Ravi Agrawal (film producer)

Ravi Agrawal is a Hindi film producer, entrepreneur, and a book publisher. He has produced the Bollywood films like Fever, Radio – Love on Air, Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante and Handover.

Apart from producing Hindi films, he has also produced a few films in Marathi, web-series, etc. His productions in Marathi include Akalpit, Salaam – The Salute and Mahasatta. Salaam – The Salute and Mahasatta have won many awards.

Background

Born on 20 August 1962, Ravi Agrawal had a deep interest in theatre since his college days. He directed several plays and dramas while studying. After completing his education he chose cinema as his career. He soon realised that a producer is a key person in the making of a quality film. Since 2004, he has been involved in the production of films, with his own share of success.

He also runs a publishing division 'Plus Ink', to encourage film literature; whose 1st published book 'I, Romantic', has received good reviews.

Career

Ravi Agrawal is a well-known producer in the Bollywood Industry. Bollywood is an India film industry where Indian movies are produced. Ravi Agrawal was born on 20 August 1962 in Mumbai. From childhood, he had an interest in film. He watched many movies, so he decided to make a career in the film industry.

He has completed his education in Lala Lajpatrai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. During his college days, he participated in many plays and dramas. He also worked as the director in those plays and dramas. His passion and hard work helped him to produce short films.

The quality of his short films facilitated his entry into Bollywood. Producing the short films has helped him to explore his calibre and increase his contacts.

He produced his first film in 2006. The first film was Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante, a box office hit. Another movie was Radio: Love On Air was released in 2009. In this movie, Himesh Reshammiya was the lead actor.

The movies Handover and Fever were released in 2011 and 2016, respectively.

Career As Book Publisher: –

Ravi Agrawal is also known as an entrepreneur and book publisher. The name of his publishing firm is "Ravi Agrawal, Plus Ink". He has started his publishing division to help improve the film literature. He helped Rajeev Jhaveri who was the director of Fever (a movie produced by Ravi Agrawal) and writer to publish his first book, 'I, Romantic'. This book was related to a love story beyond romance and love. The book was first published on 28 April 2010. It was one of the best-selling books in India. Today I, Romantic novel is been published worldwide.

Filmography

Since 2004, Mr. Agrawal's production banner Plus Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has produced nine films in Hindi and Marathi.

Marathi Movies

Three Marathi films, Akalpit,[1] Salaam – The Salute and Mahasatta,[2] all directed by award-winning director, Ramesh Laxman More[3][4] have been appreciated.

Akalpit, released in 2004, starring Avinash Narkar, Aishwarya Narkar, Pushkar Shrotri, Aditi Sarangdhar and Arun Nalawade, dealt with the bold themes of wife-swapping and extra-marital affairs.

Salaam – The Salute, released in 2005, featuring Meghan Jadhav in his debut child artist role, was the first to receive numerous awards and nominations.

Year Award Category Results
2005 Star Screen Awards Best Film (Marathi) Nominated
Best Actor (Male) Nominated
Best Actor (Female) Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Zee Gaurav Puraskar Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Best Supporting Child Artist Nominated
Sanskruti Kala Darpan Puraskar Best Film Won
Best Director Won
Best Child Artist Won
Mata Samman Best Child Artist Won
Govt of Maharashtra (State Award) Best Child Artist Won

Mahasatta, a political drama revolving around worker unions, released in 2008, starring Arun Nalavade, Avinash Narkar, Milind Shinde, Ashwini Ekbote, Jyoti Subhash was a critically acclaimed film and was the official Indian entry at the following film festivals:

Awards & Nominations:

Year Award Category Results
2009 V. Shantaram Awards Best Story Nominated
Sanskruti Kala Darpan Puraskar Best Social Film Won
Jury Award – Best Actor Won
Zee Gaurav Puraskar Best Editing Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Best Actor Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Best Film Nominated

Hindi Movies

Mr. Agrawal's venture into Hindi cinema, Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante, was a thriller film, starring Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rajit Kapur, Sandhya Mridul and Zakir Hussain, released in November 2006. This was followed by:

Short Films

Ravi Agrawal has also produced the short films which offer social message to the society. Ravi Agrawal is one of the finest in this work. He has produced two short films which are given below.

Sr.No Name of Short Films Year
1) SMS – A Short Films 2011
2) Aaj Mera Birthday Hai 2014

References
  1. "Film on wife-swapping set for stormy debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. "Mahasatta Movie on Mi Marathi: Mahasatta Movie Schedule, Songs and Trailer Videos". in.com/. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. http://piffindia.com/CATLOUGE-PDF/MARATHI-CINEMA-TODAY.pdf
  4. Capture 101 TSAP (10 December 2015), National Award winning Film Maker Ramesh More inspires Capture101 Participants, retrieved 3 June 2017
  5. "Benaras 1918 – A Love Story Cast and Crew". Cochin Talkies. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. "Benaras 1918 – A Love Story Movie 2013, Release Date, Benaras 1918 – A Love Story Rating, Cast, Review". altiusdirectory.com. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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