लहानग्यांचा आयुष्याचा प्रवास उलगडणार ‘फिरकी’
स्पॅाटलाईट प्रोडक्शनच्या ‘फिरकी‘ या आगामी मराठी चित्रपटातून ‘पतंगा’ च्या चित्रचौकटीतून लहानग्याच्या भावविश्वाचा आणि त्याच्या आयुष्याचा प्रवास सुरेखरीत्या उलगडण्यात आला आहे. येत्या ९ मार्चला हा चित्रपट प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला येणार आहे. मौलिक देसाई यांनी या चित्रपटाची निर्मिती केली असून लेखन व दिग्दर्शन सुनिकेत गांधी यांचे आहे.
फिरकीच्या मदतीने पतंगाचा प्रवास कधी उंच भरारीचा तर कधी हेलकावण्याचा असतो. आयुष्याचे ही असेच असते. प्रत्येकालाच आयुष्यात काही ठोस असे ईप्सित साध्य करायचे असते त्यात अनेक अडथळे येतात, त्यावर मात करून पुढे जायचे असते. या चित्रपटातही हा संघर्ष आहे. ‘फिरकी‘ या चित्रपटात मध्यवर्ती भूमिकेत असलेल्या गोविंदला (पार्थ भालेराव) व त्यांच्या मित्रांना पतंग उडवण्याचा खूप नाद आहे.
अनेक राष्ट्रीय व आतरराष्ट्रीय महोत्सवांमध्ये गौरविण्यात आलेल्या ‘फिरकी‘ चित्रपटात पार्थ भालेराव, पुष्कर लोणारकर, अभिषेक भाराटे, अथर्व उपासनी, अथर्व शाळीग्राम या बालकलाकारांसोबत हृषिकेश जोशी, ज्योती सुभाष, अश्विनी गिरी, किशोर चौघुले या कलाकारांच्या चित्रपटात भूमिका आहेत. पटकथा व संवाद सुनिकेत गांधी, आदित्य अलंकार, विशाल काकडे यांनी लिहिले आहेत. छायांकन धवल गणबोटे तर संकलन नितेश राठोड यांचे आहे.
‘Koi Mil Gaya’ child artiste plays lead role in ‘Jaga Vegali Antyatra’
He is not new to films. As a child artiste, he has faced camera 15 years ago. That too along with Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan. He was part of Hrithik’s Super Six gang of children, along with Hansika Motwani and others. Yes, we are talking about Omkar Purohit. Now, a grown-up youngster Omkar is already into Marathi television and films. But, besides being an actor, Omkar has also studied different departments of film production, doing some courses and assisting experts in this field. He has also worked in PR department.
Today, Omkar is all set to make his appearance in one of the lead roles in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Jaga Vegali Antyatra’ which is scheduled for release on 23rd March 2018. Unlike his father who played Ranaji Trophy Cricket at the national level , Omkar who hails from Thane, developed his passion towards films and today, he seems to be confident about his acting career. In ‘Jaga Vegali Antyatra’ produced by Dr. Nitin Toshniwal and directed by Amol Lalande , Omkar plays the character of an unemployed Civil Engineer.
Speaking about his selection in this film, Omkar said that he was selected through the audition process, which was open to all. Omkar was all praise for the story of this film, which according to him is unique with interesting content. So, let’s wish him and his team all the best.
KK Menon to play lead role in Lokesh Gupte’s Marathi film ‘Ek Sangaychay – Unsaid Harmony’
Known for his memorable roles in many sensible Bollywood films, actor K.K.Menon has always been a great admirer of Marathi films with good scripts. And now, we understand that he will be playing the lead role in actor turned director Lokesh Gupte‘s Marathi film ‘Ek Sangaychay… Unsaid Harmony’. Official announcement to this effect was made recently when the title of this film was revealed. As an actor, Lokesh Gupte has already established himself in all the three departments of acting, i.e. stage, television, and films. And, now as a director, he is all set to begin his new innings.
Speaking about his film, Lokesh said that the subject of the film is based on the relationship between parents and their children and how the lifestyle changes have affected the emotional bonding with rising expectations from each other. Through this film, he will try to show the good and bad changes noticed in the current situation. Explaining as to why he opted for K.K.Menon, Lokesh said that for this important character, he was looking for the strong versatile actor , who could perfectly understand the situation and KK met all my requirements.
The shooting of this film will begin from 9th march and will get ready for release all over Maharashtra on 18th October 2018 to coincide with Dusshera festival.
Marathi Film ‘Shimga’ on the backdrop of popular Konkan Fest
Many films in the past were made on the backdrop of some popular Indian festival. There were films made on the backdrop of popular festivals in Maharashtra, including the Ganapati festival, Gokul Ashtami, Raksha bandhan and so on. The coastal belt of Maharashtra covering picturesque Konkan is also known for some traditional festivals and one of them is Shimga, which is celebrated with Holi festival. The palkhi during Shimga is the main attraction during this festival.
Shree Kelmai Bhawani Productions have produced their Marathi film ‘Shimga’ on the backdrop of this festival and the teaser poster of this film was released on the auspicious occasion of Holi Pournima. Dressed up in army uniform two actors namely Rajesh Shringarpure and Bhushan Pradhan are noticed in this teaser poster. Based on the Konkan culture, the film is written and directed by Nilesh Krishna. Music of this film is composed by Pankaj Padghan on the lyrics of Guru Thakur and Valay.
रेश्मा कारखानीस यांचा शब्दांचा सुरेल काव्य प्रवास
कविता ही फक्त आपल्या स्वत:पुरतीच असते तर कधी तिचा सामूहिक आविष्कार होत असतो. व्यवसायाने इव्हेंट मॅनेजर असलेल्या रेश्मा कारखानीस यांच्या मनातील अलवार भावनांना शब्दरूप लाभले आणि त्यातून साकार झाला ‘मी शून्य‘ या शब्दांचा सुरेल प्रवास.
साहित्याची कोणतीही पार्श्वभूमी नसणाऱ्या रेश्मा यांना कविता स्फुरायला लागल्या आणि त्यातून साकार झाला विविध कवितांचा अनुभव देणारा ‘मी शून्य’ हा कविता संग्रह. कवितेला सुरांची साथ मिळाली तर तिचे सौंदर्य आणखी झळाळून येते. रेश्मा यांना गायक केतन पटवर्धन यांची चांगली साथ लाभली असून कवितांची सुरेल मैफल साकारणारा हा प्रवास सहजसुंदर आणि आनंददायी झाला.
प्रत्येक गोष्टीचं असणं अथांग अश्या नसण्यात आहे. असणंच काढून घेतलं तर उरतं नसणं या नसण्याचा प्रवास म्हणजेच ‘मी शून्य‘. या काव्यसंग्रहाला मधु मंगेश कर्णिक व संगीतकार कौशल इमानदार यांची प्रस्तावना लाभली असून सुलेखनकार अच्युत पालव यांची सजावटीने या संग्रहाचे मुखपृष्ठ सजले आहे.
Renowned Music director Shridhar Phadke makes a comeback through ‘Panipat’
Shridhar Phadke, son of late music legend Sudhir Phadke is already an established music director, having composed music of Marathi films like ‘Lakshmichi Pavale’, ‘Putravati‘,’Vishwavinayak‘, ‘Gharabaher‘ & ‘Hridaysparshi‘ . In the recent past, he had stayed away from music, due to some personal reasons. But now, Shridhar Phadke who is also a very good singer, besides a reputed music director, is making a comeback as a music director through forthcoming Marathi film ‘Panipat‘, which is based on Maratha history during 1750 to 1761.
This period was considered to be the most important period in Maratha history, as in 1758 Marathas had ruled Delhi, showing their supremacy, but three years later, they had to fight the Panipat war in which they suffered defeat. DSet on the backdrop of Panipat war, producer Ajay Prabhakar Kambli is making this film , which will also be directed by him. Recently, two songs of this film have also been recorded in the voices of Bollywood singers Sukhvinder Singh & Richa Sharma. And, this will be another highlight of this film, which is being made under the banner of Shree Vyankateshwara Films.
Sachin & Swwapnil come together after 10 years to play father & Son
We are all aware that veteran evergreen actor Sachin Pilgaonkar and the present Marathi superstar Swwapnil Joshi share the most eternal bond. Sachin has always treated Swwapnil like his son and has openly expressed this at many events. Moreover, Sachin has always appreciated the work of Swwapnil. Swwapnil has also reciprocated too give Sachin the place of a father in his life and looked upto him as an idol.
In the past, this pair has given a hit film like ‘Amhi Satpute‘ in the year 2008, which was an adaptation of Bollywood blockbuster ‘Satte Pe Satta‘. In the movie Swwapnil Joshi had played younger brother of Sachin Pilgaonkar. But now, after a long gap of 10 years this duo will be seen together as father and son in reel life, the strong bond they actually share in real life. The story of this film is not yet revealed but according to the makers of this film, the audience can expect a big dhamaka from them, through an interesting plot. Hope it works well for both of them.
Tejashree Pradhan to play R.J. on big screen
We are all aware that as an actress Tejashree Pradhan had found a special place in the hearts of every housewife watching her popular serial in the past. Tejashree is now anchoring a musical programme on television. She has also done films. But, the kind of role she is playing in her next film ‘Asehi Ekada Vhave‘ , will surely invite the attention of all her admirers. Tejashree is playing a Radio Jockey ( R.J.) in this film, which is directed by Sushrut Bhagwat and is made under the banner of Jhelu Entertainment. The film is all set to release on 6th April 2018 all over Maharashtra.
It is understood that Tejashree Pradhan has worked very hard , considering this as a very challenging role for her. She had undergone training for one month to give a realistic look to her role. She even visited a radio station, to get the feel of her role. Speaking about her role, Tejashree said, ” I am always ready to take up challenge to be perfect in the role I play. I also keep in mind the expectations of my admirers and hence ready to work hard. Initially, while performing this role of R.J. it seemed difficult , as I had to pay my attention at three four different places at a time. But, soon I managed to do it and finally enjoyed playing this character.” Now, let us see, how her fans would accept her in this new role?
‘Email Female’ launched with muhurat
Now days Marathi film makers have been making films on new subjects and the topic of social media is one of them. Today, social media has become very popular among the young generation. Keeping this in mind SM Balaji Film production and producers Shailesh Kolte, Manish Patel and director Yogesh Jadhav will be presenting their new Marathi film ‘Email Female‘, the muhurat of which took place recently. Speaking on this occasion, senior actor of this film Mr. Vikram Gokhale said that he saw the best team of artistes coming together through this team. Highlight of this film is that Bollywood music director Shravan will be making his debut in Marathi, through this film.
The story of ‘Email Female‘ film obviously revolves around the social networking media, as the title of the film suggests and besides Vikram Gokhale the other artistes of this film are, Nikhil Ratnaparakhi, Deepti Bhagwat, Kanchan Pagare, Prajakta Shinde, Sunil Godbole, Kamalesh Sawant, Prateeksha Jadhav and child artiste Maithili Patwardhan. The shooting of ‘Email Female‘ film will begin soon. Screenplay by Bhakti Jadhav, dialogues by Bhakti and Yogesh Jadhav, cinematography by Mayuresh Joshi and music by Shravan & Abhijit Narvekar together are other credits of this film.
‘Jaga Vegali Antyatra’ to present a serious subject with a touch of humour
Today Marathi film makers are attempting to present their own creativity to the viewers, through out of the box subjects. One such forthcoming Marathi film ‘Jaga Vegali Antyatra‘ has also attempted this method under the new banner of Ultimate Film Makers Pvt.Ltd by producer Dr.Nitin Toshniwal from Solapur. Directed by debutant Amol Lahande the film stars versatile artistes like Bhau Kadam, Madhav Abhyankar, Rajan Bhise, Suhas Paranjape along with newcomers like Supreet Kadam, Omkar Purohit, Vinamra Bhabal, Dr. Vishal Gore and Shivani Bhosale.
The film ‘Jaga Vegali Antyatra‘ deals with a timely and serious subject of unemployment which has been disturbing today’s youngsters. And, if this situation is faced by talented educated youngsters, how they face this situation is all that is presented through an inspiring story through this film in a humorous way. According to the director, this film will send across a strong timely message to all. Besides the unusual story, another highlight of this film is the music. Music director duo Rohan Rohan have used the voices of prominent playback singers like Suresh Wadkar, Vaishali Samant, Siddharth Mahadevan, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Rohan Pradhan to offer variety through every song.