Teaser of Marathi film ‘Baba’ released
Ever since the announcement was made that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt will be presenting a Marathi film ‘Baba’ which is dedicated to his late father and legendary actor Sunil Dutt, there has been a lot of curiosity about this film’s subject. The film’s poster could not give much hint. But now, with the release of the teaser of this film, it clearly suggests that it is a story of a father and his little son with speech problem. Set on the backdrop of rural area, the film is likely to present father’s struggle to give proper education to his son.
Produced under the banner of Sanjay Dutt productions with Ashok and Aarti Subhedar of Blue Mustang Creations , the film will be released on 2nd august 2019. With this film Bollywood actor Deepak Dobriyal will be making his acting debut in Marathi and his co star in this film will be Nandita Patkar. The lead pair is supported by Spruha Joshi, Abhijit Khandkekar, Chittaranjan Giri, Jaywant wadkar and child artiste Aaryan Menghji. The film is directed by Raj R Gupta, who strongly believes that ‘emotions have no language. “It is a bittersweet tale of how a family pursues happiness over everything.” he says.
At the age of 86 Ashatai sings Marathi club song
Legendary Singer Asha Bhosale who started singing at the age of 10, is still going strong at the age of 86 years. Over the years she has rendered all types of songs right from classical to folk. Moreover, for club songs there was no competition for her. During her earlier days, in presence of renowned singers like Lata Mangeshkar and Noorjahan, she made a place for herself and has still maintained her position at 86.
It seems that age does no matter for her, as recently she has rendered a Marathi club song with the same enthusiasm she possessed earlier, for forthcoming Marathi film ‘Whats app Love’. Ashatai has rendered the song ‘ Raat Suhani si..Jhale Diwani mee’ for this film, on the lyrics of Ajita Kale & Sahil Sultanpuri with music composed by Nitin Shankar, who is music arranger for Bollywood films. When Nitin Shankar heard the tune of this film, he suggested the name of only Ashatai to producer –director Hemantkumar Mahale, who immediately agreed for the same. This song has been picturised at a club set on artistes of this film Rakesh Bapat and newcomer Pallavi Shetty.
Dhairyasheel finds a role in Ajay Devgan film
Actor Dhairyasheel who played a villain in Sanjay Jadhav‘s Marathi film ‘Luckee’ is lucky to find a role of mavla in Tanaji’s army in Ajay Devgan’s forthcoming Bollywood film ‘Tanaji’. Dhairyasheel has already performed in TV serials like ‘Goshta Eka Japtichi’ and ‘Ekach Hya Janmi Janu’ had also performed in Avadhoot Gupte’s film ‘Ek Tara’. But, finding a role in Ajay Devgan’s ‘Tanaji’, Dhairyasheel considers a big opportunity.
Speaking about his latest achievement, Dhairyasheel says, “For any actor, it is a dream to work with Bollywood superstar. After entering this acting field, I started getting roles in Marathi dramas, TV serials, short films and commercial films. And there was somewhere in my mind that one day I should work with big Bollywood stars. Today, this wish has been fulfilled.”
Madhav Deochakke appointed captain of Big Boss-2
Renowned TV star Madhav Deochakke who has shown his acting skills with variety of roles on television is now seen in the reality Marathi show Big Boss-2. Another big news for him is that he has been appointed as captain of Big Boss House this week, based on his performance in different tasks .
The family members of Big Boss house had shortlisted Madhav Devchakke and Veena Jagtap for captaincy , when both were asked to undergo the test of standing longer time standing next to the pole at Swimming pool . And this competition was won by Madhav, which made his way clear for captaincy.
According to those close to Madhav, his appointment as captain will help establish a cordial atmosphere in Big Boss house, which witnessed tension filled atmosphere last week. They feel that Madhav is a balanced and sensible person to lead the team. Incidentally, even Mahesh Manjrekar had praised his cool nature.
‘Takatak’ crosses Rs. 3 Cr. collections in 3 days
Now days, Marathi films are known for setting new trends . Till now, we had seen films with pure comedy, biopics & true stories receiving good response from the audience. As per the source, writer- director Milind Zumbar Kavde‘s latest film ‘Takatak’ also setting a new record by crossing Rs. 3 Crore collection in first three days . The so called first ever sex comedy in Marathi seems to have received a good response in Maharashtra from the audience including youngsters.
According to the makers, the highlight of this film is its content which has a lot of mischief and fun, well suited to the youth. Also the chemistry between the lead pair of Prathamesh Parab and Ritika Shrotri has been liked by the audience.The new pair of Abhijeet Aamkar and Pranali Bhalerao has also impressed the with their performances. Supporting actors like Bharat Ganeshpure, Pradeep Patwardhan and Ananda Karekar have also rendered good performances in the film which has helped this film to attain new heights.
Sameer Dixit and Hrishikesh Bhirangi of Pickle Entertainment and Purple Bull Entertainment who handled the task of distribution of the film, successfully managed to get over 450 screens with over 6000 shows. Distributor Sameer Dixit says, “Like in Hindi Cinema where different territories are sold, for the first time in Marathi Cinema, the territory of Nizam (Marathawada) has been sold for ‘Takatak’ even before the release of the film.”
Finally, the curtain raised to reveal Sanjay Narvekar as Anna
For the past several days there was a buzz on social networking sites about the news ‘Anna is coming’. So, obviously, it created a lot of curiosity among Marathi film lovers, as to who this Anna is ? And, who is playing this character of Anna and in which film? Finally, the curtain has been raised to reveal actor Sanjay Narvekar as Anna. Sanjay will be returning with his character of Anna, in the second part of the film ‘Ye Re Ye Re Paisa’, which is all set to release on 9th August 2019.
Produced by Amey Khopkar Entertainment, Purple Blue Entertainment, Trans FX Studios, ‘Ye Re Ye Re Paisa-2′ is being directed by actor turned director Hemant Dhome. In the new poster unveiled Sanjay Narvekar who plays the central character of Anna has been shown returning to India with a big suitcase on which it is written ‘Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui hain’. It is very clear that with his presence Sanjay will once again make this film more entertaining.
Poorvi Bhave offers ‘Bhaj Ganapati Song’ in her Antarnaad series
Dancer turned actress Poorvi Bhave is known for her creative dancing skills, ever since she learned Bharat Natyam since her child hood days. Recently, Poorvi launched her new album in Antarnaad series, which contains ‘Bhaj Ganapati’ song in Bharat Natyam style. The song has been composed by Poorvi’s mother and renowned classical singer Varsha Bhave. Poorvi always felt that her new series should begin with a Ganapati song on Bharat Natyam style. She has assured that the next songs in this series will also offer variety.
‘Bhaj Ganapati’ song has been picturised at Gundeshwar temple in Sinnar. Speaking about her experience during picturisation of this song, Poorvi Bhave says, “ This song was shot during the month of May, when the temperature was maximum. The flooring around the temple area used to become so hot that it was not possible to walk barefoot on it. Moreover , the flooring was also uneven and we had limited time allowed for this shoot. So, dancing on this floor was more challenging, but I had to accept this challenge. Most of the shots were taken in one take. But, the result has been more than satisfying, with good response received on youtube.”
Did you recognise the celebrity in this photo?
During the earlier days of stage plays and feature films, male artistes used to perform female characters, as there were very less females coming forward in the acting profession. But now, time has changed. Female actresses have taken the challenge to perform male characters. This happened on the sets of director Naresh Bidkar‘s forthcoming Marathi film ‘Once More’. Actually, they were looking for a female to perform the character of a male and unanimously everybody on the sets decided only on one name, which was Rohini Hattangadi.
In this film Rohini Hattangadi plays the role of grandfather , the photograph of this character is seen in this picture. It wasn’t an easy task to perform this character. So, you can imagine how much of hard work must have been there to play this role. When director Bidkar was looking for an artiste to play the double role of male and female simultaneously, he approached Rohini Hattangadi and she accepted this offer, as she found it challenging. Bollywood make up artistes Ramesh and Kamalesh have done prosthetic make up for Rohiniji and this process used to take five hours before the shoot and removal of make up 2 hours after the shoot. So, get ready to watch Rohini Hattangadi in this unusual role on 1st August 2019, when the film will be released all over Maharashtra.
Actress Smita Tambe turns glamorous for photo shoot
Popular Marathi film actress Smita Tambe , known for her award winning performances and roles in off beat Marathi films, for the first time took part in a glamorous photo shoot and this turned out to be a big news. Speaking on this occasion, Smita said, “For the past 10-15 years I haven’t taken part in such kind of photo shoot. Whatever photo shoots I have done so far, were related to my roles for posters of my films released so far. Therefore, my glamorous photos had never appeared before by fans.”
Incidentally, this year 2019 there are many new happenings in her personal and professional life. When asked about this, she said, “Yes, at the beginning of this year, I got married and thereafter I saw many new happenings in my life. I made a comeback on Marathi stage through professional play ‘Idiots.’ Then, turned a producer through a film ‘Sawat’ followed by my entry into digital world. Now, my three web series are due for release one after the other. There are new projects in Marathi and Bollywood, announcement of which will be made soon.”
“Acting is the art of creating an illusion” – Vikram Gokhale
As part of their Acting Workshop, Vikram Gokhale Acting Academy had recently organised a discussion cum debate at the Shree Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch Pune, where dignitaries like Vikram Gokhale, Varsha Usgaonkar, Girish Pardeshi, Meghrajraje Bhosale and Rajaram Kore of Zoom Films were present. The programme began with lighting of the lamp.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vikram Gokhale said, “Acting is the art of creating an illusion. Acting Performance of the actor should be such that it should look very realistic. While performing in plays like ‘Nakalat Saare Ghadale’ and ‘Barister’, it was a big challenge for me. Whether it is a play or a film, total involvement into the character is very important.” Then giving some tips to newcomers, he added, “While entering this filed, it is very necessary to possess self confidence. At the same time one should have ability to observe & learn small things in this process.”
Varsha Usgaonkar and Girish Pardeshi also offered guidance to the participants, through their respective speeches. The programme received a very good response from newcomers coming from Pune and surrounding areas. Milind Shintre anchored the programme.