Kshitij Patwardhan is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playwright, and publisher. He is the recipient of multiple awards for his contribution to Marathi cinema.
Wiki/Biography
Kshitij Patwardhan was born on Friday, 11 January 1985 (aged 38; as of 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 graduation in bachelor’s in computer science and master’s in communication and journalism.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Weight (approx.): 75 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
Kshitij belongs to a Maharashtrian household in Pune.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his family.
Kshitij shares a picture of his mother on the occasion of his mother’s birthday
Wife & Children
He is married to Pallavi Patwardhan. There is 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 the stories, screenplays, and dialogue writings. He wrote his first film ‘Aaghat'(2010) in the Marathi language with Sameer Vidwans. He has also written romantic comedies such as ‘Time Please,'(2013) ‘Lagna Pahave Karun,'(2013), and ‘Timepass 2′(2015). Kshitij penned the the first Marathi teenage detective film named ‘Faster Fene’ in 2017.
Kshitij’s first Marathi teenage detective film ‘Faster Fene'(2017)
The film ‘YZ'(2015) written by him was praised by the critics. . In 2020, Kshitij announced his work in the ‘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 film ‘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 top companies such as Star Sports, John Deere Tractors, Lokmat, Sakal, Saraswat Bank, etc. He has written campaigns for well-known Marathi brands. He created advertisements for the Pro Kabaddi League in 2015 and 2017.
Theatre
Nava Gadi Nava Rajya(2022) and Donn Special(2015) are two of his ground-breaking plays. These plays have completed over 700 shows and have received over fifty prizes.
Publishing
Kshitij published the illustrative Marathi novel ‘Darya’ in 2017 along 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’ performed by Marathi actor Amey Wagh.
Awards, Honours, Achievements
- In 2011, Kshitij was named the best playwright by the Marathi International Film and Theatre Awards.
- In 2015, he received the Zee Award for the best theatre director in 2015.
- In 2018, Kshitij received a Filmfare award for best screenplay for his film ‘Faster Fene.’
Kshitij Patwardhan with Filmfare award
- In 2019, he was awarded the Sakal Premier award for the best lyrics.
- In 2021, he was honored with the Filmfare Award for the best lyricist.
Net Worth
Khitij’s net worth is $1-5 million
Favourites
- Food: Gulkhan bun maska with filter coffee.
Facts/Trivia
- Kshitij began writing while he was in school and participated in interschool competitions and won many prizes
- Kshitij Patwardhan’s first Hindi film as a writer is ‘Happy Teacher’s Day'(2021). In an interview, he says,
This is my first writer’s role in Hindi and I am thankful and grateful for it. It came through common friends. Mikhil, Parinda Joshi and Anu Singh Chaudhary formed a writers room together and completely rediscovered the subject, story, screenplay and dialogues. It has been a great foundation for my writing in Hindi.”
- He earned a ‘United Nations Population Fund’ and ‘Laadli National Award for Creative Excellence for Social Change for copywriting a print advertisement about stopping sex selection’ while working with Setu Advertising in Pune. He earned this award again for the Hindi song he wrote.
- He has a youtube channel named ‘Writer First’ which is dedicated to writers, lyricists, and poets.
Kshitij Patwardhan’s youtube channel, ‘Writer First’
- Kshitij enjoys sitting under a huge tree with a cup of coffee and conversing with someone.