Category Archives: News

Sharmishtha Raut to make her debut on stage

Sharmishtha

Sharmishtha Raut, who had invited the attention of the audience through her negative role of Neerjaa in Star Pravah’s ‘Mann Udhaan Varyache’, has finally said goodbye to this serial only to make her debut on stage. She will now be seen in Shekhar Phadke’s new Marathi play ‘Jo Bhi Hoga Dekha Jayega’ to be launched by end of this month.

Muhurat of this new play was held recently with the blessings of veteran actor Jayant Savarkar. Shekhar Phadke who has Produced and directed this play, also plays an important role in this comedy play. Nisha, who makes her debut on stage through this play, seems to have taken up the challenge in the company of newcomers like Amruta Sakpal and Sangram Salvi.

Balgandharva Award for Mukund Marathe

Popular classical singer and actor Mukund Marathe will be honoured with the prestigious Balgandharva Award. The award which has been instituted by Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natyaparishad, will be presented by the chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Prithviraj Chavan.

Son of Pandit Ram Marathe (who also bagged the same award in 1975) Mr. Mukund has contributed to Marathi stage with about a dozen of classical music based plays for the past several years. His new play ‘Jai Jai Gaurishankar’ will be staged shortly, in which he will play Lord. Shankara. Incidentally, the family shares double happiness, with the selection of his daughter Swarangi Marathe for the Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande

Lifetime Achievement awards for Sulbha Deshpande and Fayyaz

Sulabha

Two veteran actresses namely Sulbha Deshpande and Fayyaz have been honoured with Lifetime achievement awards for their contribution to Marathi stage and Classical based Marathi plays respectively. While Ms. Deshpande received the Natavarya Prabhakar Panshikar award, Ms. Fayyaz was honored with newly instituted Annasaheb Kirloskar award .

Each award comprised of Rs. 1 lakh besides the citation and were presented by the chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in a specially held function in Mumbai.

Kunal Ganjawala to appear in ‘Awaaz Maharashtracha’

Kunal

Popular Bollywood singer Kunal Ganjawala is all set to play a new role of a Guest Judge in the Reality show ‘Aawaaz Maharashtracha’ on Mee Marathi channel.

The show has Asha Bhosale playing as Chief Judge besides two other judges played by Sadhana Sargam and Anand Shinde. Kunal will offer guidance to the talented participants selected for this show.

From among these 10 singers from all over Maharashtra, Asha Bhosale will decide the final winner. The first part of this programme begins on 13th and 14th June 2011 and will be telecast every Monday and Tuesday at 9pm on Mee Marathi.

Abaas Haa’ on an unexpected turn.

Abhas

Zee Marathi’s new serial ‘Abhaas Haa’ is on the mode of taking an unexpected turn in its screenplay. In the forthcoming episode Aryaa gets kidnapped on the wedding day of Maithili. The kidnapping being organised by wedding planner Arjun. As a result, Aryaa gets confused, as to why she has been kidnapped. In the meanwhile, Jaywant is accused of ruining his sister’s marriage and kidnapping of Aryaa. The reason behind the kidnapping lies a secret burried 15 years ago.

Apoorva Nemlekar, who plays Aryaa is making her debut through this serial. ‘Abhaas Haa’ is being telecast Monday to Saturday at 8.30 pm on Zee Marathi channel

Lifetime achievement award for Kishori Amonkar

Kishori

Veteran classical singer Kishori Amonkar has been conferred with ‘Big Star IMA Hall of Fame’ Lifetime achievement award. She received this award from reputed classical singer Pandit jasraj, in the presence of IMA founder Rajashree Birla.

Kishori Amonkar now 78, has already won the Sangeet Natak Academy award besides Govt of India’s Padma Vibhushan and the Sangeet Samradni award. She has also been honoured with Ganasaswati degree.

Popularly Known for performing in the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan, Ms. Amonkar was trained under her mother Mogubai Khardikar also a reputed classical singer of the Jaipur Gharana.

२०१४ राजकारण’ चित्रपट येत्या १० जूनला प्रदर्शित.

Rajkaran

निर्माते अभय पाठक यांना राजकारणामुळे सर्वसामान्य जनतेची होणारी तगमग,घालमेल जाणवली आणि यातूनच निर्मिती झाली ‘२०१४ राजकारण’ या मराठी चित्रपटाची.येत्या १० जूनला हा चित्रपट राज्यात सर्वत्र प्रदर्शित होत आहे. ‘अभय पाठक प्रोडकशन’ च्या २०१४ राजकारण चित्रपटाची सह निर्मिती विनया पाठक यांनी केली आहे.प्रदीप भोरे दिग्दर्शित या चित्रपटात मराठीतील अनेक नवे-जुने कलाकार एकत्र आले आहेत. यात रमेश देव, प्रसाद ओक, दीपक शिर्के, संतोष जुवेकर, संदेश म्हशीलकर,दीपक करंजीकर, दर्शन पाठक आदी कलाकारांच्या महत्त्वाच्या भूमिका आहेत.

चित्रपटाचीकथासंकल्पनासागरपाठकयांचीअसूनसंवादसंतोषवाघमोडेयांनीलिहिले आहेत. गीतकार महेश कराडकर, भीमराव धुळबुळे,दिनकरशिर्केयांनीलिहिलेल्या गीतांना दिनकर शिर्के व महेश मुतालिक यांनी संगीत दिलं आहे.संगीतसंयोजनकमलेश भडकमकर, अमर हळदीपूर यांचे आहे. या चित्रपटातील गीते सुप्रसिद्ध गायक शान, अवधूत गुप्ते, रविंद्र साठे, राहुल सक्सेना व महेश मुतालिक यांनी गायली आहेत. सिनेमटोग्राफर नंदुकुमार पाटील यांनी आपल्या कमेर्‍यातून ‘२०१४ राजकारण’ चित्रित केला आहे. कला दिग्दर्शन – अरुण रहाणे, नृत्य दिग्दर्शन – दिपाली विचारे, संकलन – आशिष म्हात्रे, अपूर्व मोतीवाले यांचे आहे.

Abhijeet for a change in MPPK

Abhi shami

After facing the embarrassment as a result of the game played by Shamika’s father to test his patience, Abhijeet now tries to prove himself in a different manner. At any cost, he wants to see his family happy.

He faces the tough challenges in life but makes up his mind to come out of the present situation and his middle-class society. He works hard towards attaining prosperity of his family.

Now, it remains to be seen whether his step towards prosperity holds him on the ground. Will Abhijeet’s nature change or he will remain the same? Will Abhijeet and Shamika share the same happiness together with that change? Watch all this in the coming episodes of Majhiya Priyala Preet Kalena( MPPK).

Mihir Khedkar & Ruturaj Shirodkar winners of MP3

Marathi paul

Zee Marathi’s reality talent show ‘Kesari Sobat Marathi Paaul Padte Pudhe’ will finally come to an end, having found the winners. Ruturaj Shirodkar and Mihir Khedkar have won the title of this reality show.

The winners will be officially declared during the grand finale of the show which will be telecast on Sunday 5th June @ 7.30pm only on Zee Marathi.

Trupti Bhoir to play Kamini Vahini

Trupti

Trupti Bhoir, who was in news last year for her prosthetic make-up in her own film ‘Agadbam’, is now trying something different. In her forthcoming film, she plays ‘Kamini Vahini’ a popular character in a chawl.

Trupti who has done memorable roles in films like ‘Aaichi Mayaa’, ‘Ovalate Bhauraya’, ‘Vaishnavi’, ‘Ishya’, ‘Bagh Haath Dakhav’, ‘Tujhya Majhya Sansarala Aani Kay Hava’, ‘Paulkhuna’, is all set to create another milestone through this role of Kamini Vahini.