Kanchan Satpute is a Marathi

Marathi people

The Marathi people or Maharashtrians are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages...

 film producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

. She owns the production company Nishad audio visuals located in Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

. In February 2008 she produced the blockbuster checkmate, which won awards including the Maharashtra Times

Maharashtra Times

Maharashtra Times , coloquially referred to as 'Ma Taa' from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based out of Mumbai, India. It is the 9th largest selling daily newspaper in the country. It is owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...

 "best editing award".

Recently Satpute produced a film called Bokya Satbande

Bokya Satbande

Bokya Satbande is a 2009 Marathi film directed by Raj Pendurkar and produced by Kanchan Satpute of Checkmate fame.The film is based on the book series of the same name written by Dilip Prabhavalkar. The film chronicles the adventures of a young ten year old boy called Bokya. Bokya is played by...

 based on the popular book series by Dilip Prabhavalkar

Dilip Prabhavalkar

Dilip Prabhavalkar is an Indian Marathi film and television actor. Although he has established himself as a prominent Marathi stage and movie actor for a while now, he became particularly known on the national scene for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 2006 film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai. He...

 starring prabhavalkar and aryan narvekar. She is also headmistress of a school in Pune.

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Biography-
Kanchan Satpute was born in Thane, Maharashtra to Shivsena ex corporator Rajendra Desai and Shubhada Desai ( née athalye). She is the youngest daughter in a family with 5 daughters. However she was brought up in Pune. She is related to Alka Kubal

Alka Kubal

Alka Kubal is a popular Marathi film actress from Mumbai, India. She has worked in many Marathi movies and some Hindi Bollywood movies as well. Her film Maherchi Sadi made her a superstar and a household name in Maharashtra. She has worked along noted actors such as Dada Kondke, Ashok Saraf,...

from her mother's side.
She is married to businessman Anil Satpute.

Sources

• http://www.seventymm.com/Actor/Kanchan_Satpute/345177/Profile
• http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news-releases/nishad-audio-visuals-released-music-marathi-movie-bokya-satbande
• http://www.marathimovieworld.com/moviedetail/checkmate.php
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2977559/