‘Than Than Gopal’ Marathi movie music launched with first look
Khartik Shetty, the South Indian actor who is making his debut as a director of Marathi film ‘Than Than Gopal’ released the music of his film recently, in a big way in Mumbai. On this occasion, he also released the first look of his film, besides introducing all the artistes of his film. When veteran Milind Gunaji was introduced , as a member of his young team, he quickly reacted, stating that it was his privilege to be considered as a young hero. Milind Gavali, also one of the actors of this film, thanked the director, for considering him suitable for the role in this film.
Vivek Chabukswar, who is playing the central character of Gopal in this film, expressed his satisfaction on getting good exposure to play this role, in presence of two well known artistes. The film also stars German actress Suzanne Bernett , who has an important role in this film. But, while reacting to a question, she preferred to speak in Hindi. Incidentally, Bernett was part of Marathi film ‘Gallit Gondhal Dillit Mujra’ and has also performed in few Hindi serials.
Khartik Shetty, has himself written the story of this film, which is produced by Siddhant Shetty, Nidhi Shetty, Srinivas Shinde, Rahul Pote & Vijay Shetty . Music by Amit Shete & Camera by Manjunath Nayak are other credits.
Nandita Singgha’s ‘Red’ to be dubbed in Marathi
Film maker Nandita Singgha recently unveiled the first look of her forthcoming film ‘Red’ recently. From this first look, it is very clear that this film is set on the backdrop of Indian Crime Journalism, which follows Mahatma Gandhi’s Non Violence Philosophy. No wonder, it has received overwhelming response from the audience, worldwide on social networking sites.
The story of this film revolves around 10 Crime Journalists from Gujarat, the land of Mahatma Gandhi , who want to expose to the world the real culprits in the J Dey murder case and the motive behind it. They are also working on various other unsolved social issues which the police and the legal system, is not able to solve .
According to the director, she wanted to portray the emotions of crime journalists through the First Look Poster. She feels that the Screenplay & Dialogues in crime based movies play a major role and hence, has focused more on the story telling process. The good news is that, this Film is going to be dubbed in Marathi very soon.
‘Cindrella’ goes to South Carolina
Director Kiran Nakti’s forthcoming Marathi film ‘Cindrella’, has already created a buzz, before its official release. Now, the big news for the makers is that this film has been selected for screening at the South Carolina Underground Film Festival(SCUFF), which begins on 14th November 2015 at Charleston, South Carolina.
The film presents an interesting tale of a distinctive relationship of a brother and sister. So, it will be curious to know, how the story of this film relates to the famous fairy tale. There is already talk about the performances debutant child artistes Rupesh Bane & Yashasvi Vengurlekar in this film. But, Mangesh Desai is also playing an important role in this film, along with veteran artistes Yakub Saeed and Janardan Parab. Well known cinematographer Raja Phadtare has handled the camera work of this film, which will be released on 4th December 2015, all over Maharashtra.
Zee Marathi Nomination party bears a colorful look
Every year Zee Marathi channel hosts a party for all their serial makers and artistes, to make an announcement of their Zee Marathi television nominations & forthcoming award function. Almost all the makers of the serials, their directors, artistes were present with colorful dresses, at it was the theme for the party. And, they all remained together in their respective groups. While ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’ artistes and their captain Sanjay Jadhav occupied front seats, others remained scattered, wherever they found place. But, it was not difficult for Anchor Dr. Nilesh Sable to spot them, for random selection for the close interaction.
The team of ‘Chala Hava Yeu Dya’ joined him to generate humor, through fun filled interaction. Those who were grilled with questions, were Tejashree Pradhan, Sanjay Jadhav, Shreya Bugade Seth, Mandar Deosthali , Mayuri Wagh, Ashok Shinde ,Chinmay Udgirkar and others. Over all, it was a good entertainment, with a variety offered by Sagar karande, in the role of a Postman. Some fish ponds were also read out and the main targets were Vaibhav Mangle & Tejashree Pradhan.
Bhau kadam dressed up in traditional Maharashtrian Nine yard Saree welcomed all the invitees, along with Ka Re Durava pair Suyash Tilak & Suruchi Adarkar. Though ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’ team tried to make their presence felt, with their young team; it was ‘Jai Malhar’ team, which invited all the attention, as most of them were in mod outfits and hence photographers were more keen on clicking them. Producer Mahesh Kothare was all smiles, as he posed with his team. ‘Majhe Pati Soubhagyavati’ team was minus Vaibhav Mangale, but Nanda Soukhyabhare’ team was with full attendance. ‘Honaar Suun Mi Hya Gharchi’ team was also minus Rohini Hattangadi and Janhavi’s father. Team ‘Nanda Saukhyabhare’ was also present and so was the team of ‘Julun Yeti Reshimgathi’, though the serial has come to an end.
The team members of ‘Asmita’ were seated in the back row, but their morale was raised, when Mayuri Wagh was called upon for interaction on the dais. Their entire team comprising of director Sangeet Kulkarni, Mayuri Wagh, Kavya mane, Yogesh Sohani, Vikas Patil, Deepak Naidu, Shaila kanekar, Mr.Purkar & Piyush Ranade were more than happy to pose for photos with their well wishers , after the function. Mayuri seemed to be the favourite of many youngsters, as she was specially dressed up for the occasion, with a new hair style.
Others prominent personalities present on the occasion were Ramesh Bhatkar, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Adinath Kothare, Urmila Kothare and officials of Zee Marathi and Esselvision.
Santosh Juvekar to take his favourite bike ride in ‘Biker’s Adda’
Actor Santosh Juvekar‘s craze for Bikes is known to all. Now, he has got an opportunity to show his skills of bike riding, through forthcoming Marathi film ‘Biker’s Adda’, which is all set to release on coming Friday. From the title of this film, it clearly indicates that it will be an action filled film, with stunts and races on bikes.
The music and first look of this film was launched six to eight months ago, with many celebrities and politicians, present on that occasion. But, it has taken a long time to release this film. Prarthana Behere, who is also part of this male dominated action film, was highly praised by special guest Bollywood actress Jayaprada , who was also present during the music release. The film also has Shrikant Moghe playing important role. There are many young bikers, performing in this film and their action scenes are captured by cinematographer Shakeel Khan.
Now, it remains to be seen, whether this ‘Biker’s adda’ will be accepted by our young audience?
Yogini Chouk and her group to present their play ‘Anhad Naad’
Talented actress Yogini Chouk had been working very hard for the past six months, to rehearse for her multilingual play ‘अनहद नाद –Unheard Sounds of Universe’. Now, she is all set to present this ‘out of the box’ style of classical play at 11 am on 10th October 2015 at Shivaji Mandir Theatre, Mumbai.
“Unheard Sounds of Universe” which is presented in Marathi, English and Hindi languages together, is written and directed by well known theatre personality Manjul Bharadwaj. The play is an exploration of art, to make the world better and not a profit and loss balance sheet of life. Those who have seen the final rehearsal, have praised this concept. Experimental Theatre Foundation, which is known nationally & internationally for its experimental, relevant and committed performance since 1992 are presenting this play. .
Besides Yogini Chouk, the other performers in this play are, Ashwini Nandedkar, Sayali Pawaskar,Tushar Mhaske & Komal Khamkar.
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After ‘Dagadi Chawl’, now it’s ‘Dagdabaichi Chawl’
The chawl culture seems to be the favorite subject of Marathi film makers. Recently, we saw a Marathi film ‘Double Seat’, which was based on typical chawl culture of Mumbai. Then last week, we saw the release of ‘Dagadi Chawl’ presenting the gang-war and love story, on the backdrop of chawl culture in south central Mumbai. And, now, we find one more film ‘Dagdabaichi Chawl’, also set on the backdrop of Mumbai’s chawl culture and people living there.
Produced by Dattatray Hingane & directed by Sunil Waikar, the music and first look of this film was unveiled recently, in presence of entire star cast of the film and media persons. Story and screenplay of this film is written by director himself, while dialogues are written by Abhijit Pendharkar. The trio comprising of Kedar, Ajay & Adwait have composed the music of this film, while prominent singers from Marathi film industry have rendered their voices for the songs in this film.
This is a comedy film which revolves around a kind hearted lady landlord of a chawl and how the tenants living there, take undue advantage of her good nature. The film stars Vishakha Subhedar , Rajpal Yadav , Sangram Salvi, Shweta Pagar, Bhushan kadu, Mohini Kulkarni, Kamlakar Satpute, Kishore Chougule, Madhavi Juvekar, Sunil Godbole, Jhony Rawat, Prashant Tapasvi & Santosh Chordia.
The major attraction of this film is that Bollywood comedian Rajpal Yadav is making his debut in Marathi, through this film, playing the character of Jilebiwala Bhaiyya.
Now, Bharat Jadhav to anchor new comedy TV show
It looks like that there is nothing much left for actor Bharat Jadhav in Marathi films. Either the Marathi film makers are ignoring him, or he is not finding suitable roles in Marathi films. Now, we hear that he will be anchoring a Comedy TV show ‘Aali Lahar Kela kahar’ on Colors Marathi TV channel. His favourite director friend Kedar Shinde, will be directing this show, which is all set to go on air.
It may be recalled that after doing lot of theatre in Marathi, Bharat Jadhav had turned one of the top actors in Marathi from the period 2000 to 2012. But, for the past 3 years, his popularity had declined, with the emergence of new young actors in Marathi. Moreover, during the past three years, Marathi cinema had also seen a shift from comedy to realistic films on social issues. Two years ago, we also saw Bharat performing in a comedy serial on television. So, it is not surprising to see him back on television. After all, an actor gains maximum popularity through TV shows, which are seen by maximum Maharashtrian households. Let’s hope that Bharat offers, something really entertaining under the direction of Kedar Shinde.
Subodh has really worked hard for ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali’
When an actor makes his debut as a director and that too directing some senior actors in his field, it is a hard task. But, for actor turned director Subodh Bhave, it has been a challenging job. He has not only successfully handled his debut project ‘Katyar kaljat Ghusali’; but has also received appreciation not only from bigwigs like Sachin Pilgaonkar and Shankar Ehsaan Loy; but also from his each and every technical team member. No wonder, Subodh made it a point to thank each one of them personally, during the press interaction, while introducing veteran evergreen actor Sachin Pilgaonkar, who is plying the most important role of classical singer Khan Saheb in his film.
Subodh’s ability as a director came for test, when he showed the confidence in singer & musician Shankar Mahadevan, to play the role of Pandit Bhanushankar. But, Subodh wanted the expressions and lip movements to match with the song perfectly. And, this was possible, only if he had opted for a singer, who could sing classical song, through his heart.
However, in the case of Khan sahib, he wanted a versatile actor who knew about songs, as a singer; but, at the same time, play that required negative character with perfection. So, he opted for Sachin Pilgaonkar, but used the voice of Rahul Deshpande for the songs to be picturised on him. In short, having directed the Marathi play on this subject, he had done his home work very well.
If this was not enough, he engaged the best writer, best sound designer, best music directors and the best make up man, to make his film technically perfect, to match international standard. Isn’t that hard work put in by this actor turned debutant director ?
‘कल्पना एक आविष्कार अनेक’ मध्ये ‘मैं वारी जावां…’ सर्वोत्कृष्ट एकांकिका
लेखकांना महत्व देणारी, नव्या लेखनाला चालना देणारी स्पर्धा म्हणून ओळख असलेल्या ‘अस्तित्व’ आयोजित कै. श्री. मु. ब. यंदे पुरस्कार ‘कल्पना एक आविष्कार अनेक’ २०१५ या एकांकिका स्पर्धेत दिशा थिएटर्स ठाणेची ‘मैं वारी जावां…’ सर्वोत्कृष्ट एकांकिका ठरली तर फिनिक्स, मुंबईची ‘मन्वंतर’ ही एकांकिका द्वितीय पारितोषिक विजेती ठरली.
यंदा ज्येष्ठ साहित्यिक गुलजार यांनी नात्यांबाबत गहिरा आशय व्यक्त करणारी ‘अलाव’ही कविता विषय होती. अंतिम फेरीचे परीक्षण प्रतिमा कुलकर्णी,जयंत पवार,वैभव जोशी,विद्याधर पाठारे आणि हृषीकेश जोशी या मान्यवर परीक्षकांनी केले.
या स्पर्धेतले सर्वोत्कृष्ट लेखकाचे पारितोषिक स्वप्निल चव्हाण याला ‘मन्वंतर’ या एकांकिकेसाठी देण्यात आले. प्रेक्षक आणि परीक्षक या दोघांच्याही पसंतीस पात्र ठरलेला ‘मैं वारी जावां’तला प्रसाद दाणी सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेता ठरला. ‘ऋणानुंबंध’च्या भाग्यश्री पाणेला अभिनयाचे द्वितीय, ‘मन्वंतर’ साठी अजित सावंतला तृतीय, ‘टर्मिनल’साठी प्रज्ञा शास्त्री यांना चतुर्थ तर ‘ऋणानुंबंध’ च्या मैथिलि तांबे ला पंचम पारितोषिक देऊन गौरवण्यात आले.
अंतिम फेरी – निकाल
सर्वोत्कृष्ट एकांकिका (प्रथम): दिशा थिएटर्स – ‘मैं वारी जावां…’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट एकांकिका (द्वितीय): फिनिक्स, मुंबई – ‘मन्वंतर’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट लेखक : स्वप्निल चव्हाण – ‘मन्वंतर’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनय (प्रथम) : प्रसाद दाणी – ‘मैं वारी जावां’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनय (द्वितीय) : भाग्यश्री पाणे – ‘ऋणानुंबंध’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनय (तृतीय) : अजित सावंत – ‘मन्वंतर’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनय (चतुर्थ) : प्रज्ञा शास्त्री – ‘टर्मिनल’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनय (पंचम) : मैथिलि तांबे – ‘ऋणानुंबंध’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट प्रकाशयोजनाकर : शीतल तळपदे – ‘टर्मिनल’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट नेपथय :संदेश जाधव – ‘ऋणानुंबंध’
सर्वोत्कृष्ट संगीत : मल्हार फडके, संतोष वाडेकर – ‘मन्वंतर’
परीक्षक : प्रतिमा कुलकर्णी,जयंत पवार,वैभव जोशी,विद्याधर पाठारे आणि हृषीकेश जोशी