Dr. Jabbar Patel is a noted writer, theatre, documentary and film director and producer who basically works in Hindi as well as Marathi film industry. He was born in 1942 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra and is a qualified medical doctor in real-life who specialises in paediatric medicine. After completion of his M.B.B.S and while practising as a paediatrician he was simultaneously involved in the theatre group, Progressive Dramatic Association (PDA) where he produced, acted and directed stage plays. He later went on to direct Marathi as well as Hindi films like Samna, Simhasan, Subah (Umbartha), Musafir and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. His Marathi film Mukta had won the 1995 Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.