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Abhijit Panse Wikipedia Content Abhijit Panse (born on 4 Dec 1972) is an Indian director, actor, writer, poet, and socio-political worker. He rose to popularity by acting and directing various “Balnatyas”, from which he received (award name) award for his play, “Kelyane hot aahe re”. He made his writing and directorial debut with the Marathi crime drama Rege in 2014. Panse is also a Socio-political worker. Apart from being the director of Tribal Youth Home Industries Trust, he is actively associated with Grammangal NGO. EARLY LIFE

Abhijit Panse was born in (place) to (mother & father name). He studied at (school, college, specialization). His journey in visual storytelling began in Indian theater. Inspired by his theater professor, Panse started working in performance art and Balnatyas (Children's plays), where he wrote his most popular play, “Kelyane Hot Aahe Re”. The play won (award name). CAREER

In his early days, Abhijit Panse was inspired by Amitabh Bacchan and hoped to be like the characters he played in his films. Inspired by his friend, Sanjay Narvekar, Panse converted one of his poems into a one-act play named, “Dhada- Ek Swar Yadna” in (year). Abhijit Panse later wrote and directed a play named “Vande Mataram '' in (year) which he subsequently followed by writing, directing, and acting in various advertisements on Cable TV. He was motivated by this stage in his life and went on to further pursue a career in Writing, Directing, and Acting. Writer, Director, and Actor

Abhijit Panse started his journey in writing and directing through Balnatyas (Children’s Plays). He wrote and directed plays such as (name of a few plays), followed by acting, writing, and directing advertisements for Cable TV. He made his debut in the film industry with Marathi crime drama Rege in 2014. Starring Mahesh Manjrekar, Pushkar Shrotri, and Santosh Juvekar, the film revolves around the story of children getting involved in criminal activities. Maharashtra times, along with almost all critics gave the film 4 stars, and it became a commercial and critical success in India. Following the success of Rege, Panse wrote and directed a music video of The National Anthem for the Youtube Channel, "The Sports Hero", which has over 1.8 million views today. The music video was released on January 24, 2016, and features popular Indian sports figures such as Sachin Tendulkar and Sania Mirza. In 2019, he wrote and directed Thackerey, a biopic of Marathi politician, Shri Balasaheb Thackerey. Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Amrita Rao, the film received mixed reviews from critics. 2 years later, Panse released 2 projects in 2022. In the early part of this year, Panse wrote and directed another music video for Youtube Channel, The Sports Hero. The music video featured Indian medallists from the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and was narrated by Amitabh Bacchan. Panse also released his first Marathi web series, Raanbaazaar. The series was written and directed by him, and released on Planet Marathi OTT, a streaming platform. The first episode aired on 20th May 2022 and currently has a 9.1 rating on IMDB. The series is a political drama and revolves around two prostitutes and their involvement with the state government. Panse is also the producer of the series and acts in it as well. His upcoming project; Marathi film Ulaagaddi is an adaptation of an award-winning Kannada one-act play and is set to release soon. Producer

Abhijit Panse owns the production house Ravan Future Productions. The house produced his web-series Raanbaazaar, along with The National Anthem Music Video starring Olympic Medallist Neeraj Chopra. The Production house also ran a body-positivity campaign which gained good popularity all over the internet. Socio-Political Worker Abhijit Panse is the director of Tribal Youth Home Industries Trust and is actively associated with Grammangal NGO and is an advocate for the educational sector. He is the trustee of Grammangal, which is a Child Development Educational NGO. He is the Vice-President of the Maharashtrian political party, MNS (Maharashtra Navanirman Seva), and leads the educational sector of the party. His popular campaign for reducing the weight of school bags was acknowledged by the Central Government of India. PERSONAL LIFE

Abhijit Panse is married to Ashwini Mulgund and has two daughters with her, Tanishka & Koyri. Not a lot is known about his personal life. AWARDS

Panse’s most awarded film is the 2014 crime drama Rege, for which he received 6 awards, and was screened as the opening film for Goa film festival and Citylight film festival, both in 2014. In the same year, Abhijit Panse received “Best Director & Best Screenplay” awards for Rege at Zee Gaurav awards. He also received “Best Screenplay” at Prabhat Puraskar Pune. Furthermore, he received “Best Debut Director” for the same film at IMFAA Awards, Macau. Apart from this, he received another award for “Best Director” and “Best Screenplay”, both for Rege, at NMFF Chitradrishti Awards in Mumbai. Finally, the film also received “The New faces in Indian Cinema” at Miami Film Festival in 2014. STYLE, THEME AND INFLUENCES Panse’s work is realistic and is based on social themes. Since his early production, his plays, poems and films revolve around social and political issues, as he works in the education sector, and is a political leader. Panse believes in showcasing reality through the art he creates, and relates situations in real life society with his work.