Kshitij Patwardhan

In 2017 he produced and published an illustrated novel in Marathi called Darya. It was written by his brother Vikram Patwardhan.

In 2016 he wrote the coming of an age Marathi film called YZ, which was praised by critics. In 2017 he, along with director Aditya Sarpotdar, created the first Marathi teenage detective film called Faster Fene. In July 2018 it was announced that his latest project, Riteish Deshmukh's action drama Mauli, was to be released in December.

In 2015, three consecutive hit films—Classmates, Double Seat, and Timepass 2—made him among the most sought after names in the Marathi film industry.

In 2015, he adapted a short story by Hanumant Moreshwar Marathe into the play Don Special; the play became a modern classic of Marathi theatre. It had a successful run of 225 shows and was awarded more than 30 awards.

He penned romantic comedies like Time Please, Lagna Pahave Karun and Timepass 2. He wrote the screenplay for Classmates released in 2015. The same year, the film Double Seat which he conceptualized and wrote was released. It went on to become one of the most successful Marathi films of 2015.

He has written multiple campaigns for popular Marathi brands. His work includes the campaigns for Pro Kabaddi League 2015 and 2017.

After pursuing a Bachelor of Computer Science and Master's degree in communication and journalism, he developed an avid interest in writing. While working with Setu Advertising in Pune, he earned a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)–Laadli National Award for Creative Excellence for Social Change for copy writing a print advertisement about stopping sex selection. He won this award again for a Hindi song that he wrote.

Kshitij Patwardhan's first film was the 2010 Aaghat which he wrote with Sameer Vidwans. He then wrote the dialogue of the youth-centric film Satrangi Re with Hemant Dhome.

Kshitij Patwardhan (born 11 January 1985) is an Indian screenwriter, theatre director, playwright, lyricist, and publisher known for his work in the Marathi language.