Paresh Mokashi

Paresh Mokashi is an Indian filmmaker, producer, actor and Theatre directorproducer working predominantly in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre. He started working as a backstage worker for theatre and did few minor roles for plays as well as films. Mokashi made his directorial debut for theatre with the Marathi play, Sangeet Debuchya Mulee in 1999. He continued to work for theatre and made his directorial debut for cinema with the 2009 Marathi feature film, Harishchandrachi Factory. The film depicts the making of Indias first fulllength feature film, Raja Harishchandra , made by Dadasaheb Phalke. The film was acclaimed critically and won several awards. It was also selected as Indias official entry to 82nd Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

Paresh Mokashi was born to a Maharashtrian family in Pune and was brought up in Lonavla. He is a grandson of a noted Marathi writer D. B. Mokashi. Mokashi finished his schooling in Lonavla and acquired Bachelor of Arts degree from a Punebased college. He has also formed his production company, Mayasabha Productions, which has produced some of his own work including his 2005 Marathi play, Samudra and 2009 Marathi film, Harishchandrachi Factory. He currently lives in Mumbai and is married to theatre actorwriter Madhugandha Kulkarni, who had also done a minor role in Mokashis debut film, Harishchandrachi Factory. Mokashis struggle to make the film is included as one of the twenty inspiring stories in the book Connect the Dots by Rashmi Bansal, under the title Truth Shall Prevail in Zubaan section of the book.

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