Editing Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (section)

==In popular culture==
===Films and television===
*''Gola Berij'', a 2012 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Kshitij Zarapkar, presents a fictionaized account of his life.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gola Berij |url=https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/gola-berij/0-0-golaberij |website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>
*''[[Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli]]'' is the film released on 4 January 2019 on P L Deshpande directed by [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]. The film was criticized by many for taking cinematic liberty.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prabha Atre decries guru's portrayal in Pu La biopic |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/prabha-atre-decries-gurus-portrayal-in-pu-la-biopic/articleshow/67746790.cms |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=30 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> A sequel ''[[Bhai - Vyakti Ki Valli 2]]'' was released a month later.
*''[[Namune]]'', a television serial on [[Sony SAB]] based on Deshpande's literature, has the actor [[Sanjay Mone]] play the role of Deshpande. Along with Sanjay Mone, there are various actors from the Hindi and Marathi film industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/namune-to-bring-writer-p-l-deshpande-alive-on-small-screen-tv-snippets-118071400022_1.html|title='Namune' to bring writer P.L. Deshpande alive on small screen (TV Snippets)|agency=IANS|date=14 July 2018|publisher=|via=Business Standard|access-date=23 October 2023|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003234402/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/namune-to-bring-writer-p-l-deshpande-alive-on-small-screen-tv-snippets-118071400022_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Documentaries ===
Documentary on Pu. La. Deshpande:<ref>{{Citation|title=A Very Rare Documentary on Pu La Deshpande 60th Birthday {{!}} पु ल देशपांडे. अतिशय दुर्लभ चित्रफीत| date=16 July 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCaZNkJGPAY|language=en|access-date=2021-08-27}}</ref> This is a Govt. of India Films Division documentary, in which Pu La himself reveals his life journey. It was filmed on the occasion of his 60th birthday. There are two other documentaries made on Pu La:
* One by [[Mukta Rajadhyakshya]] and [[Sudhir Moghe]] called Ya Sama Haa on his 75th birthday and
* Pu La Vruttant, made by [[Jabbar Patel]], in which Pu La himself talks about his life.