Every actor has his wish to perform some day with top bollywood actress. When Mangesh Desai began his acting career, he aspired to work with Madhuri Dixit, being a big fan of hers. Few years ago, when he saw the film ‘Parinita‘, he thought the same about Vidya Balan. And, his desire became strong, when he saw her film ‘Kahani‘. And his casting for the Marathi film ‘Ekk Albela‘ saw his dream come true. Mangesh Desai was cast opposite Vidya Balan , to play the character of Bhagwan Dada, on whose life the film was being made.

“When I received the offer for this film, I kept aside all other work, and started studying Bhagwan dada’s life. During this preparation time, I saw original film ‘Albela’ about 25 times. My preparation which started before the beginning of shooting, continued even during the course of shooting. I really worked very hard for every scene. After completing shooting for the day, I used to inquire about the next day’s scene and used to prepare for the same, even if I reached home late,” says Mangesh. During the press show, while commenting on his performance, director Shekhar Sartandel , was all praise for him. Why only the director, all those who saw this film, have been praising his performance.

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After ‘Harischandrachi Factory‘ which was a biopic on legendary Dadasaheb Phalke, now it is the turn of Bhagwan Dada, the popular actor of stunt films turned film maker, who earned a name for himself, after achieving success through his super hit film ‘Albela‘. But, this latest released Marathi film ‘Ekk Albela‘ , which is based on the acting journey of Bhagwan Dada Palav is more like a tribute to this actor-director. 65 years have passed, since he made this hit musical Hindi film and released it, taking up a challenge to make a social film, on the advice of his friend and well wisher Raj Kapoor.

‘Ekk Albela‘ produced by Manglmurti Films and Kimaya Motion Pictures and directed by Shekhar Sartandel features Mangesh Desai in the role of Bhagwan Dada and Vidya Balan as Geeta Bali. His wife’s role is played by talented actress Tejaswi Patil, while another important role of his friend C.Ramachandra, the music director is played by Vighnesh Joshi. The magic of original music of C.Ramachandra has been retained in this Marathi film, with two full songs namely, ‘Shyam Dhale…‘ and ‘Shola Jo Bhadke..‘ in Hindi. Even we notice glimpse of other two original songs.

The hero of this film Mangesh Desai has found a lifetime role in this film and he has not only looked like Bhagwan Dada, with perfect make up, but has also cleverly portrayed the body language of the legendary actor. He has two best scenes in this film, the first one with Vidya Balan, when he persuades her to work in his film and the other when he goes to check the crowd response on the 13th day of the film, in the second week . Vidya Balan who takes entry into this film little before interval , has made her presence felt, in all those scenes in the film, in the post interval session. Her entry into Marathi film industry is certainly appreciated. Good support comes from Tejaswi Patil, who has played Mangesh Desai’s wife in the film. One wonders, as to why she is not being considered for better roles in Marathi films. Vighnesh Joshi as C.Ramachandra is impressive, while good support also come from Swapnil Rajshekhar, Vidyadhar Joshi, Vaibhavi Shandilya and others.

The only drawback of this film is that the makers of this film have only focused on the happy days and progress of Bhagwan dada as an actor and director in this film industry, taking some risks. But, they have avoided his downfall period, post ‘Albela‘ success, when he had to actually sell his bungalow and fleet of cars.

Nevertheless, director Shekhar Sartandel has sincerely presented some memorable moments in the life of Bhagwan dada, supported by good dialogues in Marathi and Hindi. The director has also picked up a perfect artiste to play Raj kapoor during his young days. Many other characters in different roles, look very natural. Thanks to the perfect make up. Some of the references made in the film’s screenplay, shows the hard work put in by the research team. The second part of this film is more appealing. The film’s cinematography is by Uday Deore, who has done a good job with music composed by Santosh Mulekar. All in all, ‘Ekk Albela‘ is certainly a worth watch film, for its well presented screenplay and its timeless music , which reminds us of the great work of C.Ramachandra. Indeed, this film is a perfect tribute to late Bhagwan dada.

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Movie: Ekk Albela
Director:  Shekhar Sartandel
Music: C Ramchandra, Santosh Mulekar
Cast: Mangesh Desai, Vidya Balan, Vidhyadhar Joshi, Prasad Pandit, Swapnil Rajshekhar, Vighnesh Joshi, Shahnawaz Pradhan, Jyoti Joshi, Shriram Kolhatkar, Arun Bhadsavle, Riyaaz Mulani

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Manglmurti Films, Kimaya Motion Pictures, Dr Monish Babre and director Shekhar Sartandel recently launched their film ‘Ekk Albela‘s iconic song ‘Shola Jo Bhadke‘ in presence of Vidya Balan. We are all aware that ‘Ekk Albela‘ is a biopic on India’s first dancing and action hero Bhagwan Dada and his extraordinary journey, as he went out to become one of the biggest legends of Hindi cinema.

Directed by Shekhar Sartandel, ‘Ekk Albela‘ a features award winning versatile actor Mangesh Desai as Bhagwan Dada and the charming Vidya Balan portraying the role of renowned yesteryear’s actress Geeta Bali, in her debut Marathi film.

The most popular song ‘Shola Jo Bhadke‘ which featured in the Bhagwan Dada-Geeta Bali starrer Albela (1951) has been recreated in ‘Ekk Albela‘. And, this song was launched by Vidya Balan, in presence of Mangesh Desai, director Shekhar Sartandel, producers Sangeeta Ahir, Krrish Ahir and producer Dr Monish Babre.

During this gala event , Vidya not only surprised the invitees & media persons with that typical Geeta Bali’s get up, but also performed on this popular song, along with her co-star Mangesh Desai. This Marathi film explores the era between 1930 to 1951 has several dialogues in Hindi and two Hindi songs from the original film ‘Albela‘, including ‘Shola Jo Bhadke‘ and ‘Bholi Surat Dil Ke Khote‘.

Speaking on the occasion, Vidya Balan said, “I’ve been brought up in Mumbai and well-versed with the Maharashtrian culture. ‘Mee Mumbai chi laadki mulgi aahe!’ When the makers approached me with the idea of recreating Albela, I instantly agreed to do it. There couldn’t have been a better debut Marathi film than Ekk Albela.”

Mangesh Desai expressed , “Bhagwan Dada was the first Marathi actor who made it big in Bollywood. He was an artist par excellence. To play Bhagwan Dada in the right way was a huge responsibility. I’m thankful to the producers who believed in me and the fact that I can pull it off.”

‘Ekk Albela‘ is all set to releases on 24th June, 2016.

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