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‘Deool Band’ gives scientific expression to spirituality

Aside 31 July, 2015 Ullhas Shirke

Rating:★★★½
Studio/presenter: Vat vriksha Entertainment
Producer: Mrs. Jayashree Kailas Wani, Juili Kailas Wani
Directors: Pravin Vitthal Tarde, Pranit Kulkarni
Genres: Drama
Censor: U/A
Duration: 175 Min.
Cast: Gashmeer Mahajani, Girija Joshi, Mohan Agashe, Nivedita Saraf, Shweta Shinde, Satish Alekar, Kiran Yadnyopavit, Sharvari Jamenis, Sunil Abhyankar, Pravin Tarde, Snehal Tarde,

Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke

In the case of many human beings, we observe that ‘faith’ promises them of things they expect and influences their minds, about the existence of a divine power they are unable to see. No wonder, majority of the people all over the world, belonging to different religions, believe in the existence of God.

Latest released Marathi film ‘Deool Band’ produced by Jayashree Kailas Wani, Juili Kailas Wani and directed by Pravin Vitthal Tarde & Pranit Kulkarni takes up this perceptive issue, which has a lot to correlate with people, having faith in the existence of God.

The film opens with the arrival of a young and famous scientist Raghava Shastri (Gashmeer Mahajani) to India, to help ISRO authorities, in developing a method, to alert the defence authorities quickly, about the entry of terrorist groups into Indian territory. His visit is monitored by PMO and hence fearing attack on him, he is shifted to Pune , instead of Mumbai . So, Raghav Shastri and his family comprising of wife (Girija Joshi) and little daughter Sana(Arya Ghare) are made comfortable in a duplex flat in a Pune society; by RAW officer Narayani( Shweta Shinde) , who is in charge of his security.

Raghava Shastri has been provided a separate room for his study and experiment; but, he is often disturbed by the regular chanting of prayers by the residents of the society, at the small temple of Shree Swami Samarth . So, he takes up the issue with society chairman, who agrees to stop the noise. But, the adamant society people and in particular an auto rickshaw driver( Pravin Tarde), who is a devotee of Swami, opens up fight with Raghava Shastri. This hurts the ego of scientist and he brings pressure from the top, to seal the temple.

Later, the scientist faces many strange happenings. But, the metaphor of Swami Samartha (Mohan Joshi) stands by his side, to make him realize , the existence of God. Raghava Shastri, who is shown as an atheist, has his own story, during his teenage, for developing hatred towards his mother and such Swamis, due to some misunderstanding, over his father’s accidental death. The happenings that take place in the post interval session, remove his misunderstandings, as he finds solution to the problems faced by him , in his latest presentation.

‘Deool Band’ is almost a three hour long film. But, its clever presentation through exciting screenplay, helps to keep the audience engaged all the time. The entry of Swami’s metaphor has been timed well, to generate curiosity, just at the stroke of interval. In the entire post interval session, it is Mohan Joshi, who steals the show. With his gigantic personality, supported by some prosthetic make up, he appeals to the audience, with utterance of meaningful dialogues and body language. In the role of Raghava Shastri , young talented Gashmir Mahajani is highly impressive. Besides his spontaneous reaction, he has a very good voice, which he has skilfully used, with proper diction, at different situations.

Girija Joshi, who has played the role of his wife, also seemed to be a perfect selection. She has looked nice in modern outfits, well suited to NRI’s. She has limited scope for acting, but, whatever to her share, she has displayed her potential. Nivedita Saraf surprises with her notable appearance in this film. With the kind of role she has played in this film, she is sure to find lots of offers, for such roles. Sharvari Jemnis, also gives a surprise, with the kind of character played by her. She has played her part, very realistically. Shweta Shinde, doesn’t have to do much, besides looking a smart RAW officer. Dr.Mohan Agashe and Sunil Abhyankar do well in the roles of ISRO scientists. In the role of ATS chief of Maharashtra , Hrishikesh Deshpande entertains more, with his style,
expressions and humour filled dialogues.

There are many popular artistes in guest appearance in this film, especially, in the post interval session. They are, Ravindra Mahajani, Sunil Barve, Vibhavari Deshpande, Sushant Shelar, Prasad Oak, Sandeep Pathak, Pramod Pawar and Mahesh Waman Manjrekar . and all of them have made their presence felt.

Narendra Bhide and Rohit Nagbhide have done well better in background music than for
the two songs, which give a customary feel. Mahesh Barate’s make up, Sonia Sahasrabudhe’s costumes and Prashant Misale’s cinematography, clever art work by Siddharth Tatuskar and above all, the screenplay and direction of Pravin Vithal Tarde & Pranit Kulkarni makes this film, technically more appealing. The tributes paid by the film makers to the brave officers of Maharashtra Police, while fighting the deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai, is to be highly appreciated. Last but not the least, Maharashtra being the land of well known Saints, with majority of the people having faith in their teachings; this film is sure to invite their attention.

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Prabhat Chitra Mandal celebrate 47th Anniversary

31 July, 2015 Team MMW

“When a Marathi film is screened by us, before its formal release, it goes on to receive critical acclaims film fests and critics.Best examples are films like, ‘Shwaas’ & ‘Harishchandrachi Factory”, Santosh Pathare, secretary Prabhat Chitra Mandal, was claiming, during the first ever screening of an unreleased Marathi film ‘Chuk bhul Dyawi Ghyawi’. Initially, Kiran Shantaram, President of Prabhat Chitra Mandal welcomed the director and artists . Prabhat Chitra Mandal is one of the oldest Film Societies of India and the screening of ‘Chuk Bhul Dhyavhi Ghyavhi’ was part of the celebration of their 47th anniversary at Y B Chavan auditorium in Mumbai.

Before the start of the screening, director Viju Mane, who is in the limelight these days for his short film Ek Hota Kau being part of ‘Bioscope’, was reluctant to talk and said “I won’t say anything now, because my film will talk.” He was all praise for Makarand Anaspure, one of the leading artists in the film and said, “Makarand is one of the very few marathi artists, who follow international cinema passionately and contrary to his screen image, he’s a serious person off-screen. I was always fascinated with road movies. And when I decided to make this one, a lot of research went into the project. I have tried to address the problem of indiscriminately increasing number of divorces in Maharashtra’s premium cities through entertainment.”

Mrunmayee Deshpande who also is part of the film, was candid in admitting her role being small and commented, “As ‘pickle’ enhances the taste of food in a Maharashtrian ‘Thali’, same is my role, though small but important.” Makarand Anaspure enthusiastically said that , he enjoyed being part of this movie. “Viju gave me full freedom, to design my role in this film. I have purposefully moved away from my trademark Marathwada dialect and have adopted a rural dialect of Western Maharashtra.”

The film is still in the process of giving finishing touches to its technical side and the makers will announce its official release date very soon.

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Bhushan Patil goes on district wise campaign for ‘Olakh’

30 July, 2015 Team MMW

Promotion of Marathi films at district places other than Mumbai, Thane and Pune in Maharashtra is very important. Makers of Marathi film ‘Olakh‘ have perhaps realized this, as the lead actor of the film and six pack holder young actor Bhushan Patil has been campaigning heavily, at such places. Last week he covered five district places, covering about 17 to 18 colleges and interacted with nearly 2 lakh students . And, he has been receiving very good response from students. Incidentally, Bhushan is from a village in Dhule district of Maharashtra.

The film is targeted at youth and presents a subject, which would appeal to them. Along with Bhushan, the film also stars talented Khushboo Tawde in the lead role. Presented by Lehar Entertainment, the film is produced by Harshadeep Sasan , co produced by Sheetal Rajaveer and is directed by Jameel Khan. Veteran actress Alka Kubal also plays a prominent role in this film.

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Mahesh Manjrekar unveils the music of ‘3:56 Killari’

28 July, 2015 Team MMW

Actor- film maker Mahesh Manjrekar recently released music of Marathi film ‘3:56 Killari’. In presence of the entire team of the film, except Jackie Shroff and Sai Tamhankar , who were absent. The film is Produced by Girish Sathe, Directed by Deepak Bhagwat and Vijay Mishra and stars Jackie Shroff, Sai Tamhankar, child actress Gauri Ingawale, Anurag Sharma, Pankaj Vishnu, Shrikant Moghe, Rama Joshi & others. The film is made under the banner of DG’s Entertainment.

Based on the backdrop of devastating earthquake that struck village Killari off Latur district, the film narrates the stories of many innocent people , who were victims of this natural calamity. Actually, the story of the film revolves around a girl who dies in this earthquake and is reborn again in a nearby village. In this strange happening, the girl remembers herself by her old name and goes to find her previous identity. Sai Tamhankar and Jackie Shroff help her to trace her identity

Written by Deepak Bhagwat, DOP of this film is Vijay Mishra, with Music and Background music provided by Chinar Mahesh.

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Smita Tambe turns glam girl

26 July, 2015 Team MMW

We have seen Smita Tambe performing non glamorous roles in Marathi films, for which she has also won popular awards. But now, Smita will be seen in forthcoming Marathi film, as a Lavani performer. Recently, Smita performed on a Lavani, a glamorous role, where she has also displayed her dancing skills. It may be recalled that two years ago, during Zee Talkies MFK awards, Smita Tambe had performed on Vidya Balan’s famous song from her film ‘Dirty Pictures’ and that too in presence of Vidya, who was the special guest of honour, for that programme. And, Vidya had praised Smita, stating that she had performed on that song, better than her. And, this compliment was enough for Smita, almost like winning an award.

Now, that she has performed on this hot lavani, there are big expectations from her. ‘Jeet’ is produced by Pritpal Singh Shergill and directed by Sagar Chavan. The lavani is rendered by Vaishali Samant on the music of Amitraj. The film stars Bhushan Pradhan and Trishala Shah in the lead, along with Sayaji Shinde, Sachin Danai, Sharad Ponkshe, Manoj Joshi, Vilas Ujawane and others.

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‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai-2′ announce the wedding day as November 12

24 July, 2015 Team MMW

Five years after the release of ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai’, its sequel ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai-2 Lagnala Yaychach’ is getting ready for release. The makers Mirah Entertainment of Amit Bhanushali and Everest Entertainment of Sanjay Chhabria have announced the release date of this film as 12th November 2015. Today morning, they unveiled the first look of this sequel, in presence of lead stars of the film Swapnil Joshi , Mukta Barve and director Satish Rajwade. It was more like an interaction with the press, with director disclosing his intention of making this sequel at the most appropriate time, after waiting for 5 long years.

Teaser of the much awaited Marathi film ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai -2′ was unveiled in Mumbai, which is all set for release all across Maharashtra during Diwali on 12th November 2015.The film is produced jointly for the first time by Mirah Entertainment and Everest Entertainment and is directed by Satish Rajwade and has noted actors Swapnil Joshi & Mukta Barve.

Speaking on the occasion, Actress Mukta Barve Said, “Every one of us has been in love with somebody at some point of time…The love turns out to be more beautiful than our expectations at the beginning. One does not plan about falling in love, it just happens, compelling us to be soaked in it.” Swapnil was all praise for director Satish Rajwade and said that it was his creation and offered him all the credit, for the success of Part 1.

Sanjay Chhabria of Everest Entertainment said, “Ever since the my first film, Everest Entertainment and Mirah Entertainment have been associated for various other Marathi film projects. However, to strengthen this relationship, we have together jointly produced for the first time Mumbai Pune Mumbai – 2, which gave me an opportunity also for the first time, to work with actors Swapnil Joshi, Mukta Barve and renowned Director Satish Rajwade.”

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Now, ‘Lalbaugchi Rani’ will invite attention

24 July, 2015 Team MMW

All roads lead to Lalbaug during the 10 day Ganapati festival , to take the darshan of ‘Lalbaugcha Raja’. This deity has gained so much importance that many dignitaries including celebrities from film industry make it a point to visit this place, during Ganapati. Perhaps, inspired by the importance of this place, Cinematographer turned director Laxman Utekar had planned his next film suitably titled ‘Lalbaugchi Rani’, after making a successful film ‘Tapaal’ last year.

Shooting of this film is now over, Mr. Utekar is planning to release this film by end of this year. He will be paying more attention on post production work, as the film is produced by Boney Kapoor and Sunil Manchanda. For this film, he has already engaged few Bollywood technicians like sound designer Nihar Ranjan and cinematographer Lawrence D’cunha. The film presents the story of a young girl, who goes missing from Gateway of India. Then begins her search by family and friends and besides this emotion filled story, the director also goes on to tell the story of this dream city.

‘Lalbaug chi Rani’ stars Veena Jamkar in the lead role, along with Ashok Shinde, Pratima Joshi, Prathamesh Parab & Parth Bhalerao.

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Health Check up camp to benefit Drama Theatre workers

23 July, 2015 Team MMW

There are many hands working behind the state, which are associated with staging of a play in drama theatre. Many a times, they are required to travel along with drama troupe, at different places. They too need medical assistance. In Maharashtra they have an association called ‘Rangamanch Kamgar Sangh ( Theatre Workers Association), looking after the welfare of these people.

Recently, this Association in arrangement with Seven Hills Hospital had organised a Health Check Up camp for the workers, at Yashwant Natya Mandir. The Health Check up camp, also had the provision of Blood Sugar test, Eye Check up & Distribution of specs to the workers, was inaugurated by well known Marathi actress Nirmiti Sawant . This health scheme also covers Rs. 2 lakhs for operations purpose, under the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme. This camp received a very good response and hence the association has planned to organise one more camp on 25th August 2015.

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‘Mee Aani Shahir Sable’ – Kedar’s tribute to Shahir

22 July, 2015 Team MMW

Known for his super hit Folk songs during the period 60s to 90s, Maharashtra Shahir Krishnarao Sable alias Shahir Sable had created a special place in the hearts of folk music lovers all over the world. His musical plays like ‘Yamarajyat Ek ratra’, ‘Nashib Futala Sandhun Ghya’, ‘Bapacha Baap’ created records with maximum shows. In short, he was a legend in folk music.

In order to pay a tribute to this legend, his grandson and well known Marathi film maker Kedar Shinde is organizing a special programme of about two hours, which will be staged on the auspicious occasion of Guru Pournima on 31st July 2015. This inaugural show will be staged at Gadkari Rangayatan, thane at 4.30 pm, in presence of dignitaries from Marathi entertainment industry and special invitees. This will be followed by two more shows at 8.30 pm on 1st and 2nd August, at Atre Rangmandir, kalian & Shivaji Mandir, Dadar respectively.

The concept of this programme has been designed by Shahir Sable’s daughter Vasundhara Sable and produced by Bela Shinde & Narendra Firodia. Kedar Shinde, Santosh Pawar & Bharat Jadhav will present some of the scenes from Shahir Sable’s plays, while popular singers like Prasanjit Kosambi, Rohit Raut & Sayali Pankaj will be offering playback .

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Talented Pritam Kagne is also in the race

Aside 21 July, 2015 Shweta Khot

In our Marathi film industry, every year about a dozen of new faces make their debut. Some of them attain instant success, while others take their own time to establish themselves. Young and talented Pritam kagne , falls in the second category. Pritam is not only passionate about acting; but she is also committed to her social responsibility, as a good human being.

An audiologist and speech therapist by profession, Pritam did work for a while , at a hospital in Pune. But, her interest in acting, opened the doors for her, three years ago. Pritam made her debut in Marathi films,through Pravin Raja karle’s film ‘Bokad’ . This was followed by a character of a model, she played in ‘Navra Majha Bhavra’, which was the debut film of Nilesh Sable. Thereafter Pritam did a Malyalam film ‘Mr. Bean’, in the lead role, which gave her, a lot of confidence. Simultaneously, she also made her debut on Marathi stage, with the comedy play ‘Ajab Lagnachi Gajab Goshta’ and went on to win Best actress award, for her performance.

Pritam has now bounced back into Marathi films, besides managing two good roles in Hindi films. She is playing lead role opposite Santosh Juvekar in the film Mile jab Chora Chori’. She is also playing the role of late Gopinath Munde’s younger daughter Pritam Munde, in the biopic ‘Sangharshayatra’, which will release soon. Then , she has a comedy film ‘Jangadgutta’ with Sameer Dharmadhiklari. Besides two important Hindi films, Pritam’s new film ‘Halaal’ also goes on the floor soon.

Best thing about this young actress is that, whenever she finds time, she visits her native town, Wanwadi, off karvenagar. Incidentally, Pritam’s father runs a school for speech and hearing impaired children here, on behalf of a NGO and Pritam spends some time with these children. Her original profession, helps her to share happy moments with these children. Indeed, a commendable work. Our best wishes to this talented actress and a committed social worker.

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