Diwali offering in the form of ‘Triple Seat’ & ‘Hirkani’ for Marathi film lovers
For a long time Marathi film lovers have been waiting for a good film which would keep them engaged besides offering entertainment. Now, for this Diwali they have a choice, as two Marathi films of different genres are released this Friday. While ‘Triple Seat’ starring Ankush Chaudhari, Shivani Surve and Pallavi Patil seems to be a light hearted entertaining love story, ‘Hirakani’ starring Sonalee Kulkarni and Chinmay Mandlekar presents the historical story of a mother, from the period of Shivaji, who scaled down the steep edges of the Raigad fort to reach out to her baby, not caring for her own life. It is this courage displayed by this leading lady , she received the honours with the title ‘Hirkani’.
As Ankush will be returning to Marathi films in the lead role after a gap of two years, it will be interesting to watch him in this so called masala entertainer. Another highlight of this film is the entry of Bollywood actor Rakesh Bedi in an important role. Directed by Sanket Prakash Pavse, , the film also stars Pravin Tarde along with Vaibhav Mangale and Vidyadhar Joshi. On the other hand, ‘Hirakani‘ which is a period film directed by Prasad Oak, has something worth to convey from the history of Maharashtra. Other highlights of this film are, music composed by Amitraj and one song rendered by renowned singer Asha Bhosale.
Artistes of ‘Fatteshikast’ build replicas of Fort
The festival of Diwali is known for celebrating happiness . But, there are also some rituals connected with this festival over the years. During this festival, there has been an old tradition of building replicas of famous forts, in which people of all age groups take part with a lot of enthusiasm .
Keeping this tradition alive, artistes of the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Fatteshikast’ also got together into this traditional practice. Director Digpal Lanjekar along with artistes Astad kale, Ajay Purkar, harish Dudhade, Vikram Gaikwad, Prasad Limaye, Akshay Waghmare, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Trupti Toradmal, Ruchi Savarna and Nakshatra Medhekar took part in this collective mission of building the replica of a fort . And this goes very well with the theme of this film.
Through this mission their only aim was to keep the old tradition alive. Presented by Almonds Creation with the support of A.A. Films, ‘Fatehshikast’ will be released all over Maharashtra on 15th November 2019.
‘Bakaal’ trailer promises big action on Marathi screen
Stunts and actions are part of South Indian films. No wonder our Bollywood film makers have been attempting remakes of such films. In Marathi we have noticed very few stunt and action films . But now, director Sameer Athalye is all set to release his latest Marathi action film ‘Bakaal’. Recently, trailer of this film was released on social media, which clearly promises a big action on Marathi screen. The highlight of this film is that it has found a suitable hero in Chaitanya Mestry who is known for performing his own action and stunts besides being a dancing star. And the heroine of this film is Ekapeksha Ek reality show fame and Ma. Ta. Shravan Queen runner up Beauty with Brain Jui Bendkhale.
The story of this film is based on a real life incidence in Vidarbha, Maharashtra , where a group of anti social elements called ‘Bakaal’ was surprisingly eliminated by self styled security group. This being a tailor made screenplay for the lead hero, Chaitanya is seen performing the daredevil action scenes in the trailer of this film. Now, after the release of this film, it is for the audience to decide whether the action scenes in this film are at par with Bollywood and South Indian action filled films.
Presented by Shiv Om Visuals Pvt.Ltd. the film is all set for release on 8th November 2019. Besides the two lead artistes Chaitanya and Jui the film also stars Ashok Samarth, Alka Kubal, Ganesh Yadav, Yatin Karyekar, Milind gavli, Asit Redij, Jayant Savarkar, Puja Nayak in prominent roles .
Late Dada Kondke’s ‘Andhala Martoy Dola’ returns to Bharatmata Cinema
At a time when there are not many Marathi films being released these days, it is not a bad idea to re-release old Marathi hit films once again for the new generation. And Bharatmata Cinema the oldest single screen theatre existing in Central Mumbai has shown the way. The theatre owners have preferred to re –release Late Dada Kondke’s hit film ‘Andhala Marto Dola’. And, this is certainly a very good move to preserve the Marathi culture, instead of surrendering the cinema hall to Hindi films.
It may be recalled that for almost three decades since early 70s dada Kondke had ruled Marathi film industry with a big fan following all over Maharashtra. His films used to be released when Dada Kondke ‘Andhala Marto Dola’ was one of Dada Kondke’s hit film, directed by him and had played lead role opposite Aruna Irani . There are other hit films of Dada Kondke, like ‘Songadya’, ‘Pandu Hawaldar’, ‘Ekta Jeev Sadashiv’, ‘Ram Ram Gangaram’ and so on , which were equally entertaining. So, we can expect the series to continue, when no Marathi film is released during a particular week.
Today, Bharatmata is the only theatre which is sure to have a houseful audience for Marathi films even today. Besides Bharatmata, there is only Plaza cinema as singles screen theatre in Mumbai for Marathi films. Central has now switched over to Hindi films. All other theatres like Majestic, Kohinoor and others have been converted into multiplexes.
Shooting of Marathi film ‘Medium Spicy’ concludes
Shooting of much talked about multi starrer Marathi film ‘Medium Spicy’ concluded recently. There has already been a lot of curiosity about the title of this film, since the film was launched. Now, producer Vidhi Kasliwal has confirmed that the shooting of her film is over. Speaking about her film she said, “The production process of this film was equally fun loving like its title. The experience of working with well known technicians and renowned director like Mohit Takalkar was also memorable. Now, we are working on post production work, to make this film more presentable.”
Mohit Takalkar who also reacted on completion of film’s shooting said, “For me, past few months were full of unforgettable experience. The process of watching your dream come true, itself is remarkable. I am grateful to all my artistes, who supported me to fulfil my dream. We have shot this film in Mumbai and Pune. But, you will not see the same Mumbai you have seen in films so far. This film will show a part of Mumbai which will be new to you. And this is the speciality of this dream city. While shooting in Pune, I fall in love with this historic city.”
Presented by Landmark Films, ‘Medium Spicy’ will throw light on City life connected with love, relationship and marriage. The film stars Sai Tamhankar, Parna Pethe, Lalit Prabhakar, Neha Joshi, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Sagar Deshmukh, Ipshita , Neena Kulkarni & Ravindra Mankani. This film will be released next year.
स्पृहा जोशी चे वेगळ्या लुकमधील ‘विक्की वेलिंगकर’चे नवीन पोस्टर
अर्जुन सिंग बरान आणि कार्तिक डी निशाणदार व प्रणय चोकसी आणि डान्सिंग शिवा प्रस्तुत मराठी चित्रपट ‘विक्की वेलिंगकर’ चे नवीन पोस्टर नुकतेच प्रदर्शित करण्यात आले. या पोस्टरमध्ये अभिनेत्री स्पृहा जोशी दिसत असून तिचा वेगळा लूक पाहायला मिळत आहे. ‘विक्की वेलिंगकर’ हा मराठी चित्रपट ६ डिसेंबर रोजी होणार प्रदर्शित होणार आहे.
‘विक्की वेलिंगकर’ ही कॉमिक पुस्तकातील व्यक्तिरेखा असून तो एक घड्याळ विक्रेता आहे. आयुष्यातील एका अनपेक्षित अशा गूढतेशी या व्यक्तिरेखेचा सामना होतो. या चित्रपटाची नायिका ही आपल्या सर्व आव्हानांवर आणि अडचणींवर मात करत खंबीरपणे उभे राहते, तिची ही कथा आहे, त्याचबरोबर स्पृहा जोशी या चित्रपटामध्ये विद्या नावाचे पात्र साकारत आहे. नक्की स्पृहाची भूमिका काय आहे हे पाहण्यासाठी प्रेक्षकांना ६ डिसेंबरपर्यंत वाट पाहावी लागेल’ आहे. ‘मिकी व्हायरस’ आणि ‘7 अवर्स टू गो’ आदी चित्रपटांचे दिग्दर्शन केले दिग्दर्शक सौरभ वर्मा ह्यांनी ह्या चित्रपटाचे दिग्दर्शन केले आहे.
सोनाली कुलकर्णी ही या चित्रपटामध्ये मध्यवर्ती भूमिकेत दिसणार असून तिच्याबरोबर स्पृहा जोशी देखील या चित्रपटामध्ये महत्त्वाच्या भूमिकेत प्रेक्षकांना पहायला मिळणार आहे. सौरभ वर्मा यांच्या दिग्दर्शनाखाली तयार होत असलेल्या या चित्रपटाची निर्मिती जीसिम्सचे अर्जुन सिंग बरान आणि कार्तिक डी निशाणदार तसेच प्रणय चोकसी, डान्सिंग शिवा प्रॉडक्शनचे अनुया चौहान कुडेचा, रितेश कुडेचा आणि लोकीज स्टुडीओचे सचिन लोखंडे आणि अतुल तारकर यांची आहे.
Laxman Kagne and Shivaji Lotan Patil come together for ‘Vajvuya Band Baja’
Laxman Kagne is now a known name among Marathi film lovers. ‘Halaal’ produced by him brought him name and fame. And after that he produced two more sensible films like ‘Lathe Joshi’ and ‘Perfume’. But, more than this he is also known for his work in social field. His ‘Ayodhya’ institute has hospital and college involved in social service. His decision to enter film production was only to spread awareness about social issues among people.
This time through his latest film ‘Vajvuya Band Baja’ he will be offering light entertainment. Highlight of this film is that after winning National awards for the film ‘Halaal’, Laxman Kagne and Shivaji Lotan Patil are coming together once again. Speaking about his entry into film making, Mr. Laxman Kagne said, “Films are mirror of reflection of society and therefore through a film there can social awareness very effectively. There are many topics which need to reach out to the people and in just three hours a film is able to communicate the message to thousands of people at a time.”
This film is about to release soon, but till now the names of the artistes haven’t been disclosed. But, one thing is sure that there will be three couples who are eager to get married. And they are all well known artistes. Screenplay-dialogues by Nishant Nathram Dhapse, cinematography by Nagraj Diwakar and music by Vijay Gatlewar are the other credits of this film.
Usha Jadhav has big hopes from IFFI Goa for her film ‘Mai Ghat’
Usha Jadhav starrer Marathi film ‘Mai Ghat : Crime No. 103/2005′ is one of the Marathi films which will be competing with 13 other international films for the coveted Golden Peacock Award this year at IFFI Goa International Film Festival Goa. The actress of national award winning film ‘Dhhag’ , she is very much excited and has big hopes from this festival.
This film is a biopic, which is based on a real story of a mother whose only son was tortured and killed by the police. It’s her struggle for justice for more than a decade, which can be seen in this film. Speaking about this film, Usha says, “It was a really challenging role to play. I never played a real-life character till now. I am playing my age in this film. Moreover, It was a great experience working with Director Anant Mahadevan and producer Mohini Gupta and the whole team. We all are very happy that our film is selected in this competition.”
Actress Smita tambe does beach cleaning at Madh
Every citizen has some social commitment to the society. Now, how he or she does it, depends upon every individual. We have even seen our Prime Minister picking up plastic lying at the beach of Mahabalipuram recently. This is certainly inspiring. Now, if our Marathi artistes do anything like this, it will send across a good message to the society.
Recently, Smita Tambe was seen cleaning the Madh beach, which is known for film shooting. Smita lives at Madh and every morning she goes for a walk there. When she observed the plastic waste lying at the beach, she decided to clean it on her own. Smita says, “Even if the municipal workers are cleaning this beach, the plastic waste which keeps on coming at the beach through the sea is very much on the rise. We often clean our house, but it is necessary to clean the surrounding of our house also. Clening the beach after ganapati immersion is not enough, we need to volunteer ourselves to keep the beach clean on a daily basis.”
We are sure, watching the initiative by Smita, more and more people will come forward to join her for this just cause.
Tejaswini Pandit’s Navaratri avatar received good response on social media
Navaratri is over, but the 9 photos of Tejaswini Pandit shot on the occasion of Navaratri are still receiving good response on social media. This was the third year that Tejaswini had posed with these nine avtaars on nine days of Navaratri and therefore it has set a trend.
Speaking about this photo shoot, Tejaswini said, “When I shot for the first time two years ago, I had no idea that I would set a trend. But, thought of doing something different to go with the festival. Now, this was the third year, when as a citizen I thought of displaying some social issues through these photo shoots. And I received a very good response from well wishers and friends, instead of inviting criticism.”
She further added, “Just dressing up a particular colour saree for that day, was a common thing, so I tried to present something different. But, it wasn’t that easy. Each photo took three hours for make up and accordingly I had to spend 27 hours in just preoarations.”