SKD debate on promotion of Marathi films
On the 2nd day of Sanskruti Kaladarpan Marathi film festival, a debate was held on the topic ‘Promotion of Marathi films’ . Actor Milind Gavli, Producer Director Viju Mane, Producer- director kanchan Adhikari, Journalist Amit Bhandari, PRO Ganesh Gargote, Marathi Movie World founder Jitendra More and Designer Milind Matkar took part in the debate and expressed their views on this topic. Viju Mane felt that by copying the style of Bollywood, many Marathi films fail to impress, while Ganesh gargote felt that to compete with Hollywood and Bollywood, Marathi films needed better promotion.
While speaking about the Online promotion, Mr. Jitendra More felt that many Marathi artistes and technical people are not aware of the importance and benefits through online promotion. “ Today when Englsih and Hindi film makers are making maximum use of internet for the promotion of their films, its high time that our Marathi film makers realize the importance of this media. Online promotion does not limit to hosting a website of the film or opening a page on social networking sites; but it is all about reaching out to maximum people by engaging them with the film. Marathi Movie World.com has been offering all such facilities, besides presenting regular features on Marathi film industry , theatre and TV. Now, it’s all up to the film makers, to make use of our offerings, “ he said.
Music release of new Marathi film ‘Sambha’
We have witnessed the influence of South films on Bollywood and have also seen the success attained by such movies. Now, Devendra Chougule has tried to follow the same formula in his forthcoming Marathi film ‘Sambha – Aaajcha Chhava’. The actor- film maker released the music of his film at Kohinoor Hotel, Prabhadevi, when the first look of his film was also released. Present on the occasion were Mahesh Manjrekar (who released the music CD) along with main stars of the film Devendra, Deepali Sayed, Tejashree Khele and music director Shashank Powar.
The film has all the commercial requirements in its screenplay with action packed fight scenes and songs on the lines of south films. Shashank Pawar’s south style music is a something new to Marathi cinema. In fact, the choreographer of this film is Kaladharan, who works with South superstar Nagarjuna. All the stunt scenes have been picturised under the supervision of Anand Raj, who has worked as action director for films like ‘Vrundavan’ and ‘Boss. According to Devendra Chougule, the film has been shot at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, where he has used latest technology including VFX.
Speaking on the occasion, Devendra Chougule, admitted that he was influenced by South films, because he felt that such commercial formula works better these days. “When you see South based films becoming popular in district places of Maharashtra, why not make a film in Marathi to attract such people? He questioned. Deepali Sayyed was all excited for playing the role of a Journalist in this film. The other girl Tejashree plays the girl friend of the hero. She has already worked in 38 south films and speaks Tamil fluently, being Maharashtrian and born and brought up in Mumbai.
Produced under the banner of Shiv films, the other artistes of the film are, Mohan Joshi, Milind Gunaji, Kuldeep Pawar & Madhu Kambikar. Script by Sanjay Pawar, lyrics by Vaibhav Joshi, background score by Avinash-Vishwajeet, Scene director Sanjay Todkar Editing by Satish Tambe, Art by Satish Bidkar , special effects by Ashtavinayak Media and cinematography by Girish Udale are the other credits. The film is all set to release on 24th February 2012.
‘Zee Gaurav Puraskar’ nominations declared
The most popular ‘Zee Gaurav Puraskar’ nominations were declared yesterday late evening at Hotel Westin, Goregaon. Popular artistes from Marathi entertainment industry were present on this occasion. Prominent among them were Jabbar Patel, Prof. Kamlakar Sontakke, Subodh Bhave, N. Chandra, Priya Bapat with Umesh Kamat, Nirmiti Sawant, Manasi Salvi, Vinay Apte, Santosh Juvekar, Atul Todankar, Rajan Tamhane, Vijay Patkar, Bhargavi Chirmule, Chinmay Mandlekar, Sanjay Mone, Vivek Lagu, Tushar Dalvi, Swapnil Bandodkar, Abhijit Gholap, Prasad Oak, Rahul Ranade, Kshiti Jog, Sagar Talashikar, Kishori Ambiye, Jaywant Wad, Abhijit Khandkekar, Milind Phatak, Shilpa Navalkar, Shreerang Deshmukh, Avadhoot Gupte, Suresh Khare, Seema Deshmukh, Ila Bhate besides many newcomers. But, many nominees and other big names were missing. Sachin Pilgaonkar, Aadesh Bandekar, and Mahesh Manjrekar arrived after the announcement of the nominations, which were delayed 90 minutes behind scheduled time.
Nominations in the Marathi Drama and Movies section were announced by Anand Ingale. As the dress code prescribed was Enigmatic Black, most of the artistes and invitees obliged. The nominations in the Drama section were separately announced for the Experimental and Professional category. ‘Jihad’, ‘Sangeet Kone Eke Kaali’, Shishirutuchya Punaragame’, ‘Chafa’ and ‘Khun Karaychay’ figured in the Experimental plays category, while ‘Saavdhaan Shubhamangal’ , ‘Sukhanshi Bhandato Aamhi’, ‘Hey Majhe Navhe’, ‘Aadhi Basu Mag Bolu’ & ‘Lagnabambaal’ appeared in the nominations list in the professional plays category.
The other nominations in the Drama category comprised of Best actor/ actress, best director, best lighting, best Writer, best Dress design and best production design in both professional as well as experimental category. In the movies section, there were many categories like Best film, best director, best actor/ actress, best supporting actor/ actress, Best Comedy performance, best editing, best cinematography, best Art, best choreography, best sound, best dress design, best make-up, best lyrics, best music , best playback singer- male/female, best child artiste, best story, best screenplay and the best dialogues. Since, announcement of this list was too long, there were no entertainment programme, except for dance floor to celebrate the occasion.
Trupti Bhoir, Manasi Salvi, Sonali kulkarni, Urmila Kanetkar & Tejaswini Lonari found their names in the nominations for best actress category while Mangesh Desai, Girish Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, Chinmay Mandlekar and Subodh Bhave were nominated in the best actor category. The nominations for best film of the year 2011 were ‘Taryanche Bait’, ‘Shala’, ‘Fakta ladh Mhana’, ‘Sadrakshanaay’ and ‘Balgandharva’. Now, all eyes on the declaration of winners on 25th February 2012.
Varsha Bhave presents melodious ‘Rangayatra’
Known for her organization- ‘Kalangan’ that provides children with a platform to display and enjoy their creative talents, Varsha Bhave had organized a unique programme ‘Rangayatra’ on 6th evening at SwatantryaVeer Savarkar Auditorium, Shivaji park.The programme was to celebrate Kalangan Jallosh 2012 by offering an opportunity to all her students, who have excelled in the classical vocal music. The programme also gave them scope to act, deliver dialogues and sing classical songs, while enacting the scenes of all popular classical Marathi dramas of yesteryears.
Right from the age of 4 and above, children dressed up in traditional costumes suited for the different period acts, rendered their best and received a loud applause from the encouraging elite audience present in the capacity packed auditorium. Scenes from the play ‘Sharada’ received overwhelming response with a ‘Once More’ request and the enthusiastic little girls obliged. Classical songs from the old hit plays ‘Matsyagandha’ and ‘Shatajanma Shodhitana’ also received a good response. Varsha Bhave herself an exponent of classical music in the company of Chaitanya Kulkarni presented some memorable songs. Highlight of the programme was that a hundred year old musical organ of Master Krishnarao was used by Kamlesh Bhadkamkar to provide the background music.
‘Rangayatra’ was conceived , written and directed by Varsha Bhave and coordinated by Sagar Sathe. Poorvi Bhave and Aditya Surte anchored the show and Seema Deshmukh proposed vote of thanks. Prominent personalities from Marathi entertainment industry and Social field like Ashok Patki, Suresh Khare, Ms. Fayyaaz, Ms. Kiran Chitre, Vikram Savarkar, Arwind Pilgaonkar and many others were present on the occasion and were felicitated by the Convener of the programme Varsha Bhave. While speaking to Marathi Movie world exclusively after the programme, Varsha Bhave stated that she was happy to train all those children in dance, vocal instrumental music besides making them act for scenes from the old classical marathi dramas. “You will not believe that majority of them are from English medium schools. Thanks to their parents for encouraging them to learn and improvise in their mother tongue through this training programme,” she said.
Varsha Bhave has been regularly conducting training workshops in this field through her organization ‘Kalangan’ at Swatantyaveer Sawarkar Smarak Trust, Shivaji Park and has been receiving a good response. Recently, one of her disciple has opened a branch in Thane. Varsha behave is all set to popularize this concept worldwide and is looking forward to support from Maharashtrian parents to encourage their children to take up this rich creative art to keep our Maharashtrian tradition alive. Next Sunday, she has planned to hold another interesting programme ‘Kadambachya Jhadakhali’. Those interested may contact them at 9594962578/ 9594962593 for donor passes.
Salil Kulkarni to present ‘Madhali Sutti’ on Zee Marathi
‘Madhali Sutti’ is a show designed by Zee Marathi to touch the hearts of everyone who once went to school – teenagers, youngsters, the elderly as they travel down the memory lane. Participants in this show will be children from 3rd- 7th grade engaged in heartwarming and hilarious conversation with their favorite host Saleel Kulkarni.
In this programme, Saleel Kulkarni will sing some melodious numbers with the children in their favorite setting…playground, school, canteen, etc. He will engage in a conversation with the kids as they open up and share some amusing stories about their family or mimic someone or talk about their favorite or disliked things. And the time chosen for the same will be the ‘Madhali Sutti’ – the so called major break in the school.
This programme will begin from 10th February ‘2012 for one hour Every Friday from 21:30 – 22:30
Meet Michael alias Yezdi in ‘Satarangi Re’
A real artiste always invites attention of audience with his talents. One such face is Siddharth Chandekar. Originally from Pune, Siddharth began his acting career during his college days. With active participation in various competitions like Firodia Cup, Sawai Gandharva and P.L. Deshpande Drama meets, he was selected for the role in popular TV serial ‘Agnihotra’. Later, we was seen in ‘Kashala Udyachi Baat’. His performance in these two serials fetched him a role in a film ‘Zhenda’. Now, he will be seen in most awaited Marathi film ‘Satarangi Re’ playing a different role of a drummer with a music group.
In this film, Siddharth plays the character of Michael, who is passionate about music and wants to make a career in this field. In the film, friends call him Yezdi, for using the motorcycle of this brand. Coming from a middle class family, Michael is aware of his position, but is not serious about his duties at home front. When, he realizes it, he takes an important decision at a particular point, which can be seen in the film.
This particular character that Siddharth plays, relates to to the lifestyle of many youngsters of today. Being an Engineer, what drives him to this music group, is all that the film talks about. The music of this film is already released in the market.
Produced by Ajay Naik and directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, ‘Satarangi Re’ has Adinath Kothare, Amruta Khanvilkar, Puja Sawant, Bhushan Pradhan, Saumil Shrungarpure, in the main cast, besides Siddharth Chandekar. The other senior artistes in the film are, Vidyadhar Joshi, Uday Tikekar, Shrirang Deshmukh, Madhav Abhyankar, Seema Deshmukh and Supriya Vinod. The film is all set to release on 10th February 2010
Watch Amruta playing R.J. in ‘Satarangi Re’
Be it small screen or big screen; a reality show or an advertisement, Amruta Khanvilkar has always invited attention of one and all with her acting talents, besides her glamorous looks. Displaying her dancing skills, she has already won the hearts of her increasing fans, who are always waiting for her next release.
Amruta is now all set to surprise her fans with her role as a Radio Jockey ( RJ) in forthcoming film ‘Satarangi Re’ produced by Ajay Naik and directed by Aditya Sarpotdar. In the film, Amruta plays RJ- Alisha. The film talks about the lifestyle of today’s college going youngsters, their dreams, their struggle and about the future plans. Amruta pairs with Adinath Kothare in the film. To perform this challenging role, Amruta worked very hard by undergoing training for eight days with RJ Aditi from Radio Mirchi .
Now, all eyes on the release of ‘Satarangi Re’ to watch Amruta in this challenging role.
‘Chandi’ launched in a style
Based on P.L. Deshpande’s famous story ‘Mhais’ , Ptrabhakar Films are making a Marathi film titled ‘Chandi’. The film was launched in a style recently, with a Muhurat performed in front of P.L. Deshpande’s statue housed in the campus of Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi. Popular Marathi comedian along with 67 children from the Balakashram prayed for the success of the film in a traditional manner.
Present on the occasion were P.L. Deshpande’s close associates Shraddhanand Thakur, Jayant Deshpande, Pushkar Wagh, who runs the Sirur Balakashram, Kiran Shataram, Ramesh Deo, Producer Dnyaneshwar Govekar, Sanjeev Naik, Cameraman Sameer Athlye, Writer Anil Pawar, director Sameer Naik and the relatives of P.L. Deshpande.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Dnyaneshwar Govekar, the producer of this film said that the film was a tribute to late P.L.Deshpande. The director of this film has rich experience of assisting reputed Bollywood directors like Ramesh Sippy, Aziz Mirza and Rohan Sippy, while writer Anil Pawar has penned more than 25 scripts so far. The film’s cast comprises of a team of 50 veteran and new artistes from Marathi film industry. The shooting of this film begins shortly in Goa.
Mrunal Kulkarni to direct a Marathi film.
Whether it was performing in a TV serial or a Marathi film, Mrunal Kulkarni has always been at ease playing different roles effectively for the past several years. She has bagged many popular awards as best actress. But, now this versatile actress will turn a director.
Mrunal is all set to direct a Marathi film ‘Prem Mhanje Prem Asata’, which will define ‘Love’. She has herself penned the story of this film, which is based on the changing style of marriages. The screenplay and dialogues are written by Manish Rokade. Mrunal is very excited about this project, as she will hold the keys of direction after so many years. Last time she directed a play was during her college days.
At present, the selection process of artistes is going on and after finalizing the same, the shooting of this new film will begin.
‘Jana Gana Mana’ ready for World release
Exactly 100 years ago Ravindranath Tagore penned ‘Jana Gana Mana’ and 61 years ago it received recognition as national anthem. To celebrate this occasion writer Mandar Namjoshi wrote a script and it saw the cinematic form through the Marathi film ‘Jana Gana Mana’, which is being released on 27th January 2012. The film talks about a committed teacher from a remote place and a student- exactly opposite his nature, studying in his school.
The highlight of this film is that it will be released in digital format and can be viewed by film lovers in theatres in Maharashtra as well as on the laptops and mobile phones anywhere in the world. It is for the first time that a regional film is being released in such a format. The film which stars Nandu Madhav, Madhura Velankar, Santosh Juvekar, Sandeep Mehta and Uday Sabnis is directed by Amit Abhyankar.
To convert the film intro digital format, the director has taken help from a software company Geodesic Ltd; who have also helped them to release the film online through Mundu TV using their applications. But, to view the film in this format on laptop, Computer and Smartphones, the viewer will have to spend US $ 2.99. The film was selected for competition among seven best films, prior to its release in Pune International film festival.