‘Bus Stop’ shooting progresses
Now days, Marathi films are in search of English names for their film’s title. ‘Poshter Girl’,’Mumbai Time’, ‘Mr. & Mrs. Sadachari’, ‘Friends’, ‘Lost & Found’ & ’ Cheater’ are the names of some of the films, released recently and few of them to be released soon. Now, there is one more addition to these titles, in the form of ‘Bus Stop’.
Producers Shreyash Jadhav , Poonam Shende, Mr. Gajendra Patil & Mr.Asso Nihlani are busy completing their film ‘Bus Stop’ which is written and directed by Sameer Hemant Joshi, whose last film was ‘Mamachya gavala Jaoo Ya’ . This multi starrer film stars young artistes like Aniket Vishwasrao, Pooja Sawant, Amruta Khanvilkar , Siddharth Chandekar , Hemant Dhome , Akshay Waghmare , Rasika Sunil , Suyog Gorhe & Madhura Deshpande.The film is likely to release this year.
Vaidehi Parshurami steals the show during ‘Vrundavan’ media meet
Six years ago, as a teenager, she made her debut opposite Adinath Kothare, in the film ‘Ved Lavi Jeeva‘. But, the film wasn’t distributed properly. Then, three years ago, she played a role in Mahesh Manjrekar’s film ‘Kokanastha‘. But, even this film didn’t do well. But, now Vaidehi Parshurami is well prepared to make her presence felt, through forthcoming Marathi film ‘Vrundavan‘ in the lead role, opposite Raqesh Bapat. The film also stars Pooja Sawant in a parallel role.
On Friday evening, the makers of ‘Vrundavan‘ had arranged a media meet, to introduce the stars of the film, as well as the music team, comprising of music director Amitraj, singer Avadhoot Gupte and others. Trailer of the film, along with two songs from the film, which have already become hits, on Marathi music channels. And, all these scenes, the actress who invited all the attention, was Vaidehi Parshurami.
Specially dressed for the occasion, with her designer outfit, she looked gorgeous, sporting constant smile on her face. She was accompanied by her mother. It may be recalled that Vaidehi has done her post graduation with kathak and is at presently studying her law. Her film ‘Vrundavan‘ is all set to release on 8th April 2016. And, this time, she is all prepared to display her talent.
Teaser of ‘Ganvesh’ receives good response
Vijayate Entertainment’s Marathi film ‘Ganvesh’ is now all set to release. The teaser of this film, released on social networking sites has been receiving good response. And, this clearly indicates that the film has good talented artistes, besides a touching tale of a school boy, who gets selected to give a speech during the Independence day programme at his school. But, the child is asked to compulsorily wear a new school uniform, on this occasion.
The struggle of the poor parents of this child, who work in a brick manufacturing unit, is shown in the film. There are two more important characters in the film, comprising of a veteran minister and a lady police officer, played by Dilip Prabhavalkar & Mukta Barve. Kishore Kadam and Smita Tambe play the parents of the little schoolboy , while the role of the schoolboy is played by child artiste Tanmay Mande. So, after ‘Partu’, Kishore Kadam and Smita Tambe will be seen once again portraying the role of poor parents. The other artistes of the film are, Nagesh Bhosle, Guru Thakur & Ganesh Yadav.
The promotion of this film has just begun, with Kishore Kadam, Smita Tambe & producer director Atul Jagdale interacting with the students of Balmohan Vidyamandir School on Tuesday afternoon. The school has already produced many good sportsperson and artistes .
Singer turned music director Shaan releases music of ‘Reti’
Popular Bollywood singer Shaan has always been part of Marathi songs. But, with the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Reti‘, he has also turned a music director. In absence of lead actor Chinmay Mandlekar, it was Shaan, who was the centre of attraction, during music release of this film and he also released the music. The other important artistes of this film, namely Kishore Kadam, Gayatri Soham, were however present for this function, along with producer Pramod Gore, director Suhas Bhosale, writer Deven Kapadnis & lyricist Sanjay Krishnaji Patil.
Shaan has provided music of this film, along with Roshan Balu & Gaurav Dasgupta. The other artistes of this film are, Shashank Shende, Suhas Palshikar, Deepak Karanjikar, Mausami Tondvalkar, Bhagyashree Rane and others. ‘Reti‘ as the title suggests, will expose the sand mafias in Maharashtra. The film is all set release on 8th April 2016.
Producer director Anil Waghmare to present a suspense filled horror film ‘Bhutkaal’
Suspense filled horror films are not regularly seen in Marathi, compared to Hindi films. But, still some Marathi film makers feel that such films do find good audience. No wonder, Producer director Anil Waghmare under the banner of Sairaj Media, is presenting a new Marathi film titled ‘Bhutkaal’
The film also offers a fresh pair of chocolate boy Bhushan Pradhan and versatile actress Hemangi Kavi Dhumal together for the first time. The story of the film revolves around a young boy , a science student; who visits his native place during vacation, but comes across some strange happenings. The suspense of this film unfolds in picturesque Konkan area. According to the makers of this film, their film banks on beautiful photography, fine performances and special effects used to create an impact on the audience. The title of the film clearly suggests that it has something to do with the past life.
Grand music launch of ‘Rangaa Patangaa’
Cinematographer turned Producer Amol Gole , director Prasad Namjoshi and presenter Bipin Shah launched the music of their much awaited film ‘Rangaa Patangaa‘ on Friday evening in Mumbai. On this occasion, the first look of this film, besides the two songs in this film, were played for the invitees, including media persons. Producer Amol Gole, looked very happy and narrated his experience at the Pune International Film festival. Incidentally, the film has won the best film and best director’s award at this festival, held recently.
The film presents an interesting story of a poor farmer Jumman( Makarand Anaspure) , who goes in search of his 2 missing bulls, whose names are Rangaa & Patangaa. What he and his close friend ( Sandeep Pathak) experience during this journey, is what the film is all about. The film also stars popular TV artistes Nandita Dhuri, Umesh Jagtap & Bharat Ganeshpure. Due for release on 1st April 2016, the film has interesting music by Kaushal Inamdar, though the film has only two songs.
Mrunalini Bhosale’s debut film ‘Kapuskondyachi Goshta’ to release on 1st April
After receiving global acclaim at various international film festivals and winning the ‘Best Film Award‘ at Queensland International Film Festival, Australia, Mrunalini Bhosale’s much awaited sensible Marathi film ‘Kapuskondyachi Goshta‘ will finally release in theatres in Maharashtra, on 1st April 2016. After winning two national awards for her short films, this is Mrunalini’s debut film, which is produced by Nitin Bhosale, under the banner of Venkateshwara Films International.
The film has already won critical acclaim for presenting an inspiring subject, showing the positive way of facing the tragedy. It is a woman oriented film, revolving around a young girl Jyoti , who comes forward to take care of her three sisters, after her father , who is a farmer commits suicide and her mother is murdered. The film narrates an interesting story of these four sisters and their courage to face the misfortune with hard work.
In this film talented Sameedha Guru plays the central character of Jyoti, along with popular artistes like Makarand Anaspure, Bharat Ganeshpure, Gauri Kange, Mohini Kulkarni & child artiste Netra Mali. Story and dialogues are by Prasad Namjoshi, while music is by Shailesh Dani. DOP is Wasim Maner and editing is by Santosh Gothoskar.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Marathi film ‘Laal Ishq’ gets ready for release
Known for his grand award winning films in Bollywood, Film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is now getting ready to release his debut Marathi film ‘Lal Ishq‘ with a suitable tagline Gupit Aahe Saakshila… Starring Marathi’s popular actor Swwapnil Joshi and Bollywood actress Anjana Sukhani, this film will release on 27th May 2016. The other important artistes in the film are Jaywant Wadkar, Priya Berde and Kamlesh Sawant . Written by Shirish Latkar, the film is directed by Swapna Waghmare.
So, with the introduction of model turned actress Anjana Sukhani into Marathi, Mr. Bhansali perhaps wants to add that extra glamour to Marathi films. Moreover, he also has Shabina Khan, Bollywood’s well-known costume designer, as co producer of this film. So, you can imagine that special designer look to this film. But, it remains to be seen, whether Anjana will be speaking her dialogues in Marathi. Being a love story, there is a possibility that she will be shown a non-Maharashtrian, as per the new trend in Marathi films, to accommodate Bollywood actresses. Well, soon we will get to know more details of this film.
‘1234’ First look unveiled in absence of leading lady Priya Marathe
When a big promotional event in the form of unveiling of first look of the film is held in presence of media persons, it is necessary for the lead pair of the film, to be present on such important occasion. On Monday afternoon, when director Milind Kavade and producers Kalpesh Patel & Shailesh Pawar unveiled the first look of their forthcoming Marathi film ‘1234‘, the absence of lead actress Priya Marathe was certainly felt. Priya, who made her film debut through recently released film ‘Vighnaharta Mahaganapati‘ was however present for the film’s premiere, only few days ago.
In her absence, lead actor of the film Bhushan Pradhan, music director Amitraj and director Milind Kavade spoke about their experiences with this film. Director Milind Kavade said that “this film being a suspense thriller, the audience will come to know about its meaning, as the film will progress through its interesting story and screenplay“. Actor Bhushan Pradhan has also expressed his satisfaction, the way the film has tackled important issues, besides entertainment.
The film has only one song, ‘Sunya Sunya Othaanche Bol….’ rendered by Kunal Ganjawala and Anandi Joshi and picturised on Bhushan and Priya on the music of Amitraj. Cinematography by Santaneo Terezeo and costume designing by Vaishali Deshmukh are the other credits of this film, which is due for release shortly.
Marathi film ‘TTMM’ launched with song recording
Known for offering variety of subjects, Marathi films have now started offering unique titles, using abbreviations. Producer Sanndesh Mhatre and director Girish Mohite are now offering a film ‘TTMM‘. Recently, the muhurat of this film, took place, with a song recording of a ‘Romantic’ song, on the music of music directors Avinash Vishwajeet.
Maker of popular TV serial ‘Hya Gojirvanya Gharaat‘ Girish Mohite’s last film was a short film ‘Bail’ in the film ‘Bioscope‘ and before that he had directed the film ‘Guru Pournima‘ starring Upendra Limaye and Sai Tamhankar. ‘TTMM‘ promises the reflection of today’s society and stars Subodh Bhave in the lead role along with his co star Deepti Devi, who is returning to Marathi films after 10 years. But, this time, she is playing the lead actress. Veteran actor Atul Parchure is playing an important role in this film, which will be shot in Pune.