Marathi film ‘Firebrand’ director Aruna Raje bags Rashtriya Gaurav Award
For the past 42 years she has been in the film industry, as a writer, director and editor of films. Though she has done selected films, all those films created a strong impact on the audience. Being an alumnus of FTII and having helmed films such as Rihaee, Shaque, Sitam, Tum and Gehrayee, the National Award-winner is now directing a Marathi film ‘Firebrand’, bankrolled by Priyanka Chopra and Dr. Madhu Chopra’s Purple Pebble Pictures.
One of the most prominent women directors of Indian film industry, synonymous with parallel cinema, Aruna Raje recently received Rashtriya Gaurav Award from the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind and was also felicitated as the ‘First Lady’, among fifteen women who excelled in their respective fields. Hence, this multiple award-winning director has been one of the first female technicians in the film business.
Spearheaded by Aruna Raje, ‘Firebrand’ is a contemporary story about relationships and the highs and lows people deal with in their lives. After receiving the award Aruna Raje said, “I am delighted to receive the recognition for being the first woman technician in the Indian film industry. Women have extraordinary capabilities and I personally believe that nothing is impossible for them. It is great that women are breaking new ground every day. For me, I love challenges & ‘the sky is not the limit’!”
Dr.Rajendra Pratap Singh begins his new innings as Marathi film producer
Dr.Rajendra Pratap Singh, owner of Yogayatan Group, who has established himself in the building construction and infrastructure development along with his wife Sheela Rajendra Singh, who is managing director of his group have started their new innings in film making with production of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Pari Hun Main‘. The shooting and post production work of ‘Pari Hun Main‘ film has just completed and the film is due for release soon.
The couple is non Maharashtrian, but because of their love and respect for Marathi culture, they thought of making this film. Moreover, through their film, they also wanted to convey a social message. Through this film, they have presented the story of an emotion filled journey of a middle class family. The film stars Nandu Madhav, Devika Daftardar, Shruti Nigade & Flora Saini in the lead roles.
‘Memory Card’ to release on 2nd March
Now days, we find unique titles for our Marathi films. Producer- director duo Priteesh Kamat and Mitesh Chindarkar are also presenting one such film with the title ‘Memory Card‘ set on the backdrop of picturesque Konkan with the story of friendship among four friends. The film is now all set to release all over Maharashtra on 2nd March 2018.
Today, we are all aware of the excessive usage of smart phones. But, In this film ‘Memory Card‘ audience will experience a smart touch that a phone is not really essential to keep in touch with their own people. The film presents newcomers and include Reeshabh Purohit, Vibhuti Kadam, Apurva Paranjpe, Pranali Chavan, Aditya Nakti, Kunal Shinde, Hitesh Kalyankar, Dinesh Patil, Kalpana Bandekar, Vijay Chavan and Akshta Kambli. This will also be the first time to find Actor Sanjay Khapre and Sunil Tawde together in this film.
The film ‘Memory Card’ is edited by Vijay Kochikar, Art Director is Pravin Chindarkar and Cinematography has been handled by Devendra Tanwar. Music of this film was launched recently. Eminent singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Mayuri Nevrekar have rendered their voices for the songs in this film.
‘Dance Maharashtra Dance’ starts from tomorrow at 9:30 on Zee Yuva
Dance reality shows have always received good response from home viewers . In the past ‘Dance India Dance’ popularly known as DMD had a big success, with involvement of big names. Now, Zee Yuva, will be presenting ‘Dance Maharashtra Dance‘ reality show in a big way from 24th January 2018. This programme will be telecast on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays @ 9.30 pm.
The makers of ‘Dance Maharashtra Dance‘ programme had to first shortlist 90 dancers from 5,500 participants who gave their auditions in different parts of Maharashtra like Thane, Nashik, Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, besides Mumbai. And, it was a tough task for the judges to select 18 finalists for this show.
So, it will be interesting to see the talent among these best 18, to watch the ultimate winner. Big names like film maker Aditya Sarpotdar, Choreographer Phulwa Khamkar, actor Siddharth Jadhav and anchor Suvrat Joshi are associated with this show, to judge the performance of these finalists.
Sayaji Shinde’s film ‘Yuntum’ to release on 2nd Feb
Marathi film ‘Yuntum‘ which stars Sayaji Shinde in the lead role of a Sanai player is all set to release on 2nd February 2018. Recently, the trailer of this film was released on social networking sites and it has received very good response. Produced by Amol Dnyaneshwar Kale, presented by Ravi Jadhav, this film is directed by Sameer Asha Patil.
Speaking about his role in ‘Yuntum‘ film, Sayaji Shinde said that till now he had played various roles of villain in Marathi, Hindi & South Indian films. But, this role has taken him to a new height. This film also presents a new pair in the form of Vaibhav Kadam & Apurva Shelgaonkar and the trailer of this film says it all about its emotion filled subject.
The music of ‘Yuntum‘ film is composed by Chinar Mahesh, on the lyrics of Mangesh Kangane, while singers like Harshavardhan Vavare, Yogesh Ranmale, Anandi Joshi and Chagan Chougule have rendered their voices for the songs in this film.
Shreyas Talpade returns to small screen with ‘Gulmohar’ on Zee Yuva
Ever since its launch Zee Yuva Marathi television channel has been offering some quality programmes with new subjects. And, the recently concluded limited episode serial ‘Rudram’ is the best example. In this serial we saw Mukta Barve & Kiran Karmarkar in different roles besides many talented artistes in the supporting cast. Even otherwise, this channel has presented serials with variety of subjects, to invite the attention of all age groups. Now, from 22nd January 2018 at 9.30 pm prime time, Zee Yuva will present a new serial ‘Gulmohur’ with series of stories revolving around love, relationship and emotions.
In the very first episode, there is surprise for the home viewers, as Former Marathi actor and present Bollywood star Shreyas Talpade will return to small screen through the first story in this serial. Along with him will be seen Girija Godbole in the lead role. Speaking about his return to small screen, Shreyas Talpade said that when director Mandar Deosthali approached him with this offer, he liked the story and immediately said ‘Yes’ to him. Now, it remains to be seen how the home viewers would respond to welcome Shreyas, who will be opening the innings for ‘Gulmohar’.
Trailer of ‘Aapla Manus’ launched
After receiving overwhelming response for the first look of their film ‘Aapla Manus‘, Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Ajay Devgn along with director Satish Rajwade launched the trailer of their film in presence of lead artistes of this film comprising of Nana Patekar, Sumeet Raghavan and Irawati Harshe. From the first look, this film gives an indication that it is a cinematic presentation of a Gujarathi and Hindi play of Paresh Rawal, the play itself is an adaptation of Marathi play ‘Katkone Trikon‘ , which had won several popular awards few years ago.
The trailer gives a glimpse about the lives of a young urban couple Rahul and Bhakti Gokhale, played by Sumeet Raghavan and Irawati Harshe and the complexity of the relationship with the father. The unexpected death of the father marks the entry of Senior investigating Inspector, Maruti Nagargoje, played by Nana Patekar into
their lives. Maruti Nagargoje turns their world upside down interrogating their beliefs about life and family.
‘Aapla Manus‘ film does have a stellar cast comprising of versatile artistes like Nana Patekar, Sumeet Raghavan & Irawati Harshe, who have worked under the captaincy of Satish Rajwade, which has raised expectations of the Marathi film lovers. For Nana Patekar his role in this film is a big challenge, after his superb performance in ‘Natasamrat‘.
Satyajit Prabhu – A Multi-talented musician and a versatile orchestra conductor
We are all aware that there is a friendly relationship between music and the fingers. Fingers on our hands have an important role in playing a musical instrument, and create sweet notes that give us immense pleasure. At the same time, playing musical instruments has health benefits. Renowned artiste Satyajit Gajanan Prabhu’s has been creating abundant happiness everywhere with the help of the keyboard and his musical journey is spellbinding.
Satyajit’s bonding with music has been since his childhood which later became so strong that every time he performed he set a new bar with the seven notes of music. Multi-talented musician and a versatile orchestra conductor, Satyajit Prabhu plays on stage the harmonium, synthesizer accordion and pianica. He has contributed to Marathi and Hindi film music and advertisement jingles, and has captured the listener’s attention towards his music. He has accompanied various leading male and female singers during their performances worldwide and shown his magic with instruments.
Satyajit Prabhu has provided musical accompaniment to many Marathi programmes. A special mention has to be made about his performances in Ashok Hande‘s ‘Marathi Bana‘. Very soon Satyajit will be displaying his musical skills in Grace Entertainment’s ‘Marathi Astitva‘, which will be performed in America.
Sachin Khedekar to chat live during 8th Yashwant Int. Film Fest
Every International film festival has its own identity and Yashwant Film Festival too is known for its distinctiveness. This year it will be their 8th year and the festival is all set to start from Thursday 19th January 2018 at the Y.B.Chavan Centre , Mumbai. The highlight of this year’s Film festival will be the live chat with versatile actor Sachin Khedekar in the special programme held in memory of Late Smita Patil and it will be held on Saturday 20th January 2018 at 5 pm.
The festival will be hosted jointly by Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan and Pune Film Foundation, with the presence of former Agriculture Minister of India Mr. Sharad Pawar and M.P. Ms. Supriya Sule. The other dignitaries who are expected to be present on this occasion will be Jabbar Patel, Sharad Kale, Hemant Takle, Nitin Pai, Mahendra Teredesai & Sanjay Bansode This year, Veteran Film maker Mr. Ramesh Sippy will be felicitated for his contribution to Indian film industry. Till now, the hosts have felicitated renowned celebrities like Pankaj Kapoor, Anupam Kher & Waheeda Rehman . The festival will go on till 25th January 2018 with the screening of 85 films selected from different countries.
‘College Journey’ music launched in a big way
Music of forthcoming Marathi film ‘College Journey’ was launched in a big way by special guests popular actor Vijay Kadam and renowned director Deepak Kadam in presence of dignitaries like Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal President Meghraj Bhosale, Vijay Khochikar, Ramesh Salgaonkar, Avinash Tupe, Dr. Rajendra Padole and artistes of the film.
Produced by Vishal ( Appa) Kankote and directed by Abhijit Sathe ‘Ashi Hi Aamchi College Journey’ is all set to release on 2nd February 2018. While the dignitaries wished the makers of this film a grand success, the makers assured that their film take the Marathi audience down memory lane to recall their memories during college days. So, obviously it will also be a treat to present college students.
Since it is the film based on college life, music will play an important role in this film. The film has four songs of different genres composed by Sai Piyush. The songs have been rendered by Avadhoot Gupte, Rohit Raut & Malvika Dixit . The film stars Supriya Pathare, Harshad Waghmare, Mohini Avsare, Sharadbhau Jori, Pradeep Bansode, Satisg Bansode, Shubham Bansode, Somnath Borgave, Mayuri Bhalerao, Supriya Barkade,Aadesh Chandode & Rajlaxmi Baswanti.