The second schedule of ‘Awanchit’ extends to other parts of Kolkatta
Many a times locations of the film play a very important role in giving a realistic look to the film, especially when the story of the film is based in that region. In order to present the culture of West Bengal through their Marathi film, Bengali film makers Producer Pritam Choudhary and director Shubho Basu after completing the first schedule of their film’s (Awanchit) shoot in North Kolkatta’s Lahabadi and different Cafeteria and Oligo in South Kolkatta, they will now move to capture scenic beauty of some parts of Kolkatta in their second schedule of shooting which begins from 7th November.
Perhaps, the makers expect to give boost to tourism to West Bengal by covering such beautiful locations. The film already has a combination of Marathi and Bengali artistes as well as behind the screen technicians. Those fortunate Marathi artistes who are part of this film’s star cast are, Kishore Kadam, Mrunal Kulkarni, Abhay Mahajan, Mrunmayee Godbole, Dr. Mohan agashe, Suhas Joshi, Yogesh Soman, Sulbha Arya & Rajesh Shinde along with Bengali artistes Barun Chanda, Asim Das, Dilip Dave, Arun Guha Thakurta & Rana Basu Thakur . Cinematographer Atul Jagadale besides doing the cinematography of this film is also creative producer of this film.
Marathi film ‘Copy’ gets ready for release on 8th November
The word ‘Copy’ is related to many things. But, when it is used in education field, it has a negative meaning. Those involved in ‘Copy’ and caught red handed by examiners get severe punishment, which may sometimes spoil their career prospects. Marathi film ‘Copy’ is generally attempted by those students who try to score marks by unlawful means in schools and colleges exams, but they are not aware of the repercussions if caught by examiners.
Ganesh Ramchandra Patil who had the idea of making a Marathi film on this subject, has himself turned a producer of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Copy’ which will be presented by Palash Bhimji Vadhan’s Bharat Exim. It is directed by director duo- Dayasagar Wankhede and Hemant Dabhade, who have also written the screenplay of this film. Education being so important for all, today some people have been using it as a market for their selfish gains. Under such circumstance, how important is the role of teachers? The theme of ‘Copy’ is based on this aspect.
The star cast of this film is unique. Anshuman Vichare who is generally seen playing comedy roles, will be seen in a serious type of teacher’s role in this film and Jagannath Nivangune,who is always seen plying the character of Police officer will also be seen in teacher’s role. They find the support of big team of talented artistes like Milind Shinde, Kamlesh Sawant,Suresh Vishwakarma,Neeta Donde,Neel Nagarkar, Rahul Belapurkar, Ashutosh Wadkar, Poonam Rane, Saurabh Sutar, Praveen kapade, Ravi Virkar, Shraddha Sawant, Andesh Madushingkar, Pratik Lad, Rohit Sonavane, Pratiksha Sable,Shivaji Patne, Sikandar Mulani, Aarti Pathak, Siddhi Parkar, Sanika Nirmal, Siddhi Patane & Vidya Bhagwat.
Having already made its impact during its screening at various film festivals like Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Fest, 55th Maharashtra State Awards and Sanskruti Kaladarpan Awards, this film is now all set for release on 8th November 2019.
Prathamesh Parab in and as ‘Talli’
Producer Sanjay Gopalkar whose short film ‘Uttarand’ won many Indian and International awards is now making an entertaining Marathi film ‘Talli’ starring Prathamesh Parab, in lead and central role. The name of this film itself suggests that it will be comedy film, but the makers of the film suggest that besides family entertainment this commercial film will also offer a social message. According to the producer, he selected Prathamesh for this role because he felt that he would be able to give full justice to his character in this film.
Reacting on his role in this film, Prathamesh says, “Till now I have received good appreciation from Marathi audience to all those comedy characters played by me in different films, but, in this comedy film The film makers have introduced me ‘in and as’ which is a big honour for me. In this film I also have a different look and my physical training to prepare myself for this character will begin soon.”
Through this film Ganesh-Suresh will be making their debut in direction and they are presently busy with pre production work of this film and very soon, they will begin shooting of this film. The nams of other artistes will be announced by them shortly. They propose to release this film next year i.e. in 2020.
Jitendra Joshi to present talk show ‘Don Special’ on Colors Marathi
Television Talk shows have always invited attention of the home viewers, especially in Marathi. And the reason is simple. People would always like to know the frank opinion expressed by the guest invitees in such shows. But, it is equally important to have the proper host, who should be able to extract the best from such celebrities. Jitendra Joshi, known for his frank and humour filled chat , he will be hosting one such show ‘Don Special’, which will be telecast every Thursday and Friday at 9.30 pm on Colors Marathi channel.
Many renowned celebrities from Marathi stage, television and films will be part of this show and the very first episode will present Subodh Bhave and Sumeet Raghavan together. So, you can imagine, how Jitendra will handle them to speak out their frank opinion on different subjects. In the subsequent episodes there will be pairs like Guru Thakur- Kishore kadam, followed by participants from Big Boss-2 season and others.
Speaking about his show, Jitendra said,“The celebrities invited in this show will be all known celebrities in Marathi. And this programme will try to extract from them what the people are not aware. This being my programme, there will not be any kind of pretended show, but there will be more freedom offered to the guests.:
‘Koti’ which throws light on childhood of a transgender, to release on 8th November
In Marathi we have seen many ‘out of the box’ scripts presented very effectively by some film makers. Now, forthcoming Marathi film ‘Koti’ which throws light on childhood of a transgender is all set to release on 8th November 2019. The film has already won many awards at various international film festivals for presenting a very sensitive subject, where a brother comes forward to fight against the society for injustice done on his brother.
The film revolves around the sensitive relationship between two brothers. Since this Marathi film has handled the issue of transgender , there has been a lot of curiosity about this film. Besides receiving acclaim at international film festivals, this film has won four wards at Sanskruti Kaladarpan Film awards and five awards at Kolhapur festival. The film stars Adnesh Mudshingkar, Divesh Medge, Sanjay Kulkarni, Vinita Kale & Mohiniraj Gatne in lead roles. Produced by Dr. Santosh Pote and Dr. Ms. Sunita Pote the film is directed by Suhas Bhosale, who had shot into fame with his sensational film on sand mafia. Music by Baban Adagale & Manoj Negi and cinematography by Sagar Vanjari are other credits.
वेदश्री खाडिलकरने साकारली निरागस ‘खारी’
येत्या शुक्रवारी , १ नोव्हेंबर रोजी ‘खारी बिस्कीट’ हा चित्रपट प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला येत आहे. ह्या चित्रपटात पाच वर्षांच्या गोंडस पण अंध मुलीची, ‘खारी’ची प्रमुख भूमिका साकारलीये वेदश्री खाडिलकर हिने. चित्रपटाच्या प्रोमोला प्रेक्षकांच्या चांगला प्रतिसाद मिळत असून चित्रपटाचे टायटल सॉंग अतिशय लोकप्रिय झाले आहे.
निरागस, अंध खारीचं कास्टिंग हा या चित्रपटाचा एक फार महत्वाचा भाग होता आणि आव्हानही होतं. सुमारे ३५० मुलींच्या ऑडिशन्सनंतर खारी म्हणजेच वेदश्री मिळाली. खारी हे कॅरेक्टर अंध असल्यामुळे तिला आर्टिफिशिअल लेन्स लावण्यात येणार होत्या. खारीचं वय ५ वर्षे असल्यामुळे शूटिंग दरम्यान पाठांतरसुद्धा महत्वाचे होते. चित्रपटाच्या चित्रीकरणापूर्वी वेदश्री करून तीन महिन्याच्या ब्लाइंडनेस ट्रेनिंग वर्कशॉपमधून तयारी करून घेण्यात आली.
‘खारी बिस्कीट’चे दिग्दर्शक संजय जाधव म्हणाले, “वेदश्री शिवाय दुसरी खारी होणं शक्य नाही. खारी बिस्कीट ही फिल्म माझ्यासाठी फार स्पेशल आहे आणि त्यात खारीचं कास्टिंग अत्यंत महत्वाचं होतं.” चित्रपटास सर्व रसिक प्रेक्षकांकडून भरघोस प्रेम आणि तिकीट बारीवर मोठे यश मिळेल असा विश्वास त्यांनी व्यक्त केले.
Spruha Joshi will be missing her Diwali at home this time
Diwali is a big festival for our film artistes. However busy they re, they always find time for their family on this occasion. But, sometimes they miss the celebration, if they are already on tour for their shooting. Work always comes first before family commitments. And Marathi actress Spruha Joshi is no exception. She is already busy anchoring the TV reality show. But, at the same time she has to find time for other assignments, whenever she is offered something good.
During this Diwali period, Spruha is busy shooting in Bhopal for forthcoming Hindi web series . And over there, she had only half day off for Laxmi Pujan ceremony. Though the local artistes could find time with their family, Spruha being far away from hr family, just couldn’t make it. And, she did feel the loneliness over there. Expressing her emotions, Spruha said, “Diwali is my favourite festival and I had never missed this occasion to be with my family. This is the first time it happened and I am missing all of them very much.”
Never mind Spruha. There is always next time and may be next time you will have a grand celebration.
Avika Entertainment to present Mr & Mrs fashion
Avika Entertainment will present their 2nd Icon Beauty Contest (Mr & Mrs fashion) this year too. The auditions for this contest will be held in Then West at The Road House between 10 am and 4 pm on 31st October 2019 followed by auditions on 6th November 2019 at CBD Belapur.
It may be recalled that last year this contest had made its presence felt with successful conduct of their event, with good response. Therefore this year there is a lot of curiosity about this event. This year the event has received support from Essa Studios, Swarup Entertainment, Sarthak Publicity, S.K. Builders & Developers, Road House and others.
Highlight of this event is that prominent people like Femina Miss India-Gujarat Miss Amardeep, Mr. Thane Akshay Patil will be present as Judges for the auditions. And for the final round on 21st November 2019 renowned actor Vijay Patkar and well known director Ravi Jadhav will be present as judges.
For registrations contact 9821108983 & 9664949725.
Marathi film’s new action-dancing star has the blessings of Ganesh Acharya
Every new star who makes debut whether in Hindi or Marathi films has some background tale to speak about his entry into stardom. Latest much talked about actor in Marathi film industry is Chaitanya Mestry, who is making his debut as action-dancing star through the film ‘Bakaal’ which is due for release on 8th November 2019.
Chaitanya, who has been born and brought up in a middle class family in Mumbai and lived in Teli Chawl in Prabhat Colony t Santacruz. This is the same chawl where renowned bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya spent his childhood. Actually, Chaitanya’s father Dilip Mestry and Ganesh Acharya are close friends. In fact, his father and mother Deepa are good dancers and had had assisted Ganesh Acharya before turning independent choreographers. So, they are close family friends. When Chitanya was a kid, there are photos of Ganesh Acharya holding him in his arms.
When Ganesh was born, his mother had wished that her child should be like Akshay Kumar . With his first film turning out to be an action film, her wish has come true. What is more important for Chaitanya is that he has the blessings of Ganesh Acharya, who has called him another Tiger Shroff in the making. Now, it remains to be seen how he is welcomed by the Marathi film lovers?
Grand trailer launch of Marathi Film ‘Copy’
Content has always been the key of success for Marathi films. Till now, the content of a film which creates a strong impact on the audience, has played the hero of some of the films. One such film which is expected to create such an impact is forthcoming Marathi Film ‘Copy’. This was evident after watching the trailer of this film, which was unveiled in a grand way.
Dealing with an important issue of education this film which has been conceived by the basic idea of Ganesh Ramchandra Patil under the banner of Sri Mahalakshmi Creations. It is accolades when it was showcased at a lot of festivals including The Asian Film Festival, Los Angeles Cine Festival, Sanskruti Kala Darpan Festival, the 55th State Awards etc. directed by director duo Dayasagar Wankhede and Hemant Dhabade who have set out to dissect the pros and cons of the system of education through this film. ‘Copy’ has already won a lot of applause at various film festivals and therefore it is expected that it will make the audience pause and ponder about the education system in a thought provoking way.
The big star cast of this film comprises of Milind Shinde, Anshuman Vichare, Jagganath Nivangune, Kamlesh Sawant, Suresh Vishwakarma, Nita Dhonde, Anil Nagarakar, Rahul Belapurkar, Ashutosh Wadkar, Poonam Rane, Saurabh Sutar, Praveen Kapade, Ravi Virkar, Shraddha Sawant, Adnesh Madhushingarkar, Prateek Lad, Rohit Sonawane, Pratiksha Sable, Shivaji Patne, Sikandar Mulani, Aarti Pathak, Sanika Nirmal, Siddhi Patne and Vidhi Bhagwat.
Rahul Salve has written the lyrics while the music has been composed by duo Rohan-Rohan Sound has been designed by Sameer Shelar, while Santanio Tezio has cranked the camera with art direction by Sandeep Kuchikorve.