Jaywant Dalvi (14 August 1925 – 16 September 1994) was a prominent contemporary Marathi writer in Maharashtra, India, originally from Arawali (Dist.Sindhudurg, Tal. Vengurle) in Maharashtra.

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He worked as an assistant editor at Marathi newspapers Prabhāt and Lokmānya, and later with USIS. As part of USIS efforts to make good English literature available in other languages, Dalvi selected texts and able translators, and helped the cause. He took an early retirement to concentrate on writing novels.

He is best remembered for his dramas, and a humorous column on Marathi literary personalities which he wrote under the pseudonym: ThanthanpaaL. Jaywant Dalvi had a long time friendly relations with noted Marathi literary couple Pu La Deshpande and Sunita Deshpande.

Writings[edit]

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Dalvi wrote fiction, plays, and screenplays for Marathi and Hindi movies. Cartoonist Vasant Sarwate often illustrated Dalvi's satiric writings.

Books[edit]

- Sparsh (kathasangrah)
- Kawadase
- Pradakshinā
- Mahānanda
- Abhinetā
- Ātmacharitrā-aiwaji
- Alaane Falaane
- Adhāntari ^[1]
- Andhārāchyā Pārambyā
- Chakra
- Ghar Kaulāru
- Sohalā
- Wirangulā
- Niwadak Thanthanpāl
- Sāyankālchyā Sāvlyā
- Utarwāt
- Lok Āni Laukik
- Bājār
- Dharmānand
- Param-Mitra
- Apoornānka
- Ālbum
- Bāki Shillak
- Mālawani Saubhadrā
- Don Kadambarya: Savalya ani Pravah
- Sāre Prawāsi Ghadiche
- Swagat
- Best of Jayawant Dalvi (Compilation of Dalvi's choice work by Subhash Bhende)
- Jaywant Dalvi's autobiography in Marathi has been translated into English as Leaves of Life by Prabhakar Lad.

Plays[edit]

Purush
- This play is about a woman’s victory over male chauvinism. The play was a high success, Nana Patekar and Reema Lagoo having acted in the leading roles. Patekar acted in over 1,600 presentations of this play. Vijaya Mehta directed a Hindi version of Purush. For a while, Patekar acted in the Hindi version too (along with Ayesha Julka). Ashutosh Rana later replaced Patekar.
Nāti-Goti
- This play is about a lower middle-class couple’s struggle to adapt their lives around the needs of their mentally retarded son. For his leading role in this play, Dilip Prabhavalkar received Nātyadarpan Award for Best Actor in a Serious Role in 1989. Ashok Sharma created a Hindi version of this play as 'Rishte-Nate'.
Sandhyā Chhāyā
- This play deals with the problems of elderly people in India in modern times.
Sooryāsta
- Nilu Phule acted in this play in the main role of a disillusioned freedom fighter.
Barrister
- This play portrays the conflict between the traditional and the radical segments of Marathi Brahmin society in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The play was based on Dalvi's own novel, Andhārāchyā Pārambyā^[2]
Sabhya Gruhastaho
Mahāsāgar
Paryay

Movies[edit]

Chakra (1981)
- This movie's plot deals with a person's search for security and small pleasures of life. Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah acted in the leading roles in this movie.
Rao Saheb (1985)
- Dalvi adapted the plot of this movie from his own play, Barrister. Vijaya Mehta directed the movie, Anupam Kher and Vijaya Mehta having acted in the leading roles.
Uttarayan (2005)
- The plot of this movie was based on Dalvi's play, Durgi. It is about a couple which is currently in its sixties and which had remained mutually mentally distant through its earlier married life, and had recently, newly found happiness in their marriage. Bipin Nadkarni was the producer, director, and screenplay writer of the movie, Shivaji Satam and Neena Kulkarni having acted in the leading roles. The National Awards committee had voted this movie as the Best Marathi Movie in the year of its release.
KAVADASE - (2005)
- The plot of this movie is based on his novel kavadase. It is about a lower-middle-class family`s struggle for survival, the period is in the late fifties. And tragic tale of its protagonist Janardan. This movie has got many nominations, and Amruta Subhas got the best actress award for `Zee Gaurav` and `Screen award`. The cast: Dilip Prabhavalkar, Neena Kulkarni, Subodh Bhave, Amruta Subhash, and Makrand Anaspure in a remarkable role. This film was directed by Raju Firke. Great literary Vijay Tendulkar has praised Mr. Prabhavalkar's role in this movie as the best work seen from Dilip Prabhavalkar.

Trivia[edit]

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Dalvi did his pre-college studies at Chikitsak Samuha Shirolkar High School in Mumbai.

References[edit]

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^https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/vikram-gokhale-supports-caa-remembers-lagoo/articleshow/73281112.cms

Jaywant Dalvi at IMDb

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Movie : Bucket List (2018) बकेट लिस्ट
Producer : Jamashp Bapuna, Amit Pankaj Parikh, Arun Rangachari, Sethumadhavan, Vivek Rangachari, Aarti Subhedar and Ashok Subhedar
Director : Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar
Studio : Dark Horse Cinemas, Dar Motion Pictures and Blue Mustang Creations
Star Cast :
- Madhuri Dixit as Madhura Sane
- Sumeet Raghavan as Mohan Sane
- Vandana Gupte as Sudha Sane
- Shubha Khote as Panji
- Dilip Prabhavalkar as Anil Chitale
- Renuka Shahane as Anjali Deshpande
- Sumedh Mudgalkar as Salil Deshpande
- Ila Bhate as Shobha Chitale
- Pradeep Welankar as Keshav Sane
- Krutika Deo as Riya
- Shalva Kinjawadekar as Adi
- Milind Phatak as Prakash Deshpande
- Resham Tipnis as Lavina Mewara
- Neel Sane as Atharva Bedekar
- Radhika Sane as Ritika Shotri
Story : Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar
Screenplay and Dialogues : Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar and Devashree Shivadekar
Singer : Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan and Sadhana Sargam
Lyrics : Mandar Cholkar and Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar
Music : Rohan Pradhan and Rohan Gokhale
Sound Design : NA
Original Background Score : Rohan-Rohan
Cinematography (DOP) : Arjun Sorte
Editor : Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande
Art Director : Siddharth Tatooskar
Costume : Chandrakant Sonawane
Make-up : Nilesh Patkar
Choreography : Shampa Gopikrishna
Executive Producer : Jitendra Kulkarni
Line Producer : Omkar Hardikar
Cast : Shantanu Shrikant Bhake
Production Designer : Siddharth Tattoskar
Casting Director : Shantanu Bhake
Assistant Director : Abhish

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