- Baburao Patel
Baburao Patel (1904 - 1982) was a famous editor,
publisher ,journalist ,film-critic ,film producer ,writer ,film director , andRajya Sabha member.Biography
Baburao was born to an affluent family in the
Konkan area ofMaharashtra . Patel was married three times, and for some time he was married to two women at once, which was legal inIndia then.Fact|date=June 2008 Amongst his wives, most prominent was writer, actress, and journalist, Dr.Susheela Rani Patel .Baburao was elected to the Lok Sabha (Lower House) as a member of the Bhartiya Jan Sangh (India), which is now known as
Bhartiya Janata Party , from Khandwa inMadhya Pradesh .Career
He was the Editor and Publisher of India's first film trade magazine, "
Film India ", whose first edition was published on his 31st birthday.Baburao was also the founder and editor of a prominent political magazine, "Mother India" (different from one started by
Aurobindo group).Books
* "
The rosary and the lamp " (1966), Girnar Publications
* "" (1956), Sumati Publications
* "Grey dust " (1949), Sumati Publications
* "A blueprint of our defence " (1962), Sumati PublicationsFilmography
As Director
*"Gwalan " (1946)
*"Draupadi" (1944)
*"Pardesi Saiyan " (1935)
*"Bala Joban " (1934)
*"Maharani" (1934)
*"Sati Manchanda " (1933)
*"Kismet" (1932)External links
* [http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=18&page=39 Organizer.org Centenary profile]
* [http://movietalkies.in/artists/index.asp?ArtistId=50040 Movie Talkies listing]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,772751,00.html?promoid=googlep Time Magazine article profiling Film India question answer page by Baburao Patel]
* [http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7760 Screen India Profile]
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