Motion Poster of Milind Kavde’s new film ‘Ek Number’ unveiled
From ‘Yedyanchi Jatra’ to ‘Takatak’ Milind Kavde’s journey for the past few years has been very interesting, while entertaining the Marathi film lovers. Now, Milind Kavde is all set to try his hand at making a mystery blended with comedy through his new film ‘Ek Number’. Motion poster of this film was released on social media recently. Produced by Mahesh Shivaji Dhumal, Jitendra Shivaji Dhumal and Milind Kavde himself under the banner of Dhumal Productions in association with Out of The Box Films, the story, screenplay and direction is by Milind Kavde.
Speaking about his new film Milind Kavde says, “It is essential to have a title for your film which sets out to do justice to the subject you want to handle. Since the title of my film is ‘Ek Number’, the audiences will realise that the title is apt when they watch the film. I am very confident that the audiences will appreciate the way I have handled mystery with comedy in this genre of film”. Milind’ successful star of ‘Takatak’ Prathamesh Parab will be playing the lead role in ‘Ek Numbar’ along with other artistes comprising of “. Milind Shinde, Ganesh Yadav, Nisha Parulekar, Abhilasha Patil, Aayli Ghiya, Rishikesh Dhamapurkar, Akshata Padgaonkar, Pranali Sanghmitra Dhaware, Sumeet Bokse, Sunil Magre, Harish Thorat and Aakash Koli.
Dialogues by Sanjay Navgire, additional screenplay by Sanjay Navgire & Sunil Magre , DOP by Hazhrat Sheikh Wali, lyrics Jai Atre and music by Varun Likhate are the other credits of the film
‘Usasoon Aalay Man’ Song unveiled
The renowned music company Pickle Music have unveiled the music of the romantic melody ‘Usasoon Aalay Man’, the poster for which was released on the occasion of the Independence Day of our country a few days ago. Sameer Dixit and Rishikesh Bhirangi’s Pickle Music in association with Shashikant Pawar have made this offering with this romantic duet. The highlight of this song produced under the banner of M.A. Productions is that it is an attractive video supported by melodious audio.
The other plus points of the track are the mesmerizing beauty of actress Ashwini Bagal in the attire of a village belle and the new face Rohan Bhosle who has featured opposite her in the song. Though it is the first ever single of Ashwini who has been acting in films till date, it is for the first time that Rohan has faced the camera for this video.
The song which has been picturized at a location has not yet been explored in Satara and hence will lend a fresh experience to all the audience. According to Ashwini, This is the first single in her career. “I am excited to make my debut with a romantic duet with this album. The pure magic of this duet is that it has lyrics which are endearing to not only the youth but also listeners of all age groups coupled with the brilliant composition of the duet. The song will reach each and every viewer in every nook and corner through the efforts of Pickle Music,” she said.
‘Usasoon Aaley Man’ has been penned and sung by the young lyricist Vaibhav Bhillare and composed by him with Vicky Saxena and is choreographed by Pankaj Chauhan. Editing has been handled by Rishiraj Joshi while Suryakant Ghorpade has cranked the camera. Anup Jagdale has specially assisted in the making of this video.
New OTT Platform ‘Avadhoot Chintan’ dedicated to Shree Guru Dutt Maharaj
Avadhoot Chintan Creations Pvt. Ltd. Recently launched their OTT Platform ‘Avadhoot Chintan’ in the form of mobile app to reach out to all the devotees of Shree Gurudev Dutt scattered all over the world. This platform will present incarnations of this deity through web series to entertain the audience. It may be recalled that the two TV serials on this subject have already become popular and therefore this OTT platform dedicated to Shree Gurudev Dutt is also expected to popularise soon.
Renowned actor and director Asit Redij , Milind Jadhav and Tejas Aate are behind the production of this ‘Avadhoot Chintan’ OTT platform and they have worked very hard. Mr. Asit Redij will be in charge of Content and Creative department besides directing these two web series along with Deepak Desai. Well Known writer Pravin Shantaram has written the screenplay and dialogues of these two series. Many popular personalities from different parts of Maharashtra have showered their best wishes on this team of Avadhoot Chintan, prominent among them are celebrities like Priya Berde, Jaywant Wadkar and Supriya Pathare.
Trailer of ‘Parees’ released on social media
New web series ‘Parees’ is all set for release on 31st August on Planet Marathi OTT platform. Trailer of this series has been released on social media , which clearly indicates that the subject of this web series is based on superstition and has been shot on the backdrop of a village. The trailer also gives a hit that in search of Gold, the villagers are ready to perform any act based on superstition. The desperation of the characters in this series to achieve their ultimate desire is clearly noticed in this trailer.
The team of Mayur Karambalkar, Kuldeep Dangade and Vishal Sangle are behind the story, screenplay and direction respectively of this series and the series is presented by Planet Marathi and One Cam productions. Cinematography is by Sopan Purandare. According to the makers of this web series, they have tried to create awareness among the people about the damage caused due to belief in such superstitious thinking.
Trailer of ‘Baap Beep Baap’ released
The relationship between a father and son is known to all. Since their childhood children are always scared to communicate freely with their fathers. They are more free and closer to their mothers. To highlight this relationship between a father and his son, Planet Marathi will be releasing a web series in Marathi suitably titled ‘Baap Beep Baap’ from 31st August 2021 on their OTT platform. The trailer of this series was released on social media recently./
Directed by Amit Kanhere this web series stars Shard Ponkshe, Shilpa Tulaskar, Tejas Barve, Parna Pethe and Uday Nene in lead roles. This web series is written by Pratik Umesh Vyas and Amit Kanhere and dialogues are by Yogesh Joshi, while cinematography is by Vishal Sanghwai. This web series is set on the backdrop of lockdown, which forces the father and son to remain together during this time. How do they spend time together and whether this particular period helps to improve their relationship, is what the story is all about of this family series. The makers are confident that this theme will surely touch the hearts of every father and son.
Sayli Kamble makes her debut as a singer through ‘Kolhapur Diaries’
Indian Idol Season 12 finalist Sayli Kamble will be making her debut as singer in Marathi films through Joe Rajan’s film ‘Kolhapur Diaries‘ Highly impressed by her melodious voice film maker Jo Rajan had signed her for his film ‘Kolhapur Diaries’ and has recorded her song on the music of Avadhoot Gupte. Sayli got this opportunity to sing this romantic duet along with popular Marathi singer Swapnil Bandodkar.
Speaking about Sayli, Film maker Joe Rajan said, “Sayli has magic in her voice. I was following her journey in Idian Idol programme and I am privileged to offer her this opportunity through my film.” Reacting to her latest achievement Sayli said, “It is unbelievable! It is like dream come true for me.To find an assignment just after the conclusion of Indian Idol competition is a big thing for me. Since my childhood I was an admirer of Avadhoot Gupte. And now, I got this opportunity to sing on his music. I shall always remain grateful to Director Joe Rajan, who offered me this opportunity.”
Now, listen to Paulo Coelho’s novel ‘The Alchemist’ in Marathi on Audiobook
Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho’s captivating novel ‘The Alchemist’ had lots of followers around the world. This inspiring story is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Today, ‘The Alchemist’ finds its name in the bestseller list. It has also been translated into 80 different languages, setting the Guinness World Record for the most translated book by any living author.
Keeping this popularity of this novel in mind Storytel have brought this novel in audiobook form in Marathi for Marathi listeners. The Marathi translated version from the original Portugese language has been done by Dr. Shuchita Nandapurkar Phadke. According to Storytel India Country Manager Yogesh Dashrath, this offer has been made to celebrate the 75th year of India’s independence. For more details please visit Storytel through the links Google play http://bit.ly/2rriZaU and ‘iOSapp store https://apple.co/2zUcGkG
Poster of Hruta Durgule’s debut film ‘Ananya’ unveiled
Popular television actress Hruta Durgule is making her debut in Marathi films through forthcoming film ‘Ananya’ written and directed by Pratap Phad. The poster of this film was unveiled recently, which shows Ruta with challenge in her eyes. This film is produced by big names involving Ravi Jadhav, Sanjay Chabriya and Dhruv Das with music provided by Samir Saptiskar.
The film is based on super hit Marathi play written and directed by Pratap Phad and therefore there are big expectations from Hruta Durgule in this title role, for which she has already undergone training before the film’s shooting, which is now complete. The film is waiting for theatrical release soon. Speaking about her film , Hruta says, “Actually I was eagerly waiting for this film’s release. Now, when we find normalcy returning soon, like my entire team, I am also anxiously waiting for this film to release in theatre.”
‘Hing Pustak Talwar’ promises non stop entertainment
After offering two different serious subjects through web series ‘Soppa Nasta Kahi’ and ‘Jobless’, Planet Marathi will now offer non stop entertainment through their new web series ‘Hing Pustak Talwar’. This new web series will be aired on their OTT platform from 31st August 2021. There was a lot of curiosity about the title of this web series. Therefore the trailer of this series has received good response from youth on social media.
The trailer of this series clearly indicates that it revolves around youth who have different attitude towards their lifestyle. So, there is Akshay( Shaunak Chandorkar) who is fed up of corporate world. Amit( Sushant Ghadge) who is trapped in the commitment with his girlfriend and boss. Simple and innocent Amruta( Ketki Kulkarni) , Then, there is Samar(Kshitij Date) who arranges marriages but also looking for a would be in every girl he comes across. Also Kaustubh( Neil Salekar) who is the most talkative with close friends but quiet in front of other. Sanika( Mansi Bhavalkar) who is most practical and Pande( Alok Rajwade) who has solution for every problem of others. So, you can imagine, what will happen when they come together.
Omkar Rege and Tanmay kanitkar have written the script of this series and is directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari, Nitish Patankar, Anupam Barve and Makarand Shinde.
Sujay Dahake announces his film ‘Shyamchi Aai’
On the occasion of India’s Independence day celebrations renowned director Sujay Dahake known for his issue based films like ‘Shala’, ‘Phuntroo’, (movie review) , ‘Aajoba’, ‘Kesari’ etc. announced his new film ‘Shyamchi Aai’. By making this grand announcement of the launching of his film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ and unveiling the poster of his ambitious film on this auspicious day, Sujay has once again endeared himself to the hearts of his fans all over Maharashtra in style .
Produced by Produced by Amruta Arun Rao ‘Shyamchi Aai’ is based on ‘Pandurang Sadashiv Sane’ alias Sane Guruji‘s novel of the same name. Incidentally, this year also marks the 150th birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke who is the father of Indian Cinema. One of the main highlights of this film is that it will be made in a marked departure from the usual norm, entirely in black and white. The viewer will be able to see the period of British history between 1912 to 1947 leading to the Independence of the country. No other details of the film have been divulged by Sujay Dahake.
Sujay has planned to release this film on the auspicious occasion of Diwali next year. Artistes of this film will be finalised only after a spate of auditions and there is no semblance or similarity between this film and the earlier film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ except the title by itself. Since the film is based on Sane Guruji’s novel, a lot of aspects of the plot will be explored with the latest digital technology in the film. Which could not be earlier done in the 1953 film ‘Shyamchi Aai’.