Jayprad Desai
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Jayprad Desai | |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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Jayprad Desai is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing Kaun Pravin Tambe? (2022), Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy (2022), and Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024). He made his directorial debut with Nagrik (2015), a Marathi political drama thriller.[1][2] He is the grandnephew of composer Vasant Desai.[3]
His first directorial venture Nagrik, a Marathi political drama-thriller, revolving around a struggling middle class journalist, won several accolades including Maharashtra State Awards for Best Social Film. It was also selected at multiple prestigious film festivals such as MAMI and IFFI.[4]
He later went on to create 'Hutatma' (2019), a historical-fiction thriller web series set against the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement. It was received well by critics as well as audiences and went on to win big at the MA TA Sanman including Best Web Series.[5][6][7]
In 2022, Desai directed Kaun Pravin Tambe?, a biographical sports drama film. The film is based on the life of cricketer Pravin Tambe, who made his debut in professional cricket at the age of 41. The movie stars Shreyas Talpade as Tambe and explores Tambe's journey of becoming a professional cricketer. The film highlights his passion, perseverance, and determination to achieve his dreams despite facing numerous challenges and setbacks.[8] The film was also nominated for the Filmfare Awards 2022[9][10] and it is one of the most viewed Hindi films released in 2022.[11]
Mukhbir (2022) a period spy thriller web series which Jayprad co-wrote and co-directed with Shivam Nair won immense critical acclaim and became the most watched original series on Zee5 of 2022 with over 15 million views in less than 2 weeks. It went on to win numerous awards for Best Series, as well as Best Story, Screenplay and Dialogue.[12] It was also nominated at the Filmfare OTT awards 2022 for Best Series.[13]
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024) starring Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey, Sunny Kaushal and Jimmy Shergill and produced by Aanand L Rai under Colour Yellow Productions and T-Series premiered on Netflix on 9 August 2024 to a stupendous opening.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nagrik | Marathi | Director,[14] Writer[15] |
| 2019 | Hutatma | Writer, Director and Co-producer[16][17] | |
| 2022 | Kaun Pravin Tambe? | Hindi | Director[8] |
| Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy | Hindi | Director,[13] Writer | |
| 2024 | Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba | Hindi | Director[18] |
References
- 1 2 Sharma, Priyanka (18 August 2024). "'Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba' director Jayprad Desai: 'Celebrating the flawed, not defending them'". Mid-day. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nagrik Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ Khan, Rekha. "'फिर आई हसीन दिलरुबा' के डायरेक्टर जयप्रद देसाई- 3 महीने व्हील चेयर पर रहा, मौत के मुंह से लौटा" [Director of 'Phir Aai Haseen Dilruba' Jayprad Desai- was on a wheel chair for 3 months, returned from the jaws of death]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ "Marathi Film Nagrik Wins 5 Awards At 52nd Maharashtra State Awards". Business Of Cinema. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ "Hutatma, a web series on the creation of Maharashtra". India Today. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ Rao, Soumya (25 April 2019). "The creation of Maharashtra gets a dramatised retelling in Zee5 web series 'Hutatma'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ Shelar, Jyoti (30 April 2019). "Web series tells story of Maharashtra's birth". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Kaun Pravin Tambe? movie review: Engaging cricket drama based on an inspiring true story". Firstpost. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ Developer, Web (7 December 2022). "Shreyas Talpade's 'Kaun Pravin Tambe' nominated for Filmfare Awards". Mid-day. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Shreyas Talpades Kaun Pravin Tambe nominated for Filmfare awards!". mirchi.in. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Most-watched Hindi streaming films of 2022 so far: Deepika Padukone's Gehraiyaan, Yami Gautam's A Thursday, Rishi Kapoor's Sharmaji Namkeen". The Indian Express. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ Kumar, Anushka Halve, Sharanya (5 August 2023). "Complete List of Winners: The Screenwriters Association Awards 2023". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "ZEE5 sets premiere date of Mukhbir The Story of a Spy". The Indian Express. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ Wong, Silvia. "Marathi films make waves at Film Bazaar". Screen. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ "'नागरिक'मध्ये लेखकांची जंत्री". www.lokmat.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Hutatma, a web series on the creation of Maharashtra". India Today. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ Rao, Soumya (25 April 2019). "The creation of Maharashtra gets a dramatised retelling in Zee5 web series 'Hutatma'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ Roy, Lachmi Deb (8 August 2024). "EXCLUSIVE! Netflix's Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba director Jayprad Desai on casting Sunny Kaushal: 'He is an actor who hasn't been explored enough' | Not Just Bollywood". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 August 2024.