Kishore Kadam to play comedy role in forthcoming film ‘Wagherya’
Known for his extraordinary performances in serious roles in many awards winning Marathi films in the past, Kishore Kadam has also established himself as a superb character actor with lots of potentials through many Hindi films. But, no Marathi filmmaker has tried him in a comedy role to exploit his full potential. However, in forthcoming Marathi film, ‘Wagherya’ will present him in a comedy role that too in the rurally based subject. Generally noticed as a poor laborer wearing dhoti and baniyan, this time Kishore Kadam will be seen in a safari suit.
Speaking about this role, Kishore Kadam says, “This is a different type of film and after a long time a comedy subject is being presented through this film. I really enjoyed working with all renowned artists , many of whom are my old friends.” Written and directed by Sameer Asha Patil, the film also stars Bharat Ganeshpure, Hrishikesh Joshi, Suhas Palshikar, Kishore Chougule, Leena Bhagwat & Chhaya Kadam. On 18th May this film will be arriving at cinema halls to entertain the audience during this summer vacation.
Songs from the film ‘Dry Day’ are receiving good response
Songs of Marathi films have always turned out to be a successful formula in making the film hit. But, for that you need good meaningful lyrics and good music. Some of the old Marathi poems penned by well known poets are still on the lips of Marathi language lovers. And one of them is the poem ‘Gori Gori Paan, Phulasarkhi Chhaan...’. There were many albums of children’s music, where this song finds its place.
Now, in the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Dry Day‘ you will find the remix of this song among the other songs composed by music director Ashwin Srinivasan. Besides this song another song which is romantic song ‘Ashi kasha..‘ is also popularising among the listeners on radio and social networking sites, especially the young generation. ‘Dry Day‘ is getting ready for release all over Maharashtra in July 2018. The film stars Rutwik Kendre , Monalisa Bagal in the lead along with other artistes like Kailash Waghmare, Yogesh Madhav Sohani, Parth Ghadge, Chinmay Kambli, Aayli Ghie, Sanika Mutalik, Arun Nalawade, Jayaram Nair.
Phantom Films ventures into Marathi with ‘Youngraad’
Phantom Films combining with FutureWorks Media and Vitthal Patil Productions are all set to release their Marathi film, ‘Youngraad‘, on 6th July 2018 across Maharashtra. The film is directed by Makarand Mane and stars four young actors Chaitanya Deore, Saurabh Padvi, Shiv Wagh & Jeevan Karalkar in the lead roles. Actually, ‘Youngraad‘ is a slang used to define vagabond boys in Nasik, Known as the Dakshin Kashi (Southern Banaras) of India.
‘Youngraad‘ is a tale of four adolescent boys, which showcases the importance of friendship, innocence, love, family and values in those vulnerable years. According to producer Vitthal Patil , “This film aims to inspire the audience to reflect on their own life choices and that of others.”
Incidentally, with this film, Phantom Films have ventured into the production of Marathi films. Phantom Films is India’s first ‘Directors Company’. The company was formed by four young creative minds of the country, namely Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena. Phantom Films have a distinct focus on fostering creative energies to create enduring and entertaining content.
The star cast of ‘Youngraad‘ comprises of Chaitanya Deore, Saurabh Padvi, Shiv Wagh, Shireen Patil, Monika Chaudhari, Shashank Shende, Jeevan Karalkar, Vitthal Patil, Shantanu Gangane, Savita Prabbhune & Sharad Kelkar. The story orf this film has been penned by Makarand Mane, who is also the screenplay writer along with Shashank Shende and Aziz Madari.
‘लक्ष्मी सदैव मंगलम्’ १४ मेपासून कलर्स मराठीवर
पहिल्याच मालिकेमधून अवघ्या महाराष्ट्राचे मनं जिंकलेली सुरभी हांडे मालिकेमध्ये आरवीची भूमिका साकारणार आहे. तर ओमप्रकाश शिंदे मल्हार आणि निवोदित समृद्धी केळकर ही लक्ष्मीच्या भूमिकेत दिसणार आहेत. आपल्या नव्या मालिकेबद्दल बोलताना राकेश सारंग म्हणाले, “‘लक्ष्मी सदैव मंगलम्’ ही मालिका शहर आणि गावं ह्यांचातला दुरावा कमी करणारी मालिका आहे. शहरातल्या धुसमळत्या प्रेमाला अस्सल ग्रामीण प्रेमाने रंगवणाऱ्या या मालिकेमध्ये आम्ही अतिशय निरागस आणि अवखळ अशा लक्ष्मीचा प्रवास दाखवणार आहोत“.
मालिकेबद्दल तसेच भूमिकेविषयी बोलताना सुरभी हांडे म्हणाली, “मी या मालिकेमध्ये आरवी नावाची भूमिका साकारणार आहे जी डॉक्टर आहे. कलर्स मराठीवरील या मालिकेद्वारे मी रसिक प्रेक्षकांना एका नव्या भुमिकेमध्ये भेटायला येणार आहे, जे माझ्यासाठी एक प्रकारचं आव्हानचं आहे. “.
पुढे बोलताना ओमप्रकाश म्हणाला, “मी मालिकेमध्ये मल्हार नावाची भूमिका साकारणार असून मी आधी साकारलेल्या भूमिकेहून ही खूपच वेगळी आहे. मल्हार कोल्हापूर मधील असून त्याच्यासाठी त्याचे कुटुंब आणि आरवी जिच्यावर तो प्रेम करतो हे सर्वकाही आहे. मल्हार अत्यंत प्रेमळ, संवेदनशील, भावूक, मनमिळाऊ असा मुलगा आहे. ज्याप्रमाणे ही मालिका करताना आम्ही सगळे जण आनंद घेतो आहे त्याचप्रमाणे तुम्हाला देखील ही मालिका बघताना मजा येईल याची मला खात्री आहे. मी खूपच उत्सुक आहे आणि आतुरतेने १४ मेची वाट बघतो आहे“.
“Thrill is an insuperable component of cinema” – Film maker Shibu Sable
We are all aware of the journey of Sable family from “Maharashtrachi Lokdhara” till date, which has kept the interest of the audiences still alive. Now, as a representative of the third generation of Sable family Shivdarshan alias Shibu Sable wants to keep the tradition alive, with his latest film ‘Lagi Toh Chhagi‘, as far as the music is concerned. Shibu’s father Devdutta Sable ( Son of legend late Shahir Sable) has composed the music for the film with music director Anurag Godbole. A song written and composed like the one written and composed 40 years ago. Shivdarshan and his Brother Hansraj have written the subject.
As a film maker, Shibu Sable had made his debut through action filled film ‘Canvas‘ and now through this film he will be offering a comedy suspense thriller. The subject revolves around a young man, played by Abhijeet Satam, who is trouble ridden in today’s society. The film also stars Nikita Giridhar, Ravinder Singh Bakshi, Milind Ukey, Yogesh Soman, Asit Reddiz, Shaila Kanekar, Raju Bavdekar, Sagar Atlekar, Mahesh Subhedar, Akshay Bhosle, and Surendar Pal.
As a film maker, Shibu has always been fascinated by screenplays which stray from the beaten track. Speaking about this film at a press meet yesterday , he said, “‘Lagi Toh Chhagi‘ is also a step in that direction as it is a comedy suspense thriller. Thrill is an insuperable component of cinema and whatever be the genre of cinema, it is inevitable that the screenplay should have thrill. I am sure that the story will be able to keep the audience hooked to the edge of their seats till the end”.
Ashwini Bhave celebrates her birthday with her family members in USA
Many celebrities from Bollywood and Marathi film industry are known for celebrating their birthdays with their well wishers and friends either on the sets of their films or by throwing a party in a hotel for their well wishers and friends. Some prefer to celebrate privately in their houses in presence of their near and dear ones. And, actress Ashwini Bhave is one of them. Even before moving to USA, after her marriage, Ashwini Bhave always used to celebrate her birthday at home.
This year too Ashwini Bhave celebrated her birthday at her home in San Francisco USA with her family members. Every year, her daughter prepares the cake for her birthday and this year too it came as a gift from her daughter. Ashwini’s relatives also live nearby and they also join her birthday, which is celebrated in her house. There is one more gift that comes from her husband and that is special dinner outing with Ashwini. “This is what makes me happy,” says Ashwini Bhave. But, recalling her childhood birthdays, she says, “Every year on my birthday, there used to be mango juice as special menu, which I never used to like.”
Milind Ukey’s ‘Sobat’ to release on 25th May
Milind Ukey who earlier directed Hindi films like ‘Pathshala‘, ‘Humne Jeena Sikh Liya‘, ‘Dehradoon Diary‘ and ‘Hanuman‘ has now directed a Marathi film ‘Sobat‘, which is now ready for release all over Maharashtra on 25th May 2018. It may be recalled that through his Hindi film ‘Humne Jeena Sikh Liya‘, he had introduced Marathi artistes Siddharth Chandekar & Mrunmayee Deshpande , while they were teenagers. Produced by Kashmira Films and presented by Gurunath Mithbaokar , this new film ‘Sobat‘ presents a love story of a two collegians Karan and Gauri.
When Karan faces opposition from Gauri’s home, he marries Gauri. But, after that Karan faces big trouble. How, Karan and Gauri face this situation, is what the story is of this film is all about. Through his previous films, director Milind Ukey has handled different subjects very effectively. Therefore, there are big expectations from this film too. The film ‘Sobat‘ presents a fresh pair in the form of Himanshu Visale and Monalisa Bagal along with other important artistes like Ruchira Jadhav, Girish Pardeshi, Smita Gondkar, Nagesh Bhosale, Pradeep Velankar, Vijay Gokhale, Manoj Takne, Abhilasha Patil, Ashwin Patil & Kaustabh Joshi .
‘Redu’ does double dhamaka
Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Redu‘ has been in the news for the past few months before its official release. And the reason being that this film has been inviting all the attention at the various international film festivals. Just few days a go on the Maharashtra day, this film did a double dhamaka. Besides winning the prestigious state award for the best film, it also won the best film award at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film festival at Delhi.
Actually, ‘Redu‘ had received nine nominations in different categories in the state awards and went on to win six out of nine individual awards. The film had already won one declared award for Shrikant Desai for best make up. So, besides best film award, the film’s director Sagar Vanjari won the best direction award. The other awards for this film were bagged by Shashank Shende- best actor, best music – Narayan Gavande, best screenplay- Sanjay Navagire and best singer- Ajay Gogavale. The film will be released in theatres on 18th May 2018.
First look Poster of Marathi film ‘Ipitar’ launched
Now days more and more Marathi films are set on the backdrop of rural Maharashtra, with usage of local language style of that particular rural area. Even otherwise, Marathi films are based more on good scripts and simple characters from village and their dialect. The title of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ipitar‘ clearly indicates the same. Produced by Kiran berad & Nitin Kolhapure and presented by Dr.Sonali Patil and Dr.Sandeep Satyadeo Roy, this film is directed by Datta Tarde.
The film ‘Ipitar‘ presents the story of three shrewd youngsters from a village in a humorous way, besides passing a social message. The film ‘Ipitar‘ stars Bharat Ganeshpure, Milind Shinde, Prakash Dhotre, Jayesh Chavan, Vijay Gite, Ganesh Khade, Nikita Sukhdev, and Vrunda Bal in lead roles. Recently, the first look poster of ‘Ipitar‘ film was launched. And, the film is all set to release on 8th June 2018 all over Maharashtra.
राजा चित्रपटातून उलगडणार प्रेमातील नवे पैलू
‘राजा‘ या आगामी मराठी सिनेमाच्या निमित्ताने आजवर समोर न आलेले प्रेमातील नवे पैलू आपल्यासमोर येणार आहेत. दिग्दर्शक शशिकांत देशपांडे यांनी त्रिकोणी प्रेमकथेच्या माध्यमातून ‘राजा‘ या सिनेमाची कथा सादर केली आहे.
निर्माते प्रवीण काकड यांनी ‘सत्यसाई मल्टिमिडीया प्रा. लि.‘ या संस्थेअंतर्गत ‘राजा‘ चित्रपटाची निर्मिती केली असून दिग्दर्शनासोबतच सिनेमाच्या लेखनाची जबाबदारीही शशिकांत देशपांडे यांनी सांभाळली आहे. ‘राजा‘ या सिनेमाची कथा एका पॅाप सिंगरच्या जीवनावर आधारित आहे. नैसर्गिक आवाजाची सुरेल देणगी लाभलेल्या एका शेतकऱ्याच्या मुलाचा पॉप सिंगर बनण्याचा प्रवास या सिनेमात आहे. देशपांडे यांनी त्रिकोणी प्रेमकथेच्या माध्यमातून राजा’ ची कथा सादर केली आहे. राजाच्या जीवनात येणाऱ्या दोन्ही नायिका त्याला त्याच्या प्रवासात यथोचित साथ देतात.
नवोदित अभिनेता सौरदीप कुमार , स्वरदा जोशी आणि निशिता पुरंदरे याखेरीज शरद पोंक्षे, जयवंत वाडकर, राजेश भोसले, सुरेखा कुडची, विनीत बोंडे, मिलिंद इनामदार, पौरस आदी कलाकारांच्याही या सिनेमात भूमिका आहेत.