Mahesh Kothare is back with a bang. His directorial film ‘Dubhang’ is all set for Diwali release, almost taking on Shahrukh Khan’s ‘Ra One’. At a press conference held in Mumbai on Wednesday evening, the popular Marathi film maker made official announcement of his film’s release and offered a first look of ‘Dubhang’ to the media persons. “For a long time this theme was in my mind and I thought, it was a right time to launch Adinath in a big way. I am glad that he has lived up to my expectations,” said the confident looking director, in his short n sweet speech.

The film is produced by Shankar Mitkari and has received the sponsorship from Future Generally India Ltd. Mr. Arnab Malik, Chief Marketing Officer, Future Group; said that his company found the philosophy of this film matching with their way of communication. While Urmila thanked Mr. Mahesh Kothare for considering her for this role, Adinath Kothare called this film’s role as a great experience to remember lifelong. “It was a great time working with all these experienced people like Ajinkya Deo, Sonali Kulkarni, Ganesh Yadav and others besides my father,” he added.

Ganesh Yadav appealed to all to make it a habit to watch all Marathi films. “Marathi films need your valuable support and I am sure you will all watch this film at your nearest theatre with your entire family,” he added. It was very difficult to guess the theme of the film from few clippings shown on the occasion; but after the function, Adinath made it very clear that it was a different type of love story with the backdrop of boxing. “The hero of this film is very ambitious of representing India in the Olympics and win a Gold medal for his country. It is his journey to achieve his goal in life,” he clarified.

It was diector Mahesh Kothare, who after the function praised all his artistes for their individual performances. I am glad that Adinath and Urmila are working together. Their actual chemistry cooked during the shooting of ‘Shubhamangal’ when Adinath was assistant director. I was a witness to that. Now, you will find the results on screen,” he remarked while talking about their affinity towards each other. “This film is full of twists and turns and you will find the story completely different and new to the audience. At present, I don’t want to reveal the relationship between Adinath’s character and Ajinkya Deo’s character, as it will take away your interest before watching this film . But, I am sure, you will all enjoy every moment of this film,” he concluded.

The film’s story and screenplay is written by Shekhar Dhavlikar, while music is composed by Baapi Tutal. The film’s star cast comprises of Adinath Kothare, Ajinkya Deo, Urmila Kanetkar, Sonali Kulkarni, Seema Deo, Dr. Sharad Bhutadia, Nilesh Sable, Aarti Solanki, Sunil Tawde, Vijay Chavan, Ganesh Yadav and Bharat Dabholkar.