Marathi film ‘Hrudayantar’ selected for Vancouver Film Fest

Prior to its official release in theatres in Maharashtra, Vikram Phadnis debut Marathi film as a director ‘Hrudayantar‘ had already been selected for Melbourne International film festival. And now, after receiving good response from sensible Marathi film lovers and also at the theatre ticket windows , the film has now been officially selected for screening at the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival.
Reacting to this good news, Vikram Phadnis said, “ I am extremely happy to see very good response to my film not only winning the hearts of the local audience, but also audience abroad“. The film ‘Hrudayantar‘ has also received critical acclaims from local and foreign media. Starring Subodh Bhave, Mukta Barve, Sonali Khare, Meena Naik, Trushnika Shinde, Nishtha Vaidya and Amit Khedekar is produced by Imtiaz Khatri and Vikram Phadnis.
Teaser poster of Marathi Film ‘Baapjanma’ unveiled

Teaser Poster of Everest Entertainment’s next Marathi presentation ‘Baapjanma‘ was unveiled recently. It may be recalled that Everest entertainment has so far given hit Marathi films like ‘Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy’, ‘Shikshnachya Aaichha Gho’, ‘Hapus’, ‘Tukaram‘, ‘Happy Journey‘, ‘Coffee Aani Barach Kahi’, ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai-2′ besides few other films.
Their new film will be directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari who is also a writer and actor of past few films, besides being a theatre personality. The film has therefore raised lot of hopes from the makers and artistes. Producers Sanjay Chhabria and Sumatilal Shah have announced that their film will be released on 15th September 2017 all over Maharashtra, but star cast of this film has not been revealed yet.
Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Kaccha Limbu’ trailer launched

Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Kachha Limbu’ is already in the news for three reasons. First reason is that it is being directed by actor turned director Prasad Oak , the second is that it stars Ravi Jadhav in lead role and the third being the film’s unusual tag line – which says that it is a special story of common people. So, ‘Kachha Limbu’ presents the story of one such karate family unexpectedly face one such situation, which makes their simple life very special. Recently, trailer of this film was launched in Mumbai,
Presented by Swaroop Recreation and Media Pvt. Ltd; and produced by Mandar Deosthali and teamwork Ultra Creations’ this film stars director turned actor Ravi Jadhav, Sonali Kulkarni, Manmeet Pem along with Anant Mahadevan and Sachin Khedekar in special roles. ‘Kaccha Limbu’ is all set to release on 11st August 2017. Last but not the least, the film appears in its black n white look, as noticed in the trailer unveiled.
Hyderabad based Film Company opts for Kedar Shinde to direct their film

In the recent past, We have seen many Bollywood film companies entering into Marathi film production under their banner. Now, a Hyderabad based film company from Telangana ‘Shri Vijayasai Production’ has also announced their Marathi film titled ‘Raybacha Dhadaka’, for which they have opted for Kedar Shinde to direct this film.
The makers of this film have claimed that their glamorous lead pair in this film will be new superstars of tomorrow and therefore they have kept it a secret about their looks in the film. The two lead artistes making their debut through this film are Alhad Andore and Radhika. Suresh Deshmane will handle the cinematography, while Pankaj Padghan will compose music of this film. This film presents a love story of two characters Rayaba and Shubhra and will be an entertaining family social.
Now, Sachin Pilgaonkar turns Ghazal writer for the film ‘Ti Ani Itar’

All rounder Sachin Pilgaonkar has already proven himself as a good singer, director, choreographer and producer, besides being a good actor. But now, with the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ti Ani Itar‘ he will be noticed as Ghazal writer with his new pet name Sahafaq. The wordings of this Urdu Ghazal are ‘Badal Jo Ghir Kea Aye…‘ which is composed by music director Vasuda Sharma and rendered by singer Aditi Paul. There will be another good song ‘Aatur Mann…‘ in this film penned by Mandar Cholkar, also composed by Vasuda Paul.
‘Ti Ani Itar‘ film, which highlights the problems faced by a woman, is now all set to release on 21st July 2017. Subodh Bhave and Sonali Kulkarni play lead roles in this film, which is directed by famous Bollywood veteran director Govind Nihalani. Based on English play ‘Lights Out‘, ‘Ti Ani Itar‘ film also stars Amruta Subhash, Avinash Darvhekar, Bhushan Pradhan, Priya Marathe, Suman Patel and Ganesh Yadav in important roles.
Rahul Dev recovers to shoot fight scene for Marathi film, despite injury

Actors suffering Injuries during the shoot has always been the topic of discussion among film lovers, especially when the actor is shooting action scenes without using a dummy. Many popular actors have gone through this stage. But, very few actors quickly recover, to complete the shooting to keep their commitment, despite suffering injury.
Recently, Bollywood actor Rahul Dev who is making his debut through Seven Seas and Dream Weaver productions’ Marathi film ‘Rocky’, met with an accident and suffered an injury. But, after treating his injured hand, he quickly resumed the shoot, surprising all those present on the sets. It so happened that Rahul and hero of this film Sandeep Salve were involved in a fight scene, when Rahul hit against a tube light set left on the ground and had injured his hand. Rahul’s devotion to work, certainly inspires other actors.
जोनिता गांधी, अॅश किंग यांनी ‘ड्राय डे’ चित्रपटासाठी गायलं ड्युएट गाणं

गेल्या काही वर्षांत मराठी चित्रपटांततली गाणी बॉलिवूडमधील गायक गात असल्याचं सातत्यानं दिसू लागलं आहे. हा ट्रेंड आता वाढत असल्याचं पहायला मिळत आहे. वेगळ्या नावामुळे अवघ्या महाराष्ट्रात चर्चेत असलेल्या ‘ड्राय डे‘ या चित्रपटासाठी जोनिता गांधी आणि अॅश किंग या मातब्बर गायकांनी ड्युएट गायलं आहे. या चित्रपटातून या दोघांनी मराठीत पदार्पण केलं आहे.
आनंद सागर प्रॉडक्शन्सच्या संजय पाटील यांनी चित्रपटाची निर्मिती केली आहे. तर, ऑस्कर विजेत्या ए. आर. रेहमान यांचे सहकारी असलेल्या अश्विन श्रीनिवासन यांनी चित्रपटाचं संगीत दिग्दर्शन केलं आहे. या चित्रपटाद्वारे अश्विन यांचाही मराठी चित्रपट संगीतातला प्रवास सुरू झाला आहे. जोनिता आणि अॅश यांनी जय अत्रे लिखित ‘गार गार कोळशात उठावी ही आग कशी‘ हे ड्युएट गाणं गायलं आहे. पांडुरंग जाधव यांनी या चित्रपटाचं दिग्दर्शन केलं असून येत्या ८ सप्टेंबरला हा चित्रपट प्रदर्शित होत आहे.
हिंदी आणि दाक्षिणात्य चित्रपटांमध्ये जोनिता गांधी हे मोठं नाव आहे. जोतिनानं ओके कन्मनी चित्रपटातलं मेंटल मनधिल, दंगल चित्रपटातलं ‘गिलहारियाँ‘, हायवे चित्रपटातलं ‘कहाँ हुँ मैं‘ अशी गाजलेली गाणी गायली आहेत. तर अॅश किंगनं ‘आएशा सुनो आएशा‘, हाफ गर्लफ्रेंड चित्रपटातलं ‘बारिश‘, ऐ दिल है मुश्किल चित्रपटातलं ‘अलीझेह‘ अशी गाणी गायली आहेत.
Poster launched of new Marathi film ‘Aarti’

Presentation of true stories in cinematic form have always invited the attention of Marathi film lovers. Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Aarti- The Unknown Love Story‘ written produced and directed by Sarika Mene is also based on one such true story.
Highlight of ‘Aarti- The Unknown Love Story‘ film is that it has received the blessings of veteran Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman, who has offered all the help from her side, to enable the makers of this film to reach out to the audience with the timely message delivered by this film.
Recently, poster of ‘Aarti- The Unknown Love Story‘ film was launched at the hands of veteran Politician Manohar Joshi. The lead pair of the film is played by Roshan Vichare and Ankita Bhoir. Along with them are other artistes Sapna Karande, Umesh Damle, Sujit Yadav, Tejas Bane, Meghali Juvekar, Pranjali verma, Kanchan Pagare and child artistes Sara Mene & Anushka Patil.Music by Prashant Satose & Sujit-Tejas and cinematography & editing by Jyotiranjan Das are the other credits.
Makers of ‘Shentimental’ felicitate nine personalities for their contribution to society

Every film maker wants to promote his or her film in a different way. Abhay Jahiratbadkar, Sameer Patil , Santosh Bodke and Manjusha Bodke tried a different way, to present the first look of their film to the special invitees and media persons recently. A set of a typical Police station was designed for this purpose at the venue and even the important artistes of this film were dressed up in Police uniforms. But, the highlight of this function was the felicitation of nine personalities from different fields, for their contribution to the society. They were, Dr. Archana Sarda, Dr. Rajesh Sinha, Dr.Rajgopal kalani, Rony George, Jaywant Wadkar, Medha Manjrekar, Sugandha Lonikar, Nitin Vaidya and Dr. Uday Nirgudkar.
They were all felicitated with ‘Shentimental’ awards at the hands of prominent personalities like Maharashtra’s D.G.-SRPF Hon. Sandeep Bishnoi, Ms. Kirantai Diliprao Valse Patil and legendary Marathi actor and lead hero of this film Ashok Saraf. The story of this film revolves around an interesting Inter State Operation by Mumbai Police, with a touch of humor. Besides Ashok Saraf leading the film’s cast, the film also stars National award winning actor Upendra Limaye, ‘Lek Majhi Ladki’ TV serial fame Vikas Patil , ‘Classmate‘ film fame Pallavi Patil, Suyog Gorhe, Raghuveer Yadav, Ramesh Wani, Madhav Abhyankar, Uma Sardeshmukh, Rajan Bhise, Pushkar Shrotri and Vidyadhar Joshi in other important roles.
There are three songs in this film rendered by popular singers like Avadhoot Gupte, Bela Shende, Shaan, Nihira Joshi, Deshpande & Pavni Pande, on the music of Milind Joshi. Directed by Sameer Patil, the film is set to release on 28th July 2017.
Samruddhi Porey to begin a new innings on small screen

As a successful film maker Samruddhi Porey has already established herself making two quality films like ‘Mala Aai Vhaychay‘ and ‘Dr.Prakash Baba Amte‘. Through both these films, she clearly displayed her social commitment towards society. Now, Samruddhi Porey is all set to present her Marathi Television show ‘The real hero- Katha Samruddhichya‘ on Zee Marathi channel. Through this programme, which will be aired every Sunday at 11.30 am from 9th July 2017, Samruddhi Porey will focus on development in society.
For the first time, Samruddhi Porey will also play show anchor. Speaking about her programme, she says, “This programme will not only offer entertainment, but will also inspire the home viewers.” During every interaction, the special invitee will write a message on a picture . The amount collected from auction of this picture will be donated for social cause. And, this is certainly to be appreciated. Keep it up Samruddhi Porey. Wishing you all the best.