Sri Sri Ravi Shankar watches Marathi film ‘Mantra’ and appreciates it
Renowned spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is an authority , when someone talks today about spirituality. Recently, makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Mantra‘ showed their film to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar arranging a special show for him and his disciples in Bangalore. And the spiritual Guru saw this film from start to finish, which itself was a big compliment for the makers of this film, as never before the Guru had watched a film in one sitting. In the past he found time to see few Hindi films in parts. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar not only praised the film but also applauded the music director Vishwajeet Joshi for his music in this film.
The show was a sort of ‘Customer Acceptance Testing’, the practice adopted in IT sector. Since the makers of this film belong to IT industry, they thought of using this method. ‘Mantra‘ was also shown in Goa Film Bazar and Pune Film festival, where it received appreciation from the audience. The film has also been shown to Madhur Bhandarkar, Sharman Joshi and Rajdutt. Now, ready for release on 13th April 2018, this film stars Manoj Joshi, Deepti Devi, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Sunil Abhyankar, Dhiresh Joshi, Rajesh Katkar, Saurabh Gogate, Shubhankar Ekbote, Sujay Jadhav, Vrushali Katkar & Anuradha Marathe in lead roles.
Santosh Manjrekar is back with ‘Bedhadak’
The renowned film director Santosh Manjrekar who directed a super hit Marathi film ‘Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy’ and another action film ‘Surajya‘ is now back with his next film ‘Bedhadak’, which is now set for release on 1st June 2018. The title poster of this film was first released in January 2018 and recently the teaser poster of this film showing a strong arm with boxing gloves, which reminds us of Bollywood’s Sunny Deol’s famous dialogue. The tagline of the film ‘Samanya Swapnancha Asamanya Pathlag’ is also seen on this teaser poster.
This film is produced by Mandar Govind Tawre under the banner of Raahi Films and presents a new face in the form of a Boxer played by Girish Taawre. The film promises action-filled entertainment during the end of summer vacation and also stars Ashok Samarth, Ganesh Yadav, Sushrut Mankani, Anant Jog, Namrata Gaikwad, Sneha Raikar & Poonam Phanse. Suresh Deshmane is the cinematographer of this film.
Big opportunity for actor Suvrat Joshi in ‘Shikari’
Popular Marathi TV serial ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’ brought into light a talented actor Suvrat Joshi along with few others, who were part of this serial. Today, we find him in the role of TV anchor in another popular Dance Reality show Dance Maharashtra Dance. And now, he is all set to grab the attention of Marathi film lovers, as he has found a big opportunity to prove his mettle on big screen in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Shikari’. Fortunately for him, this film is presented by Mahesh Waman Manjrekar and directed by renowned film director Viju Mane and is all set to release on 20th April 2018 all over Maharashtra.
Suvrat plays lead role in this film opposite actress Neha Khan, who makes her debut in Marathi. Mrunmayee Deshpande also plays another lead role in this film, in the company of other versatile artistes like Kashmira Shah, Prasad Oak, Siddharth Jadhav, Bhalchandra kadam, Vaibhav Mangale, Bharat Ganeshpure. Recently in a press conference in Mumbai , details of this film were disclosed to the media. Suvrat who has studied his acting from NSD was the centre of attraction during this function, which was also attended by all the artistes along with producer Vijay Patil of Aryan Global Entertainment . According to makers of this film, this film will be a tribute to late film maker dada Kondke, as it presents a comedy with a message.
प्रेमाची ‘रॉमकॉम’ गोष्ट लवकरच येणार पडद्यावर
वेगळ्या पद्धतीनं प्रेमाचा शोध घेणारा, ड्रीम लाँचर एंटरटेन्मेंट निर्मित आणि गोरख जोगदंडे दिग्दर्शित ‘रॉमकॉम’ हा आगामी चित्रपट लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येत आहे. नुकताच मुंबईत या चित्रपटाचा मुहूर्त दिमाखात करण्यात आला.
‘रॉमकॉम’ या चित्रपटात राहुल आणि सुमन यांची प्रेमकहाणी पहायला मिळणार आहे. चित्रपटांसाठी वेडा असलेला राहुल आणि सुसंस्कृत घरातली सुमन यांच्यातलं प्रेम यशस्वी होतं का, सुमनला मिळवण्यासाठी राहुलला काय काय करावं लागत हे मनोरंजक आणि धमाल पद्धतीनं या चित्रपटात पहायला मिळणार आहे.
चित्रपटाचे छायाचित्रण अनिकेत करंजकर ह्यांनी केले असून साजन पटेल ह्यांनी संगीत दिग्दर्शन केले आहे . ‘रॉमकॉम’ ह्या चित्रपटात किशोर कदम, छाया कदम, अशोक शिंदे, स्वाती पानसरे, मिलिंद गवळी, मृदुला वैभव ह्यां कलाकारांनी काम केले आहे. युवा अभिनेता सारंग दोशी आणि मधुरा वैद्य ही जोडी या चित्रपटाद्वारे पदार्पण करते आहे.
मराठी चित्रपट ‘शिकारी’ 20 एप्रिल पासून प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस
‘शिकारी‘ हा चित्रपट महेश मांजरेकर यांनी प्रस्तुत केला असून आर्यन ग्लोबल एंटरटेन्मेंटचे विजय पाटील यांनी या चित्रपटाची निर्मिती केली आहे. आनंद वैद्यनाथन हे या चित्रपटाचे सहनिर्माते आहेत. मराठी मलिका ‘दिल दोस्ती दुनियादारी‘ने घराघरात पोहोचलेला आणि स्वतःचे असे वेगळे स्थान अभिनयाच्या क्षेत्रात निर्माण केलेला सुव्रत जोशी आणि नेहा खान या चित्रपटात प्रमुख भूमिकेत आहेत. नेहा खान या चित्रपटातून चित्रपटसृष्टीतील आपले पदार्पण करत आहे. त्यांच्याबरोबर कश्मीरा शाह, मृण्मयी देशपांडे, भालचंद्र कदम, वैभव मांगले, प्रसाद ओक, सिद्धार्थ जाधव, भारत गणेशपुरे, संदेश उपश्याम, जीवन कराळकर आणि दुर्गेश बडवे यांच्याही महत्वाच्या भूमिका यात आहे.
अजित परब, समीर म्हात्रे, शैलेंद्र बर्वे आणि चिनार महेश यांचे संगीत ‘शिकारी‘ या चित्रपटाला लाभले आहे. श्रीरंग गोडबोले, गुरु ठाकूर, अखिल जोशी, जितेंद्र जोशी आणि कुमार यांनी चित्रपटाची गाणी लिहिली आहेत. ‘शिकारी‘ चित्रपटात पाच गाणी असून ती अवधूत गुप्ते, उर्मिला धनगर, आनंदी जोशी, जुली जोगळेकर, दिव्या कुमार, अपेक्षा धांडेकर आणि रिंकी गिरी यांनी गायली आहेत.
Karan Johar to present Madhuri Dixit’s debut Marathi film ‘Bucket List’
We are all aware that Madhuri Dixit is making her debut in Marathi through the film ‘Bucket List‘. Now, another big news associated with this film is that Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions will be presenters of this film, which is set to release on 25th May 2018. Along with madhuri, the film also stars Sumeet Raghavan, Renuka Shahane, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Shubha Khote, Vandana Gupte, Ila Bhate, Pradeep Velankar & Milind Pathak in prominent roles.
Directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, the film is produced by Jamashp Bapna, Amit Parikh, Arun Rangachary, Vivek Rangachary, Aarti Subhedar & Ashok Subhedar. Speaking about his entry into Marathi film industry as a presenter, Karan Johar said that it was his privilege to present Madhuri’s film and that too in Marathi, which is her mother tongue. Incidentally, Madhuri Dixit will soon start shooting for Karan Johar’s next film, which is to be directed by Abhishek Verman.
‘Bandookya’ fame Rahul Chaudhari gets ready with ‘Iblis’
The Logo of a film indicates what the film is all about. Tesha Girlchild & Abhi Films Productions recently launched the logo of their forthcoming Marathi film ‘Iblis’ which is produced and directed by Rahul Manohar Choudhari. Rahul had earlier made a successful film ‘Bandookya‘, which was released last year. Therefore, there are big expectations from this film.
Actually, ‘Iblis’ is a Marathi word that means a person with street smart and a strategic mind. But, the logo of this film indicates that it is set on the backdrop of history class of 10th standard. Muhurat of this film had taken place on 25th October 2017. And now, the film is all set for release on 20th April 2018. Other details about this film are not yet disclosed.
Aniket Vishwasrao reveals the truth behind his film’s promotion on All Fools day
The news about actor Aniket Vishwasrao being cheated by a gang of three people had spread like wind among Marathi film lovers and it became the talk everywhere. Some sympathisers even called up Aniket to find out the details. However, on All Fools day, Aniket came live on his social networking page and disclosed the truth, stating that it was all a part of promotion of his forthcoming Marathi film ‘Maska’, to be released on 1st June 2018.
In the video, we saw Aniket stating the names of three people who cheated him in this film. Then we saw him introducing his co star in the film Prarthana Behere and also Priyadarshan Jadhav, who is making his debut as a director through this film. The film also stars Chinmay Mandlekar, Shashank Shende, Prashant Raorane and others. With this kind of promotion, our Marathi film artistes have found a new way of inviting the attention of film lovers and also creating a buzz about their film.
Unusual Promotion of Children’s film ‘Monkey Baat’ begins on Hanuman Jayanti
Now days we have been watching new ways of promotions adopted by the makers of Marathi films. And one such unusual promotion was held on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti by the makers of the forthcoming Marathi children’s film ‘Monkey Baat’. This scene was noticed at Bansidhar Hanuman Mandir on Pokhran Road, Thane. A monkey arrived in this temple and stood in front of the Hanuman idol with folded hands. Watching this, people started gathering in large number. The monkey then joined the people, when little children also folded their hands in front of this monkey. The monkey then started talking to them in their language.
After some time, going closer to the monkey they all found that it was a small boy in the get up of a monkey. Was this April fool on the eve of all Fools day ? The answer could be ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. But, it was a part of promotion of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Monkey Baat’ a children’s Marathi film written and directed by Viju Mane. The film will be released during summer vacation on 18th May 2018 all over Maharashtra. Renowned make up artiste of Bollywood films Mr. Vidyadhar Bhatte had specially created this make up for the boy, using silicon material, so that the boy had no problem in breathing. It took him 15 days to present the boy in this get up.
When Tejashree Pradhan’s Laptop went missing…..
Many times important things of lead artistes go missing during the shooting schedule of the film. But, sometimes the co-artistes try to fool such artistes by hiding their things, to watch their reaction. One such incidence took place with popular actress Tejashree Pradhan, during the shooting of her film ‘Asehi Ekada Vhave’. Tejashree was shooting in Pune. When she left her hotel for shooting, she remembered that she had forgotten her laptop in the room. So, she informed her co-star Umesh Kamat about it.
Umesh along with the Executive producer Ashutosh tried to fool Tejashree. So, they informed the hotel reception to keep the Laptop from Tejashree’s room with them. After returning to the hotel the entire unit members of the film started helping Tejashree to search her missing laptop. Finally, watching Tejashree’s saddened face, Umesh and director Sushrut brought the hidden laptop and presented to her, posing that they found it. And, this saw a big smile on her face.
‘Asehi Ekada Vhave’ stars Umesh and Tejashree in lead roles along with Sharvani Pilley, Dr.Nikhil Rajeshirke, Chirag Patil, Kavita Lad and Ajit Bhure. The film is now set for release on 6th April 2018.