‘Ventilator’ sequel announced after 10 years
Makers of national award winning film ‘Ventilator’ have announced their sequel ‘Ventilator 2′ recently. So, very soon writer- director Rajesh Mapuskar will be presenting this second part, as he will soon start the shooting of this film. In the part 1 we saw the karmarkar family coming together to celebrate the Ganapati festival. Now, the makers of the film Priyanka Chopra Jones and Dr. Madhu Chopra have stated that in this 2nd part will try to present the old memories of the family members in the first part and the expectations of the audience from this sequel.
Writer-director Rajesh Mapuskar says that with this film, he has lot of his attachments and feelings. He also recalls the love and affection showered by the audience on the first part of the film. He has therefore promised to offer what the audience are expecting from him. This 2nd part of ‘Ventilator’ will be released soon.
Tejas Deoskar’s next film will be a horror fantasy
Director Tejas Deuskar known for his films like ‘Bucket List’ and ‘Devmanus’. will now be directing his next untitled Marathi film, which will be a horror fantasy. Recently, muhurat of this film was performed. The name of this film will be announced soon. However, the lead artistes of this film are Sonalee Kulkarni, Suyog Gorhe and Rasika Sunil.
The story and direction of this film is by Tejas Prabha Deuskar and this film is produced by Nitin Vaidya and Jitendra Rai. According to writer- director Tejas Deoskar, he has tried to offer something different through his every film. So, through this horror fantasy film he would like to take the audience beyond their imagination. The producers feel that they liked the idea presented to them by the writer- director of this film.
‘Bagulbua’ will be the first Marathi AI film
Now days, the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on every field. We have noticed the use of AI in films. But, there was no such implementation in Marathi films. Now, this requirement is being filled through forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bagulbua’, will be the first Marathi film using AI technology. Moreover, it will be the first film to be released in theatres.
Produced by Sharad Patil and Anjali Patil, this film is written and directed by Chetan Chavda. The screenplay is written by Nitin Chavan, while editing by Vinod Raje, VFX by Atharv Chavan and storyboard by Aakash Pande are other credits. The AI work is handled by Metafex productions. Sai Piyush has composed the music of this film on the lyrics of Aditi Dravid.
Above all, renowned actor Abhijeet Khandkekar will be the lead star of this film along with 55 artistes, whose names have have not been disclosed yet.
Teaser of film ‘Dhasal’ presents Lalit Prabhakar’s dashing look
Having seen him in variety of roles in films, renowned actor Lalit Prabhakar will now be seen in a dashing look, through his forthcoming film ‘Dhasal’. This film is a biopic on Marathi Poet, writer and Dalit activist from Maharashtra, who was conferred with Padma Shri and also a Lifetime achievement from the Sahitya Akademi .
The teaser of film ‘Dhasal’ was released during the Dhamma Festival in Nagpur. Watching Lalit Prabhakar in and as ‘Dhasal’ in this teaser, it will be interesting to watch him play this multi-talented activist from Maharashtra.
This film is produced by Varuna Madanlal Rana and Sanjay Pande and written- directed by Varuna Madanlal Rana. According to the writer- director , “To understand the personality Mr. Dhasal, it was necessary to understand his life journey. So, we studied his life and his literature for past few years and only thereafter tried to present this film.”
Multi-starrer ‘Khagraas’ to unveil mystery
What happens, when in an eerie atmosphere, the moon tries to cover the son? The motion poster of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Khagraas’ clearly suggests about the mystery to be unveiled through this film. But, the film lovers interested in this subject, will have to wait till 5th February 2027, when this film will be released in theatres.
However, one good thing about this multi-starrer film is that it has a strong star cast, comprising of popular artistes like Siddharth Menon, Sanskruti Balgude, Kshitish Date, Swanandi Tikekar, Rahul Pethe, Sayali Pathak, Ananya Jawale & above all Subodh Bhave. With each one of them having their own identity to present themselves, it will be interesting to watch their performances together.
According to director Devesh V Kamat, this mystery filled film will make the audience think at every moment, which is the strength of this film. While, Producer Rakesh Jawale is more than happy to present a new subject filled with mystery, before the audience.
Film Journalist Dilip Thakur conferred with Pratibha Sanman Puraskar
Well Known senior film journalist Dilip Thakur was among the ten renowned personalities from different fields in Mumbai, who were conferred with Pratibha Sanman Puraskar recently, at Prabodhankar Thackeray Mini Theatre in Borivali.
Dilip Thakur was presented with this award for his contribution to Film Journalism, especially in Marathi media for the past 44 years, beginning fron Newspaper Nava Shakti.
After taking early retirement fron NavaShakti, Dilip worked as a freelance Film Journalist more effectively and is today considered to be the most knowledgeble film Journalist. He has written about 50 books on Film industry and film artistes. In his small and effective speech, he thanked the organisers for selecting him for this award and also all those who motivated him in his journey in film industry.
Organised by Mr. Girish Vasant Trivedi , Editor of Aahuti Weekly and presented by Mr. Pradeep Malankar of Girgaon Katta, these Pratibha Sanmaan Puraskars were presented to ten renowned personalities in a well organised function very systematically with perfect Audio Visual presentation of each of the awardees and their work.
Ms. Shubhada Varadkar, renowned Odissi Nrityaguru and recipient of this year’s Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, was the Chief guest for this function and presented the awards. Besides Dilip Thakur, the other award winners were, Nayana Rege ( Teaching Profession), Dr. Sarita Wakude ( Research Scholar), Narayan Pagdhare ( Newspaper / Magazine distributor from Borivali) ,Raju Desai ( Well Known Speaker on ShivCharitra),Yogesh Vasant Trivedi ( Aahuti Publication), Ravi Malya ( Writer), Shripad Rajguru ( Tabla artist), Anil Gurav ( Acting), Shekhar Waradkar (Promotion of the game of Cricket and Social work) & Ajay Tari( Multi talented Photographer).
Marathi theatre to present a new concept of ‘Three in One’
Our Marathi theatre has always been trying new experiments on stage, to attract the audience. Now, a new Marathi play ‘Ti Chee Goshta- Season 1′ written by Anand Mhasvekar and directed by Prashant Girkar will be presented on stage, by combining three different stories into the same concept on the backdrop of Mumbai city. Six different women characters and the changing situation affecting their life, will be presented through this play.
This play which presents three different stories revolving around a woman who is just not a mother, wife, sister or a girlfriend, but beyond that possessing a strong identity of her own. The anchor & presenter of this play is popular veteran actress Usha Nadkarni. This play stars renowned actresses like Nirmala Kotnis, Smita Oak, Neeta Donde, Shuchika Joshi, Unnati Shinde & Vedika Valimbe in lead roles.
The inaugural show of this play will be held on 26th October 2026 @ 4.30 pm in Shivaji Mandir, Dadar.
Marathi Film ‘Dharau’ wins ‘Best Debut Feature film’ award in Pakistan
Marathi film ‘Dharau’ with a tagline …‘Tee Gaay Naay.. Maay Haay!’ Is in the news, prior to its release in theatres. Recently, teaser of this film was released, which clearly indicated that this film is set on the backdrop Rural Maharashtra lifestyle , our Indian culture and the faith in Mother Cow. The Cow is also viewed as a surrogate mother to all humanity, as she gives life sustaining milk. This shows her generosity and selflessness .
In this film, you will notice an emotional relationship between a Mother Cow and a small boy. ‘Dharau’ has already won 26 national and international awards at various film festivals. According to writer- director Manish Suresh Shinde, the biggest surprise was that this film won the ‘Best Debut Feature film’ at the Peshawar International Film Festival in Pakistan. Presented by Buldhana Urban Media House and HindChitra films and Produced by Radheshyamji Chandak,Dr. Sukeshji Jhanvar & Ms. Komalji Jhanvar , this film will be released on 23rd October 2026.
Renowned actor Nana Patekar is no more
The 8th October morning brought a very sad news . It was shocking! But, it turned out to be true. The ‘Krantiveer’ and ‘Natasamrat’ of Hindi and Marathi films, Nana Patekar was no more. According to reliable sources he passed away early hours of the morning due to cardiac failure. He was 75. He is survived by his wife Neelakanti and son Malhar.
Vishwanath Patekar popularly known as Nana Patekar was conferred with Padma shri award and had also won 3 National and four filmfare awards for his performance in films over the years. Though he started performing in films n 1978, he actually shot into fame with N.Chandra’s film ‘Ankush’. Thereafter, there was no stopping for him and he received roles suited to him in films like ‘Pratighaat’, ’Andha Yudh’, Parinda’,’ Prahaar’, ’Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman’,’ Apharan’ ,’ Tirangaa’,’ Krantiveer’ , ‘Agni Sakshi’ Ghulam E Mustafa’,’Kohraam’,’ ‘Yashwant’,’ ‘Rajneeti’,’ Taxi no. 9211’ ‘Ab Tak Chhappan’, ‘Vaccine War’ and so on.
In Marathi he did two memorable films ‘Dr. Prakash Baba Amte’ and ‘Natasamrat’ . Many top personalities have expressed their grief , after hearing about his sudden death. Nana will be cremated with full state honours around 7 pm today, at his farmhouse in Donaje near Pune.
Madhuri Dixit will host ‘Kon Honaar Crorepati’ on Sony Liv
Legendary film actress Madhuri Dixit will host the upcoming Marathi Quiz based programme ‘Kon Honaar Crorepati’ on Sony Liv from 12th October 2026. This show will be aired @ 9 pm from Monday to Friday and besides Sony Liv channel it will also be aired on Sony Marathi channel.
It may be recalled that the previous editions of this Marathi Quiz based show were hosted by Sachin Khedekar and Nagraj Manjule. Now, with Madhuri Dixit taking over as the host of this new edition, her well wishers and admirers are happy to see her in this new role. Madhuri being a versatile actress, is also expected to make this show more interesting displaying her communication skills.