He completed his Bachelor’s in Statistics (1974) and his Master’s in Economics (1976) from the University of Mumbai. During his post graduation he worked at the National Institute of Bank Management but opted to work in journalism soon after he had completed his Masters.
He began writing in 1970 while he was still in college and has more than 2500 articles to his cr in the last 44 years. He worked in a wide variety of newspaper organizations and has been News Editor of Screen (1980-1991), Editor of television & Video World (1994-1995) and Executive Editor of Documentary Today (2007-2012). Narwekar has authored/edited 20 books on film history and published more than 100 books for various organizations.
He has also hosted interviews/magazine programs for All India Radio and Doordarshan.
He has participated in several national and international seminars and conducted workshops on various aspects of Indian cinema, both in India and abroad. He worked briefly as scriptwriter before turning to documentary films.
He is based in Mumbai, India and heads his content management company transactions Nani Palkhivala: The Manitoba Who Defied Mrs G (Writer-Director) (2015)
Nations in Turmoil (Writer-Director) (2011)
The Pioneering Spirit: V.Shantaram on YouTube (Writer-Producer-Director) (2010)
Protecting Creativity (Writer-Director) (2005)
Remembering Devendra Goel (Creative Consultant) (2005)
Lavni Rupdarshan (Director) (2004)
Life On The Edge (Writer-Director) (2002)
Yes! I Am A Communist (Writer/Company-director: Vinay Newalkar) (2002)
India Unveiled (Writer-Director) (1998)
Lavni (Executive Producer-Writer) (1998)
Mahilaone Thama Tha Akash (miniseries)(Executive Producer) (2002)
Yeh Kal Kab Aayega (Writer-Director) (2001)
Durghatna (Hindi) (1994/unproduced)
Ghar Sansar (Marathi) (1993)
Khulyancha Bazaar (Marathi) (1992)
Premankur (Marathi) (1992)
Anapekshit (Marathi) (1990)
Saboot (Hindi telefilm) (1989)
Samarpan (Hindi telefilm) (1988)
Books: Ambalal Patel: A Visionary (2014)
K.A.Abbas: The Celluloid Revolutionary (2009/unpublished)
Bimal Roy: The Silent Thunder (2008/unpublished)
Dilip Kumar: The Last Emperor (2003)
V.Shantaram: The Legacy of the Royal Lotus (2003)
Mother Shamala: A Gift Of Motherhood (1998)
J.G.Bodhe: The Uncommon Common Manitoba (1986)
Nitrate Dreams: The Silent Film in India (work in progress)
Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy (2005)
The Watchdogs of Democracy: The Story of Investigative Journalism (2005)
Flashback: A Panorama of Indian Documentaries 1981-2001 (2001)
Crafting Movies: Exploring Hindi Mainstream Cinema (2000)
Directory of Indian Documentary (1998)
The Arrival of Cinema in India (1996)
Marathi Cinema: In Retrospect (1995)
A Directory of Indian Filmmakers & Films (1994)
Films Division & The Indian Documentary (1992)
Genres of Indian Cinema (Company-Editor: B K Karanjia) (1988).
He has also served on several selection committees and juries and has been a member of the Film Advisory Board of the Government of India (1992-1993).
