परिवर्तक
Written and directed by me. A journey of change and realization.
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राजा
Stories. Stage. America.
A Marathi creator, actor and storyteller, making stories in the USA.
On screenShort film परिवर्तक, original series, Reels
On stageपुंडलिका भेटी, शिवमहानाट्य
On the groundFIFA World Cup 2026 volunteer, Dallas
Today's showToday,
on your screen
on your screen
॥In shortThe whole story
A Marathi guy. Stories from America. The way I see them.
I make stories about America, Marathi culture abroad, travel, theatre, community and the people I meet along the way. Some are a minute long. Some take a whole season. Some happen on a stage.
60
seconds1 मिनिटात अमेरिका फिरवतो. One bit of America, in Marathi, in about a minute.
9
episodesमोदकाच्या शोधात. Ganpati in nine Marathi homes across America.
3
stagesपुंडलिका भेटी, my first lead role. शिवमहानाट्य. And the DFWMM Sankrant 2026 stage.
Kolhapur to Texas
Born in Kolhapur, living in Texas. The stories go back and forth between the two.
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Kolhapurnow --:-- IST
Texasnow --:-- CT
1Act oneDiwali
महाराजांचा अमेरिकेतला किल्ला
A Maharashtrian Diwali killa, built thousands of miles from the Sahyadri.
- 0The idea
Back home, Diwali means a killa in the courtyard. Here there was no courtyard and no mud. So we made both.
- 1Ground and base
A pile of earth, packed and shaped until it looked like a hill.
- 2Walls and bastions
Walls, burj, and a balekilla at the top.
- 3Gates, paths, details
The darwaja, the path winding up, the small stuff that makes it a fort.
- 4Figures and lights
Maharaj and the mavle go up on the walls. The bhagwa goes up. The diyas get lit.
Because the kids growing up here should not only hear about it. They should get mud on their hands too.
Maharashtra→America
Tradition→Next generation
Memory→Experience
Act two · On stage
पुंडलिका भेटी
My first commercial Marathi play as a lead actor.
I played
PaddyPundlikPaddy
Production archiveCommercial play
पुंडलिका भेटी
My first lead role.
Paddy / PundlikLead
Row R
Seat 1ADMIT ONE
Seat 1ADMIT ONE
Large-scale productionMahanatya
शिवमहानाट्य
A big stage and a big cast.
PerformerEnsemble
Row S
Seat 2ADMIT ONE
Seat 2ADMIT ONE
Live performance · On YouTube2026
SANKRANT 2026
Farmer Dance and Shivray Swari, with Natyapandhari Theaters at DFWMM Sankrant.
PerformerDallas–Fort Worth
Row N
Seat 3ADMIT ONE
Seat 3ADMIT ONE
Theatre company
Swaraj Theatres
A theatre company I work with.
Swaraj Theatres is a separate organization. Only work I made or took part in is shown here; their productions and events are credited to them.
3Act threeShort films
FilmsShort films
Marathi short films. One is on YouTube; the other is waiting for its link.
गाल
Short film. The footage is in the archive; the link goes here once it's online.
4Act fourFIFA World Cup 2026, Dallas
Road to
2026
One Marathi creator. One World Cup. Dallas.
A personal diary from my time as an official volunteer.
Not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by FIFA. It only includes moments I'm allowed to share.
From the sign-up form to the final whistle.
Keep scrolling →012025
Signing up
022026
Training
032026
Dallas gets ready
04June and July 2026
Match days
05What stayed with me
After the final whistle
5Act fiveOriginal series
SeriesOriginal series
One finished season, a few that keep going, and one festival that comes back every year.
Complete9 episodes
Episode 1 / 9
मोदकाच्या शोधात
Ganpati in Marathi homes across America, one modak at a time. Nine visits, nine kitchens, one question: where do you find a real modak this far from home?
OngoingNew episodes added
1 मिनिटात अमेरिका फिरवतो
A place, a city, a habit of America. About sixty seconds each, in Marathi.
Food, home, memoryOngoing
पोरणं जेवण येतंय
Not restaurant reviews. Marathi food in America, the people who cook it, and what comes back with the first bite.
Food seriesOngoing
Food Rashtra
A food series. Episode links get added here.
Reel seriesIndia
राजयात्रा
A Reel series from my trip back to India. Travel and personal stories.
Every yearSince I moved to the US
Ganpati Bappa, in America
Every year since I moved here, Bappa comes home. A yearly archive of the celebrations.
6Act sixMusic and performance
Rap, singing and a music video
I write and perform my own rap, sing on stage and on camera, and make short music videos.
- 01तांबडी चामडीMusic videoA Marathi music video.
- 02Rap seriesOngoing seriesMy own rap: writing, performances, short-form videos and experiments.
- 03SingingPerformancesSinging, on stage and on camera.
7Act sevenTravel, cars, family
On the roadTravel, cars and Kalki
Highlights from travelling across America, my BMW on camera, and work for my brother's brand.
Across America
Highlights from travelling across the US.
My BMW
Car videos: cinematic footage and drives.
Personal content. Not a BMW partnership, sponsorship or endorsement.
Kalki
Creative work for Kalki.
Kalki is my brother's brand. I don't own it; this shows only the creative work I contributed.
॥ScreenEverything to watch
Watch
Films, series, Reels, Shorts and stage clips. New uploads show up here first.
॥BackstageAbout
From Maharashtra to America, collecting stories along the way.
Born in Kolhapur, living in Texas. I tell stories on camera and on stage, in Marathi and in English, about the place I come from and the place I live now. Theatre, short films, series, music, travel. My professional work and experience are on LinkedIn.
राजा॥ContactWork together
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- Brand collaborations01
- Acting and hosting02
- Event coverage03
- Documentary storytelling04
- Cultural projects05
- Interviews, creative collabs06