Last week, Marathi Movie world had appealed to Marathi film lovers for their strong support to save Bharatmata theatre, which is the only cinema house in Mumbai exclusively screening Marathi films for more than 70 years. The theatre located in the heart of Mumbai’s labour township of Lalbaug/ Parel, had received a big threat of […]
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Umesh Kulkarni’s ‘Vihir’ has been selected for the Competitive section of the Berlin Film Festival to be held in early February 2010. This is Umesh’s second film after the critically acclaimed ‘Valu’. Amitabh Bachchan’s A.B. Corporation Ltd. are the producers of the film, who have ventured into Marathi film production, especially with the backing and […]
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He was born as Baburao Krishnarao Mestri in Kolhapur in 1890, but soon derived this name Painter, through his excellence in Painting. Baburao Painter was a leading painter of stage backdrops and worked those days for Sangeet Natak troupes and Gujarathi / Parsi theatre. His passion for films began after the release of ‘Raja Harischandra’, […]
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For the first time, this year’s Pune International film festival (PIFF) received the official recognition of the State government. The presence of chief minister of Maharashtra Mr. Ashok Chavan as the chief guest for the concluding function, made all the difference. The chief minister made an official announcement that from next year onwards PIFF will […]
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At the age of 26 she became a widow with the responsibility of bringing up her two young sons. Durga Khote decided to act in films during that period, around 1930, when female roles were performed by male actors. She soon joined Prabhat films and made a history of becoming the first heroine of a […]
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