Jayprad Desai

Jayprad Desai
Occupation(s)Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Years active2015–present
Notable work

Jayprad Desai is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024), Kaun Pravin Tambe? (2022), Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy (2022). He made his directorial debut with Nagrik, a Marathi political drama-thriller in 2015.[1][2] He is the grand nephew of Vasant Desai, a composer.[3]

Career

His first directorial venture Nagrik, a Marathi political drama-thriller, revolving around a struggling middle class journalist, won several accolades including Maharashtra State Awards for Best Social Film. It was also selected at multiple prestigious film festivals such as MAMI and IFFI.[4]

He later went on to create 'Hutatma' (2019), a historical-fiction thriller web series set against the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement. It was received well by critics as well as audiences and went on to win big at the MA TA Sanman including Best Web Series.[5][6][7]

In 2022, Desai directed Kaun Pravin Tambe?, a biographical sports drama film. The film is based on the life of cricketer Pravin Tambe, who made his debut in professional cricket at the age of 41. The movie stars Shreyas Talpade as Tambe and explores Tambe's journey of becoming a professional cricketer. The film highlights his passion, perseverance, and determination to achieve his dreams despite facing numerous challenges and setbacks.[8] The film was also nominated for the Filmfare Awards 2022[9][10] and it is the one of the most viewed Hindi films released in 2022.[11]

Mukhbir (2022) a period spy thriller web series which Jayprad co-wrote and co-directed with Shivam Nair won immense critical acclaim and became the most watched original series on Zee5 of 2022 with over 15 million views in less than 2 weeks. It went on to win numerous awards for Best Series, as well as Best Story, Screenplay and Dialogue.[12] It was also nominated at the Filmfare OTT awards 2022 for Best Series.[13]

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024) starring Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey, Sunny Kaushal and Jimmy Shergill and produced by Aanand L Rai under Colour Yellow Productions and T-Series premiered on Netflix on 9th August 2024 to a stupendous opening.[1]

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes
2015 Nagrik Marathi Director,[14] Writer[15]
2019 Hutatma Writer, Director and Co-producer[16][17]
2022 Kaun Pravin Tambe? Hindi Director[8]
2022 Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy Hindi Director,[13] Writer
2024 Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Hindi Director[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Sharma, Priyanka (2024-08-18). "'Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba' director Jayprad Desai: 'Celebrating the flawed, not defending them'". Mid-day. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  2. ^ "Nagrik Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. ^ Khan, Rekha. "'फिर आई हसीन दिलरुबा' के डायरेक्टर जयप्रद देसाई- 3 महीने व्हील चेयर पर रहा, मौत के मुंह से लौटा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  4. ^ "Marathi Film Nagrik Wins 5 Awards At 52nd Maharashtra State Awards". Business Of Cinema. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ "Hutatma, a web series on the creation of Maharashtra". India Today. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  6. ^ Rao, Soumya (2019-04-25). "The creation of Maharashtra gets a dramatised retelling in Zee5 web series 'Hutatma'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  7. ^ Shelar, Jyoti (2019-04-30). "Web series tells story of Maharashtra's birth". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  8. ^ a b "Kaun Pravin Tambe? movie review: Engaging cricket drama based on an inspiring true story". Firstpost. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  9. ^ Developer, Web. "Shreyas Talpade's 'Kaun Pravin Tambe' nominated for Filmfare Awards". Mid-day. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  10. ^ "Shreyas Talpades Kaun Pravin Tambe nominated for Filmfare awards!". mirchi.in. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  11. ^ "Most-watched Hindi streaming films of 2022 so far: Deepika Padukone's Gehraiyaan, Yami Gautam's A Thursday, Rishi Kapoor's Sharmaji Namkeen". The Indian Express. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  12. ^ Kumar, Anushka Halve,Sharanya (2023-08-05). "Complete List of Winners: The Screenwriters Association Awards 2023". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 2024-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b "ZEE5 sets premiere date of Mukhbir The Story of a Spy". The Indian Express. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  14. ^ Wong, Silvia. "Marathi films make waves at Film Bazaar". Screen. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  15. ^ www.lokmat.com https://www.lokmat.com/filmy/authors-janti-citizen/#google_vignette. Retrieved 2024-09-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "Hutatma, a web series on the creation of Maharashtra". India Today. 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  17. ^ Rao, Soumya (2019-04-25). "The creation of Maharashtra gets a dramatised retelling in Zee5 web series 'Hutatma'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  18. ^ Roy, Lachmi Deb (2024-08-08). "EXCLUSIVE! Netflix's Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba director Jayprad Desai on casting Sunny Kaushal: 'He is an actor who hasn't been explored enough' | Not Just Bollywood". Firstpost. Retrieved 2024-08-24.