Condolence Meeting for late Ajay Sarpotdar
A meeting of Marathi film industry association members of Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal will be held on June 8, Tuesday at Ravindra Nataya Mandir Mini Theater,3 Floor, to offer condolences to Mr. Ajay Sarpotdar, the erstwhile President of the Mahamandal who passed away recently.
All actors and technicians who wish to offer condolences to the bereaved family can attend this meet
Filmmaker Ajay Sarpotdar passes away
Chairman of Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, Ajay Sarpotdar died in a city hospital in Pune , after a prolonged illness. He was 51.
Sarpotdar himself a filmmaker, had produced many documentaries and was also associated with film distribution. He had also directed a film titled ‘Painjan’.
As the chairman of the apex body of Marathi film makers, he had facilitated substantial financial assistance at government level for the movie producers. Marathi Movie world shall always remember him as a good friend . Paying sincere tributes to the departed soul.
‘Mumbai -Pune -Mumbai’ – A film based on only two characters
A love story with only the two lead characters sounds quite unique in Marathi films; but, Satish Rajwade’s new film ‘Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai’ is one such film with a difference.
The film’s romantic pair of Swapnil Joshi and Mukta Barve want to spend a day on their own without any interference from anyone, in the ambience of beautiful nature. That’s the gist of the film.
This ‘Mirah Arts Prod. Pvt Ltd’ presentation is written by Parag Kulkarni and Satish Rajwade with music by Avinash – Vishwajeet and cinematography by Suhas Gujrathi. The film is due for release on June 11.
Film on Savitribai Phule
A film is being planned on Savitribai Phule, a doyen of women’s education. She started the first school for women in India. It is due to her efforts that today a woman could reach the highest position of the President of India. Many such instances of successful women, is all due to the efforts of this great lady.
Pawan Music Company is making this film and they are trying to raise funds for this venture from the public. An appeal has been made to all. Those desirous of contributing for this cause, should contact Satish Kamble and Pawan Music Company
Ananth Mahadevan to make a film on Sindhutai Sapkal
Sindhutai Sapkal, well known social worker from Maharashtra has done a commendable job by offering shelter to hundreds of homeless children and providing them food twice a day. No wonder she has been conferred with 170 awards so far, for her selfless service to the society. Having herself experienced the worst treatment from husband and her society, for giving birth to a girl child, Sindhutai literally faced the circumstances with hard work. So impressed was Mr. Ananth Mahadevan, the Bollywood actor and director with her contribution to the society that he decided to make a marathi film on her life.
The time being right for the realistic marathi cinema, Mr. Mahadevan has already started his work on this ambitious project using Sindhutai’s own autobiography as the main source for his film’s script. The screenplay will present the happenings that have occurred in last 50 years of her life with more emphasis on stunning events like having to abandon the education on account of her marriage, warming herself near a burning funeral pyre while being frozen during a cold wave, and feeding herself on the holy rice kept near the dead body. In the later half, the story of her life soars to a commendable honour of being able to express herself from the dais of an international forum in America, which can also be seen in this film. Given the fact that the central theme of the film being so full of appeal, it is expected to appeal international audience.
‘Pratisaad’ is getting a good pre-release response
Whether it was at the special preview shows conducted for doctors and medical professionals in Maharashtra at places like Nashik, Pune, Nagar & kolhapur or at the talk shows on TV channels, the team of ‘Pratisaad’ has received an awesome response so far , prior to release of this film. ‘So overwhelmed were the doctors, after watching the preview that they have shown their willingness to come forward to promote this film. They were very much moved by the main theme in the screenplay,’ said Sandeep Kulkarni, when asked about his reaction, just two days before the film’s release.
‘Pratisaad’ is all set to release all over Maharashtra on 28th May 2010 and is sure to invite the attention of film lovers, for being the first film in the world on the subject of Homeopathy. The film will also focus attention on the success attained by this treatment even in worst cases.
‘Jhale Mokle Aakash’ audio released
C.S.Films and producer Suvarna Rajendra’s forthcoming film ‘Jhale Mokle Akash’ audio was released recently at the Kohinoor Hotel Prabhadevi at the hands of child artistes Shruti and Chaitrali. Rajendra Anant and Yogesh Mahajan are the directors of the film. The lyrics by veteran Gangadhar Mhambre are composed by Nirmal Kumar. The songs are sung by Devaki Pandit, Ravindra Sathe,Sadhana Sargam,Jayshree Shivram,Vaishali Samant, Milind Ingle and others .The film stars Subodh Bhave, Pallavi Vaidya,.Daksha Mahendru,Swapna Sane, Ramesh Bhatkar,Sharad Ponkshe and others.
The film presents the story of an adopted girl and her relations with her foster parents. The Director of Photography is Mangesh Sawant. The film is being readied for a June release.
Maharashtra should take a lesson from Karanataka
The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce( KFCC) have come strongly to protect the rights of their local Kannada films. When they observed that the distributors of Bollywood film ‘Kites’ had violated the existing rule of releasing the film in Karnataka, they have imposed a ban on the film’s release. As a result, ‘Kites’ will not be released in Karanataka this week .
It is understood that ‘Kites’ was being released in 46 screens in the city of Bangalore and south Karnataka alone against the limit of 21 screens. This had resulted in the blockage of other south Indian films including Kannada films due for release , for want of theatres. In the entire state the distributors of ‘Kites’ had planned to release their film in 90 theatres against the limit of 24 imposed by KFCC.
It has been observed that in the recent past, some big banner Bollywood film distributors have been releasing their films with maximum number of prints blocking almost all the theatres, so as to make profits during the first week. But, ‘Kites’ had surpassed all the records and hence this intervention by KFCC. No one has come forward to oppose the move of KFCC, as it was in the interest of promoting south Indian films including Kannada films in their state. KFCC stated that those theatre owners defying the ban, will not be allowed to release any regional film henceforth.
Can our Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal and our Maharashtra Government take a lesson from Karnataka ? How can we promote our own Marathi films, if the Big banners play this game of blocking theatres ? Recently, even actor Kamal Hasan blamed our state for not encouraging Marathi films, the way all south Indian states encourage their regional language films. Availability of theatres is the main concern of all Marathi film distributors, though they already have the audience now responding well to Marathi films.
Dr. Mohan Agashe and Subodh Bhave speak about their new film
Veteran Dr. Mohan Agashe plays the father of today’s popular star Subodh Bhave in the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Kon Aahe Re Tikade’, which is a story of a stubborn father who inherits a fort from his ancestors, but the same is in the custody of the government. So, the father vows to marry his son, only after the custody of the Fort comes back to their possession. When the son commits a mistake, he tries to hide the facts from his father. In fact, he plays a ‘hide and seek’ game to entertain the audience.
This is what the both of them feel about the scope offered to them in this film and their personal experiences.
Dr. Mohan Agashe, who plays an adamant father, feels that the character of landlord he plays is full of challenge. To play this role, he has used his longtime experience to make it more appealing. Talking about his co-star Subodh Bhave he says, “Though Subodh is the hero of new generation, he is very hard working and sincere. He has a terrific sense of humour and is so perfect in his dialogue delivery.”.
At the same time, offering his reactions on this film, Subodh Bhave feels that it was a great experience working with Dr. Agashe on this project, which is a package of entertainment. “ I am playing a confused character of Malhar, who is trying to do a balancing act to please his father and at the same time keeping his beloved happy”. He further adds, “Nowhere in the film any character has performed deliberate comedy, but the outcome of every sequence will make you burst into laughter. Now that you are already fed up with this burning summer heat, this film will provide you the required cool breeze.”
‘Pratisaad’ to highlight success of Homeopathy
Dr. Vijaysingh Nikam and ‘Amar Aditya Productions’ are all set to release their new film ‘Pratisaad – The Response’ on 21st May 2010 all over Maharashtra. Directed by Yogesh Dattatray Gosavi, the film stars Sandeep Kulkarni in a different role along with Neelam Shirke, Kishor Kadam, Sunil Tawde and others. Based on the real life success story of Dr. Vijaysingh Nikam the script is written by Tejas. Lyrics are by Saumitra and the music is composed by Rohit Nagbhide ( ‘Tingya’ fame) .The cinematography is by Rajesh Khale and Dr.Vikram Shrivastava, while the editing is done by Santosh Gotaskar. The film’s USP is Sandeep Kulkarni’s role after giving hits like ‘Dombivli Fast’, ‘Made In China’ and ‘Gaiir’.
In this film Sandeep plays the role of Dr. Nikam who has achieved good results with his homeopathy treatment so far. For a versatile actor like him he has accepted this biggest challenge of not only presenting a highly regarded personality but also to convince people about the positive results derived from this treatment. Since this film will be the first film on the subject of homeopathy in the world, it will certainly invite the attention of one and all.