Kshitij Patwardhan is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playwright and producer. He is the recipient of various awards for his contribution to Marathi cinema.
Wiki/Biography
Kshitij Patwardhan was born on Friday, January 11, 1985 (age 38; in 2023) in Pune, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He belongs to a Maharashtrian family. Kshitij completed his schooling from Bharat Marathi Vidyalaya and Abhinav Marathi Vidyalaya in Pune. Kshitij pursued his bachelor’s in computer science and master’s in communication and journalism.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
Kshitij is a member of a Maharashtrian family in Pune.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his family.
Kshitij shared a picture of his mother on the occasion of his mother’s birthday
Wife & Children
He is married to Pallavi Patwardhan. Not much information about wife and children.
Kshitij with his wife Pallavi
Career
Film Writing
Kshitij Patwardhan has worked in eleven Marathi films and earned credits for story, screenplay and dialogue writing. He wrote his first film ‘Aaghat'(2010) in Marathi with Sameer Vidwans. He has also written romantic comedies like ‘Time Please,'(2013) ‘Lagna Pahave Karun,'(2013), and ‘Timepass 2′(2015). Kshitij wrote the first Marathi teen detective film called ‘Faster Fene’ in 2017.
Kshitij’s first Marathi teen detective film ‘Faster Fene’ (2017)
The film ‘YZ’ (2015) was critically acclaimed. . In 2020, Kshitij announced his work in ‘Dhurala’ which revolves around the story of gram panchayat elections in a small village in Maharashtra.
Lyrics
Kshitij has worked in about 30 Marathi films as a lyricist. Among his most popular songs are ‘Rubab Pahije’ from ‘Half Ticket,’ Man Shevantiche Phool’ from ‘Baapjanma,’ ‘Mohini’ from ‘Double Seat,’ ‘Awaz Vadhav DJ’ from ‘Poshter Girl,’ and ‘Dhaga Dhaga ‘ from ‘Daagdi.’ He wrote the song ‘Phisal Jaa Tu’ for the Bollywood movie ‘Haseen Dillruba’ in 2021.
‘Phisal Jaa Tu’ song from ‘Haseena Dillruba'(2021) lyrics by Kshitij Patwardhan
Advertising Writing
Kshitij started his career by writing jingles for advertisements. He has worked as a copywriter and consultant for leading companies such as Star Sports, John Deere Tractors, Lokmat, Sakal, Saraswat Bank, etc. He has written campaigns for famous Marathi brands. He created commercials for Pro Kabaddi League in 2015 and 2017.
Theater
Nava Gadi Nava Rajya(2022) and Donn Special(2015) are his two breakthrough performances. The play has completed over 700 performances and has received over fifty prizes.
Publishing
Kshitij published the Marathi illustrated novel ‘Darya’ in 2017 with his brother Vikram Patwardhan.
Kshitij’s novel – “Darya”
Web Writing
Kshitij Patwardhan has written lyrics for two popular web shows, ‘Ek Thi Begum’ (2020) and ‘Once A Year’ (2019). He created the famous youtube series ‘Wagh Cha Swag’ presented by Marathi actor Amey Wagh.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2011, Kshitij was named the best playwright by the International Marathi Film and Theater Awards.
- In 2015, he received the Zee Award for best theater director in 2015.
- In 2018, Kshitij received the Filmfare award for best screenplay for his film ‘Faster Fene.’
Kshitij Patwardhan with the Filmfare award
- In 2019, he was awarded the Sakal Premier award for best lyrics.
- In 2021, he was awarded with the Filmfare Award for best lyricist.
Net worth
Khitij net worth is $1-5 million
Favourite
- Food: Maska bun Gulkhan with filter coffee.
Facts/Trivia
- Kshitij started writing when he was in school and participated in inter-school competitions and won many prizes
- Kshitij Patwardhan’s first Hindi film as a writer is ‘Happy Teacher’s Day’ (2021). In an interview, he said,
This is my first writer role in Hindi and I am thankful and grateful for it. It came through a common friend. Mikhil, Parinda Joshi and Anu Singh Chaudhary formed a writer’s room together and completely rediscovered the subject, story, screenplay and dialogue. It has been a great foundation for my writing in Hindi.”
- He earned the ‘United Nations Population Fund’ and the ‘Laadli National Award for Creative Excellence for Social Change for copying a print advertisement on stopping sex selection’ while working with Setu Advertising in Pune. He got this award again for a Hindi song he wrote.
- He has a youtube channel called ‘Writer First’ dedicated to writers, lyricists, and poets.
Kshitij Patwardhan’s youtube channel, ‘Writers First’
- Kshitij enjoyed sitting under a big tree with a cup of coffee and chatting with someone.
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