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कोरोनायोध्द्या डॉक्टरांमधल्या ‘दैवी’रूपाला तेजस्विनी पंडितने दिला ट्रिब्यूट

Tribut to corona warriors poster by actress Tejaswini Pandit
Tribute to corona warriors poster by actress Tejaswini Pandit

अभिनेत्री तेजस्विनी पंडितचे नवरात्री स्पेशल फोटोशूट तिच्या चाहत्यांमध्ये आणि सिनेसृष्टीमध्ये चर्चेचा विषय असतो.  २०१७ पासून तेजस्विनी पंडित दरवर्षी एका नव्याविषयासह नवरात्रीचे फोटोशूट करत असते.  दरवर्षी वैविध्यपूर्ण कल्पनांव्दारे नवरात्रीच्या नऊ दिवसांमध्ये तेजस्विनी आपले फोटोशूट घेऊन येते. यात कधी स्त्रीशक्तीला सलाम असतो, तर कधी अदिशक्तीला आदरांजली असते तर कधी सद्यस्थितीवर केलेले भाष्य असते.

यंदा तेजस्विनी आपल्या फोटोशूटमधून कोरोनायोध्द्यांना सलाम करत आहे.नवरात्रीच्या पहिल्या दिवशी डॉक्टर बनून पीपीई किट घातलेली रूग्णांना जीवनदान देणारी देवी तेजस्विनीने साकारलेली आहे. आपल्या ह्या फोटोशूटविषयी तेजस्विनी पंडित म्हणते, “ रूग्णांचे प्राण वाचवणं ही विज्ञानाने डॉक्टरांना दिलेली ‘दैवी’ देणगी आहे. कोणत्याही संकटकाळी आपण देवाचा धावा करतो. आणि पहा ना. कोरोनाच्या संकटात डॉक्टर्स आणि आरोग्यसेवेशी निगडीत कर्मचारी कसे देवासारखे धावून आले. आपली वैयक्तिक सुखदु:ख विसरून अहोरात्र रूग्णसेवा करणा-या डॉक्टरांमधल्या दैवी कर्माला ह्या फोटोव्दारे वाहिलेली ही आदरांजली आहे.”

Sameer Patil returns to acting with web series ‘TarTiTo’

vAnkita Desai, Srujan Deshpande, Sameer Patil in webseries'Taritito'
Ankita Desai, Srujan Deshpande, Sameer Patil in webseries’Taritito’

Actor Sameer Patil who had switched over from acting to writing and direction is now back to his acting profession with a web series ‘Tartito’ directed by Santosh Kolhe. It may be recalled that Sameer Patil with his writing had switched over to direction with films like ‘Vikun Tak’ , ‘Poshter Boyz’ read review‘Poshter Girlz’  read review & Shentimental read review. But now, it seems during this worst period of lockdown in the industry, he is back to his acting profession.

This web series ‘Taritito’ is made by Virus Marathi and the story of this web series revolves around a father and his two grown up children living at Ghodbunder Road, Thane. Sameer plays the character of Manohar a father who lives with his two children – daughter Kshiti and Son Tosh and has to look after all their needs, as his wife is away in Sangli on her job assignment. How Manohar handles the responsibility of his college going son and daughter is what this series presents to the home viewers. The role of daughter is played by Ankita Desai while Srujan Deshpande plays the role of his son. 3 parts of this series have already been released on youtube and the trailer of the next part is released now.

World Premiere of ‘Karkhanisanchi Wari’ at Tokyo International Film Fest

Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Karkhanisanchi Wari’( Ashes on a Road Trip) has been selected for the World Premiere at the prestigious 33rd Tokyo International Film  festival. The festival is scheduled between 31st October and 9th November in Tokyo. The film is produced by Nine Archer’s Pictures Company and Pravah Productions &  Archana Borhade and is directed by Mangesh Joshi. Earlier, this director had directed the film ‘Lathe Joshi’ which had also participated in many international film  festivals. Archana Borhade has done the cinematography of this film.

Marathi Movie 'Karkhanisanchi Wari'
Marathi Movie ‘Karkhanisanchi Wari’

The film’s story is based on a humour filled road trip undertaken by a family and stars renowned actors like Amey wagh, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Dr Mohan Agashe, Gitanjali  Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi, Ajit Abhyankar, Vandana Gupte, Shubhangi Gokhale and Pradeep Velankar. Music of this film is composed by A.V. Prafulchandra while the  background music is by Sarang Kulkarni. Director Mangesh Joshi has appealed to all Marathi film lovers to strongly support his film.

Suvrat Joshi does dubbing of his film from London

The corona pandemic has come in the way of many projects, which were nearing completion. Some films makers finished the shooting of their films, but the post production work is held up. One such film is ‘Goshta Eka Paithanichi’. The dubbing work of lead actor Suvrat Joshi was pending, as the actor was held up in London.

actor Suvrat Joshi dubbing for Marathi film
actor Suvrat Joshi dubbing for Marathi film

However, recently to overcome this problem the make
rs of this film and director Shantanu Rode thought of a plan. They asked Suvrat to visit a studio in London for his dubbing work, which monitored online from India by director Shantanu Rode. The technicians present at the studio were from Bangaladesh and Poland. So, it turned out to be an unusual experience for Suvrat.

The film is produced by Planet Marathi, Golden Resho Films and Lakeside Productions and stars Sayali Sanjeev, Suvrat Joshi, Shashank Ketkar and Milind Gunaji in lead roles.

Veteran Marathi actor Avinash Kharshikar is no more

Veteran Marathi actor Avinash Kharshikar who was active with Marathi entertainment industry since 70s is no more. He passed away today at Thane due to heart failure. Avinash had performed in all the three areas of Marathi entertainment i.e. stage, television and films, besides performing in some Hindi films. He is survived by his wife & daughter. Today morning he suffered heart attack at his Thane residence and was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.

Veteran Marathi  Actor Avinash Kharshikar
Veteran Marathi Actor Avinash Kharshikar

Avinash had performed memorable roles in popular Marathi plays like ‘Tujhe Aahe Tujhpashi’, ‘Vasuchi Sasu’, ‘Saujanyachi Aishi Taishi’, ‘Lafada Sadan’ and so on. He had performed along with Nana Patekar in the film ‘Maficha Sakshidaar’. He was known for his comedy roles. Some of his other popular films were ‘Aai Thor Tujhe Upkaar’, ‘Lapava Chhapavi’, ‘Aadhar’ & ‘Bakula Namdev Ghotale’. With his sad demise, Marathi entertainment industry has lost a committed actor .

Teaser Poster of new Film ‘Free Hit Danka’ unveiled

Our film industry which was affected due to lockdown on account of spread of corona virus, is now slowly returning back to normalcy, with the progress of shooting and post production work. Looking at this positive change, SGM Film Productions have announced their new Marathi film ‘Free hit Danka’ recently.

'Free Hit Danka' Poster
‘Free Hit Danka’ Poster

The teaser poster of this film was unveiled recently, giving an indication that it is all set to offer something different. The film is to be directed by Sunil Magare, while the screenplay, dialogues and lyrics are penned by Navgire. The film is set on the backdrop of close relationship between friendship and love.

Thought the official announcement of this film has been made, the names of the artistes in the film have not been disclosed yet. Music of this film is by Baban Adagale and Ashok Kamble, while cinematography is by Veerdhaval Patil.

Poster of timely short film ‘Sankraman ‘ unveiled

Pradeep Kadu, Pratish Sonavane, Sunil Jadhav, Aniket kadu, Ashok Kadu, Praveen kadu , Ashish Ningurkar
Pradeep Kadu, Pratish Sonavane, Sunil Jadhav, Aniket kadu, Ashok Kadu, Praveen kadu , Ashish Ningurkar

Today is the time of digital world. Most of the people sitting at home are watching web series, instead of watching old serials and films, for their entertainment. Even short films are finding good viewership, as in a shortest time these films are able to convey a message very effectively. In fact the makers of short films are very creative people as they try to cover the happenings around us in a simple way. And this is the strength of a short film.

Kavya Dream Movies and Ms. Kiran Ningurkar are presenting one such timely short film suitably titled ‘Sankraman’, which talks about the dangers of corona virus. The film has actually shown how corona virus is spread giving an example of a youngster approaching a senior citizen in the neighbourhood for contribution to community Ganapati festival celebration. The film will be released soon on OTT platform and stars Pradeep Kadu, Pratish Sonavane, Sunil Jadhav, Aniket kadu, Ashok Kadu, Praveen kadu and Ashish Ningurkar.
'Sankraman' Film Poster

Vijay Kamble will be making his debut in direction through this film, while the script is written by Ashish Ningurkar. Camera by Siddhesh Dalvi and editing by Vijay kamble are the other credits. The poster of this film is designed by Sumedh Gaikwad.

Usha Jadhav bags award at Indo German Film Fest

Better known for her memorable performance in Marathi film ‘Dhag’ read review which won her National Film award for best actress 8 years ago, Usha Jadhav is once again in news. Now, the talented actress has won the Best actress award for her performance in the Marathi film ‘Mai ghat – Crime No. 103/2005′ at the Indo German Film Week held at Berlin.

Marathi Fil 'Mai Gha', Actress Usha Jadhav
Marathi Fil ‘Mai Gha’, Actress Usha Jadhav

Originally from Kolhapur, Usha travelled to Mumbai via Pune, where she was doing a job. Her passion for art, brought her in search of roles in films. Initially, she received some modelling assignments and in the year 2007 found an important role in Madhur Bhandarkar‘s film ‘Traffic Signal’. This was enough for her to make progress in her acting career, with few more important roles in Hindi films. Last year , Usha also performed lead role in Aruna Raje‘s Marathi film ‘Firebrand’ released on Netflix. But now, her lead role in this Marathi film ‘Mai ghat’ have raised big expectations from this film, which is yet to be released.

‘Chandramukhi’ based on Vishwas Patil’s novel to go on the floors soon

Prasad Oak directed Marathi movie 'Chandramukhi'
Prasad Oak directed Marathi movie ‘Chandramukhi’

IAS Officer and historian Vishwas Patil has written many novels . Some of his novels have even received prestigious awards. We have seen a sensible Marathi film like ‘Pangira’ which was based on his novel with the same name. Now, another Marathi film ‘Chandramukhi’ based on his novel with the same name will go on the floors soon. Akshay Bardapurkar along with Piyush Singh will produce this film and have made all the arrangements to begin the shoot of this film in November , taking all the necessary precautions, keeping in mind the ongoing lockdown restrictions.

Prasad Oak who will be directing this film said, “Though I am excited to begin my work after a long gap, there is a lot of responsibility on my shoulders, to ensure safety during the shooting. I am aware that after watching the poster of my film ‘Chandramukhi’, you are keen to know who is playing the title role and other important roles. Even I am eager to disclose this as early as possible; but till then I need all your good wishes for this project.”

Hope to know all the details of this film soon.

Shubhankar Tawde in new Marathi film ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’

Actor Shubhankar Tawade
Actor Shubhankar Tawade

Having made his debut through the film ‘Kagar’ (read review), actor Shubhankar Tawde is now all set to appear in new Marathi film ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’. Shooting of this film will begin in Pune shortly. It may be recalled that Shubhankar had become popular among his fans through web series ‘Kale Dhande’ and with his debut in ‘Kaagar’ his fan following increased. They wanted Shubhankar to play a romantic hero and with this new film their wish will soon be fulfilled.

Speaking about his new film, Shubhankar says, “I am very excited to return to shooting after a long period of lockdown. For this shooting schedule there will be lot of precautions taken, with minimum number of technical staff. But, that will not affect the production quality.” Talking about his role in this film, Shubhankar said that he is playing the character of a youngster Tarun who is a poet ,singer and a guitarist; whose dream is to become a big Rockstar performing on a huge stage.