |first=Donald C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7f0dAAAAMAAJ |title=Horror and Science Fiction Films II |date=1982 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-1517-9 |language=en|page=161}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1mx1AAAAIAAJ |title=Indian Cinema |date=1978 |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |pages=22 |language=en}}{{Efn|In the book "Marathi Cinema: In Retrospect" by Sanjit Narvwekar, the film genre referred to is "suspense thriller,"{{Cite book |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nORkAAAAMAAJ |title=Marathi Cinema: In Retrospect |date=1995 |publisher=Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation |language=en|page=139}} and in Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous book it referred as horror genre.}} produced by Sumati Gupte-Joglekar{{Cite web |title=Ha Khel Savalyancha (1976) |url=https://indiancine.ma/RMJ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Indiancine.ma}} and starring Asha Kale and Kashinath Ghanekar star in the lead roles.{{Cite web |title=हा खेळ सावल्यांचा |url=https://www.marathifilmdata.com/chitrapat/ha-khel-savalyancha/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=मराठी चित्रपट सूची |language=en-US}} Ha Khel Savalyancha includes elements of horror and received critical and commercial acclaim at the time of his released;{{Cite news |date=2020-03-17 |title=Jairam Kulkarni: From 'Gammat Jamaat' to 'Zapatale'; a list of the talented actor's stellar performances |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/jairam-kulkarni-from-gammat-jamaat-to-zapatale-a-list-of-the-talented-actors-stellar-performances/photostory/74670026.cms |access-date=2024-09-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} it is still considered a "superhit" of Marathi cinema. For that film, Hridaynath Mangeshkar won the Ganeshan Award in Best Music Director category {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UKKyMAHeStUC |title=Lokrajya |date=1976 |publisher=Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations |pages=40 |language=en}} and Manohar Aacharya for Best colour photography. {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWy8QrqcJwsC |title=People's Raj |date=1976 |publisher=Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. |pages=40 |language=en}} The film was said to be "deeply rooted in the village life of Maharastra".{{Cite book |last=Dhusiya |first=Mithuraaj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jukrDwAAQBAJ |title=Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous |date=2017-09-13 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-351-38648-7 |language=en}}

In the 2018 film Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar, starring Subodh Bhave as Kashinath Ghanekar and Prajakta Mali as Asha Kale, the iconic song "Gomu Sangatina" from the film was remade, bridging the rich legacy of Marathi theater with modern audiences.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-26 |title=डॉ. काशिनाथ घाणेकर : गोमू संगतीनं.. गाण्याची जादू पुन्हा अनुभवा! |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/dr-kashinath-ghanekar-subodh-bhave-prajakta-mali-new-song-gomu-sangatine-1779054/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008075323/https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/dr-kashinath-ghanekar-subodh-bhave-prajakta-mali-new-song-gomu-sangatine-1779054/ |archive-date=2023-10-08 |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}{{Cite book |last=Dhusiya |first=Mithuraaj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jukrDwAAQBAJ |title=Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous |date=2017-09-13 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-351-38648-7 |language=en}}

= Notes =

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Selected filmography

= Director only =

  • Janki (1979)
  • Ha Khel Sawalyancha (1976)
  • Prarthana (1969)
  • Ek Kali Muskai (1968)
  • Shevatcha Malusura (1965)
  • Aaj Aur Kal (1963)
  • Aanchal (1960)
  • Karigar (1958)
  • Samaj (1954)
  • Firdaus (1953)
  • Jeet Kiski (1952)
  • Nand Kishore (1951), with Baburao Pendharkar{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&dq=Vasant+Joglekar&pg=RA3-PA1867 |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=2014-07-10 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |language=en}}
  • Sakharpuda (1949)
  • Adalat (1948)
  • Aap Ki Sewa Mein (1947){{Cite book |last=Dawar |first=Ramesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TO6Fmi8FraUC&dq=Vasant+Joglekar&pg=PA72 |title=Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow |date=2006 |publisher=Star Publications |isbn=978-1-905863-01-3 |language=en}}
  • Chimukla Sansar (1943)
  • Kiti Hasaal (1942){{Cite book |last1=Murray |first1=Jeremy A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PQTHEAAAQBAJ&dq=Vasant+Joglekar&pg=PA2010 |title=Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania |last2=Nadeau |first2=Kathleen |date=2016-08-15 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=979-8-216-13027-7 |language=en}}

= Director and producer =

References

External links

  • {{IMDb name | id=0423660}}

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Category:1914 births

Category:1993 deaths

Category:Marathi film directors