स्टार प्रवाहवर ‘तू जीवाला गुंतवावे’
मराठी चित्रपटांप्रमाणेच मराठी मालिकांचा स्वतः चा एक वेगळा असा प्रेक्षक वर्ग आहे. आपल्या मालिकांकडे जास्तीत जास्त प्रेक्षक वळवावा, आपल्या मालिकेस जास्तीत जास्त लोकप्रियता मिळावी ह्या साठी वाहिन्यांमध्ये नेहमीच स्पर्धा चालू असते. त्यासाठी नव-नवीन प्रयोगही केले जातात. गेल्या काही महिन्यात आपणास अनेक वाहिन्यांवर नवीन मालिका पाहायला मिळाल्यात. अर्थात त्यातील सर्वच मालिकांना प्रेक्षकांची पसंती मिळतेय असे नाही.
सध्या प्रेक्षेकांमध्ये विशेष चर्चा आहे ती स्टार प्रवाह वरील, सचिन दरेकर लिखित ‘तू जीवाला गुंतवावे’ ह्या मालिकेबद्दल. हि मालिका सध्या चांगलीच लोकप्रियता मिळवतेय. शिवाय सोशल मिडिया वरही ह्या मालिकेची विशेष चर्चा आहे. ह्या मालिकेचे दिग्दर्शन दीपक नलावडे हे करत असून त्यांनी ह्या पूर्वी ‘लक्ष’, ‘दुर्वा’ ह्या मालिकांचे दिग्दर्शन केले आहे.
अनन्या आणि निनाद ह्यांची फ्रेश प्रेमकथा हा ह्या मालिकेचा मुख्य गाभा, मालिकेत अधून मधून जरा ‘फिल्मी’ टच सुद्धा पाहायला मिळतो. अनन्याच्या प्रमुख भूमिकेत शिवानी सुर्वे तर निनाद ची भूमिका अजिंक्य ननावरे ह्या नवोदित कलाकाराने साकारली आहे. ह्यांच्या सोबत अपूर्वा नेमलेकर, विक्रम गायकवाड , अक्षया भिंगार्डे हे कलाकार आहेत. शिवाय अभिनेत्री प्रिया बेर्डे सुद्धा बऱ्याच काळानंतर आपणास एका विशेष भूमिकेत दिसते .
स्टार प्रवाहवर सोमवार ते शनिवार रात्री ९ वाजता प्रसारित होणारी हि मालिका आगामी काळात आपली लोकप्रियता टिकून ठेवण्यात यशस्वी ठरणार कि नाही? ते मात्र येत्या काही भागात कळेल.
Live telecast or Limited telecast?
Last week, on an invitation from MNS chief Raj Thackeray, many celebrities from Mumbai had responded, by taking part in a debate on proposed ‘Mumbai Development Plan’ by the state government. It was called a non political debate. Almost all Marathi news channels started showing the Live Telecast of the so called meeting, attended by prominent personalities like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Bharat Dabholkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, well known architect and town planner P.K.Das and many other artistes from Marathi entertainment industry.
But, after the introductory speech of Raj Thackeray, Mr. P. K. Das was called upon to brief the participants, on how wrong was the proposed plan. But, surprisingly, the so called live telecast, was suddenly stopped by all these channels. Later, when some of the channels showed the reactions of the celebrities, it became clear that they were in agreement with what Mr. P. K. Das had said. But, what P. K. Das said about the plan, was not known to the viewers. But, through the statements made by some celebrities, it became clear that they had opposed the proposed plan, especially the construction of car shed in city’s green belt in Aarey Colony.
In fact, what Mr. P.K.Das’ presented through visual display on screen and what he had suggested, was disclosed by other news websites later; but, the TV news viewers were deprived of this most important speech of Mr. Das. Instead of showing his speech, the news channels gave preference to the news on AAP party politics, which was not so relevant to people in Mumbai and Maharashtra. And, that was a big disappointment for the Marathi TV viewers.
Sometimes, while watching the advertisements of Hindi TV programmes on some Marathi channels, we fail to understand, why such programme ads are shown on Marathi channels? It is a clear indication that the Hindi entertainment channels are trying to invite more and more new Marathi viewers, to see their programmes too ? If it is so, then our Marathi entertainment channels, will have to offer quality entertainment, so as to retain their viewership .
With the new colorful look taken by an existing Marathi channel, our Grand old Doordarshan’s Sahyadri channel is also preparing to make its presence felt. It is understood that Mr. Mukesh Sharma has till date, successfully managed to introduce many new interesting Marathi entertaining programmes. And, they are receiving good response, to some of these programmes which were introduced during the past few months. But, now the news is that something more interesting will be offered by the national channel, for Marathi viewers. So, do switch on to this channel too, for a change.
‘Colors’ begins new chapter in Marathi from 23rd March
After official launch of the channel on auspicious Gudi Padwa day, ‘Colors Marathi’ has begun its Marathi chapter from 23rd March 2015. On Sunday 22nd March evening, the channel offered variety entertainment , with telecast of MICTA awards event , which was held in Dubai, last month. Surprisingly, the new channel will continue with some old serials of ETV. However, three new serials/shows have been added like ‘Aamchya Gharaat Sunbai Joraat‘, ‘Majha Hoshil ka’, and ‘Sakhi‘. There are many new young faces noticed in these new serials, though some of the veteran actors are also seen in character roles. We only hope that these three new serials, will offer something more interesting, if they need to stay in competition with other Marathi channels.
On Sunday 22nd March ‘Mayboli’ channel offered two sensible movies ‘Khel Mandala’ in the afternoon and ‘ Ankaganit Anandache’ in the evening. For home viewers, it was a great satisfaction of watching these two films. Thanks to Viju Mane and Girish Kolapkar for offering variety, through these films. Hope to see many more such films, on this channel.
In ‘Jayostute’on Star Pravah, we are watching all those happenings in this serial, which we notice in all those Hindi serials, on the style of Yash Chopra film weddings. For the past four –five episodes, there is nothing but, preparations and celebrations going on, for lead character Pragati’s marriage, like Sangeet(Music )programme, offering enough scope to Priya Marathe to dance on the tunes of popular songs with her ‘would be‘and also former Boss, in a dream sequence. It was so much of time wasting in this serial; which otherwise offered some interesting stories of court cases, fought by the leading lady in the court. It is almost like saying ‘goodbye‘ to give justice to deserving people. Anyway, it seems that this serial is now deprived of more interesting stories to offer.
Last week, during the week end, there was a talk going on among few ladies at a Public place, as to why Janhavi was taking so much of time, to inform her husband, that she was pregnant. And, one of them quickly said, “The makers of this serial wanted to just drag on this issue, till world cup cricket was over, as they very well knew that even those who follow this serial, were not going to watch it, during this period. And, this comment was certainly worth taking note of, as many other serials did the same, during the past one month”. So, don’t be surprised, if you notice the leading stars of some of these serials, singing or dancing on popular songs, for next 5 days.
Star Pravah is banking on ‘Chaitra Chahool’
Come ‘Gudi Padwa’ and Marathi entertainment channels get ready to offer something new to the home viewers. In this race, Star Pravah is getting ready to offer variety, through their entertaining programme, suitably titled ‘Chaitra Chahool’ . At least, the promos of this programme indicate that it is going to offer good entertainment. So, all eyes on 21st March at 6.30 pm on Star Pravah channel.
The first look of this programme, shown in trailer, gives an impression that they have honoured some well known personalities like Bharat Dabholkar, Neena Kulkarni and Ravi Jadhav with much deserved ‘Pravah Ratna’ awards. Even otherwise, Star Pravah is gearing up to face the competition, with the arrival of ETV’s new Colourful look; with the introduction of two new serials ‘Priti Pari Tujavari’ and ‘Tu Jivala Guntavave’. But, that’s not enough. Though their two serials ‘Lakshay’ and ‘Jayostute’ are doing well, they have to think something big, instead of continuing with the outdated subjects.
Talking about the competition, Zee Marathi has already made a good beginning, in March, with their Brand new serial ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’ targeting the young generation and selecting the best suited time for them to telecast this serial, i.e. 10.30 pm. This serial, produced by Filmmaker Sanjay Jadhav and directed by Vinod Lavekar, has Amey Wagh , as the only known face . While there are two star daughters namely Swanandi Tikekar and Sakhi Gokhale , daughters of Uday ( Babaji fame ) Tikekar & Aarti Anklikar Tikekar and Shubhangi Gokhale respectively.
ETV, which is soon changing to Colors, have started new serial ‘Majhiya Mahera’ in February . Even this serial is yet to pick up popularity; but, the new actress Nakshatra Medhekar, looks pretty and shows promise. By the way, Rajan Bhise, who plays Suruchi Adarkar’s father in ‘Ka Re Durava’ is seen as Nakshtra’s father in this serial. Does that mean, that he is taking a break from ‘Ka Re Durava’, finally approving Suyash Tilak’s business proposal , after humiliating him to give credit to his daughter. Hope, this new serial’s story turns interesting in near future.
E-TV to turn ‘Colors Marathi’ soon
The big news on Marathi Small Screen entertainment is that Viacom 18, which is a big media company in entertainment field, will be taking over ETV under their new banner Colors -Marathi. As a result of this, from the coming Gudhi Padwa day, we will find Marathi entertainment turning more colourful. On the very next day of their launch, Colors-Marathi will present a big awards event, which was sponsored by them outside India.
On the other side, Zee Marathi channel is all set to present their new serial ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’, which is targeted at young audience. This new serial is about six friends Kaivalya, ashutosh, Sujay, Aana ,Minal & Reshma. The serial is produced by popular cinematographer-director Sanjay Jadhav’s ‘Dreaming Twenty Four Seven’ company and is all set to air on 9th March at a new time 10.30 pm. Vinod Lavekar is the director of this serial.
By the way, if Zee Marathi has to compete with new programmes expected to be offered by Colors-Marathi, it has to seriously think about new subjects during prime time. It is high time to say goodbye to serials like ‘Honar Sunn Mi Hya Gharchi’ and ‘Julun Yeti Reshimgathi’ as both these serials have failed to appeal during the past few weeks.
On the eve of International Women’s day, DD-Sahyadri presented a very good informative programme ‘Hello Sakhi’, in which we saw Meghana Erande sharing her valuable experience in the field of Voice over and dubbing. Meghana appealed to all newcomers to train themselves in this field, as career wise it was a good option. According to her, for all those aspiring actors, knowledge of Voice Over and dubbing, is a must.
On TV 9 Marathi, we saw actress Kranti Redkar expressing her frank views on women’s rights. “I am myself fighting for my rights against a media company, filing defamation case against them. Every month I go and attend the hearing, because I feel that no one should take a woman for granted,” she said. When asked for a message to other women, she said, “Every woman has to strike a balance. On the contrary, If she is too much submissive, she cannot do justice to herself.”
‘आमच्या घरात सूनबाई जोरात’ कलर्स मराठी वर
‘साज नवा, रंग नवा’ ह्या आपल्या टॅग लाइन प्रमाणे ‘कलर्स मराठी’ ह्या वाहीनी प्रक्षेकांसाठी काही नवीन कार्यक्रम, मालिका घेऊन आलीय. त्यात “आमच्या घरात…सूनबाई जोरात” ह्या एक वेगळ्या कार्यक्रमाचा समावेश आहे.
२३ मार्च पासून सुरु होणाऱ्या ह्या कार्यक्रमाचे निवेदनअभिनेता प्रसाद ओक करणार आहे. छोट्या पडद्याच्या चाहता वर्गामध्ये, गृहिणींची संख्या मोठ्या प्रमाणात आहे. हे विशेष लक्षात ठेवून ह्या कार्यक्रमाची निर्मीत करण्यात आल्याचे दिसते.
दर सोमवार ते शनिवार रोज सायंकाळी 6.30 वाजता ‘कलर्स मराठी’ वर हा कार्यक्रम पाहायला मिळेल.
No effect of Cricket on Marathi programmes
People in Maharashtra seem to have lost interest in cricket, ever since the retirement of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar from Cricket. This is at least true in the case of women folks, who take no interest in watching cricket on television now days. Few years ago, there used to be discussions among young and middle aged women, during the World Cup Cricket. But, now we hardly hear anyone gossiping in trains, buses and public places about cricket. Instead, ladies still continue to speak about their favourite serials and TV artistes.
Even otherwise, with so many new teams and no competition noticed from them, watching these cricket matches, that too eight hours continuously during the daytime on television, is not possible for even cricket lovers today.
There is hardly anyone talk about their favourite Janhavi in ‘Honar Suun Mi Hya Gharchi’ , Even if somebody speaks, it is about her changed attitude. Even Meghana of ‘Julun Yeti Reshimgathi’ doesn’t seem to interest the regular viewers. Their favourite today is Aditi played by Suruchi Adarkar. It is her character, which inspires young and old today. Is that not enough hint for others to either say good bye or bring in some positive change in the story ? Simply dragging the serial for too long, is like taking the viewers for granted.
Recently, on the occasion of World Marathi day, we saw writer Aruna Joglekar and actress Rohini Hattangadi, speaking on the topic of ‘Woman in Marathi Serials’ . And, they too hinted that the viewers should not be taken for granted. “Creativity is lost, if there is interference from marketing team of the serial,” was the opinion of film maker Virraj Raje; while one Marathi film Journalist openly stated that the woman characters in the Marathi serials were utterly unrealistic . Is this not enough, for our makers of Marathi serials?
During the past week, we saw the return of Shivani Surve through a new serial ‘Tu Jivala Guntavave’ on Star Pravah at prime time. But, this serial has failed to capture the desired attention of viewers. Perhaps the selection of lead actor Prasad opposite Shivani, doesn’t match well with her, as he had earlier played a villain, in previous serial. Also, Apoorva , who plays the sister in law of the hero in this serial, had played leading lady in previous serial. In short, the casting in this serial is not very appealing. Even the story of this serial is not very gripping at this initial stage. It all remains to be seen, how it progresses further. Hope it does well, as we would like to see something different from Shivani, this time.
In the meanwhile, we are watching most of the serials getting ready to catch up with the festival of colours. So, you will notice all these serials celebrating the festival.
Global Marathi TV Awards trophy launched by Big ‘B’
Marathi Television channels are going global, with the variety of programmes offered. To encourage the Marathi Television industry and their artistes, the first Marathi Global Television awards will be presented on 18th May, in Dubai. The Trophy for these awards was recently launched by Big ‘B’ Amitabh Bachchan.
Almost all the electronic channels connected with Marathi programmes and Marathi news are associated with these awards ceremony . There will be about 27 awards in different categories. Ms. Rohini Hattangadi will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award.
This programme will be telecast on different channels like Zee Marathi, Star Pravah, E TV, Saam Marathi, Mi Marathi and DD simultaneously on 3rd June 2012
New serial ‘Devyani’ on Star Pravah from 19th March
From 19th March onwards at 8.30 pm on Star Pravah, get ready to witness the journey of a young girl Devyani and her tryst with life post marriage. It is said that marriages are made in heaven which we solemnize during our existence; however there is a stark difference between dreams and reality!
STAR Pravah, brings alive this thought, through its newest fiction ‘Devyani’. The show will replace ‘Bandh Reshmanche’. ‘Devyani’ is the story of a young college going girl whose life witnesses a sea change, as she enters the wedlock with her obsessive and uncouth lover Sangram Vikhe Patil. While Devyani is a simple girl, who believes in her father’s principles, Sangram is a complete opposite; who never follows rules in his life and is his own master. The show changes course when Sangram falls head over heels with Devyani and is hell bent on winning her while Devyani’s marriage has been arranged with Dr Namit. What happens next forms the premise of the show.
The show introduces Shivani Surve and Sangram in lead roles, while the versatile Nagesh Bhonsale makes his come back to Marathi GEC space. Nagesh Bhonsale will be seen playing the head of Vikhe Patil family, father of Sangram. The show is produced by Anuj Saxena’s Maverick Productions in association with Swapna Waghmare Joshi and Sanjay Memane. After a successful stint in the South, Anuj Saxena now enters the Marathi GEC Space with Devyani.
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