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Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar (film)

2011 film by Prakash Jadhav

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Source revisionMay 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ41345141 ↗
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Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar is a 2011 Indian biographical film in Marathi language, based on the life of Ramabai Ambedkar also known as Ramai (mother Rama) wife of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. Despite all the hardships, Rambai kept her husband motivated and stood like a rock behind her husband's mission of uplifting the underprivileged classes of the country. This is first film made on Ramabai. The film is directed by Prakash Jadhav and featured Nisha Parulekar, Ganesh Jethe and Dashrath Hatiskar as lead characters. Other popular actors who were roped in for Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar (Ramai) are Snehal Velankar and Anil Sutar. The film was released on 7 January 2011.

Cast

Anil Sutar

Anuya Bam

Amey Potkar

R.G. Pawar

Komal Aapke

Khushi Ravrane

Gajanan Rande

Ganesh Jethe

Jayant Yadav

Datta Borkar

Datta Redkar

Dashrath Ragankar

Vilas Jadhav

Dashrath Hrutiskar

Dipjyoti

Nandkumar Newalkar

Nimesh Chaudhari

Nisha Parulekar

Netra Paradkar

Paranjpe

Pooja Joshi

Prathmesh Pradip

Pradip Bharankar

Prabhakar More

Fadke Guruji

Child artists

Kirti Sheregar

Manali Chandradev

Manoj Takne

Mahesh Chavhan

Mahesh Thakur

Milind Chakradev

Radheya Pandit

Rohit Rode

Vikrant Ukarde

Vimal Ghatkar

Vilas Jadhav

Shankar Malekar

Sharayu

Shailendra Chavhan

Sanket Pawar

Satish Mule

Sadashiv Chavhan

Sandesh Utekar

Sayli Vilankar

Sahil Kamble

Sonali Mule

Snehal Vilankar

Soundtrack

"Barrister Banuni Saheb" – Nandesh Upam

"Daridryachi Jhal" – Shakuntla Jhadhav

"Ghalun Pani Tulsila" – Shakuntla Jhadhav

"Rup Manohar" – Shakuntla Jhadhav

"Tujhyasang Sansar" – Nandesh Upam

"Tulas Tu Majhi" – Shakuntla Jhadhav

See also

Ramabai (film) - a 2016 Kannada film on the same topic

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (film) - a 2000 English feature film on Dr.

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