Now, presenters Govind Chavan and Prakash Desai along with director Rajesh Deshpande are bringing back this 40 year old popular Marathi play of yesteryear for the new generation. And the inaugural show of this revived play will be held on 29th September in Nashik, which was the birthplace of late Vasant kanetkar.

Speaking about this revived version of the play, director Rajesh Deshpande says, “It is big responsibility on us to present this masterwork, as we had to take care so as to not disturb the original writing and present it in a new set up. I am sure the older generation people will surely revive their old memories and at the same time the new generation will understand the strength of old plays.”

In the original play Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Shanta Jog and Ashok Saraf had played the lead characters, whereas in this revived version Sharad Ponkshe will portray the role of Nanasaheb along with Shruja Prabhudesai, Jayant Ghate, Vighnesh Joshi, Kapil Redkar, Meenal Bal & Krushna Rajshekhar . Music by Rahul Ranade, art direction by Sandesh Bendre,Costumes by Mangala Kenkre and Subhash Redkar as production Controller are the other credits of this play.

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V.Shantaram’s hit Super film ‘Pinjra‘ has already created a buzz among young Marathi film lovers, as they will get an opportunity to watch this film on big screen and that too with a new look, with the support of latest technology. But, it is not yet clear, in how many theatres in Maharashtra, the film will be released on 18th March 2016. Only theatre confirmed is Plaza Cinema, Mumbai, where the film was released in 1972 and celebrated Jubilee.

The promotion of the film is also going on well, with the stars of this film giving interviews to the media, expressing their reaction and experience while working in this film. Dr.Lagoo, who otherwise avoids attending functions, has also addressed a press conference in a Pune hotel, much to the surprise of many media persons. In fact, Dr.Lagoo’s personal views about this film and in particular about the film maker like V.Shantaram, will certainly help in this film’s promotion. No other Marathi films are releasing on coming Friday, which is also good for this film. One thing is sure that Marathi film lovers, would certainly love to watch this film in theatres, once again, that too with a new look.

Directed by V. Shantaram, the film’s lead stars were Dr. Shriram Lagoo, Sandhya and Neelu Phule. Set on the backdrop of Tamasha folk musical theatre of Maharashtra, the film is about a a respected school teacher, played by Dr. Lagoo, who wants to reform a village and also a Tamasha performer, played by Sandhya; but, ends up falling in love with her.

The film is known for its wonderful music of Ram Kadam and brilliant dance numbers picturised on the lead actress Sandhya, known for her dancing skills. It was also the debut film of then noted theatre actor, Dr. Shriram Lagoo. The film also introduced colour to Marathi cinema. In 1973, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi .

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V. Shantaram’s most popular film ‘Pinjra‘ was released in 1972. But, the songs of this film are still popular. Even the performances of lead characters like Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Sandhya & Nilu Phule are still fresh in our memory.  The film has been set on the backdrop of  a village, presenting Tamasha folk musical theatre of Maharashtra.  The story revolves around  a morally righteousness school teacher, played by Dr. Lagoo, who wants to reform a Tamasha performer, played Sandhya, but ends up falling in love with her.

Now, after 44 years, ‘Pinjra‘ will be released again on 18^th March 2016, at Plaza Cinema , Mumbai, where it was released earlier.  Priyadarshni Films, which had taken the distribution rights from Mr. Kiran Shantaram, had used the latest technology at Prasad Lab to give a new look to original print, besides  using Dolby sound effect. It remains to be seen, how the the new generation would respond to this film.

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आजच्या समाजाची मानसिकता, सर्वसामान्य नागरिक, राजकारण आणि क्षुल्लक क्षुल्लक घटनांमधील द्वंद्व, त्यातून दिसणारा, ‘घडणारा आणि बिघडणारा’ समाज;  याचे वास्तव चित्रण ‘साची एण्टरटेन्मेंट’ निर्मित आणि जयप्रद देसाई दिग्दर्शित ‘नागरिक’ ह्या चित्रपटात प्रेक्षेकांना पाहायला मिळणार आहे.  ह्या चित्रपटात आपल्याला अनेक मोठ्या कलाकारांची फौज एकत्र  पाहायला मिळणार आहे. त्यात श्रीराम लागू,  दिलीप प्रभावळकर,  नीना कुलकर्णी, मिलिंद सोमण, सचिन खेडेकर, देविका दफ्तरदार हे मुख्य भूमिकेत असून सोबतीला सुलभा देशपांडे, माधव अभ्यंकर, राजेश शर्मा, राजकुमार तांगडे हि कलाकार मंडळी आहेत.

राज्य चित्रपट पुरस्कारात ‘नागरिक’ ह्या चित्रपटास ‘सर्वोत्कृष्ट सामाजिक चित्रपटा’सह इतर पाच पुरस्कार मिळाले आहेत . चित्रपटाचे संवाद पत्रकार- कवी महेश केळूस्करांचे असून पटकथा विस्तार केळूस्करांसोबत दिग्दर्शक जयप्रद देसाई यांनी केला आहे.  येत्या १२ जूनला हा चित्रपट संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रात प्रदर्शित होणार आहे.

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Journalism is considered as the fourth estate of a democratic society. This term was earlier used mainly for print media. The invasion of modern technology saw rise of electronic media and digital media, which has also become part of the fourth estate. This fourth estate, though dreaded by inactive politicians, corrupt ‘babus’ and businessmen, tries to keep check on wrongdoings in the society, apart from hailing the good deeds.

A film fully dedicated to this profession, i.e. Journalism, is very rare, in Marathi cinema. But producer Aarti Sachin Chavan under the banner Sachi Entertainment is coming up with a new Marathi film Nagrik, the story of which has a major backdrop of investigative journalism. ‘Pen is mightier than sword’ is theme of the film which focuses on the political and social realities of the times, through the eyes of common man.. Nagrik, which is directed by Jayprad Desai, has already bagged a prestigious Maharashtra State Film Award for best cinematography (Devendra Golatkar).

Also it features in nominations for five categories of the state awards, i.e. Best Debut Director (Jaypraad Desai), Best Actor (Sachin Khedekar), Best Dialogues (Mahesh Keluskar), Best Lyricist (Sambhaji Bhagat) and Best Film. Nagrik has a strong star cast, comprising of Dilip Prabhavalkar, Dr Shriram Lagoo, Milind Soman, Sulabha Deshpande among others. The film is all set to release soon.

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