Ashok Saraf conferred with Kala Gaurav at SKD Awards
The 16th Sankruti Kaladarpan Annual awards for Marathi Films, television and Dramas were presented on Sunday evening, in presence of all prize winners, special invitees and media persons. There were some entertaining skits presented by the team of ‘Comedy Chi Bullet Train‘ a laughter show on TV. Some good dance performances were also presented by Pushkar Jog and Gashmir Mahajani.
Veteran actor Ashok Saraf was conferred with this year’s Kalagaurav Award, while Nana Patekar and sachin Pilgaonkar received special honour awards for their respective performances in films ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali‘ and ‘Natsamrat‘. Though ‘Natsamrat‘ bagged the popular film’s award, ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali‘ bagged maximum awards. While ‘Deool Band‘ bagged best social film award, the award for the most impressive film of the year went to ‘Koti‘. The best actress award went to Medha Manjrekar, while the best actor’s award was shared by Sumeet Raghavan and Ankush Chaudhari.
In the drama section, the play ‘Don’t Worry be Happy’ was declared the best popular play of the year, while Girija Oak and Umesh Kamat were declared the best actress and best actor respectively. In the TV serial section Colors Marathi serial ‘Asa Sasar Surekh Bai‘ won the best serial of the year award, with the lead stars of this serial, Santosh Juvekar and Mrunal Dusanis winning the best actor and best actress awards.
On this occasion the organisers of SKD Chandrashekhar Sandve and Archana Nevrekar, donated Rs. 1 Lakh 61 thousand rupees cheque to NAAM Foundation, which was accepted by Makarand Anaspure.
Swwapnil’s ‘Teen Devian’ launch trailer of his film ‘Laal Ishq’
If at all remake of popular old musical Hindi film ‘Teen Devian‘ was made in Marathi, with Swwapnil Joshi asked to select his three Devian, he would select Sai Tamhankar, Sonalee Kulkarni and Mukta Barve. Incidentally, with each one of them, Swwapnil has given three hit films in Marathi in the recent past. Like true friends, all three of them were seen together, as special guests, to launch the trailer of his forthcoming Marathi film ‘Laal Ishq‘ produced by Popular Hindi film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi.
All three of them were all praise for Swwapnil Joshi for being such a wonderful co star, besides a good friend. “It’s a big moment for Swapnil, as he is part of this film, which is produced by popular Bollywood film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and I am here to share this happy moment with him,” said Mukta Barve. Both Sai and Sonalee wished him a grand success on this occasion and hoped to attend the success party of this soon. All three of them also greeted Swapnil’s new leading lady in this film Anjana Sukhani.
Also present on this occasion were Sameedha Guru, Sneha Chavan, Piyush Ranade, Jaywant Wadkar, who are also playing important roles in this film. Music directors Nilesh Moharir, Amitraj, DOP Prasad Bhende, co producer Shabinaa Khan were also present on this occasion. From the trailer, it gives an impression that this film is a murder mystery.
After Swwapnil, now Ankush also turns Brand Ambassador
Endorsing a particular brand of product is very common among Bollywood artistes and popular cricketers. Till now, we have seen Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor, Sachin Tendulkar, M.S.Dhoni and Virat Kohli endorsing many popular brands . But now, our Marathi stars have also entered this filed.
Few month ago, we saw Swwapnil Joshi endorsing a fashion brand and turning brand ambassador of that brand. And now, style icon Ankush Chaudhari has also been signed by a brand to endorse its product. Both Swwapnil Joshi and Ankush Chaudhari had worked together, few years ago in super hit Marathi film ‘Duniyadari‘. And after that we have seen their progress in Marathi film industry, through different films they did till date.
Incidentally, both of them have introduced their styles through their respective films. Thanks to their costume designers. No wonder both of them have received Best Style Icon awards, at different award functions. But, their turning brand ambassadors, has also brought recognition to Marathi film industry, for bringing in that required change in costume designing of our artistes.
Is Saurabh Gokhale turning the new angry young man of Marathi cinema ?
Having proved his mettle on Marathi stage and television, during the past few years, Saurabh Gokhale has now established himself in Marathi cinema. We saw his angry young man image in award winning film ‘Partu‘. Earlier, he had played a Police officer in the film ‘Yoddha‘. And now, he plays an important role of Subodh Bhave’s brother in the new film ‘Bho Bho‘ which is released recently.
Saurabh plays a real angry young man in the film ‘Bho Bho‘ and has enough scope to once again make his presence felt, in this suspense filled thriller. With this performance, he has indicated that he can be considered as the new angry young man of Marathi cinema. In this film, Saurabh’s wife Anuja is playing his sister in law and there are few scenes, where there are heated arguments between the two. After ‘Bho Bho‘ Saurabh’s next film will be ‘Page 4′ and there is one more film in the pipeline. He is also doing a Marathi play, to keep himself active on Marathi stage. But, don’t think, he will return to television, unless there is a role, most suited to him.
‘Cheater’ confirms its release on 13th May 2016
Film maker Ajay Phansekar’s much awaited Marathi film ‘Cheater‘ has finally confirmed its release all over Maharashtra on 13th May 2016. The film was already in the news, as 80% of this film’s shooting was held at various locations of Malaysia. Besides dashing Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and beautiful Pooja Sawant being the lead pair of this film, director Ajay Phansekar has made Sonu Nigam sing two songs in this film, with the title song by Avadhoot Gupte.
Unlike his previous two films, this time, Ajay Phansekar is offering a film with a different subject and is very much confident that the subject of ‘Cheater‘ film will be welcomed by one and all. And, the trailer of this film, which was launched recently, made his intention very clear. Speaking about his role in this film, Vaibhav reacted, “I have played the role of Abhay Agnihotri in the film and and this boy knows only one thing and that is to speak lies, lies, and lies. And my character has shades that have never been seen before in any of my characters.”
Pooja Sawant who is playing the leading lady in the film, also spoke about her role, saying “The name of my character is Mrudula but is addressed as Mimo by everyone. By the way, myself and Vaibhav have worked together after a long time and since my character is different, I really enjoyed playing my role in this film.“
Sachit Patil – Spruha Joshi together in remake of south film ‘Paisa Paisa’
Remakes of South films in Marathi have received mixed response. Though a film like ‘Classmates‘ was a hit film, subsequent remakes of south films in Marathi, like ‘Time Bara Vait’, ‘Shutter‘ and ‘Vrundavan‘ didn’t receive much response. But, still the remakes of south films haven’t stopped in Marathi. Producer Shiv Vilash Chaurasia and director Joji Raechal Job, an ad film maker are now getting ready to release their film ‘Paisa Paisa‘, which is a remake of Malyalam Film with the same title.
The film presents young pair of dashing Sachit Patil and beautiful Spruha Joshi for the first time together. The music of film ‘Paisa Paisa’ was released in Mumbai recently, after unveiling the trailer and song videos of this film. According to the producer Shiv Vilash, he was inspired by the original Malyalam film’s story, which talks about the value of money and relationship. He said that he was lucky enough to find the right people at the right time, in the form of director and the distributors.
While speaking on the occasion, the director of the film Mr.Joji said that the subject of the film has been given a different treatment through this film. The lead actor and the actress will not be seen together, except for the few scenes in the romantic song of the film. “This film will not have the lip movement songs; as all the songs are played in the background, to take forward the story of this film.”
The other important artistes of the film are, Milind Shinde, Asish Nevalkar, young Hindi TV actress Vinita Joshi, Pushkar Shrotri, Deepali Sayyad, Rajendra Chawla, Pankaj Vishnu, Madhav Abhyankar & Vikas Patil. Music by Rockstar Soham Pathak and cinematography by S.Prasad Chaurasia and Anik Verma. The film is all set to release on 13th May 2016.
Nominations declared for 53rd Maharashtra State Film awards
Every year, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke, Maharashtra Government distribute awards to artistes and makers of Marathi films. This year, the award ceremony will be held for the first time in Borivali, Mumbai, on 30th April 2016. The announcement to this effect was made by Maharashtra Cultural Minister Mr. Vinod Tawde.
Along with this important announcement the nominations in different categories of awards were also declared. Total 73 films had submitted their entries and the names of 10 films nominated for the the best film award are, ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali‘, ‘Natsamrat‘, ‘Dagadi Chawl‘, ‘The Silence‘, ‘Bioscope‘, ‘Double Seat‘, ‘Halal‘, ‘Ringan‘,’Rangaa Patangaa‘ and ‘Highway‘. Some of the technical awards have already been declared and ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali‘ has already scored with maximum awards. In the individual awards also, Katyar leads with nominations, followed by ‘Double Seat‘.
The nominations for best actor’s category are, Sachin Pilgaonkar( Katyar Kaljat Ghusali), Ankush Choudhary( Double Seat) & Shashank Shende (Ringan); while the nominations in Best actress category are, Mukta Barve( Double Seat), Smita Tambe ( Partu) & Mrunmayee Deshpande( Anuraag) .
‘पिंडदान’ लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला!!
मराठी चित्रपटात अलीकडे सातत्याने वेगवेगळे विषय नाविन्यपूर्ण मांडणीतून आपणास पाहायला मिळत आहेत , अशीच एक वेगळी कथा ‘पिंडदान‘ ह्या आगामी चित्रपटात आपल्याला पाहायला मिळणार आहे. चित्रपटाच्या नावावरून चित्रपट गंभीर असल्यासारखे वाटते पण ह्या चित्रपटात एक सुंदर प्रेमकथा आहे जी पिंडदानाच्या निमित्ताने उलगडत जाते. ह्या चित्रपटात सध्याचा आघाडीचा लाडका अभिनेता ‘सिद्धार्थ चांदेकर’ मुख्य भूनिकेत असून त्याच्या बरोबर ‘मानवा नाईक’ हि अभिनेत्री दिसणार आहे. या दोघांची जोडी प्रथमच आपल्याला मोठ्या पडद्यावर पाहायला मिळणार आहे.
फॅशन इंडस्ट्रीतील अनेक वर्षांच्या अनुभवानंतर प्रशांत पाटील पिंडदानाच्या माध्यमातून आपल्या दिग्दर्शकीय कारकीर्दीचा प्रारंभ करत आहे. चित्रपटातली गीते वैभव जोशी आणि मंदार चोळकर ह्यांनी लिहिली असून सागर धोटे याने ती संगीतबद्ध केली आहेत. चित्रपटाची कथा पटकथा संवाद हे अविनाश घोडके यांनी लिहिले आहेत. फॅशन फोटोग्राफीमध्ये विशेष ग्लॅमर आणि प्रसिद्ध असलेला बंटी देशपांडे याने चित्रपटाचे छायाचित्रीकरण केले आहे.
उदय पिक्चर्स निर्मित आणि सारथी एंटरटेन्मेंटची प्रस्तुती असलेला ‘पिंडदान‘ हा चित्रपट लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येणार आहे.
Film maker Bharat Gaikwad feels, Prashant is at his best in ‘Bho Bho’
When a dog bites a man it does not become a news; but when a man bites a dog, it certainly becomes a news. That’s what Journalism is all about. But, what if a Pet dog is alleged of Killing his female owner? This is the one liner of the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bho Bho‘.
After finalizing the script of his film ‘Bho Bho‘ , film maker Bharat Gaikwad was in search of a suitable actor, to perfectly fit into the role of Detective Vyankatesh Bhonde. But, when his friend suggested him the name of Prashant Damle, he immediately agreed and That’s how Prashant turned Vyankatesh Bhonde .
Recently, the director and two main artistes of this film, found some time together and met the press representatives, to speak about their individual experiences, after the official trailer of the film was unveiled. It was an interesting chat with three of them, which revealed that they had a big team of artistes, mainly from Marathi stage, which had very good understanding with each other, during the course of entire shooting. And, that made the work of director more easier.
Since the film revolves around dogs, was it difficult for Bharat to manage all the permissions? And, Bharat explained, “Initially, I was not aware that so many NOC’s would be required. I had to approach total 3 times separately for acquiring permission from the Protection of Animal Society’s Chennai office. Had to explain them about every scene and only then received those permissions. All locations in my film are new and I am sure, the Marathi film lovers are going to love this film, for its unique subject,” concluded Bharat.
Present on this occasion were Prashant Damle and Sanjay Mone, who are both playing detectives. Actually, it is the character of Sanjay, who engages Vyankatesh Bhonde on an assignment. The other artistes of this film are Subodh Bhave, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Saurabh Gokhale, Anuja Sathe, Kishore Chougule, Rajan Bhise, Shailesh Datar, Madhav Abhyankar, Pradeep Patvardhan, Vandana Vaknis and others, thus making a strong team of all talented stage artistes. The film is all set to release on 22nd April 2016.
Is Adinath Kothare following his father’s footsteps
Mahesh Kothare began his acting career as a child artiste. He acted in both Marathi as well as Hindi films. He directed his first Marathi film ‘Dhumdhadaka‘ , when he was 31 years old. This is what his son Adinath is doing today. Incidentally, like his father, Adinath too has performed as a child artiste. He too acted in Hindi as well as Marathi films. After acting in films, Adinath who is now 31 years old, is all set to direct his debut Marathi film‘Paani’ and the work on the script of this film is presently going on.
So, can we say that Adinath is following his father’s footsteps ? For the past one year, Adinath has toured many drought affected places in Maharashtra, to study the situation. At some of the places, he also saw some watershed management projects and was inspired to make a film on this subject. At present his project is in the pipeline and the details will be finalized soon.