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‘अजय-अतुल’ यांना ‘सह्याद्री संगीतरत्न’ पुरस्कार

Ajay Gogawale Atul Gogawale In Sahyadri Award
Ajay Gogawale and Atul Gogawale at Sahyadri Navaratna award

दूरदर्शनच्या सह्याद्री वाहिनीतर्फे साहित्य, नाट्य, संगीत, सिनेमा अशा विविध क्षेत्रात विशेष कामगिरी करणाऱ्या नऊ मान्यवरांना दर वर्षी ‘सह्याद्री नवरत्न‘ हा पुरस्कार सोहळा आयोजित करण्यात येतो. यंदाच्या ‘सह्याद्री नवरत्न‘ पुरस्कार सोहळा – २०१६ मध्ये महाराष्ट्राचे लाडके संगीतकार जोडी ‘अजय-अतुल‘ यांना ‘सह्याद्री संगीतरत्न‘ हा पुरस्कार महाराष्ट्राचे राज्यपाल सी. विद्यासागर राव यांच्या हस्ते प्रदान करण्यात आला.

पुरस्कार सोहळ्यास विविध क्षेत्रातील अनेक मान्यवरांचा समावेश होता. अन्य पुरस्कार विजेते मान्यवरांची नावे खालील प्रमाणे:
नाना पाटेकर (चित्ररत्न पुरस्कार),
डॉ. विजया राजाध्यक्ष (साहित्यरत्न),
गायक पं. रामदास कामत (नाट्यरत्न),
ज्येष्ठ पत्रकार राधाकृष्ण नार्वेकर (रत्नदर्पण),
जैन इरिगेशनचे अध्यक्ष अनिल जैन (रत्नवैभव (उद्योग),
डॉ. विजया वाड (शिक्षणरत्न)
‘आपलं घर’चे विजय फळणीकर (सेवारत्न),
सुलेखनकार अच्युत पालव (कलारत्न)

Neha Mahajan to play a college girl in ‘Youth’

Neha Mahajan Actress
Actress Neha Mahajan

After giving variety of noteworthy performances in films like ‘Coffee Aani Barach Kahi‘, ‘Nilkanth Master‘ & ‘Siddhant‘, talented Neha Mahajan is all set to win the hearts of her increasing fans, with her forthcoming Marathi film ‘Youth‘, which will be released on 3rd June 2016. Produced by Sunder Seturaman, the film is directed by Rakesh Kudalkar.

In this film, Neha Mahajan has another challenging role of a college going girl Yutika, who is loving and possesses leadership qualities. The film ‘Youth‘ is all about fun and friendship, with a timely message. Along with Neha the film stars Akshay Waghmare, who is grandson of Late Dada Kondke. The other young artistes of the film are, Akshay Mhatre, Meera Joshi, Shashank jadhav & Ketaki Narayan.

‘Family 420′ is all set to release

Family 420 Marathi Movie
Marathi movie ‘Family 420′ still

We find new hard hitting subjects in Marathi films; but the comedy is always here to stay. Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Family 420‘, as the title suggests, is based on comedy subject, to offer entertainment and only entertainment. Produced by Dev Raj and directed by Santosh Gaikwad, the film will throw light on present social system in a humorous way.

The film ‘Family 420′ offers  all versatile artistes, known for their perfect timing in comedy. Besides popular Marathi artistes like Vijay Kadam, Vijay Patkar, Sukanya Kulkarni, Swapnil Rajshekhar, Harshada Patil & others, the film also stars Bollywood artistes like Asrani , Upasana Singh & Sunil Pal in prominent roles. The makers of this film are confident that their film would offer wholesome entertainment, with good story and music. Popular singers like Avadhoot Gupte, Vaishali Made, Bela Shende, Sudesh Bhosale &  Neha Rajpal have rendered their voices for the songs in this film on the music of Sushil Pendhari. The film is all set to release soon.

Pravin Tarde’s successful journey in Marathi films

Pravin Tarde Actor
Actor Pravin Tarde

Right from his college days, he has been a multi talented personality. Born and brought up in a farmer’s family in Pune district, Pravin Tarde completed his studies with MBA and later passed his degree examination in law. Later, he even did a job for a while. But, he wasn’t satisfied with it. His fate finally landed him in theatre, television and film world.

Pravin Tarde began his writing with the popular serial ‘Kunku‘ followed by  ‘Pinjara‘, ‘Anupama‘, ‘Tujha Majha Jamena‘, ‘Ase He Kanyadaan‘ and so on. As an actor, he also performed memorable roles in films like ‘Chinu‘, ‘Harishchandrachi Factory‘, ‘Tukaram‘, ‘Rege‘ & ‘Kokanastha‘ . He also wrote the stories of films like ‘Kutumb‘, ‘Ajinkya‘, ‘Rege‘, ‘Mr & Mrs. Sadachari‘; but he came into prominence as a writer and director for the film ‘Deool Band‘. Now, his other two films ‘Deool Band-2‘ and ‘Mulshi.com‘ are due for release soon.

Having won several popular awards, Pravin is now focused on developing six packs and his working hard on his diet plan and exercising. But, he has not disclosed the name of the film, for which he has been working hard. One thing is sure that he is going to give a big surprise.

Trailer of Marathi film ‘Ganvesh’ unveiled

Smita Tambe, Actress, Mukta Barve, Kishor Kadam
Smita Tambe, Atul Jagdale, Kishore Kadam, Mukta Barve

Ganvesh‘ which means Uniform in English, has played a very important thing in the lives of school children. Some are fortunate to have multiple sets; but for those underprivileged children, having one set is also a big thing. Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ganvesh’ is all about the struggle of poor parents working in a brick manufacturing unit, to provide school uniform to their only child, who has been asked to wear the same compulsorily for the annual school function.

Recently, the trailer of this film was unveiled at Famous studios , Mumbai, in presence of special invitees and media persons. And, the trailer does give an idea of the emotion filled story of this film. This is a  debut film of cameraman turned director Atul Jagdale, which is made under the banner of Vijayate Entertainment and presented by Eros International . The film stars Dilip Prabhavalkar, Mukta Barve, Kishore Kadam, Smita Tambe, Guru Thakur, Nagesh Bhosale, Suhas Palshikar, Ganesh Yadav, Sharad Ponkshe, Jayant Savarkar and others. Music by Nihar Shembekar and editing by rajesh rao are other credits. The film is due for release soon.

झी टॉकीजवर झिंगाट अॅनिमेशनची जादुई दुनिया

Kung fu Panda, Animated Marathi Movie, Zee Talkies
Kung fu Panda 3, 4, Marathi Dubbed Animated Movies

सध्या अॅनिमेशन सिनेमे बच्चे कंपनी बरोबरच मोठ्यांच्यासुद्धापसंतीस उतरत आहेत.  ह्या सिनेमांची लोकप्रियता दिवसेंदिवस वाढत आहे.

झी टॉकीजवर या मे महिन्याच्या सुट्टीमध्ये घेवून येत आहे  झिंगाट अॅनिमेशनची जादुई दुनिया, ज्या मध्ये  धम्माल सिनेमांची पर्वणी  असणार आहे .  कुंफू पांडा, मादागास्कर, हाऊ टु ट्रेन युवर ड्रगन आणि रॅन्गो ह्या उत्तम दर्जाचे आणि सर्वोत्तम अॅनिमेटेड चित्रपट आता आपल्या भाषेत बघण्याची संधी आपल्याला  मिळणार आहे.  ह्या ‘झिंगाट अॅनिमेशनची जादुई दुनिया’ची सफर  २९ मे पासून रोज सकाळी ९ वाजता झी टॉकीजवर पाहायला विसरू नका.

Is the name of film based on love story, very important for film’s success ?

Actress Paula McGlynn , Siddharth Chandekar, Pindadaan Movie
Actress Paula McGlynn and Siddharth Chandekar in Marathi film ‘Pindadaan’

After watching the success of films based on unusual love stories, like, ‘Urfi’ and ‘Sairat’, there is a lot of curiosity about films with such unusual names.  So, obviously, we are not surprised to find the curiosity among the Marathi film lovers about forthcoming Marathi film ‘Pindadaan’. Made under the banner of Sarathi Entertainment and presented by Poonam Shende, the film is all set to release on 17th June 2016.

Directed by Prashant Patil , with cinematography by Bunty Deshpande , the film’s music is by Sagar Dhote , while costumes are designed by Deepali Deshpande. The film stars Siddharth Chandekar , Manva Naik and Canadian actress  Paula Mcglynn in lead roles. Interestingly, the first look of this film is impressive.  Now, it remains to be seen, whether the unusual story of this film, would impress the Marathi audience.

New Marathi film ‘Barad’ to release on 10th June

Barad Marathi Film
Marathi movie ‘Barad’

Today, Marathi films are evolving more around the personified topics . Betraying friends- families for money is a common sight these days. Politics is draining away the trust from its voters. ‘Barad‘ is one such film, which is set on the backdrop of all such social elements of a small village Alkud, where money hopes are destructing the prosperity and humanity.

Barad means barren land. Many villages have such infertile lands. The film ‘Barad‘ floats around a rumor which destroys the villagers as well as the village. Presented by Atharva Movie’s Devendra Kapadia & produced by Kumar Gandhi the film is directed by Tanaji Mahadeo Ghadge. Cinematography by Kamal Chaupal and Surendra Singh & music by Sandeep Wadekar are other credits. The theme song of this film is presented by Rohan & Rohan. The film stars Suhas Palshikar, Shahaji Kale, Rajan Patil, Bharat Ganeshpure, Nandkishor Chaugule, Sanjay Kulkarni, Rohit Chavan, Dhananjay Jamdar, Ajay Apkire, Geeta Shinde, Namrata Kudalkar and others.

‘Copy’ launched with song recording

Copy Marathi Film
Muhurat of Marathi movie ‘copy’

Performing the muhurat of a film with song recording is a traditional way of launching a film. And, in Marathi films, songs play a very important role, in popularizing a film. Recently, producers Ganesh Patil and Shankar Mhatre also launched their new Marathi film ‘Copy’ with a song recording at Audio Garage Studio, Juhu. On this occasion, a song rendered by Praveen Done was recorded on the music of Rohan Pradhan & Rohan Gokhale. Present on the occasion were Mr. Vijay Patkar, Anshuman Vichare, Jagannath Nivangune, Vipul Salunkhe and technical team members.

Copy‘ will speak on the education system in our society. Set on the backdrop of rural Maharashtra, it will expose the commercialization of education . Directed by Hemant Dhabade and Dayasagar Wankhede, the film stars Milind Shinde, Kamlesh Sawant, Anshuman Vichare, Jagannath Nivangune, Vipul Salunkhe, Anil Nagarkar, Kailas Waghmare, Poonam Waghmare and others. Cinematography is by Santineo Trezio and choreography by Rockey Harle are the other credits.

Prarthana Behere to debut in Bollywood

Beautiful Actress Prarthana Behere Picture
Beautiful actress Prarthana Behere

Every regional film actress has a dream to play lead or prominent role in Bollywood films. Following the footsteps of actresses like Varsha Usgaonkar, Radhika Apte, Sai Lokur and others, now one more actress from Marathi film industry will be making her debut in Bollywood. She is Prarthana Behere.  After her performance in films like ‘Mitwa‘, ‘Coffee Aani Barach Kahi‘ , Prarthana has been in the news, as she also won many  best actress popular awards for these two films.

Actually, Prarthana received name and fame with the Hindi TV serial ‘Pavitra Rishta‘. But, later she established herself as a complete actress through Marathi films. Now, Prarthana will be seen along with Sharman Joshi, in forthcoming Hindi film ‘Vajah Tum Ho‘ directed by Vishal Pandya. The shooting of this film produced by T Series will begin from June 2016. Wishing Prarthana our best wishes.