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Samidha Guru
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“Have patience, have faith in yourself and give honest work – is the funda of my life” – Sameedha Guru

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Having a family background of dance, writing and acting , Samidha Guru started and father late Suresh Deshpande, was a noted writer and director of Marathi plays. Her sister is a ‘Kathak Visharad’ and is a known actress. Even her husband (Abhijit Guru) is a good writer, actor and director . Samidha is BSc (Microbiology) along with BA (English literature). Before shifting to Mumbai, she had actively participated in theatre and also did a teaching job for a couple of years. After marriage, she came to Mumbai and got a break on small screen. She gives all credit to her husband and family.
Samidha GuruSamidha Guru did her debut on Television through ‘Soniyacha Umbaratha‘ but she got noticed in ‘Avaghachi Sansar‘, in which she played an angry young woman. After this, she did prominent roles in many popular serials which include ;Jivalaga‘, ‘Zunj‘, ‘Ya Valanavar‘, ‘Devyani‘, ‘Gandha Fulancha Gela Sangun‘, ‘Tujavin Sakhya re‘. Samidha has also acted in many stage plays at Nagpur. Recently her commercial play ‘Get Well Soon‘, got lots of appreciation from audience as well as from critics. Her acting is noticeable and specially acclaimed. She is currently busy in shooting of her new film, which is being directed by Nagesh Bhosale.

On big screen, Samidha has also done prominent roles in ‘Kaydyaach Bola‘, ‘Majha Mee‘, ‘Dhating Dhingana‘ and ‘Tukaram‘ wherein her acting was appreciated. Recently she received State award for her role in a Marathi film ‘Kapuskondyachi Gosht‘. In which she is in the lead role, with Makarand Anaspure. This film is due for release shortly. We had a chitchat with this hardworking actress regarding her role and the journey of her career.

Q: Tell us something about the story and your role in ‘Kapuskondyachi Gosht‘ .
A: The story and my role are very close to my heart. It is a story of a poor farming family from Vidarbha. Her father commits suicide due to agricultural damage. There are three more girls in the family and their responsibility falls on her shoulders after the death of their father. Then, how she stands in the farm along with sisters, how she overcomes the crisis, is the story all about.

Q: It seems, first time you are playing such a character, what was your reaction after reading the script?
A: I thought, this is a golden opportunity for me and I must do this role, This role is emotionally very strong, which will be more helpful for me as an actress.

Q: Did you face any difficulties while preparing for this role?
A: Not exactly; since I’m from Nagpur, the accent or language was not an issue for me. But it was tough during the shooting. We have shot in very hot climate, it was almost 48 degree, I had totally tanned. Now I have received State award for this role. So I’m satisfied about my work.

Q: How was your experience while working in ‘Get Well Soon‘?
A: It was a great learning experience, Chandrakant Kulkarni Sir, is an institute himself. He is very disciplined . I also learnt a lot from each of my co stars in this play. Swapnil Joshi is a simply great artist. He is very supportive and down to earth. Sandip Mehta has different view of life. It was really a great pleasure to work with all of them.


Samidha GuruQ: Out of Television, Theatre and Films. which field you feel most challenging / important ?
A: All three are fine with me. I won’t mind to work in any medium. I work with same passion, but theatre and films have more shelf life.

Q: Don’t you think there are less women oriented films in our industry?
A: Yes, but looking at recent time; the scenario seems to have changed. We had films like ‘72 Miles‘, ‘Mee Sindhutai Sapkal‘, ‘Sou Shashi Deodhar;. They are giving importance to women empowerment. So let us hope for the best.

Q: What one should do, to get a break in our industry? What could be the success mantra?
A: Actually it’s different from person to person. Sometimes your patience gives you good opportunities. One should not only work hard but should work very honestly. Self respect and confidence about our work are also equally important. Have patience’, have faith in yourself and work honestly , these are the fundas of my life.

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Kulraj Broadway finds an excuse for cancelling ’72 Miles’ show

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After watching the success of films like ‘Duniyadari’, ‘Shrimant Damodarpant’ & ‘Time Please’ in the recent past, some of the multiplex theatres in Mumbai have already come forward to release their shows even in second and subsequent weeks. But, few theatres like Kulraj Broadway, Borivali, seems to be giving step motherly treatment to some of the Marathi films. On many occasions in the past, this multiplex theatre has found different excuses to cancel the shows of Marathi films, at the eleventh hour, even after issuing add for a particular show.

This time, it was for Sunday 5 pm show of ’72 Miles’ which has been released two days ago. Kulraj Broadway, Borivali, has kept one show at5 pm, along with 21 other shows of this film in other theatres. But, when our representative reached the theatre 15 minutes before the show, he was told that there was no show of ’72 Miles’. On asking for reason, he was told that the AC was not functioning in the concerned hall. There were many inquiries coming at the ticket window and the reply given was simple, that the show was cancelled. It was only on asking for reason this excuse was given. Has anyone ever heard about cancellation of a film show, for this reason ?

Two years ago, when a similar situation had arisen at the same theatre, during the release of Marathi film ‘Jeta’, the theatre had cancelled the only morning show, giving the reason as non functioning of AC. The people waiting at the ticket window for current booking had then protested to the theatre manager, asking him to take them inside cinema hall, and show the position. However, the manager had refused them permission inside. The multiplex has four screens and all of them show Hindi or English films, with only one show left for Marathi films.

But, when they notice no advance bookings, they find such excuses. How can people believe the same excuse for Marathi films ? If a similar situation arises during the screening of a Hindi film, will they cancel the show ? We are all aware that the multiplexes have the Engineers available to attend to such an emergency situation. But, if there is no will to encourage Marathi films, such excuses will always be there. Last time, during the cancellation of ‘Jeta’ show, Marathi Movie World representative had brought this to the notice of Mr. Vijay Darda (MP); since this film was presented by Lokmat Group. He had then directed our complaint to the concerned person in Lokmat group.

This time, we are making an appeal to Viacom 18, who are presenting this film; to take appropriate action against such theatre owners, who find such unconvincing excuses for screening of Marathi films.

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Nana Patekar is all praise for Rajeev Patil’s ’72 Miles’

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The occasion was the launch of Photo Biography of upcoming Marathi film ’72 Miles Ek Pravas’ on Wednesday evening, but no such copy of the same was distributed to the media persons. The hosts, however showed the first look of this film in presence of chief guest Nana Patekar, who was all praise for the film, having seen it at a special preview. He not only appreciated the efforts of the director Rajeev Patil but also praised Smita Tambe and child artiste Chinmay Sant, who has an important role to play in this film. One thing is certain that Smita has bagged a lifetime role in this film, which is evident from the first look.

Child actor Chinmay had earlier done two films ‘Taryanche Bait’ & ‘Jana Gana Mana’. With this film, he is all set to make hat trick of three successive films with prominent roles. Mr. Ramdasji Bhatkal of Popular Prakashan, who have published this photo biography, was also present on the occasion. He narrated about his association with the original story writer of this film ’72 Miles’. Mr. Rajeev Patil said that he was so impressed by the story that he decided to make a film, after meeting his friend, who had acquired the rights to make a film on this story. “after I gave my nod to direct this film, my friend contacted Ashwini Yardi, co-producer of this film; who along with Akshay Kumar agreed to produce this film,” he said.

’72 Miles Ek Pravas’ which will be distributed by Viacom 18, will be released all over Maharashtra on 9th August 2013. Mr. Rajesh Mujumdar, Director, Commercial & Syndication Viacom 18, was also present on the occasion. While speaking to Marathi Movie World, after the function, he said that their company was getting ready to present another Marathi film ‘Gangubai Non Matrik’ after the release of ’72 Miles’ . Mr. Sachin Yardi, Ashwini Yardi and Script writer Mr. Sanjay Patil were also present on the occasion besides the cast and crew of the film.