Vanvaa’ will also travel to Europe
Producer- director Prashant Mahadeo Girkar, who has been there in Marathi film industry for a long time now, has a happy occasion to celebrate. His new Marathi film ‘Vanvaa’ which is based on the lives of Tribal people and their struggle, has been highly appreciated by Former Minister of Poland Hon. Anna Kalata.
Anna, who is also President of Trance Asian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has taken over the overseas rights for Europe. Further, Anna Kalata is so impressed with this film that she entered into agreement with Prashant Girkar under his own banner Rolling Beans Entertainment, for his future projects also.
Mrunmayee Deshpande crowned as new Apsara
xecuted duet in the company of Bhushan Pradhan. The other being on the popular song ‘Aata Vajale Ki Bara’. Mrumayee’s mother Ms. Pratibha Deshpande who was present for the first time to see her daughter’s performance, reacted by thanking her teachers Manisha Sathe, Deepali Vichare and her Aunty for all that Mrunmayee had achieved in dancing.
Earlier in the evening, Pushkar Shrotri, who also played anchor of this show did his job well by offering some variety entertainment in between the performances. His exchange of humour with Aarti Solanki and comedian Bhushan Kadu worked very well, offering some form of entertainment to the thousands of spectators present at the stadium. Zee Marathi used this platform for the clever promotion of their forthcoming film ‘Mast Chalalay Aamcha’ which is being released on 29th April 2011. The arrival of Zee Marathi’s popular Bhau as a reliever for Pushkar Shrotri at the end of the show also hinted his return as Bhauji in ‘Home Minister’ from 16th May 2011.
In the main presentations of the other three dancers qualified for the finals, it was Neha Pendse, who began with ‘Gallit Ghala Gondhal’ followed Girija Oak’s ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and Urmila Kanetkar’s popular ‘Gondhal’ from Jogwa. Though, it was an outstanding performance of the day coming from Urmila, who was fully charged during this dance, it was the charming girl- Mrunmayee, who walked with the award, based on popularity votes. The Mahaguru of this dance reality show- Sachin Pilgaonkar, who was present on the final day as the only judge, while giving his own verdict said that he rated all four dancers equally talented and hence didn’t like to choose a winner of his choice. “All four of them are joint winners, according to me, but the public opinion is the final,” he said.
In the other variety entertainment programmes offered during the function were ‘Ganapati Vandan’ by Mrunal Dusanis, Dance performances by all three choreographers, namely Deepali Vichare, Mayur Vaidya and Phulwa Khamkar besides performances by Bhargavi Chirmule, Cedric, Mayuresh, Sanskriti Balgude (‘Pinjara’ fame), Mihir Soni, Sakshi Tisgaonkar, Pushkar Shotri and above all Sachin Pilgaonkar. Other male artistes like Abhijit Kelkar, Vivek Raut and Piyush Ranade supported Urmila, Neha and Girija in the duets. The overall show sponsored by ‘Vaseline’ and powered by ‘Rin’ was well managed by Zee Marathi.
Lux Halla Bol’ Finale on 1st May
Popular TV star Rakhee Sawant will be the star attraction for E TV Marathi’s ‘Lux Halla Bol’ Finale, which will take place at 7pm on 1st May 2011. She will be performing on two popular Marathi songs. The ‘Halla Bol’ competition, which began in January 2011 is now in the final stage, with four pairs contesting for the three prizes to be won.
The pairs comprising of Vaibhav-Megha, Rahul- Beny, Santosh-Sonali and Rohit-Sheetal will fight to win the top prize comprising of Rs. 1 lakh. The 2nd prize winner will get Rs.75,000, while the 3rd pair will be presented Rs. 50,000 in prize. The winners of this final round will be decided on popular votes received via SMS and not by the judges- Padmini Kolhapure and Harshal-Vitthal. Many popular stars like Sonalee Kulkarni, Teja Deokar and Padmini Kolhapure herself will be performing on this day.
There will also be some skits presented by Kamlakar Satpute, Nirmala Kotnis, Sandeep Pathak, Niyati Rajwade on this occasion.
Avadhoot Gupte’s focus on ‘Morya’.
Popular Singer and Music director – Avadhoot Gupte made his presence felt, when he entered into film making through his debut film ‘Zenda’. He took a break thereafter by switching over to TV Show anchoring; but now he is back into film making. His second film ‘Morya’ is now in progress, which is being produced by him along with Atul Kamble.
Based on the backdrop of community Ganapati festival celebrations, the film stars Santosh Juvekar, Chinmay Madlekar, Dilip Prabhavalkar along with Ganesh Yadav, Janardan Parab, Vijay Nikam, Vimal Mhatre, Meghana Erande, Pari Telang, Spruha Joshi and Dhanashree Koregaonkar. Scripted by Sachin Darekar and Cinematography by Rahul Jadhav, the film’s music is provided by Avadhoot himself.
‘Swarbhaskar Sangeet Mahotsav’ in Pune.
Nawa Sinhgad Parisar Sanskrutik Kalamanch’ is organising a three day cultural extravaganza called ‘Swarbhaskar Sangeet Mahotsav’ in aid of Mukta Medical Foundation Smita Talwalkar, Noted actress and President, ‘Nawa Sinhgad Sanskrutik Mahotsav’ informed this through a press release issued today.
Kalapini Komkali, Shriniwas Joshi, Pandit Ajay Pohankar, Asha Khadilkar, Pandit Satish Vyas are among the famous performers at the event. The festival will begin from 22nd April and will conclude on 24th April 2011. The timing of the programme will be between 6pm and 10 pm on these three days. Mr. Anand Deshmukh ,will anchor the show during the festival.
Mast Chalalay Amcha’ set for 29th April
Come Summer vacation and it’s time for fun. To fulfill this requirement of the people, Zee Talkies is all set to offer a lighthearted comedy ‘Mast Chalalay Amcha’, starring popular comedian Bharat Jadhav along with Vishakha Subhedar, Bhushan Kadu, Kamlakar Satpute, Bhalchandra kadam, Vijay Patkar and Devyani Deshmukh.
Produced by Shemaroo Entertainment, this will be released all over Maharashtra by Zee Talkies on 29th April 2011.
Anolkhee’ on Mi Marathi from 25th April
Joining the race of TV serials with mystery filled subjects will be ‘Anolkhee’ from next week on Mi Marathi channel. Produced by cams Club and directed by Chandrakant Gaikwad, this serial will have Mr. Rakesh Sarang as the Creative Head. Scripted by Chinmay Mandlekar, this new love story shows how a young couple face the superstition in their lives.
The cast of this serial comprises of a mixture of newcomers and experienced artistes. Anand Abhyankar, Uma Sardeshmukh, Sanyogit Bhave, Savita Malpekar are playing their roles in the company of newcomers like Pooja Kadam and Nakul Ghanekar. ‘Anolkhee’ will be telecast from Monday to Saturday on Mi Marathi at 8 pm. From 25th April 2011.
Animated Marathi films on Mi Marathi
To invite the attention of kids during the ongoing vacation, Mi Marathi Channel will be offering the Animated Marathi films based on popular stories around the world. These films in series form will begin from 25th April 2011 onwards, daily at 10 am. It will include stories of Robinhood, Cindrella, Alibaba ani Chalis Chor, Sindabad chya Saat safri, Hercules and many more. In all there will be 25 films shown during the period 25th April till 19th May 2011
Music release of ‘Gajaar’ in a big way
A Press meet was held by Boutique Cinema on Monday 18th April 2011 at MIG Club, Bandra, Mumbai, to announce the release of Music CD of their forthcoming Marathi film ‘Gajar – Journey of the Soul’. Earlier during the day Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray released the Music CD, as per his convenience, as he had to leave on tour.
The evening programme for official announcement was filled with lots of enthusiasm from the entire team of this film, as it was a great moment for all of them. Producer Vibha Dutta Khosla and Sunil Khosla thanked the entire team of the film for their excellent work, while writer- director Ajit Bhairavkar expressed his gratitude to the producers for coming forward to make a film on this subject. “Gajaar promises to change your life,” said Vibha, while appealing all those to see this film.
Cinematographer Amol Gole, who stood as a link between the Producers and his director friend, was a bit emotional while speaking about the film. He said that after hearing about this project, he gave up his still photography to focus on this creative job. There were few words coming from Music director Shailendra Barve, who not only thanked his friends Ajit and Amol for associating him with this grand project but also went on to appreciate the backing received from Music Director Shravan, who was also present during the function as a guest. Bollywood director Anil Sharma was also present on the occasion to wish the team.
Among the artistes, Chinmay Mandlekar, Sukhada Yash and Edward Sonnenblick narrated in brief, their experience about the film. The film also stars Suhas Shirsat, Umesh Jagtap, supported by others, including 20lakh Varkaris. Singers Shankar Mahadevan, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Krishna and AD Boyz have rendered the three songs on the lyrics of Jitendra Joshi.
Watch New Apsara perform in ‘Ekapeksha Ek’
At a time when the four Apsaras – Urmila Kanetkar, Girija Oak, Neha Pendse and Mrinmayee Deshpande are fighting among themselves for the Crown, a new Apsara has emerged on the sets of Zee Marathi’s programme ‘Ekapeksha Ek Apsara Aali’. With her surprise appearance on the sets, she has not only invited the attention of all present on the occasion but also received a grand applause from all.
This new Apsara is not competing with those in competition but is expected to win the hearts of millions of viewers with her performance on Thursday 21st April at 9.30 pm on Zee Marathi.