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Jashwant Gangani
Gangani in 2019
Born
Jashwant Shamjibhai Gangani

(1960-04-20) 20 April 1960 (age 64)
Habukvad, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1989–present
Known forMaiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu, Man Sayba Ni Mediye
RelativesRaj Gangani (Brother)[1]

Jashwant Gangani is an Indian film writer director and producer.[2][3]

Early life

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Jashwant Gangani is from Habukvad, Village in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. He moved to Surat in 1973 to find a job. Initially, he wrote short stories which progressed into writing scripts for films and editing.Gangani started working at a young age in the diamond industry. Despite this, his passion for the arts never waned.[4]

Career

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In 1989, he started directing and producing Gujarati films under his production house. Gangani Film Production Pvt. Ltd. His first Gujarati film as a writer, lyricist, producer, and director, Man Sayba Ni Mediye (1999) was commercially successful. He produced several commercially successful films targeted at rural audience; Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu (2001), Mandavda Ropavo Mana Raj (2003), Mein to Palavade Bandhi Preet (2005), Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu Part II (2008), Mara Rudiye Rangana Tame Saajana (2010).[2] He directed and produced Hindi film Bezubaan Ishq (2015).[5][6][7] He also wrote, directed and produced Gujarati TV series, Kariyaawar, telecast on Zee Gujarati from 2006 to 2007 which completed 270 episodes.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Language Director Producer Story Screenplay Dialogue Lyrics Cast Ref.
1990 Veer Bawavalo Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Naresh Kanodia, shyam kumar
1991 Prem Na Bandhan Gujarati Yes Yes Ranjit Raj, Sripradha
1992 Bhadar Ne Kanthe Gujarati Yes Yes Upendra Trivedi, Ranjit Raj
1994 Aapna Malak Na Mayalu Manvi Gujarati Yes Sharmilee Raj, Arvind Rathod
1997 Kanto Vagyo Kalje Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Naresh Kanodia, Roma Manek
1997 Preet Pangare Chori Chori Gujarati Yes Naresh Kanodia, Minakshi
1997 Parbhav Ni Preet Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Naresh Kanodia, Shyamla
1997 Mahendi Lili Ne Rang Rato Gujarati Yes Yes Ranjit Raj, Sneha
1999 Man Sayba Ni Mediye Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Naresh Kanodia, Roma Manek
1999 Maa Te Maa Bija Wagdana Vaa Gujarati Yes Arvind Trivedi, Snehlata
2000 Saacho Sathvaro Saajano Gujarati Yes Yes Ayub Khan, Jayendra Mehta, Sudha Pathak
2000 Sajan Haiye Sambhare Gujarati Yes Naresh Kanodia, Deepsikha
2000 Mena Popat Gujarati Yes Maniraaj Barot Devendra Pandit, Shubhalaxmi
2000 Dalda Lidha Chori Raj Gujarati Yes Naresh Kanodia, Roma Manek
2000 Ooncha Khordani Khandani Gujarati Yes Naresh Kanodia, Kiran Kumar, Upendra Trivedi
2000 Palav Bhini Preet Gujarati Yes Sandeep Kumar, Minakshi Maru
2001 Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hiten Kumar, Aanandee Tripathi, Arvind Trivedi [8]
2002 Daladu Lagyu Sayba Na Desh Ma Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Naresh Kanodia, Roma Manek
2003 Mandavda Ropavo Mana Raj Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hiten Kumar, Aanandee Tripathi, Arvind Trivedi
2004 Mane Lai De Ne Navrang Chundadi Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Firoj Irani, Hiten Kumar, Aanandee Tripathi
2005 Shubhodristi Bengali Yes Yes Jeet, Koyel Mallick
2005 Mein to Palavade Bandhi Preet Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hiten Kumar, Raj Laxmi [9]
2006 Shaashu Ghara Chaalijibi Odia Yes Suresh Bal, Akshaya Bastia, Debu Bose
2008 Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu 2 Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hiten Kumar, Aanandee Tripathi [10]
2010 Mara Rudiye Rangana Tame Saajana Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hitu Kanodia, Naresh Kanodia
2012 Vidhata Gujarati Yes Yes Hiten Kumar, Aanandee Tripathi, Nishant Pandya
2013 Lagyo Kasumbi No Rang Gujarati Yes Panini Rajkumar,Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Shahbaaz Khan, Kiran Kumar, Govind Namdeo
2015 Bezubaan Ishq Hindi Yes Co Produced with C.J.Gadara, Dinesh Likhiya Yes Yes Yes Yes Mugdha Godse, Sneha Ullal, Nishant Malkani, Darshan Jariwala
2023 My Best Friend Daadu Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Umang Acharya, Urvashi Harsora, Vishal Thakkar, Prashant Barot [11]

Television

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Year Title Language Director Producer Story Screenplay Dialogue Lyrics Cast Ref.
2006 Kariyaawar Gujarati Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hitu Kanodia, Devendra Pandit

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Melvyn, Thomas (19 May 2024). "Gujarati Family Film "My Best Friend Daadu" Shines at 77th Cannes Film Festival". The Blunt Times.
  2. ^ a b c "Surat filmmaker bags Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Great that makers are focusing urban movies: Gangani". The Times of India. 23 May 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.mid-day.com/amp/brand-media/media-and-entertainment/article/my-best-friend-daadu-receives-special-recognition-at-the-77th-cannes-film-festival-962
  5. ^ "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ ડિરેક્ટર બનાવી રહ્યાં છે હિંદી ફિલ્મ, તસવીરોમાં જુઓ શૂટિંગ". www.Divya Bhaskar.co.in (in Gujarati). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Sneha Ullal and other stars at 'Bezubaan Ishq' music launch". Mid-day. 28 May 2015.
  7. ^ "જશવંત ગાંગાણીનું બોલીવૂડમાં પદાર્પણ". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 26 May 2015.
  8. ^ "From 'Sayba Mane Nindardi' to 'Jina Jina Moraliya': Here are top Gujarati evergreen songs by Alka Yagnik". The Times of India. 24 July 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Bollywood's who's who grace int'l film fest". The Times of India. 18 June 2011. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ "1st Gollywood sequel coming soon". The Times of India. 9 September 2007. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ "My Best Friend Daadu - Official Trailer | Gujarati Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India.
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