Paresh Mokashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paresh Mokashi

Indian film director

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1969

Place of Birth: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Profession: screenwriter, author, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Paresh Mokashi (born 6 February 1969) is an Indian filmmaker, producer, actor and Theatre director-producer; working predominantly in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre.
He started working as a backstage worker for theatre and did few minor roles for plays as well as films.
Mokashi made his directorial debut for theatre with the Marathi play, Sangeet Debuchya Mulee in 1999.
He continued to work for theatre and made his directorial debut for cinema with the 2009 Marathi feature film, Harishchandrachi Factory.
The film depicts the making of India's first full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra (1913), made by Dadasaheb Phalke.
The film was acclaimed critically and won several awards.
It was also selected as India's official entry to 82nd Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.