Jeetendra and Ektaa kapoor praise Marathi culture

Ekata Kapoor

The occasion was to officially declare the release date of their first Marathi film ‘Taryanche Bait’ on 14th April 2011. After the director Kiran Yadnyopavit, actor Sachin Khedekar, Creative director Neeraj Pande ( ‘A Wednesday fame) spoke about their experience during the making of this film, in came Jeetendra, who still looked young and handsome.

The evergreen Jumping jack of Bollywood, spoke about his good old days and recalled some of his memorable moments while he lived in a chawl in Girgaon. When he was asked to speak in Marathi, he did oblige narrating memories of his days of struggle. He was all praise for Marathi language and said that even his mother used to converse with him in Marathi. “My upbringing has been in this traditional Maharashtrian culture,” he said. While praising Sachin Khedkar sitting next to him, he called him as his favourite actor. When asked as to why he himself was not acting in Marathi films, he showed his willingness and invited for a suitable script.

After the arrival of Ektaa Kapoor, lensmen rushed to capture her photos. In her brief speech in English , she spoke high about Marathi language and culture. “During my childhood, I did visit Maharashtian houses, as there were few good school friends. I always appreciated their traditional culture. It is for this reason that I selected this script to make a film,” she said.