Baburao Patel (1904–1982) was an Indian publisher and writer, associated with films and politics.

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Baburao Patel
Born	4 March 1904 Maswan, Palghar
Died	1982 (aged 77–78)
Nationality	Indian
Title	Member of Parliament for Shajapur
Term	1967-1971
Successor	Jagannathrao Joshi
Political party	Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Spouse(s)	Shirin (second), Sushila Rani Patel (third)
Parents	Pandurang Vithal Patil Jamuna
Relatives	Geeta Patel-D'Souza (Grandchild from Second Wife)

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He was the editor and publisher of India's first film trade magazine, Filmindia, the first edition of which was published in 1935.

Baburao was also the founder and editor of a political magazine, Mother India (different from the magazine of the same name started by the Aurobindo group).

He was elected to the Lok Sabha as the Jana Sangh candidate from Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh in 1967.^[1]

Baburao Patel was born Baba Patil to politician Pandurang Patil (Pandoba Patil) near Mumbai, but changed his name to Baburao Patel because he mostly dealt with Gujarati community in professional life.^[2]

He was married three times. His third wife was singer and actor Sushila Rani Patel (nee Tombat), originally from Chennai. He directed her in a couple of films in the 1940s.

• The Rosary and the Lamp (1966), Girnar Publications
• Burning Words: A Critical History of Nine Years of Nehru's Rule from 1947 to 1956 (1956), Sumati Publications
• Grey Dust (1949), Sumati Publications
• A Blueprint of Our Defence (1962), Sumati Publications

As director & scriptwriter

• Kismet(1929)
• Sati Mahananda (सती महानन्दा) (1933)
• Chand ka Tukda (1933-'35)
• Bala Joban (1934)
• Maharani (1934)
• Pardesi Saiyan (1935)
• Draupadi (1944)
• Gwalan (1946)

• Organizer.org Centenary profile
• Movie Talkies listing
• Time magazine article profiling Filmindia question answer page by Baburao Patel
• Screen India Profile