Muhurat of ‘Shinma’ with song recording
Known for his films like ‘Yedyanchi Jatra’, ‘4 Idiots’, ‘Just Gammat’, director Milind Arun Kavde is all set to release his next Marathi film ‘1234’ soon. But, in the meanwhile, he has performed Muhurat of his new film ‘Shinma’, with recording of a song ‘Panyavarati Halla Zala….’ rendered by popular singer Aadarsh Shinde. This song has been penned by Sagar Wankhede with the music provided by Music director of this film, Rohan Pradhan and Rohan Gokhale.
Produced by Anil Joshi, the story of this film is written by Milind Kavde , besides directing this film. Like his previous comedy films, even this film stars a big team of artistes comprising of Ajinka Deo Vijay Patkar, Yatin karyekar, Ganesh Yadav, Kishori Shahane , Saurabh Gokhale, Sanskruti Balgude, Anshuman Vichare, Arun Kadam, Abhijit Chavan, Digambar Naik, Ashish Pawar, Jaywant Wadkar, Ananda karekar, Nisha Parulekar, Gurleen Chopra and others.
Cinematography by Santaneo Terezio, dialogues by Sagar Wankhede and Deepak Thube are other credits.
Eros International to associate with ‘Aga Bai Arechaa-2′
Good news for Kedar Shinde is that, Eros International Media Ltd (Eros International), a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, have announced its association with Anushka Motion Pictures and Entertainment, to present his film ‘Aga Bai Arecha 2′
Eros International were successfully associated with popular Marathi films like ‘Me ShivajiRaje Bhosale Boltoy’ & ‘Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho’. Now, they will present the Sequel of the popular Marathi comedy, ‘Aga Bai Arechaa’ starring Sonali Kulkarni, Bharat Jadhav, Prasad Oak, Dharam Gohil, Surabhi Hande and Madhav Deochakke.
Speaking on the association, Mr Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Limited, said “We are happy to be associated with a very talented director Kedar Shinde, who delivers quality Marathi entertainment. At Eros, we feel proud to back regional cinema, which are content driven and high on entertainment quotient, it also fulfils our vision to expand in the regional market”.
Producer Mr Narendra Firodia added, “We are delighted to partner with Eros International. This association will help us in reach out to a larger audience, through their established distribution network.”
Director Mr Kedhar Shinde also reacted, “I am very excited about ‘Aga Bai Arechaa-2′ and more thrilled that Eros will be making the journey with me.”
Grand Music Launch of ‘Ek Hotee Ranee’ in Sangamner
Producer Yogesh Bhalerao & director Prasad Tarkar had a grand music launch of their film ‘Ek Hoti Rani’ at Sangamner. Mr. Ranjit Singh Deshmukh was the chief guest on the occasion. This film is a romantic comedy, starring Aniket Vishwasrao, Minal Ghorpade, Usha nadkarni, Uday Tikekar, Kishori Ambiye & Ashwini Ekbote.
Presented under the banner of Swaroop Samartha Entertainment, the film’s story and screenplay is written by Mahendra Patil; which shows how circumstances changes a person from good to bad. Music of this film has been composed by Salil Amrute, with well known singers like Shaan, Mahalaxmi Iyer , Hrishikesh kamerkar, Neha Rajpal, Janhavi Prabhu rendering their voices for the variety of songs in this film.
Now, watching the good response for this event, the makes of this film are planning another event at Mumbai.
Shashikala & Suryakant Lavande to receive Lifetime awards
Well known cinematographer Suryakant Lavande & Veteran actress Shashikala will receive Raj Kapoor and V. Shantaram Lifetime awards respectively, from The Maharashtra State Government. Announcement to this effect was made by Maharashtra Cultural Minister Mr. Vinod Tawde. Both of them will receive Rs. 5 Lakh each, besides citation and a memento .
Two more special contribution awards have also been announced for Vidya Balan for Hindi films , and Sonali Kulkarni for Marathi films. Both will comprise of Rs.3 Lakh each with citation and memento. The awards will be presented on 30 April 2015, at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch, Pune. The entire programme will be sponsored by a private television channel. Other awards for Marathi films, will also be announced and presented on this day.
‘लोच्या ऑनलाईन’ चित्रपटाचा मुहूर्त संपन्न
आपल्या कथेमधून वेगवेगळे नाविन्य दाखवत मराठी सिनेमाने नेहमीच आपले स्थान उंचावत ठेवलेय, चित्रपटांचे शीर्षक (टाईटल) सुद्धा नेहमीच हटके असल्याचे पाहायला मिळते. शुबीर मुखर्जी प्रस्तुत क्षितीज मोशन पिक्चर्स निर्मित ‘लोच्या ऑनलाईन’ ह्या असाच एक हटके शीर्षक असलेल्या सिनेमाचा मुहूर्त नुकताच अंधेरीच्या एल.एम स्टुडियोत एका भन्नाट गाण्याच्या ध्वनिमुद्रनाने झाला. रुपेश सोनार निर्मित ‘लोच्या ऑनलाईन’ ची कथा-पटकथा-दिग्दर्शन रमेश चव्हाण यांचे असून सवांद शरद जोशी यांचे आहेत तर छायाचित्रणा अरविंद पुवार ह्यांचे असणार आहे.
तंत्रज्ञानाचे अनेक फायदे असले तरी त्याच्या अतिरेकामुळे हानी सुद्धा होऊ शकते. तरुण पिढी या सतत ऑनलाईनच्या जंजाळात अनेक मोहांना बळी पडते, या आभासी दुनियेत स्वत:ला हरवून बसते. नव्या पिढीच्यारोजच्या जगण्यात माहिती तंत्रज्ञानाच्या चुकीच्या वापरामुळे निर्माण होणार्या समस्यांची जाणींव एका उत्कंठावर्धक कथेच्या माध्यमातून या चित्रपटात मांडण्यात आली आहे.
नुकत्याच ध्वनिमुद्रित झालेल्या गाण्या चे गीतकार मंगेश कांगणे हे असून ए. व्ही. प्रफुल्लचंद्र यांनी ते संगीतबद्ध केले आहे. ‘सा रे ग म प’ फेम महागायिका उर्मिला धनगरचा वेगळ्या धाटणीचा ठसकेदार आवाजात ते प्रेक्षेकांना ऐकायला मिळणार आहे.
‘Pashbandh’ is based on a true story
Film maker Anandram is in news today. His forthcoming film ‘Pashbandh‘ has been inviting attention at various film festivals, winning the awards and nominations. The film is based on a true story of a brave woman from Dhule district in Maharashtra. The incident had taken place 30 years ago. The film presents woman’s fight against all the trouble she faced in her life, to rise up respectfully in the society. According to the filmmaker, the story of this film, will surely inspire all those women, who are still ill treated, in this male dominated society.
Talented actress Nandita Dhuri, who played the mother of two children in the film ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’ is playing the lead role of this woman in this film. The other two important artistes of this film are Atul Mahajan & Krutika Tulaskar. Music by Anand Oak , lyrics by Suresh Ghaywat and DOP Suryakant K. are the other credits . The film will release all over Maharashtra on 22nd May 2015.
Music of ‘Prime Time’ released in presence of celebrities
Today, in Marathi films, music is playing a very important role, in film’s success. No wonder, a lot of importance is given to music release ceremonies today. Producer Himanshu Patil and director Pramod kashyap also released the music of their film ‘Prime Time’ recently in a big way, in presence of celebrities like Mr. Chagan Bhujbal, MLA, Mr. Kesari Patil of Kesari Tours, filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar and actor Sachin Khedekar. On this occasion, songs of this film were shown, which are penned by Prashant Jamdar on the music of Niranjan Pedgaonkar. They are in the voices of Shreya Ghoshal, Savani Ravindra, Jhanavi Prabhu Arora and others. These songs have been shot at picturesque locations.
The film stars Sulekha Talwalkar, Milind Shintre, Nisha Parulekar, Kishore Pradhan, Anurag Worlikar, Krutika Deo and Swayam Jadhav. ‘Prime Time’ will be released all over Maharashtra on 29th may 2015.
Star Pravah’s ‘Lakshya’ completes 700 episodes
Popular Police investigative Marathi serial ‘Lakshya’ on Star Pravah has successfully completed 700 episodes. Instead of inviting special guests for celebrating the occasion, the hosts Aadesh Bandekar and Suchitra Bandekar, the producers of this serial had it a home affair. They wanted to share the happy moment with the entire cast and crew of the serial and their family members, which was a fine gesture.
Speaking on the occasion the hosts made an announcement that soon they will bring all the artistes together and will present more interesting stories, to keep the home audience engaged. Present on the occasion were, main artistes of this serial, Ashok Samarth, Shweta Shinde, Aditi Sarangdhar, Jagannath Nivangune, kamlesh Sawant, Ramesh Wani, Pari Telang & Dhanshree Kshirsagar.
‘Nagrik’ has a strong subject of investigative journalism
Journalism is considered as the fourth estate of a democratic society. This term was earlier used mainly for print media. The invasion of modern technology saw rise of electronic media and digital media, which has also become part of the fourth estate. This fourth estate, though dreaded by inactive politicians, corrupt ‘babus’ and businessmen, tries to keep check on wrongdoings in the society, apart from hailing the good deeds.
A film fully dedicated to this profession, i.e. Journalism, is very rare, in Marathi cinema. But producer Aarti Sachin Chavan under the banner Sachi Entertainment is coming up with a new Marathi film Nagrik, the story of which has a major backdrop of investigative journalism. ‘Pen is mightier than sword’ is theme of the film which focuses on the political and social realities of the times, through the eyes of common man.. Nagrik, which is directed by Jayprad Desai, has already bagged a prestigious Maharashtra State Film Award for best cinematography (Devendra Golatkar).
Also it features in nominations for five categories of the state awards, i.e. Best Debut Director (Jaypraad Desai), Best Actor (Sachin Khedekar), Best Dialogues (Mahesh Keluskar), Best Lyricist (Sambhaji Bhagat) and Best Film. Nagrik has a strong star cast, comprising of Dilip Prabhavalkar, Dr Shriram Lagoo, Milind Soman, Sulabha Deshpande among others. The film is all set to release soon.
Now, ‘Mhais’ to be released all over Maharashtra
Shekhar Nayeek’s film ‘Mhais’ , which is based on the story of Late P.L.Deshpande, is all set to release all over Maharashtra, on coming Friday 24th April 2015. The film was actually released in Pune last year, without much of publicity. But now, the filmmaker is releasing this film through his own distribution network, in multiplexes all over Maharashtra. Prior to this film Shekhar Nayeek had made films like ‘Urus’ and ‘Jai Shankar’.
A special premiere show has been arranged in Nagpur, for 50 leprosy patients from Anandvan, as Late P.L.Deshpande was very much attached to Late Baba Amte and Anandvan. Mr. Sanjay Mone, who has also played a role in this film, will be present for this show, along with actress Preeto Dhadwe and director Shekhar Nayeek. The film will be released through some important outlets of Big Cinema, Inox, PVR, CityPride & Cinepolis, in Maharashtra.