Pritam Kagne hasn’t forgotten her commitment to the society
As per the new trend, Marathi film artistes generally celebrate their birthdays with their friends at a good hotel or spend time on a picnic with their family or close friends. But, have you ever heard a young Marathi actor or actress celebrating their birthday with disabled children ? There are very few examples in this self centred lifestyle today.
Young Pritam Kagne, who made her debut in Marathi few years ago with Marathi film ‘Bokad‘ has already worked as a speech therapist in Pune and very well knows her duty to the society. Yesterday, Pritam Kagne celebrated her birthday in the company of hearing impaired children from Ayodhya School of special Education, Pune, by serving them food. “It was awesome feeling” reacted Pritam on her social networking page. And, this was a fine gesture. MarathiMovieworld.com takes note of her commitment to the society and wishes her all the best for her forthcoming film ‘Halaal‘, which has already won awards and appreciation at various international film festivals.
Siya Patil returns with Marathi film ‘Garbh’
Siya Patil, who made her debut in Marathi films six years ago through ‘Chal Gammat Karu‘, was later seen in films like ‘Chal Dhar Pakad‘, ‘Navra Avali Baiko Lovely‘ & ‘IPL Premacha Lafada‘, will now be returning in a lead role through forthcoming Marathi film ‘Garbh‘. It may be recalled that before taking up her acting career, Siya was a sports fanatic, being a black belt in Karate and a national level Volleyball player and state level basketball player.
Through this film RJ Dilip, will also be making his debut in Marathi films. ‘Garbh‘ will be a family social film, produced by Rajendra Atole and directed by Subhash Ghorpade. The other artistes of this film are, Kishori Shahane, Anant Jog and Yatin Karyekar.
Recently, this film was launched with song recording , when the artistes of this film and technical people were present. Many well known singers like Vaishali Samant along with Swapnil Bandodkar, Vaishali Made & Neha Rajpal are rendering their voices for the songs penned by Arun Kulkarni on the music of Ashok Waigankar. The story of this film is written by Ramesh Tiwari.
Director Rajesh Mapuskar to make his debut in Marathi through Priyanka Chopra’s film ‘Ventilator’
Popular Bollywood actress Actress Priyanka Chopra through her production house Purple Pebble Pictures had already announced at the beginning of this year, her Marathi film ‘Ventilator’, which is produced by Madhu Chopra and directed by Rajesh Mapuskar. According to makers, this film will be a family entertainer featuring a sterling ensemble cast that includes veteran Marathi film and theatre actors. The movie is currently into its post-production stage.
It may be recalled that director Rajesh Mapuskar has worked as assistant director with Bollywood filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and also made his debut as independent director through the film ‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’. Now, through ‘Ventilator’ he will be making his debut as a director in Marathi. And therefore, there are big expectations from this film, which will announce its release date soon.
Writer- director Rajesh Mapuskar while speaking about his film, said, “I’m grateful to Priyanka Chopra and Madhu Chopra for backing my Marathi debut. This film, which is a fun, festive and family film, features several eminent actors of Marathi film industry.”
So, the Marathi film lovers are still kept in dark about the artistes of this film.
Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Nivdung’ promises music with variety
Songs and music play a very important role in the success of Marathi films. Besides good story, music is equally important and this has been proved by hit films like ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusli’ and ‘Sairat‘ in the recent past. Now, forthcoming Marathi film ‘Nivdung’ also promises music with variety.
Produced and directed by Munnawar Bhagat , the music release of this film was held at Juhu hotel recently, in presence of lead pair of the film Bhushan Pradhan & Sanskruti Balgude. Besides this lead pair,the film also stars Shekhar Phadke, Sara Shravan, Aastad Kale & Prajakta Dighe. Six songs in this film have been composed by music director Rafiq Shaikh, with many prominent singers like Suresh wadkar, Swapnil Bandodkar, Dr.Neha Rajpal & Urmila Dhangar rendering their voices for these songs.
Style Icon Ankush Choudhari finds suitable role in ‘Deva’
We are all aware that Ankush Choudhari is a popular style icon of Marathi films and he has proved it through various characters portrayed through Marathi films in the recent past. Best examples are his films like ‘Duniyadari‘, ‘Classmates‘, ‘Zhakas‘,’Bluffmaster‘,’Guru‘, ‘Dagadi Chawl‘ and so on. Now, Ankush will be seen in a stylish character, well suited to his personality, through forthcoming film ‘Deva‘, shooting of which is in progress in Konkan region of Maharashtra.
This new look of Ankush Choudhari, which has been shared on social networking sites, has been receiving good response, for this new get up. And, his new look will be surely appreciated by his fans. Highlight of this film is that it is being directed by popular South director Murli Nallappa. So, there is good scope for Ankush to display his new style with a south touch.
Will Ajay Atul recreate their magic once again ?
We are aware that the music director duo Ajay –Atul are capable of making the films hit with the help of their music. They have not only done it in Marathi; but also in Hindi films. The ‘Kombdi Palali‘ song in the film ‘Jatra‘ and its Hindi version ‘Chikni Chameli‘ had created records.
There is no doubt that the grand success of Marathi film ‘Sairat‘ also belongs to their sizzling music, which made the audience dance in cinema halls, while watching this film. Now, their much talked about film ‘Jaundya Na Balasaheb‘ is scheduled to release on 7th October 2016. This film is also produced by Ajay -Atul , along with other producers like Poonam Shende, Vinay Ganu, Prashant Pethe & Umesh Kulkarni. And therefore, they must have really worked hard on the music of this film.
The first song of this film ‘Dolbywalya..‘ is now out on social media and is receiving good response. It does have a glimpse of ‘Jhingat..‘ song from ‘Sairat‘ and ‘Awaz Vadhav DJ..‘ from ‘Poshter Girl‘. But, we don’t know, what more is in store, as the other songs are yet to be heard. Like ‘Sairat‘ this film too will be presented by Zee Studios and therefore the music of this film will also be popularized, during film’s promotion for the next 45 days. So, it remains to be seen, whether Ajay Atul will recreate their magic once again?
Gashmeer Mahajani all set to grab the attention of Marathi film lovers
Having already debuted in Hindi, six years ago through the film ‘Muskurake Dekh Zara‘, it took little more time for Gashmeer Mahajani , to make his grand debut in Marathi as the new action hero through the film ‘Carry On Maratha‘ in 2015. This was followed by his role as a young scientist in the super hit film ‘Deool Band‘.
Now, Gashmeer is all set to grab the attention of Marathi film lovers, with the release of much talked about film ‘Kanha‘, which is releasing on coming Friday, followed by much awaited ‘One Way Ticket‘ .In ‘Kanha‘, he is playing a parallel hero along with Vaibhav Tatwawdi, while in multi starrer ‘One Way Ticket‘ he has equally important role. But, after watching the trailer of both these films, one expects him to invite all the attention. Gashmeer has a good screen presence and he has a rich voice with equally good dialogue delivery .
Being the son of the Famous Marathi film actor Ravindra Mahajani, he invites media attention more. His education includes studies at Abhinava Vidyalaya in his hometown of Pune, followed by studies at BMCC Pune. Gashmeer has also worked at Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai for four years, which shows his attachment to the city of Mumbai. He also runs an academy for contemporary dance training and martial arts and has also directed a few Marathi plays. Isn’t that enough to describe his plus points ?
Grand Music launch of Marathi film ‘One Way Ticket’
With its unique title Marathi film ‘One Way Ticket’ has been inviting attention of film lovers, since its launch last year. Now, the film is all set to release on 23rd September 2016. Recently the Music launch of this film was held in Mumbai in a grand way, by the sponsors of this show Hindustan UniLever & Ponds Dreamflower. Present on this occasion were Producer Komal Unawane, co producer Suresh Pai, directors Kamal Nathani , Amol Shetge , entire star cast of the film and music team.
Music of this film sounds refreshing , with five songs composed by music director Gaurav Dagaonkar. Background music has been provided by Troy Aarif, while singers Rohit Raut, Shrinidhi Ghatate, Anandi Joshi,Gaurav Dagaonkar, Savani Ravindra, Kshitij Wagh, Arunima Bhattacharya & Shifa Haris have rendered their voices for the songs. The film has been shot on a cruise, which is on its journey to European countries. Popular artistes like Sachit Patil, Amruta Khanvilkar, Shashank Ketkar, Gashmeer Mahajani, Neha Mahajan will be seen in lead roles in this film, in the company of Asha Shelar & Roger D’Costa.
Abhijeet Khandkekar returns to small screen
Radio Jockey turned actor Abhijit Khandkekar, who made his successful debut through Zee Marathi’s popular serial ‘Majhiya Priyala Preet Kalena‘ six years ago, had later shifted his priority to Marathi cinema. Luckily, Abhijit got his first break in Marathi films, through Avadhoot Gupte’s film ‘Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda‘ . Later, he did try to establish himself through films like ‘Mamachya Gavala Jaoo Ya‘ and ‘Dhol Tashe‘. But, both these films didn’t do well, in spite of his good performance.
Abhijit Khandkekar is now returning to small screen, with Zee Marathi‘s new serial ‘Majhya Navryachi Baiko‘, which is all set to air from 22nd August 2016 at 8 pm slot. Another talented stage and TV actress Anita Date is playing his wife in this serial, while Rasika Dhabadgaonkar plays his office colleague. Produced by Tejendra Nesvankar, the story of this serial is written by Rohini Ninave & Abhijit Guru. And by Kedar Vaidya. Other artistes in this serial are, Arun Nalawade, Suhita Thatte & Shweta Mehendale.
‘Pinneyum’ – Subodh Bhave’s debut Malayalam film directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Popular Marathi actor Subodh Bhave , after making his debut in Bollywood through Sachin Kundalkar’s film ‘Aiyya’ is now all set to make his debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Malayalam film ‘Pinneyum’. Subodh is playing an important role in this film, which has Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in the lead roles. For Subodh, this has been a big honor, as the 74 year old National award winning filmmaker is returning to direction, after a gap of eight years.
‘Pinneyum’, which is an intense love story, has also brought together Dileep & Kavya, after 5 years. It is for this reason, there are big expectations from this film, which is releasing on coming Friday. For Subodh, this is a big achievement and the actor has himself expressed his happiness, for getting an opportunity to work with a reputed director like Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
It may be recalled that The International Film Critics Award (FIPRESCI) has gone to Mr. Adoor Gopalakrishnan six times successively, for his films ‘Mukhamukham’, ‘Anantaram’, ‘Mathilukal’, ‘Vidheyan’, ‘Kathapurushan’ and ‘Nizhalkkuthu’. Besides National award, he has won several international awards like the UNICEF film prize (Venice), OCIC film prize (Amiens), INTERFILM Prize (Mannheim) and his films have been shown at every important festival around the world. In the year 1984 he was conferred with Padmashri by Government of India.