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.
Deool’ progressing fast.
There are high expectations from forthcoming Marathi film ‘Deool’ as big stars like Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhavalkar and Naseeruddin Shah are performing together. The film also has other popular artistes such as Sonali Kulkarni, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Kishor Kadam, Vibhavari Deshpande, Aatisha Naik and others.
Recently, the film gained importance for its set design by Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who erected a set at Vathar in Satara district for picturisation of a song penned by Swanand Kirkire. The film also progressed with 40 day shooting schedule at the same village in Satara. Written by Girish Kulkarni and directed by Umesh Kulkarni, the film will be released in August 2011
Will the accused Marathi TV stars learn a lesson ?
It was only two days back that a leading Marathi Newspaper and a popular English tabloid in Pune carried the news about the arrest of eight people, including three actors from the Marathi television industry . The news also reported that there were four girls, one of them being a popular Marathi film and television actress. This news spread across Pune as the news carried all the details about the misbehavior of the group late mid night.
The arrest took place, when the police control room received a call at 3.30 am about blaring music played in a flat in Neelambari Apartment in the Erandawane area. The eight youngsters included actors and children of the celebrities in the city. The group was having a party at their friend’s flat in this building. A team lead by API Sadique Deshmukh when checked the premises , found three men entering a flat from where the loud music was emitting. The eight men were then taken into custody under the Bombay Police Act section 112 and 117. The four girls present on the spot,could not be arrested as the Police had no women constables. One of the sources of the newspaper also reported that when the police interrupted the party none of the men or women was in a condition to even stand.
The arrested youngsters were produced before the First Class Judicial Magistrate the next day and after that they were remanded to judicial custody. The accused then applied for bail through their lawyer and the court granted them bail on production of personal bond of Rs 3,000 each. In order to avoid the media, three of them even jumped from the high walls of court to catch an auto. One newspaper reported that the actress involved was not available for comment, while the other newspaper reported her name , but she later denied her presence at the a party and said that she was on a night stroll with friends and also complained about someone harassing her.
The act of the youngsters has certainly brought a bad name to Marathi film and television industry, which was away from such practices followed by Bollywood and Hindi television stars. There is nothing wrong in attending parties with friends, but one should remain in their limits.
We have already heard about the late night parties of some Bollywood and TV stars causing disturbance to their neighbors and even heard about their quarrels and accidents on the roads; but never heard about the involvement of any Marathi stars till this episode. Some of the popular Marathi stars have preferred not to comment on this issue, while some of them have cautioned such people to resist from such acts and preserve our culture henceforth, learning from this lesson. We at Marathi Movie world even feel that the youngsters learn a lesson from this happening and therefore do not disclose their identity. Sophia Loren once said, “Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.”
By: Our Special Correspondent