‘MPM-3′ earns 5 Crores in 3 days
It seems that Marathi film industry is witnessing ‘Achhe Din‘ at present. Though the year 2018 is coming to an end, the past month saw good progress made by Marathi films at the ticket windows of the cinema halls. Best example was that of ‘Aani kashinath Ghanekar‘ which witnessed houseful shows during the first week, thus posing a good competition for Hindi films released during that period. Later, we also saw success achieved by ‘Mulshi Pattern‘. And now, there is news that ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai -3‘(MPM-3) has earned 5 Crores in just first three days.
One thing is sure that if there are popular stars in the film which is supported by good story presentation, the film is sure to become a hit. Extremely happy with the overwhelming response from the audience to his film, director Satish Rajwade has thanked the Marathi film viewers. “Our films are considered to be better than Hindi films, when people look for better script. Now, it’s high time that all the Marathi film makers should unite together and see to it that next year the release dates of their films don’t clash with each other.”
“प्रेमवारी” चित्रपटाचे पोस्टर लाँच
‘प्रेम‘ या शब्दाचा प्रत्येक जण आपल्या सोयीने अर्थ काढत असतो. प्रेमाची व्याख्या, प्रेमाची रूपे देखील सर्वासाठी वेगळी असतात. काहीशा ह्याच संकल्पनेवर आधारित ‘प्रेमवारी‘ हा चित्रपट लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येत आहे. नुकतेच या चित्रपटाच्या पोस्टरचे शिर्डी येथे साईबाबाच्या चरणी अनावरण करण्यात आले. हे पोस्टर पाहून हा नक्कीच एक रोमँटिक सिनेमा वाटत आहे. या पोस्टर वर सिनेमातील मुख्य कलाकार चिन्मय उदगीरकर आणि मयुरी कापडणे दिसत आहे. व्हॅलेंटाइन डे च्या आठवड्यात म्हणजेच ८ फेब्रुवारी ला हा सिनेमा रिलीज होणार आहे. रोमँटिक सिनेमा आणि व्हॅलेंटाइन डे चा आठवडा हा एक चांगला योगायोग जुळून आला आहे. या चित्रपटातून मयुरीच्या रूपाने मराठी सिनेसृष्टीत एक नवीन चेहरा येत आहे. साईममित प्रोडक्शन निर्मित ‘प्रेमवारी’ या आगामी सिनेमाद्वारे प्रेमाची नवी परिभाषा लोकांसमोर येणार आहे, या सिनेमाला मराठी चित्रपटसृष्टीतला प्रसिद्ध संगीतदिग्दर्शक अमितराज याने संगीत दिले.
या सुंदर चित्रपटाचे लेखन,निर्मिती आणि दिग्दर्शन राजेंद्र कचरू गायकवाड यांनी केले असून, प्रस्तुतकर्त्याची धुरादेखील त्यांनीच सांभाळली आहे.
New Marathi plays are offering quality entertainment
Unlike Marathi films, which need a very good script and music to satisfy the film lovers, our Marathi plays are well accepted by drama lovers not only in major cities of Maharashtra, but also at places like UK and USA. Many a times, we often find the tour dates announced by the Drama production house, to indicate that there will be no shows of the play during that period.
One such play ‘Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta‘ starring Prashant Damle and Kavid Medhekar and written-directed by Adwait Dadarkar has already announced that they have booking for 19 March 2019 in Manchester, UK. This play which was launched with inaugural show last month has celebrated silver jubilee show and is drawing houseful crowds. One thing is sure that if there are popular artistes and a good subject with nice presentation in a particular play, it receives an overwhelming response everywhere.
There are other plays like ‘Aamchya Hicha Prakaran‘ starring Nikhil Ratnaoparakhi, Bhargavi Chirmule, Nandita Patkar directed by Sachin Goswami and ‘Tila kahi Sangaychay‘ starring Tejashree Pradhan and Astad kale with the direction of Hemant Edalabadkar are also receiving good response from the Marathi drama lovers. There is one more comedy play ‘9 Koti 57 lakh‘ which is also inviting the attention of drama lovers. This play also stars popular artistes like Rajan Bhise, Sulekha Talwalkar, Anand Ingale and others. This play is directed by Vijay kenkre. In short, all these new Marathi plays are offering quality entertainment .
Marathi actor Rohit Kokate is also inviting attention in ‘Date with Saie’
So far, we had only heard about Sai Tamhankar playing title role in the Marathi web series ‘Date with Saie’ released on Zee 5. But, now there is a lot of talk about her co star Rohit Kokate, who according to Sai herself has given a wonderful performance. Recently, Sai appreciated her co star’s performance, stating that he has performed so well that anyone would be scared of the character he has played in this film.
It may be recalled that Rohit Kotake is not new to acting field. He was earlier seen in films like ‘Kaul-A calling’ released two years ago and ‘Bogda’ which was released this year. Now, in this web series, his performance is not only appreciated by Sai and other artistes but also the viewers, who are watching him. The theme of this series shows how dangerous could be a particular fan’s love and admiration for his favourite artiste. And Rohit is playing that dangerous fan in this film.
Vaidehi Parshurami is inviting all the attention
After the release of the film ‘Aani Kashinath Ghanekar‘ Marathi film lovers talked about the fine performance of Subodh Bhave. But, at the same time they appreciated one more artistes from this film and she is Vaidehi Parshurami. Vaidehi invited all the attention of the audience in all those scenes she was offered in this film. Her character of young kanchan in this film has certainly helped her to draw big fan following. If this was not enough, we now find her in a prominent role in the trailer of Rohit Shetty’s much talked about Bollywood film ‘Simba‘ which is all set to release by end of this month.
This is certainly a big achievement for the young charming talented actress. It may be recalled that Vaidehi made her debut in Marathi films through Mahesh Kothare’s film ‘Ved Lavi Jeeva‘ opposite Adinath Kothare and thereafter we saw her in films like ‘Kokanastha‘ and ‘Vrundavan‘. Not many are aware that Vaidehi has already made her debut in Bollywood and that too in Amitabh Bachchan starrer film ‘Wazir‘ playing an important character. And now, her fans are eager to watch her ‘Simba‘. Wishing her all the best.
Marathi actress Bhagyashree Mote steps into Bollywood
Marathi actress Bhagyashree Mote who made her debut through Big banner Marathi film ‘Kaay Re Rascala‘ is the most busy actress today. This year her two Marathi films ‘Patil‘ and ‘Majhya Baikocha Priyakar‘ were released and now ‘Vitthal‘ is also getting ready for release by end of this month. But, the big news is that Bhagyashree is all set to make her debut in Bollywood through Traingle productions film which is directed by Hardik Gajjar.
Having performed in Hindi and Marathi serials, Bhagyashree has already become popular among home viewers. In Marathi she has performed in ‘Devyani‘ and ‘Pre Hey’, while in Hindi she was seen in big serials like ‘Devon Ke Dev Mahadev’, ‘Siya Ke Ram’ & ‘Jodha Akbar‘. No wonder, she has a big fan following. Now, her fans are waiting eagerly to see her in her debut Bollywood film.
Saiyami Kher took lessons of rural language from Siddharth Jadhav
Saiyami Kher who made her grand debut in Bollywood with the lead role in the film ‘Marziyaan‘ is now also making her debut in Marathi with the lead role opposite Riteish Deshmukh in the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Mauli‘. Trailer of this film is out now and Saiyami invites all the attention. But, not many are aware about the efforts taken by Saiyami to play this role.
Saiyami who is Maharashtrian can speak Marathi well, but in this film she had to speak rural Marathi language. Therefore, she worked hard to learn the particular dialect suited for her character. Siddharth Jadhav who is also playing an important role in this film, came to her help and Saiyami took lessons from him, whenever she found time on the sets, to get that perfect dialect. And this can be noticed in the film’s trailer. Like her grand debut in Hindi, saiyami wants to ensure that her entry into Marathi should also be in a grand way and we wish her all the best.
Suyog and Mitali to star in ‘Aamhi Befikir’
Marathi films have introduced many new lead pairs during the past and many such pairs have proved to be successful in making a hit film. Now, ‘Shentimental‘ fame Suyog Gorhe and ‘Urfi‘ fame Mitali Mayekar will star together in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Aamhi Befikir‘ which is due for release soon. Both Suyog and Mitali have also worked on television and have good acting experience. So, it remains to be seen how their chemistry works for this film which is targeted at youngsters.
Produced by Nagesh Mishra, Antariksha Choudhari, Kavishwar Marathe and Rohit Chavan this film is directed by Kavishwar Marathe. The theme of this film is based on how a person loses lot many things in an attempt to gain something more. But, with this experience is able to fulfill his dream. Clearly indicated through the film’s title this film has lot to communicate with the youngsters and their ultimate goals. The makers of this film are sure that this new pair would impress the Marathi film lovers.
Premiere show of ‘Piano For Sale’ held in presence of celebrities
Presented by Chaitanya Girish Akolkar, produced by Digital Detox and Written & Directed by Aashish Kulkarni, the premiere of new Marathi play ‘Piano For Sale’ starring Kishori Shahane Vij and Varsha Usgaonkar was held recently at Shivaji Mandir Dadar in presence of special invitees. Amongst the celebrities who attended the show were, Usha Mangeshkar,Meena Khadikar,Shivaji Satam, Kiran Shantaram, Anup Jalota,Deepak Balraj Vij, Gashmeer Mahajani & Anuradha Rajadhyaksha.
The play had raised a lot of curiosity, as two prominent veteran actresses of Marathi and Hindi cinema and television have come together for the first time in a Marathi play. And therefore the presence of celebrities was expected for the inaugural premiere show, besides good response from the audience. This play is based on original English play with the same title, written by Meher Pestonji. Ashish Kulkarni has taken the efforts to present this Marathi version.
Swapnil Joshi & Mukta Barve dance on the tunes of ‘Pinjra’ song in ‘MPM-3′
The famous song ‘Aali Thumkat, Naar Lachakat..’ from the film ‘Pinjra‘ had become very popular during the year 1972, when this film was released. Even today, lyrics of this song and the dance is appreciated by music lovers. No wonder, Director Satish Rajwade has used this song to picturise a dance sequence on the lead pair of his film ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai-3‘.
And according to him both Swapnil Joshi and Mukta Barve really enjoyed dancing on the tunes of this song from the film ‘Pinjra’. Recently, this song was officially released at Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile Parle, on the beats of traditional Dhol-tasha and in the presence of artistes of this film Swapnil Joshi, Mukta Barve, Rohini Hattangadi, Savita Prabhune, Mangal kenkre, Vijay kenkre and director Satish Rajwade. The film is all set to release on 7th December 2018 all over Maharashtra.