Sujay Dahake

Sujay Sunil Dahake (Marathi सुजय सुनील डहाके) is mainly known for his work as director and as editor for the film Shala, a film that was awarded the Silver Lotus Award for Best Marathi Feature Film at the 59th National Film Awards.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Career

The film Ajoba is his more ambitious movie than Marathi movie Shala.^[7]

Sujay has begun the scripting for his next project titled 'Shyam Chi Aai' which will be shot in black and white. The story is an adaptation of the famous autobiography Shyamchi Aai written by writer and social activist Sane Guruji. The autobiography reflected the strong depiction of a mother's love for her child.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Director	Writer	Notes
2012	Shala	Marathi	Yes	No	- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at 59th national Awards 2011. - National Film Award for Best Screenplay at 59th national Awards 2011.  • Screenplay Writer (Adapted) [9]
2014	Ajoba	Marathi	Yes	Yes
2016	Phuntroo	Marathi	Yes	Yes	Science fiction film
2020	Kesari	Marathi	Yes	No
2023	Shyamchi Aai (2023 film)

References

• India portal

1. Amrutha Byatnal (8 March 2012). "Field day for Marathi films". The Hindu. Pune. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
2. "I always felt out of place with my theatre friends, says Sujay Dahake". Anjali Shetty. Hindustan Times. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
3. "Director Sujay Dahake was right to call out casteism in Marathi TV serials". Ravikiran Shinde. New Laundry. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
4. "Sujay Dahake's statement sparks debate about preferentialism in the Marathi industry". Anup Satphale and Mihir Bhanage. The Times of India. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
5. "Sujay Dahake on his Tujhya Aaila being selected for IFFI's Indian Panorama". Dipti Nagpaul. The Indian Express. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
6. "Marathi Movies: The industry's lineup this year almost exclusively consists of young filmmakers". Ganesh Matkari. Pune Mirror. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
7. Zagmag Interviews - Sujay Dahake
8. SUJAY DANOLE (3 April 2013). "Sujay Dahake to make a film on Sane Guruji's autobiography". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
9. "59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced". Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 7 March 2012.