First look of ‘Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap’
Dar Motion Pictures’ forthcoming Marathi film ‘Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap’ is all set for Dasera release. This multi starrer film directed by Atul Kale will be a comedy with romantic touch. The film will present two newcomers- Mrumayee Godbole and Abhishek Sethia in the company of Shruti Marathe, Abhijit Kelkar and stalwarts like Sachin, Arun Nalawade, Makarand Anaspure, Anand Ingale, Jaywant Wadkar, Uma Sardeshmukh, Mrunal Deshpande and Kishor Pradhan.
The first look of this film was revealed today at Cinemax, Andheri, when the music CD of the film was officially released. Present on the occasion were main artistes of the film besides technical team members. Guru Thakur who has written screenplay and dialogues of the film besides Lyrics, was also present besides music director Ajit of Ajit- Samir duo.
Chief guest- Sachin Pilgaonkar was the first to arrive in time at 11 am and had to wait for long till the actual function began. He spent his time in the company of Cinemax DGM Girish Wankhede and Nanubhai of Video Palace. Co-producer Om Raut stated that the delay was due to late arrival of some stars including Makarand Anaspure and some media persons belonging to popular publications. But, finally they had to begin the function with the first look and music release in their absence, as the hall was to be vacated for the next show of the film. Co- producer Om Raut anchored the show.
While speaking on the occasion, Evergreen Sachin who released the album, said that observing time schedule of the programme was very important for all the invitees. He appealed to all his friends to co-operate in future and take serious note of his appeal. “I am working with this new team of actors for the first time, except Jaywant Wad; and I really enjoyed their company. They are all talented actors,” he added. Atul Kale, the director of the film said that Cinema had always fascinated him since his childhood. ” This film which is a simple but humour filled comedy, is a tribute to my favourite film maker Hrishida,” he said.
There are four tracks of songs in this film penned by Guru Thakur alongwith Vidyadhar Bhave, Vaibhav Joshi and Mandar Cholkar. Music by Ajit -Samir , cinematography by Shailesh Awasthi and editing by Sarvesh Parab are the other credits.
‘Arjun’ will inspire Marathi youth – F.M. Ilyas
When it comes to business, Marathi youth has always stayed behind. Whether in Mumbai or in other parts of Maharashtra, the Marathi youth has only dared to set up small businesses like Vada Paav or fast food. It is high time that they should enter big business including stock market. This seems to be the theme of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Arjun’ directed by F. M. Ilyas, who has not only written and directed this film, but also produced the same alongwith Majid Bourondkar.
Ilyas, himself has struggled in his life, while initially setting up small businesses, before entering this profession. ‘Arjun’ seems to be his own tale of struggle before achieving success. “My film will certainly inspire Marathi youth and help remove their frustration due to non availability of jobs. When people coming from different parts of the country could dare to enter businesses, why not our Marathi youth?” questioned Mr. Ilyas, while addessing the media during the Press meet held on Saturday in Kohinoor Hall, Prabhadevi.
Mr. Bourandkar and Mr. Ilyas who addresed the press gathering, made it very clear about their intentions to produce this film. “We didn’t want to make a film within that limited budget of Rs.70 lakhs or so and then look forward for quick recovery; instead, we focussed on our target auduience comprising of youngsters in Maharashtra, who are feeling insecured today. About 5 to 7 lakh younsters are unemployed here and we just felt that we should send across a strong message to inspire them to take up business.” they added.
The lead pair of ‘Arjun’ – Sachit Patil and Amruta Khanvilkar were present on the occasion alongwith Vidyadhar Joshi, who plays the main villain. “We selected the artistes purely on the requirement of our characters. Both Sachit and Amruta, perfectly fitted in that young generation, while in Vidyadhar Joshi we found our Amrish Puri. Our hero Arjun Pawar is a protagonist, who comes from a middle class family; but makes up his mind to set up a big business here in Mumbai. He gets good support from his better half Anushka, who is the daughter of a businessman. We selected Stock market as a backdrop of the film, because we wanted to show that in every business, there is a lobby. But, inspite of these hurdles, how to be successful, is all that our film will speak.” concluded the director.
While both Sachit and Amruta spoke well about the making and presentation of the film, Mr. Vidyadhar Joshi was all praise for the producers, for being very prompt while making the payments.”For me doing this project has been a great experience, as an actor.” said Sachit,while Amruta thanked the makers for making this timely film, focussed especially on today’s youth.
‘Arjun’ will be released all over Maharashtra on 16th September and the main members of the team had a tour of different places in Maharashtra to promote the film during Ganapati festival. There are four songs beautifully picturised in the film, with all leading singers rendering their voice, while Bollywood Music director Lalit Sen makes his debut in Marathi, through this film. The supporting cast of the film comprises of Varsha Usgaonkar, Vinay Apte, Arun Nalawade, Uday Tikekar, Snigdha Sabnis, Kamalesh Sawant, Uday Sabnis and Anant Jog. The film also presents Gujarathi actress Mamata Soni in a special apperance during a song sequence. ‘Arjun’ is an action packed thriller; that’s what the first look indicated.
Mi Marathi serials score two centuries
Mi Marathi serial ‘Kanyadaan’ will soon score a century of episodes while their other popular serial ‘Krupasindhu’ will be marching ahead with a double century.
While ‘Kanyadaan’ presents the struggle in the life of an Indian woman and the challenges she faces at every situation, ‘Krupasindhu’ is based on the teachings of Swami Samarth Maharaj and highlight the experiences of the devotees.
CD on ‘Ashtavinayak Mantra’ released
On the occasion of Ganesh Festival, Gipsy Music Company are offering a CD ‘Ashtavinayak Mantra’ to the devotees of Ganapati, which recites 108 mantras of Ashtavinayak.
The CD was officially released by Bhajan Samrat Anup Jalota at Reliance Times Store, Bandra. Present on the occasion were Gurudev Shri Anna Guruji, Nashik Math, Shethiya Audio Video’s Shashikant Chedda and Gautam Supariwala, Music Composer Sanjayraj Gaurinandan and mantra -Lyricist- Hemant Sansare.
Marathi stars take a break for Ganapati celebrations
No Marathi movie was released last Friday and not many shows of Marathi Dramas are held during the week, as Marathi celebrities are busy attending the Ganapati celebrations either at their homes or at community celebrations. There has been great demand for Marathi stars at Ganapati celebrations at various mandals, as we witnessed in recently released film ‘Moraya’. Many stars prefer to go to their respective old residential colonies to meet their old neighbors and friends on this occasion. In all it’s time to rejoice, besides taking the blessings of the God. We have also witnessed their presence at the famous ‘Lalbaugcha Rajaa’ in Mumbai.
The common observation was that these celebrities were busy performing pooja at a joint family functions. RBI Colony Mumbai Central Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, which is celebrating 56th year, invited all the past residents and it was a reunion for them after 30 years. The present artistes welcomed the past residents associated with Marathi dramas and TV serials and it was a grand occasion for all of them. For former Drama director Arwind Bhanu, Pramod Limaye (Kunal Limaye’s father) Dhananjay Mungale, Suresh Sahasrabudhe, Pratibha Sawant (Now, Rakhee Dey), Nitin Guruji and actor Mohan Khambete, it was a memorable moment. Besides these artistes, the colony had offered platform to many well known stage artistes like Nana Shinde, Ravi Patwardhan, Ajit Rege, Dr. & Ms. Benkar, Sanad Kothare, Viju Pawar, Viraj Raje, Kunal Limaye and others. Those present, were welcomed by present TV artiste Monty, a resident of the colony and members of the Ganeshotsav Mandal lead by Satish Bhosale.
Sad demise of Shrinivas Khale
he most respected person from Marathi music industry is no more. Shrinivas Khale passed away at his Thane residence due to old age. He was 85. Born on April 30, 1926, Shrinivas Khale served the music industry for six decades with his memorable music compositions. Popularly known as Khale Kaka, he offered music for not only to Marathi songs but also in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarathi and Sanskrit songs.
‘Bolki Bahuli’, ‘Jiwhala’ and ‘Sobti’ were his popular musical hit films. Some of his best compositions were ‘Ya Chimanyanno’, ‘Shukra Taara mand Varaa’, ‘Gori Gori Paan Phulasarkhi Chaan’, ‘Anandache Dohi’ and the most popular ‘Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha’. He was famous for his devotional songs and his composition for an abhang ‘Savle Sunder Roop Manohari’ turned out to be a hit. He was bestowed with many awards and the most prestigious being the Padmabhushan in 2009.
His funeral will take place at 11 am on Friday . Marathi Movie World pays sincere tribute to this music legend
Mahesh Kanthe is the winner of ‘Awaaz Maharashtracha’
The singing reality show ‘Awaaz Maharashtracha’ on Mi Marathi came to an end, with the declaration of results in the final round. Thane’s Mahesh Kanthe was adjudged as the final winner. He received the Mega prize in the form of 1 BHK flat in Mumbai, besides winning cash prize of Rs. 1,50,000/- and an assignment for singing in Mahesh Kothare’s next film.
Pralhad jadhav from Kolhapur and Mohammed Ayaaz from Solapur were 1st and 2nd runners up respectively. They received a prize of Rs.50,000/- and Rs.25,000/- respectively, from HDIL. Present on the occasion were celebrities like Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Avadhoot Gupte and Vaishali Samant.
Swar71′ – a biggest birthday gift for Ashok Patki
Music maestro Ashok Patki has turned 71 today. To mark this happy occasion, a musical programme was held today at Yashwant Natya Mandir, Matunga, Mumbai. For the past five decades Mr. Ashok Patki has been offering non-stop music for Marathi songs and that too with variety in it. Even today, he released his three more albums namely ‘Shubhankar Ganesha’, ‘Jhimmad Jhimmad’ and ‘Savalya Ghana’.
Present on the occasion were popular Marathi clebrities including Devki Pandit, Suresh Wadkar and Ajay Pohankar. The ‘Swar 71′ programme comprised of songs and dances based on his popular albums. It may be recalled that Ashok Patki has not only limited his music and background music to films, TV serials and Dramas but has also composed record number of Jingles. ‘Zandu Balm’ and ‘Dhara’ are some of his popular jingles. Through his composition ‘Mile Sur Mera Tumhara’ he became popular all over India.
Marathi Movie World wishes him a very happy birthday.
Lakshya’ – A New Thriller from 25th August
From 25th August 2011 at 9.30 pm. every Thursday and Friday, get set to watch a new Police investigative serial ‘Lakshya’ on Star Pravah channel. Produced by Aadesh Bandekar’s Soham Productions and written by Parag Kulkarni this action packed drama is directed by Bharat Gaikwad. Each episode of this thrilling serial will stretch up to one hour with new stories coming up in each episode.
The first look of ‘Lakshya’ was revealed to the media today evening at JW Mariott Hotel, Juhu, in a style. On a suitably designed set, ACP Abhay Kirtikar played by talented Ashok Samarth walked in with his uniform holding a Pistol in his hand and set his target on the screen to uncover the title of this serial. He was joined by Lady Inspector Saloni Deshmukh played by Aditi Saragdhar, who was also smartly dressed up in Police uniform. They were joined by the co-stars Virendra Kadam and Kamalesh Sawant, who are playing Sub Inspector and Hawaldar respectively. Mandar Kulkarni, who plays the friend of this team with expertise in detecting Cyber Crimes also joined later.
Talking about his debut serial production, Aadesh Bandekar initially thanked Star Pravah group and in particular Shrabani Deodhar for approving his concept and encouraging him to form his own production for this purpose. “The choice of the lead man Ashok is by my wife Suchitra, as she felt that he was the most appropriate person to lead the Police team in this serial. I am sure, the audience would accept this topic, which is not only thrilling but also deals with the emotions of each one of them, while excreting their day to day duty, sometimes stretching upto 24 hours.” he added.
Ms. Shrabani Deodhar, Head of Programming Star Pravah, thanked the audience for approving their channel as no. 1 entertainment channel, while Nachiket PantVaidya , Gen. Manager of Star Pravah said that their channel was adhering to their promise of presenting a gripping police drama. “Star Pravah is known for its variety of content and therefore we have paid more attention on technical matters. We have shot this seial using HD camera, to create that desired visual impact for such an action drama.” he said. Mr. Yogesh Manwani, VP-Marketing & Communications, Star Pravah said, “Lakshya is an engaging and unique crime drama series on Marathi television.”
The entire venue of this function gave an impression that it was a Police function. Even the registration counter at the reception was attended by Ladies dressed up in Police uniform and all the artistes were introduced in a style, with light effects and background music. While speaking to Marathi Movie World, after the function, Ms. Shrabani Deodhar gave all the credit to the management of Star Pravah, for encouraging new subjects in the programmes. “I enjoy the freedom given by the management of this channel to try something different every time. And with the response that we receive from the audience, only encourages us to try new experiments,” she said.
Some clippings from this serial were shown to the media and it clearly indicated about the production quality and right selection of the artistes. All the artistes seemed to be happy with their respective characters and thanked the producer and director for such a wonderful presentation. Suchitra Bandekar, was asked whether she was part of the cast in her home production. “I am so much occupied with this production work that there is no time to play any role at the moment,” she reacted.
Aayushya’ launched at Dahanu
After toiling hard as Spot boys and later struggling as script writers, Abhijeet Patil and Bhupendra Patil have turned producers of Marathi films. Recently, they launched first of their 3 Marathi films ‘Aayushya’ with a Muhurat ceremony at Vangan in Dahanu.
Present on the occasion were Cameraman Tanaji sanas, artistes Pradeep Bhide, Ravindra Kadam, Naresh Patil, Purushottam Patil, child artiste Unmesh Sakpal and photographer Tejas Waigankar.
Many dignitaries from the village were present to offer all the help that was required by the unit, since it was the first film muhurat taking place in their village. Abhijeet Patil will himself be writing the script of this film, besides directing it. He has been passionate about film making since his school days. Now, with the progress of this film, he will be working hard to make his dream come true.