Nagraj Manjule

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nagraj Manjule

• Nagraj in his childhood wasn’t interested in his studies and even got flunked in his 10th standard.

• He is also a poet and wrote the book, Unhachya Kataviruddh, an award-winning collection of poems.

  

• He was just 19 and studying in the 12th standard when he got married.

• His short film, Pistulya received critical acclaim and also won many awards including a National Award. The film revolves around a lower caste boy who desires to attend school but is unable due to the family’s poverty and lack of importance to formal education in his community.

• In 2014, he made his debut feature film, Fandry. The movie received great critical acclaim but failed to make an impact in the theatres.

• After 15 years of marriage, in 2012, they filed for divorce, and in 2014 they got divorced.

• In 2016, he made the film, Sairat. The Marathi film was a blockbuster and became the biggest hit of Marathi cinema. The movie dealt with honor killings and caste discriminations.

• He also featured in an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show with the team of the movie, Sairat.

• In 2018, he started directing his first Hindi film, Jhund, starring Amitabh Bachchan. The movie is a biopic of Vijay Barse, the founder of Slum Soccer.