‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’ – Children’s film for all age groups
An uncommon and unusual name certainly raises curiosity about the film. Essel Vision Productions Ltd and Mayasabha are presenting a new movie, supposed to be a children’s film for all age group, ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’. This film is directed by‘Harishchancrachi Factory’ fame director, Paresh Mokashi, who is returning back after five years.
While talking to the media he stressed that this movie is entirely different from his previous film. Though there is going to be comparison, but this new movie’s story happens in Pandharpur and is about people of Pandharpur. Three main characters are children , who were picked in Pandharpur itself. Entire film is shot at Pandharpur and some portions are shot actually at Pandharpur Vaari.
All of them, Dnyanesh, Mukta, Ganya, are mischievous and Dyanesh is extra fond of Elizabeth, an unusual bicycle, creation of his father. Shrirang Mahajan, Saili Bhandarkavthekar, and Pushkar Lonarkar, child artists of this film, were present on the occasion and small town innocence was dripping from them.
Madhugandha Kulkarni, better half of director Paresh Mokashi, has written the story. She hails from Pandharpur and once when she was reciting couple of incidents of her childhood in Pandharpur to Paresh, he liked them and said that this can be a film subject and the story was born. Producer Nittin Keni opined that the secret to release strategy is an integration of promotion, strategy and content. He further added that they saw creative as well as commercial merit in this film. Film’s music is by late Shri Anand Modak. The event was compared in style by Spruha Joshi who kept the atmosphere lively.