Sanjit Narwekar

Sanjit Narwekar (born: May 8, 1952) is a documentary filmmaker and author. [ [http://www.sanjitnarwekar.com/ Sanjit Narwekar Homepage ] ] He completed his Bachelor’s in Statistics (1974) and his Master’s in Economics (1976) from the University of Mumbai.

Early career

He began writing in 1970 while he was still in college and has more than 2500 articles to his credit in the last 36 years. He took up journalism professionally soon after his post-graduation and worked in a wide variety of newspaper organizations. He has been News Editor of Screen and Editor of TV & Video World.

Career

Narwekar has authored/edited 25 books on film history and published more than 75 books for various organizations. He has also hosted interviews/magazine programs for All India Radio and Doordarshan. He has participated in several national and international seminars and conducted workshops on various aspects of Indian cinema, both in India and abroad. He has also served on several selection committees and juries and has been a member of the Film Advisory Board of the Government of India (1992-93). [http://www.sanjitnarwekar.com/html/html/films.htm] [http://www.sanjitnarwekar.com/html/html/books.htm]

He is based in Mumbai, India and heads his media company Kalki Media. He is also a Visiting Professor for Media Studies at various Mumbai Colleges (including National College at Bandra and KC College of Management Studies in South Mumbai) as also at the Garware Institute, University of Mumbai.

Awards

He was awarded the Swarna Kamal (National Award) for the Best Book on Cinema in 1996 for the book MARATHI CINEMA IN RETROSPECT. The Delhi-based newspaper The Pioneer nominated it among the top five books on Indian cinema in post-independent India (1947-1997). [http://www.sanjitnarwekar.com/html/html/honours.htm]

Bibliography

AUTHORED
* The Khans of Bollywood (work in progress)
* Documenting India: The History of the Indian Documentary (work in progress)
* Bimal Roy: The Silent Thunder (2006)
* Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy (2005)
* The Watchdogs of Democracy: The Story of Investigative Journalism (2005)
* Dilip Kumar: The Last Emperor (2003)
* V.Shantaram: The Legacy of the Royal Lotus (2003)
* Crafting Movies: Exploring Hindi Mainstream Cinema (2000)
* Mother Shamala: A Gift Of Motherhood (1998)
* Marathi Cinema: In Retrospect (1995)
* Films Division & The Indian Documentary (1992)
* J.G.Bodhe: The Uncommon Common Man (1986)

EDITED
* Janki Dass: The Memoirs of a Movie Maverick (2006)
* Flashback: A Panorama of Indian Documentaries 1981-2001 (2001)
* Directory of Indian Documentary (1998)
* The Arrival of Cinema in India (1996)
* A Directory of Indian Filmmakers & Films (1994)
* Genres of Indian Cinema (1988)

COMPILED
* IDPA Awards Catalogue 2003
* IDPA Awards Catalogue 2002
* NCYP Catalogue (1996)
* Spectrum India (1994)
* NCYP Catalogue (1994)
* NFDC Film Catalogue (1994)
* Indian Documentary in the Eighties (1990)

ENGLISH VERSIONS• Vithal Kamat’s autobiography Idli Orchid And Will Power (2005)
* Mohan Wagh’s autobiographical musings Memorygraphs (2001)

References