Anjali Patil

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Anjali Patil
Born
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Anjali Patil is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Tamil film productions. She has received several awards including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Marathi Award. She received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) Silver Peacock Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India her role in the Sri Lankan film With You, Without You

She has earned rave reviews for her work in Delhi in a Day, Chakravyuh, Newton and Sri Lankan film With You, Without You.[1] In 2013, she starred in the Telugu film Naa Bangaaru Talli for which she received the National Film Award – Special Mention,[2] and the state Nandi Award for Best Actress.[3]

She won Best Female Debut for her Marathi film The Silence.

Early life and education

Patil was born into a Marathi family and raised in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. Patil completed her higher school in Nashik. By age 14, she had decided to pursue performance art as her career. She persuaded her parents to send her to the Center for Performing Arts at University of Pune. In June 2007, she earned a bachelor's degree in arts with a gold medal for her excellence. Later that year, Patil was chosen to pursue Masters in Theater Design at National School of Drama in New Delhi. It presented her with many opportunities to work extensively with Indian and International film and theater actors and directors.[4][5]

Career

Patil receiving IFFI Best Female Actor award, 2012
Patil with Pankaj Tripathi at World Premiere Newton Zoopalast Berlinale 2017

Patil's first feature film opportunity came with Prashant Nair's Hindi-English international independent film Delhi in a Day. She was critically acclaimed for her portrayal of Rohini. The film premiered in Asia at the Mumbai film festival on 13 October 2011 and was released theatrically in India in August 2012.[6]

In 2010–11, Patil worked as the lead actress and a producer on an international short film Green Bangles. It was selected as India's official entry to WIFTI (Women In Film and Television International, Los Angeles) and was eventually selected and screened at the WIFTI International Showcase 2012 in 44 cities in 15 countries.[7]

She later on worked in Prakash Jha's film on issues related to Naxalism: Chakravyuh.[8][9] Patil received rave reviews for her fierce portrayal of Naxal leader Juhi.[4][10]

Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka (With You, Without You) (2012) was her international collaboration with acclaimed Sri Lankan writer-director Prasanna Vithanage. Patil did the dubbing herself and that makes her the first Indian actress to dub in the Sinhala language. Her stellar performance won her Silver Peacock award for Best Actor Female at International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2012. She is one of the youngest actors to receive this award. Patil also received the Presidential award Of Sri Lanka for her performance in 2017.

In 2016 Patil did her first Marathi film The Silence with Nagraj Manjule as a co-actor, for which she received a Filmfare award.

She played a pivotal role in Mirzya from Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra which was released in 2016. She went on to collaborate with him as the lead in Mere Pyare Prime Minister in 2018.[11]

Patil's performance as Gondi speaking Malko- Adivasi BLO in Newton, with Rajkumar Rao in 2017 was highly applauded across all levels.

She played a bold and fierce activist, Puyal in Pa. Ranjith's Kaala with Rajinikanth earning a major following in Tamil industry.[12] Her next Tamil venture was Kuthiraivaal which was screened at international film festivals.

Patil's latest work is Hutatma a web series based on the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti. She recently received the prestigious Ma TA Sanmaan- Best actress for her performance in this series.

Anjali has also worked in an ad film for Sintex, which urged people to take a pledge to save rivers.[13]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Language Notes
2011 Delhi in a Day Rohini Hindi
Green Bangles Manu Hindi Short Film
2012 Prathyayam Durga Telugu
Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Selvi Sinhala Sinhala debut
Chakravyuh Juhi Hindi
2013 Ente Durga Malayalam Malayalam debut
Naa Bangaaru Talli Telugu
Apna Desh Vasundara Kannada In Production[14]
Shree Sonu Hindi
2014 Kill the Rapist? Mira Shukla Hindi
Finding Fanny Stefanie 'Fanny' Fernandes,
Fanny's daughter
English Special appearance
2015 The Silence Maami Marathi Marathi debut
Mrs Scooter Ashima Hindi
2016 Mirzya Zeenat Hindi
2017 Sameer Alia Irade Hindi
Newton Malko Hindi
2018 Meri Nimmo Nimmo Hindi
Kaala Puyal Charumathi Gaekwad Tamil Tamil debut
2019 Dithee Tulsa Marathi
Mere Pyare Prime Minister Sargam Hindi
2020 Mann Fakiraa Mahi Marathi
2022 Kuthiraivaal Vanga/ Irusaayi Tamil
Kaun Pravin Tambe? Vaishali Tambe Hindi
TBA Bardo Ashalata Marathi Post-production
2024 MahaParinirvaan Marathi [15]

Web series

Year Title Role Language Platform Notes
2019 Hutatma Vidyut Marathi ZEE5
2020 Afsos Shloka Hindi Amazon Prime Video
2020 My Client's Wife Sindoora Hindi Amazon Prime Video

Awards and nominations

Year Awarded Work Award Result
2012 With You, Without You International Film Festival of India in Goa - Best Actress[1] Won
2012 Chakravyuh Stardust Awards 2013 - Breakthrough Supporting Performance - Female[16] Nominated
2012 Chakravyuh Star Screen Awards for Most Promising Newcomer- Female[17] Nominated
2012 Delhi in a Day New York Indian Film Festival for Best Actress. Nominated
2012 Delhi in a Day South Asian Film Festival New York - South Asian Rising Star for Best Supporting Actress[18] Nominated
2013 Naa Bangaaru Talli Nandi Award - Nandi Award for Best Actress Won
2013 Naa Bangaaru Talli National Film Award – Special Mention Won
2015 The Silence. Filmfare Marathi Award Best Female Debut Won
2016 With You, Without You Sarasaviya Awards in Colombo Sri Lanka - Best Actress[1] Won
2016 With You, Without You Presidential Film Awards in Colombo Sri Lanka - Best Actress[1] Won

References

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  6. ^ Shiban Bedi, Nishat Bari (22 October 2011). "Anjali Patil to act in 'Delhi in a Day'". India Today. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  7. ^ Nyay Bhushan (7 March 2012). "Women In Film & Television India Chapter Launched". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  8. ^ "From the very first meeting, Prakash Sir had faith in me: Anjali Patil". The Times of India. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Anjali Patil is a great actor: Esha Gupta". The Times of India. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Paying a price for acting!". 31 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Mere Pyare Prime Minister isn't a political film: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra". The Indian Express. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Anjali Patil Joins 'Kaala' - Silverscreen.in". Silverscreen.in. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Anjali Patil in Revive Our Rivers". Sintex ad campaign. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ Bollywood actress Actress Anjali Patil in Kannada- Timesofap Archived 16 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "MahaParinirvaan Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | महापरिनिर्वाण | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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  17. ^ "Colors Screen Awards 2013 Nominations". 2 January 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  18. ^ SAIFF announces South Asian Rising Star Film Awards nominees, Sunny Leone to co host award ceremony - DearCinema.com | DearCinema.com Archived 25 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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