Sanjit Narwekar

Sanjit Narwekar (born: May 8, 1952) is a National Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author. He completed his Bachelor’s in Statistics (1974) and his Master’s in Economics (1976) from the University of Mumbai. Narwekar has authored/edited 25 books on film history and published more than 75 books for various organizations. He has also hosted interviews/magazine programs for All India Radio and Doordarshan. He has participated in several national and international seminars and conducted workshops on various aspects of Indian cinema, both in India and abroad. He has also served on several selection committees and juries and has been a member of the Film Advisory Board of the Government of India (1992-93). He is based in Mumbai, India and heads his media company Cinemaink. He is also a Visiting Professor for Public Relations at Welingkar Institute of Management and KC College of Management Studies, Mumbai. He was awarded the Swarna Kamal (the President's Go;d Medal) for the Best Book on Cinema in 1996 for the book MARATHI CINEMA IN RETROSPECT. The Delhi-based newspaper The Pioneer nominated it among the top five books on Indian cinema in post-independent India (1947-1997)