Marathi film ‘Bhay’ to present Bollywood style music
Marathi film makers have been trying different experiments in the music department of their films. Till now, many Bollywood personalities have been associated either as singers or music directors of Marathi films. Now, 5G International’s Suspense filled Marathi film ‘Bhay‘ has also tried a different experiment to present Bollywood style music through their film. Directed by Rahul Bhatankar, this film is now all set to release on 24th March 2017.
The team associated with songs and music of this film are, Shekhar Astitva, who has penned lyrics of Bollywood films like ‘Rockey handsome‘ & ‘Ishq Vishq’; Music directors Vikram Montroj makes his debut in Marathi along with Brijesh Shandilya, while Bollywood singers Tulika Upadhyay, Ali Aslam also make their debut as singers. Above all, Sameer Phatarphekar has given background music of ‘Bhay‘ film. Now, it remains to be seen, how the Marathi audience would respond to ‘Bhay‘ film’s music.
‘Fakta Marathi’ channel to salute women power
Fakta Marathi channel has always been offering variety through different types of films shown on their channel. Now, on the occasion of Women’s day scheduled on 8th March, Fakta Marathi channel is all set to salute the women power by presenting women oriented films between the period 4th March and 10th March 2017.
So, the home viewers will be able to watch the following seven films like ‘Mohini‘, ‘Hirwa Chuda‘, ‘Polisachi Baiko‘, ‘Satyamev Jayate‘,’Aaichcha Gondhal‘, ‘Sakhkha Savatra‘ & ‘Savaticha Kunku‘ . And, this will be the best treat for the female film lovers.
‘Nagarsevak’ is coming to show the way of clean administration
Politics is one such game, where a common man gets trapped. When democracy doesn’t remain anymore the voice of people and turns in favour of the rulers, then it’s high time that someone among the common people comes forward to lead his area as the Municipal Corporator. The municipal elections are just over and we are watching the post election battle to prove majority.
Very rarely do we find in our films a rising politician turning a protagonist fighting for the common man. But, in the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Nagarsevak‘, there is one such hero, who is all set to capture the attention of all those, who are looking for leader who will work for public interest. The film will show the way of good administration.
Produced by Shashikant Choudhary and Jayashree Choudhary, ‘Nagarsevak- Ek Nayak‘ is directed by Deepak Kadam. The film stars Upendra Limaye in the title role of Malhar. The other artistes of the film are, Neha Pendse, Sayaji Shinde, Ganesh Yadav, Sunil Tawde, Sanjay Khapre, Savita Malpekar, Mayuri Deshmukh, Varsha Dandale and others. Music by Dev Ashish and cinematography by Triloki Choudhary are the other credits.
Prashant Girkar to revive old hit Marathi play ‘Ashya Hya Doghi’
When Lalan Sarang , Reema Lagoo and late Sulbha Deshpande were active with Marathi theatre, they had staged a play ‘Ashya Aamhi Doghi’, which had become hit because of its subject and performances by these three actresses. Now, going with the present trend of revival of old hit Marathi plays, ‘Ashya Aamhi Doghi’ play is also being revived by Producer Namita Girkar under her Prachiti Productions and will be staged 8th March 2017, with its inaugural show.
The play ‘Ashya Aamhi Doghi’ is being directed by Prashant Girkar , who has in the past directed 2009 Marathi film ‘Ishyaa’, besides directing plays like ‘Kon Konasathi’,‘Chouda Eke Chouda’, TV serials like ‘Swami Samarth’, ‘Reshimgathi’ in Marathi and few serials in Hindi. His two films ‘Wanva’ & ‘Rafoochakkar’ are also due for release. Incidentally, through his ‘Curtain raiser Academy for Film & Theatre’ he has been training newcomers, to find opportunities in acting field.
‘Prem He’ on Zee Yuva from 27th February
Love has no barrier of language, caste or religion. It is just an emotion, around which the life of young lovers keeps revolving. From 27th February every Monday and Tuesday at 9 pm prime time, starts a new serial on this subject suitably titled ‘Prem He’. But, this love story has rural backdrop, to show how love is expressed in this region.
The story of ‘Prem He‘ serial revolves around Sunil and Radhika played by lead pair Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Tejashree Pradhan. The first story of this serial is ‘Ruperi Valut’ which also has a song with the same title blossoming their love. The story is written by Sachin Tadakhe and the direction is by Santosh Manjrekar. The music of this serial is by Nilesh Moharir, with Hrishikesh Ranade and Ketaki Mategaonkar rendering their voices for the title song.
Sanjay Khapre returns as a villain in ‘Talaav’
Actor Sanjay Khapre has played variety of roles in number of Marathi films, during the past few years. He has even played lead role in the film ‘Bharla Malwat Rakhtaana’. But, his roles in films like ‘ ‘Fakta Ladh Mhanaa’, ‘Dagadi Chawl’, ‘Disco Sanya’ were memorable. The negative characters played by him in these films also established him as a villain. Now, Sanjay has found one more such role in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Talaav’, which is slated for release on 10th march 2017.
Sanjay is playing the cruel character of a villain Dhananjay Patil in this film . Produced by Manohar Phondke and directed by Jaibheem Kamble under the banner of SMV Films, the film also stars Saurabh Gokhale, Priyanka Raut. Music of this film is provided by Ashish Ambekar, with a popular song rendered by Nandesh Umap.
Siya Patil finds challenging role in ‘Garbh’
Siya Patil made her debut in Marathi films in the year 2010 through Yashwant Bahlekar directed film ‘Chal Gammat Karu’. Later, we did see her in few films in the lead role and also watched her in Marathi TV serials. But now, Siya is playing a challenging lead role in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Garbh’ , which is all set to release on 17th March 2017. A former State & national level basketball and Volleyball player, Siya was waiting for a challenging role and now she has found the same in this film.
Siya plays the character of Kavita , passing through different stages of a woman. In short, she plays the central character in this film. In this film, her co stars are Sushant Shelar, Nishigandha Wad, Anant Jog, Yatin Karyekar, Vandana Waknis, Pallavi & Vaidya. Directed by Subhash Ghorpade, the film is produced by Rajendra Atole.
First look and music of Rubik’s Cube unveiled in presence of Salman Khan
Presence of Bollywood personalities during the music or first look launch of Marathi films, has set a new trend. Recently, Producer director Mahesh Manjrekar unveiled the music and first look of his forthcoming Marathi film ‘Rubik’s Cube‘ in presence of his friend Salman Khan in Mumbai. On this occasion, Salman’s friend Yulia Vantoor presented a dance performance, which received good response from the invitees.
‘Rubik’s Cube‘ has been shot at picturesque locations of Europe covering places like Italy, Switzerland & Slovenia. The film stars Mrunmayee Deshpande, Gashmeer Mahajani, Surabhi Bhosale, Siddhant Mulye, Kiran Yadnyopavit, Sandeep Pathak, Mahesh Manjrekar and Medha Manjrekar. Music director Vishal Mishra is making his debut as music director through this film, which is Produced by Avinash Ahale .
Chirag and Kajal’s ‘Love Betting’ blossoms at the foothills of Himalayas
Wonderful picturesque locations have always played an important role in presenting love stories on big screen. In Bollywood, Film maker Yash Chopra had paid more attention on this aspect. Today, our Marathi film makers are nowhere behind Hindi film industry, when it comes to selecting suitable locations for shooting of songs on the backdrop of love stories.
Recently, S.N Films Entertainment’s Lalchand Sharma and Sunita Sharma and director Raju Meshram picturised a song of their forthcoming Marathi film ‘Love Betting‘ in Kulu Manali and Solang valley located at the picturesque foothills of Himalayas surrounded by snow. The song was picturised on lead pair Chirag Patil and Kajal Sharma. Music of the film ‘Love Betting‘ is composed by Pravin Kunvar, while cinematography is by Aniket Khandagale
Will Gashmeer Mahajani and Spruha Joshi make a unique couple on screen ?
We have just seen the celebration of Valentine’s day on television screen and also at various events connected with Marathi entertainment. Many Marathi celebrities have expressed their love while promoting their films. Even otherwise, in Marathi films, we have seen few successful couples on screen, when it comes to expressing love. And, the most popular pair is Swwapnil Joshi and Mukta Barve. They not only made the home viewers happy but also succeeded in entertaining the Marathi film lovers with their fine chemistry.
In the recent past, the pair of Ankush Choudhary and Pooja Sawant and the young pairs of films like Time Pass and Sairaat also managed to entertain the audience, besides their tragic tales. But, now it remains to be seen, whether their next film will also click ? In the meanwhile, Marathi film makers are always trying to introduce new pairs . And, one such new pair is being tried by upcoming Marathi movie produced under the banner Filmy Keeda productions. And this unique couple is Gashmeer Mahajani and Spruha Joshi. Produced by P. S. Chhatwal and directed by Sameer Vidwans.
Recently, the muhurat of this film was held in presence of the makers and the artistes. Saurabh, Rishikesh & Jasraj Joshi will compose music of this family drama & Prasad Bhende is the DOP for this film. So, all eyes will be on this couple, as the shooting progresses.