A Patchwork Quilt, Sai Paranjpye
A Patchwork Quilt, Sai Paranjpye
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A Patchwork Quilt
A Collage of My Creative Life

Author: Sai Paranjpye

Narrator: Sai Paranjpye

Unabridged: 28 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2021

Synopsis

Director of the cult 1980s film Chashme Baddoor and critically acclaimed movies such as Sparsh and Saaz; seasoned Marathi theatre personality; winner of three National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards; recipient of the Padma Bhushan – Sai Paranjpye has many feathers in the patchwork quilt of her creative life. Sai started her career at All India Radio, later graduating from the National School of Drama and making her way into theatre, television, documentaries and movies, working with some of the most highly regarded names of the Hindi film world. She met with success in the world of books too, her Marathi translation of Naseeruddin Shah's memoir winning her the Sahitya Akademi award in 2019. Frank, forthright, full of anecdotes and written with a flair for recounting her multifarious journey in lively detail, A Patchwork Quilt is Sai Paranjpye's memoir that looks back on a life well lived.

About Sai Paranjpye

Sai Paranjpye is a film, theatre and television personality as well as a writer. She is the maker of several acclaimed movies such as Chashme Baddoor, Sparsh, Katha, Disha and Saaz. She has also served on government film bodies and the jury of the National Film Awards. She lives in Mumbai.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anu on January 19, 2023

When I think of Sai Paranjpye, it is with a smile on my face. Whether it is the memory of her films like Chashme Buddoor or Sparsh; or her television serials like Ados Pados, they were stories one could relate to. So, when I came across Sai Paranjpye’s memoirs on my last trip to India, I picked it u......more

Goodreads review by Rajul on September 14, 2023

Sai Paranjpye is one of my favourite film directors. Chashme Baddoor, Katha and Sparsh are forever etched in my mind and I do watch these movies again and again whenever I get a chance. These movies reflect the simpler times, a proof that entertainment need not be showy. I was excited to read her mem......more

Goodreads review by Shivam on March 26, 2025

What a person and what a life! An auteur in a true sense, the worlds she created in her films are filled with so much charm and thoughtful humour. And it makes sense since she’s a brilliant writer to boot. This golden book is filled with scores of anecdotes from all her years of creativity from thea......more

Goodreads review by SHOBHA on October 13, 2022

A multicolored life. Born to noted author and social worker Shakuntala Paranjpye and Russian artist Youra Sleptzoff and granddaughter of acclaimed mathematician, R.P. Paranjpye, Sai started her career at AIR. Children's theater, training at NSD under Ebrahim Alkazi, directing plays stint at Doordars......more

Goodreads review by Tani | Parsing Through on May 27, 2021

I'd recommend this memoir to those with an interest in film studies, scriptwriting, and generally show business. Sai takes you behind the scenes, and her writing surpasses our idea of what it means to share lived experiences that are kept away from the limelight. Our only other source of this is the......more

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