Trailer of ‘Khichik’ raises lot of curiosity
While launching the trailers of their films, some film makers try to raise a lot of curiosity about their film’s subject to their prospective audience. And the makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Khichik’ are exactly doing the same. Recently, when the trailer of this film was launched it has really made one and all talk, ‘What is Khichik?’ But, one thing is clear that this film is based on an invention, which has many aspects. In short, there is a mystery.

Produced by Sachin Anil Dhakate under the banner of Kantanand Productions and written and directed by Pritam SK Patil , this film is due for release on 20th Septamber all over Maharashtra.The film stars Siddhrth Jadhav, Prathamesh Parab, Paula McGlean, Bollywood actor Sudesh Berry( who is making his debut in Marathi through this film), Anil Dhakate, Shilpa Thakre, Rasika Chavan, & child artiste Yash Khond.
Music by Abhishek Datta, background music by Vijay Gavande, Cinematography by Yogesh Koli, art by Nitin Borkar, sound design by Rashi Butte, editing by Amit Malkani & Rohan Patil are the other credits of this film.
Now, Satish Kaushik also turns Producer of a Marathi film
Popularly known as a comedian and Hindi film maker, Satish Kaushik has now entered Marathi film industry as a producer with the film ‘Mann Udhaan Varaa’ made under the banner of ‘The Satish kaushik Productions’ & Loka Entertainment and presented by Pen Movies of Jayantilal Gada, the poster of this film was unveiled recently. This film is directed by cinematographer turned director Sanjay Memane and will be released all over Maharashtra on 11th October 2019.

This film presents a new pair in the form of Monal Gajjar & Ritwik Vaidya along with other Marathi artistes like Kishore Kadam, Uttara Bavkar, Sagar Karande, Sharvari Lohakare, Dr. Sharad Bhutadia, Vinod Kulkarni, Bharti Patil, Vaibhav Rajadhyaksha, Sakshi Gandhi, Julia Mone & Anuradha Atlekar. The story of this film is written by Pradeep Kurba while screenplay and dialogues are penned by Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukhtankar. Cinematography is by Milind Jog and editing is by Krushnat Gharge.
According to director Sanjay Memane, he has tried to explain the philosophy of life and love through this love story. Producer Satish Kaushik who praised the Marathi films for handling good subjects, is confident that the story of his film will be appreciated by Marathi film lovers.
Sanjay Jadhav gets ready to release his new emotion filled film ‘Khari Biscuit’
Sanjay Jadhav is known for offering love stories and action filled entertainment through his previous films. But, through his next Marathi film ‘Khari Biscuit’ he is all set to offer a sensible subject of two little street children, a brother and his blind sister , where the brother will be seen showering all the love and affection on his little sister, to fulfil her dreams by making her happy.

8 year old Biscuit (Aadarsh Kadam) and 5 year old Khari (Vedashree Khadilkar) are playing the lead roles in this film which has lot to offer to the Marathi film lovers. For Sanjay Jadhav who has done his journey from a cinematographer to producer and director since 2004 , this film is something very special. And therefore he has himself directed this film for producers Zee Studios & Dreaming Twenty Four 7. The film will be ready for release on 27th of September all over Maharashtra.
In the meanwhile, one song of this film ‘Ladachi Ga..Premachi ga..’ was released on social media, which has received overwhelming response. Rendered by Kunal Ganjawala, this meaningful song is pictured on the little brother and sister on the backdrop of Mumbai city. And the video of this song clearly indicates that Sanjay Jadhav has attempted something out of the box for his admirers. It is understood that after release of this film, he will begin shooting for his new TV serial with new comers.
Sachit Patil returns to stage with Paresh Rawal presented Marathi play ‘Maharathi’
Writer Uttam Gada found fame with his super hit long running Gujarati Play ‘Maharathi’ directed and enacted by Paresh Rawal which was played in multiple languages in different countries. Now, Paresh Rawal has presented this play in Marathi, which finds good audience. This adaptation in Marathi is translated by Shweta Pendse and is Directed by Vijay Kenkre. It is understood that the original writer’s plot is inspired by a James Hadley Chase novel, “There’s Always a Price Tag”. And this will surely invite the attention of Marathi theatre audience.

Incidentally, in a short time this play produced by Vinayak Gavande & Ninad karpe under the banner of Badam Raja Productions has been receiving good response and the next two back to back shows will be staged on Friday 30th August @4.30 pm at Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane followed by Saturday 8 pm show on 31st August 2019 at Shivaji Mandir , Dadar.
Popular Marathi film star Sachit Patil has returned to Marathi stage after a long time through this suspense filled play. The other main artistes of this play are, Sunil Tawde, Madhavi Nimkar, Vivek Gore, Archana Nipankar, Sunil Jadhav & Vijay Kenkre. Lyrics by Mandar Chonkar, music by Ajit Parab, light effects by Sheetal Talpade and costumes by Mangal kenkre are the other credits of this play.
Ankush Chaudhari’s ‘Triple Seat’ for Diwali
After his film ‘Deva’, we haven’t heard much from actor Ankush Chaudhari for the past two years. But now, during this Diwali on 24th October 2019 he will be riding with ‘Triple Seat’ to entertain his fans. Produced by Anushka Motion Pictures & Entertainments & Ahmednagar Film Company, the motion poster of this film was launched on social media recently.

The poster has been designed in such a way to show Ankush Chaudhari in Lord krishna’s pose holding a flute in his hands and on his both sides are his two heroines of this film. The tagline of this film’s title ‘Wireless Premachi Katha’ clearly indicates that it will be a romantic film. But, whose love story is this film, still remains a mystery. Even the identity of the two heroines is not disclosed.
Directed by Sanket Prakash Pavse this film’s story, screenplay, dialogues and creative direction is by Ad. Abhijit Arwind Dalvi. Music and background music is by Avinash-Vishwajeet while the team of lyricists comprise of Guru Thakur, Mandar Cholkar, Ashwini Shende & Vishwajeet Joshi. DoP- Pushpank Gawde , art- Santosh Sakhand & editing by Mayur Hardas are the other credits.
Suyog Gorhe to play lead role in Hemant Dhome’s next ‘Satarcha Salman’
As a screenplay and dialogue writer he first came to prominence through 2012 film ‘Satarangi Re’. Originally a stage actor, perhaps he was more keen on direction. But, he turned into comedy with some notable performances in films like ‘Kshanbhar Vishranti’, ‘Aandhali Koshimbir’, ‘Kaay Rao Tumhi’, ‘Bus Stop’, ‘Poshter Girl’, ‘Online Binline’, ‘Fugay’ and so on. But, two years ago makers of comedy film ‘Baghtos Kaay Mujara kar’ offered him scope to direct this film besides performing in it.

Recently, Hemant Dhome directed one more multi-starrer big budget film ‘Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2′ and now he is all set to direct a film ‘Satarcha Salman’, which will be released on 11th October 2019. Prakash Singhi has produced this film under the banner of Texas Studios . Hemant himself released the poster of this film on his social networking page clearly indicating that it will be a film based on craze of youngsters from small district places towards the films and their heroes.

As rightly the title suggests about the lead character ( Suyog Gorhe ), the other credits of the film have also been given according to the native towns of the people connected with technical work. Like Mumbaicha Prasad Bhende- the cinematographer, Janavalicha Amitraj- the music director, Pimparkhedcha lekhak( writer) Hemant Dhome and so on.
Till now, the name of the lead actor in this film was not known. But now, with the release of poster it has been revealed that dashing Suyog Gorhe, who was seen in previous films like ‘Shentimental’, ‘Krutant’, ‘Bus Stop’, ‘Aamhi Befiquir’ & ‘Girlfriend’ will play title role in this film.
Fakta Marathi channel offers two new shows
Fakta Marathi Channel which was known for 24×7 film channel is now going for a change. The channel recently introduced two Marathi serials namely ‘Sindhu’ and ‘Dhumdhadaka’, which have been appreciated by the home viewers. Speaking about the change , Fakta Marathi Business Head Mr. Shyam Malekar said, “Till now we offered good quality films for 24 hours a day. Now, with this change we wish to offer quality Marathi serials which are in the making. The two shows including ‘Sindhu’ have already been appreciated by home viewers. Therefore, very soon we will be introducing few more shows.”

Talking about ‘Sindhu’ which is a period serial set on the backdrop of 19th century, there will be interesting happening in the life of little Sindhu the title character who is shown as daughter of Asthtaputre . So, the child marriage scene, which prevailed during that century will be witnessed in this serial soon. Sindhu will be getting married to Devavrat Ranade. The makers are making all efforts to shoot these scenes to show the culture which existed during that period especially for such marriages. More attention has been paid on property like costumes, ornaments etc.
The two child artistes namely Aditi Jaltare playing Sindhu and Srihari Abhyankar playing Devavrat are also displaying their talent through their respective roles. Good support is also coming from other artistes like Gauri Kiran, Megha Matkar, Prabhakar Vartak, Shashwati Pimplikar & Pooja Mithbavkar. This show is being aired on this channel daily at 8 pm.
“Smita Tambe is an intense actress” – Saif Ali Khan
The second version of much talked about web series ‘Sacred Games’ has been launched on Netflix recently. And in this second version we find Marathi actress Smita Tambe making her presence felt in the role of a Forensic expert Rama who is assisting Inspector Sartaj Singh in the investigation of nuclear bomb chain.

There is no doubt about the praise Smita has been receiving from the viewers , but what is more important is the compliment she has received from her co star in this series Saif Ali Khan. Speaking about this compliment, Smita says, “I have been a great fan of Saif Ali Khan for past several years. I am working with him for the first time. He is such a nice person who is always friendly with his co stars when not shooting. But, turns serious when in front of camera. During the shooting, he was so impressed with my work that he complimented me saying that I was a very intense actress. And this compliment is very special for me.”

In this series Smita plays the character of Rama who is originally from Vidharbh , Maharashtra and living in Sewree, Mumbai . She joins the Police after the 26/11 attack on Mumbai, so that she could do something for the country. She is expert in decoding the secret messages received from terrorists who are preparing their attack on Mumbai.

Incidentally, Smita Tambe has worked for the first time with director Neeraj Ghaywan. Praising his style of work, Smita says, “He is a different type of director, who does not load the artist much before the scene. In fact, he just explains the scene in brief and allows the artistes to perform in their own way and this helps the artiste to prove his or her mettle.”
Is Veena Jagtap is inviting attention with her variety of night suits in ‘Bigg Boss 2′ ?
Wearing night suits was very common in Bollywood films of 60s and 70s. In fact it was a status symbol of lead characters of elite families. Many popular Bollywood songs were pictured on leading ladies sporting designer night suits. With the changing time, we saw the arrival of western style clothes in place of night suits. But, still we find some people using the night suits as status symbols in their air conditioned houses in metro cities.

Now, talking about the use of night suits by our Marathi stars, recently we saw actress Veena Jagtap displaying different designs of night suits through her ongoing TV show ‘Marathi Big Boss 2′. In fact, her night suits have become the new attraction and it will not be surprising to find the female audience copying her designs. So much has been the talk about her night suits.
Even otherwise, Veena has been the most popular participant in this show and is making her presence felt through display of her skills besides her variety of designer night suits. Having worked in Hindi and Marathi serials before and also in one Marathi film, she is very comfortable taking up challenges in the ongoing show. Now, it remains to be seen, whether she will be the hot favourite to win the crown?
Filmcity location turns lucky for actor Madhav Deochakke
A particular shooting location turns out to be lucky for some artistes. Now, take the example of actor Madhav Deochakke . Recently, we saw him gaining a lot of popularity through the ‘Big Boss Marathi 2 ‘ show. But, he was sent out of the house. However, this exit has proved to be lucky for him. We are all aware that ‘Big Boss-2′ is being shot at Film City location in Goregaon East. Now, at the same filmcity location, Madhav Devchake has found a lead role in a Big banner Marathi film ‘Vijeta’.

Madhav Deochakke in ‘Vijeta’ Movie
‘Vijeta’ is being made by Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts and during the muhurat of this film Subhash Ghai was personally present along with Subodh Bhave, Pooja Sawant and Sushant Shelar who are also part of this film. The initial shooting of this film has already begun is directed by Amol Shedge. Speaking about his new assignment, Madhav said, “This is a biggest achievement for me, that I am part of Subhash Ghai’s production. Since my childhood I have been watching his film and has been a great admirer of him. This is like a dream come true.”
Madhav attributes credit of this achievement to his ‘Big Boss 2′ show. “The place where the Big Boss show set has been erected, has been lucky for me. Earlier, at the same venue two of my super hit TV serials ‘Hamari Devrani’ and ‘Saraswati’ were also shot. So, I would say that ‘Hamari Devrani’, ‘Saraswati’ and ‘Big Boss 2′ have become three important turning points in my acting career.”
If Madhav Devchake feels so, even his fans will be happy to see him in a new role and that too on big screen, where sky is the limit.