राजा परांजपे (Raja Paranjape)

In 1948, the film Jeevacha Sakha celebrated its silver jubilee. The successful trio’s - Raja Paranjape, Sudhir Phadke and G D Madgulkar - contribution to cinema is immense and had a major role to play in Marathi cinema’s golden years from 1948 till 1969. In Raja Paranjape’s Pudhcha Paaul, Raja Paranjape himself, Hansa Wadkar, P L Deshpande, G D Madgulkar and D S Ambapkar worked together. Rajabhau, as he was fondly known, produced beautiful movies like Pedgavche Shahane, Laakhachi Goshta, Oon-Paaus, Jagaacha Paathivar,Suvasini, Ha maazaa maarga ekala, Paathlaag and Padchaaya. Rajabhau was intelligent, maulti-faceted and was expert in various fields like direction, acting, writing and music. He passed away on 9th February 1979.