Coming from a middle-class family, Pradnya has achieved milestones in the field of film-making through her hard work and talent.

Pradnya Shrimant Patil is an Actor, Director, Producer, and Choreographer working in the Marathi Film Industry. She owns Anusuya Production House, APH Studio, and Vidya’s Dance Academy. She is a nationally and internationally renowned Filmmaker.

Pradnya was born and brought up in Pune, Maharashtra. She did her schooling at Jai HInd High School, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and completed her graduation at Mahatma Phule College. Later on, she pursued her post-graduation in Microbiology from Pune University.

Pradnya was a talented actor from her childhood onwards. In her school time, she used to mimic her teachers and was quite good at it. She also used to take part in all extra-curricular activities, be it dancing, singing, art and crafts, acting, and many more. She excelled at her studies too, she has passed her graduation and PG with distinction.

Talking about her inspiration to pursue a career in the field of cinema arts, Pradnya says that it was the family environment and support which inspired her. She says that her parents believed that she should do well in extracurricular activities too along with her studies. Her father, who is a doctor by profession, writes dialogues and screenplays for their movies; and her two elder sisters are also part of the team. Both her elder sisters have different professions but the family has the same passion for film-making, and thus, are working together as a team.

When it comes to facing struggles in her journey, Pradnya says that her father struggled the most and shielded all his three daughters from struggles. He took the utmost care of his daughters, he ensured safe travel and a good work environment for his daughters so that they could utilise their energy into working hard on their projects. She says that the only struggle that all of them had to undergo was that they did not have an artistic background, they learned everything by themselves.

Her upcoming film, Ramakhani is a film with a social message that has received recognition in national and international film festivals. The film and its creators have won several awards too.

Pradnya believes that you can and should learn from everyone around you. She says that everyone has some good qualities in them which she inculcates in herself.

In her free time, Pradnya engages in dancing and painting and playing musical instruments to relieve stress and soothe herself.

Talking about the pandemic, Pradnya says during the lockdown period, Pradnya and her family got to spend time together, they did things that they always wanted to do but couldn’t due to being busy. She says that her father and sister, who are psychologists, helped people who were suffering from mental health issues due to the extended lockdown.

Pradnya says that you should take care of your emotional well-being and believe in yourself, and eventually you will surely succeed in life.