“Whatever I am today, is all because of my maternal uncle”- Prithvik Pratap
To think about making an acting career that too in a situation when are dependent on others, is like a dream. But, for Prithvik Pratap it was like accepting a challenge. Prithvik lost his father when he was only one and half years old. His maternal uncle looked after all his needs and therefore, Prithvik shall always remain grateful to his uncle, for whatever he is today. Since his college days , he could find time for his experimental plays, besides doing a job.
Today, he has achieved something what he aspired for in the acting field. From small roles to bigger roles, his journey goes on to expect something big. Having done few Marathi films like ‘Premache Side Effects’ , ‘Pyarwali Lov Story’ , TV programme like ‘Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra’, & ‘Jago Mohan Pyare’, Prithvik slowly came into limelight. And now, he is playing lead role in a web series on Netflix. Marathi Movie World spoke to this ambitious actor. Excerpts from the chit chat with him.
Q: How your acting career started ?
A: While in college, I was associated with One act plays. During those days, I got an opportunity to perform in three Hindi films, where I found small roles. Later, while doing a job, I had an offer for audition in a play and that’s how was my entry as an actor.
Q: You got a break on television through ‘Jago Mohan Pyare’. How did this happen?
A: Actually, I had given audition for Manya’s role in this serial, which was going on for a month. Though I was rejected for this role, I was asked to give audition for the character of Rahul and I was selected in just one day’s time, to make my acting debut on television in a Marathi serial.
Q: Whom do you consider your ideal in this acting field ?
A: Nana Patekar and Shahrukh Khan are my ideals.
Q: You are also performing with Shahrukh Khan in a film. Could you please tell us about it ?
A: It was my dream to meet Shahrukh Khan personally and also perform with him. And through this film my dream was fulfilled. This film will be released on Netflix and my character is of serious type and not a comedy .
Q: Having done web series, how was your experience there?
A: When I did the web series ‘Back Benchers’ it turned out to be my favourite film. It has found a place in my heart. I am receiving a lot of mails from people especially from Aurangabad, Jalna, Dhule regions. So, I formed a what’s app group of these people. In the second part of this series, I have decided to invite all these people.
Q: At present how busy are you with Serials and stage plays ?
A: I am doing an experimental – ‘Je Je Hoil te Pahave’ and three shows of this play have been performed. But, there will be shows of this play only for next 2- 3 months.
Q: How do you spend your free time ?
A: I love to watch English films. Besides, I play cricket and keep myself busy playing video games.
Q: Last but not the least, tell us something about your family background?
A: I live in Vikhroli with my family comprising of Myself, My mother, my brother and my sister in law. When I was one and half year old, my father passed away. My maternal uncle looked after me. Today, whatever I am, it is all because of my Uncle. I am grateful to him.
Makarand Deshpande to make his acting debut on Marathi stage
Renowned Hindi stage and film actor Makarand Deshpande, who made began his acting career with Inter Collegiate Drama competitions, later turned writer director of many Hindi plays. He also performed in Hindi plays and was also seen in prominent roles in some of the Hindi films. Now, Makarand wants to make his acting debut in Marathi, through his favourite play ‘Sir,Premacha Kaay Karaycha’ which is written and directed by him.
Looking at the title of this play, it is clear that the play talks about ‘Love’ . But, it is a different type of love, which just happens. What if a girl student falls in love with her Sir ? This is what the subject of this film is all about. Along with Makarand, the other important artistes in this play are Ajay kamble, Aakansha Gade, Madhuri Gavali, Ninad Limaye and Aniket Bhoir. The inaugural show of this play is scheduled to be held on 19th December at Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane, followed by second show at kalidas , Mulund on 21st December 2019.
Speaking about his debut on Marathi stage, Makarand says, “I have written many Hindi plays over the years and also directed some of them besides acting. I have performed these plays in various parts of the country, like Gujarat, Rajastan, U.P., M.P, Kolkatta and Delhi. Now, I want to perform in my mother tongue Marathi and therefore I have selected my favourite drama for my debut on Marathi stage. I am sure that the Marathi audience would accept me in the same way I was accepted in Hindi.”
Dr Shreeram Lagoo will always be remembered for his remarkable performances
The sad news about the death of Legendary Marathi actor spread very fast on social media yesterday, with condolence messages pouring from celebrities and well wishers. They all recalled his remarkable performances on stage as well as films and his commitment to acting profession. Dr Shreeram Lagoo was 92. His funeral will take place on Thursday according to reliable sources. Having made his debut in acting in late sixties, Dr. Lagoo served this field for almost 50 years. Dr. Lagoo had stopped performing in films for the past few years and made special appearances only in few films, when the film makers shot his scenes at his residence in Pune.
Dr. Lagoo will always be remembered for his performance in the Marathi play ‘Natasamrat’. He performed in about 250 Marathi and Hindi films and also won the Filmfare award for best supporting actor in the film ‘Gharonda’. Dr. Jabbar Patel while paying tributes to the legendary actor, described him as an institution in himself. Every performance from him was worth experiencing. He was all praise for his monologues, which he described as worth listening with closed eyes. With his passing away, film industry has lost a marvel.
‘Jungjauhar’ will be a tribute to Great warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande
During the period when Shiv Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was fighting against the aggression of Mughal Kings, there were many of his trusted people, who were ready to sacrifice their lives for the safety of their respected King. One of them was Baji Prabhu Deshpande. Baji’s main role was in many battles, but he played a key role in safety of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, when Siddhi Jouhar surrounded the Panhalgad fort with his soldiers.
It was Baji Prabhu Deshpande who suggested his Shivaji Maharaj to proceed to Vishalgad , realizing the Vijapur army following him and he himself along with his brother Fulaji and 300 Bandal soldiers fought a fierce battle in Ghodkhind bravely, till Shivaji Maharaj reached Vishalgad. The great sacrifice of Baji Prabhu Deshpande and his soldiers can be seen in forthcoming Marathi film ‘JungJauhar’ , which will be released in June 2020.
Digpal Lanjekar who directed two history based films like ‘Farzand’ and ‘Fatehshikast’, will be directing this film for producers Ajay and Aniruddh Arekar. The teaser of this film has been released recently.
Shreyash Jadhav gets ready to rock with new rap song for the new year
Shreyash Jadhav also popularly known as King JD who shot into fame with his rap songs in Maharashtra, is now all set to release his next Rap song for his fans during the coming new year. Though the lyrics of this song are not yet out, one thing is sure that this time for his new song Shreyash will be dancing on a aircraft. Surprisingly for this adventure , Shreys did not use double and also avoided safety kit. In short, it was almost like risking his life for this stunt based song.
Speaking about this adventure filled session, Shreyas said, “In this song, I have performed the stunt for the first time, which itself was a big challenge. I had to perform on a aircraft without any security measures. And the aircraft was at a higher level on the mountain. Therefore even a smallest error would have been dangerous. Moreover, the temperature over there was 2 degree Celsius . I had recently recovered from shoulder pain injury and therefore the entire shooting was challenging for me. So, I took maximum care during the shooting and I am sure during the coming new year, this song will be well received by the audience.”
Year 2019 has been lucky for Shreyash, with overwhelming response for his rap song. Moreover, he also made his debut in direction through the film ‘Mee Pan Sachin’. Now it remains to be seen, how big will be response for his second rap song?
Lata Bhagwan Kare to play title role in a biopic on her success story
It is not necessary that Biopics should only be made on famous persons in history or renowned celebrities. There could also b a biopic on the life of a little known person, whose success story would inspire many people. Paramjyoti Films are making this effort by producing a film on the life of Lata Kare, which is suitably titled ‘Lata Bhagwan Kare – Ek Sangharsh Gatha’. And the highlight of this film is that Lata Kare herself will be playing her lead character and her family members Bhagwan Kare and Sunil Kare are also part of this film’s star cast.
Those who have been following the news, already know the records created by this 60+ lady who participated in marathon races barefoot and won prizes only to raise money for her husband’s treatment for ailment. Now, her inspiring success story will be before the film lovers, who always welcome the real life stories. Naveen Deshaboina has written and directed this film and the other artistes of this film are, Rekha Gaikwad, Radha Chavan, Ajay Shinde and child artiste Sakshi. Music by Prashant Mahamuni, cinematography by Aditya and Kamlesh Sangare, editing Boddhu Shivkumar ae other credits of this film. The film is all set for release on 17th January 2020.
‘शिकारी’ नंतर नेहा खान आता ‘युवा डान्सिंग क्वीन’च्या मंचावर
बॉलिवूड चे बोल्डनेस आणि हॉटनेस मराठी चित्रपटसृष्टीला दाखवणारी ‘शिकारी’ फेम अभिनेत्री नेहा खान ही तिच्या चित्रपटामुळे महाराष्ट्राच्या घराघरात पोहोचली . प्रेक्षक बॉलिवूड मध्ये दाखवले जाणारे बोल्ड सिनेमे पाहू शकतात तर आपल्या भाषेतील सुद्धा पाहू शकतील आणि असा सिनेमा भरपूर प्रेक्षक ही जमवू शकेल असा विचारही आधी कोणी केला नव्हता . मात्र नेहा खान नावाचं एक झंझावाती सौंदर्याने आणि अभिनयाने भरलेलं वादळ ‘शिकारी’ या चित्रपटाने मराठी चित्रपट सृष्टीला दिलं आणि मराठी तरुण प्रेक्षकांनी ते अंगवळणी ही करून घेतलं.
झी युवावर वरील ‘युवा डान्सिंग क्वीन‘ या सेलेब्रिटी डान्सिंग रिऍलिटी कार्यक्रमाद्वारे नेहा खान पुन्हा एकदा प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला येत आहे. यावेळी ती शिकार करणार आहे तिच्या नृत्यातील अदांनी. तिच्या सौंदर्याचा महाराष्टात भरपूर फॅन फॉलोवर आहे . आता ती डान्स या माध्यमाद्वारे प्रेक्षकांना ती किती टॅलेंटेड आहे ह्याचं ही दर्शन देणार आहे .
झी युवा वाहिनीवर, बुधवार ते शुक्रवार रोज रात्री ९:३० वाजता हा कार्यक्रम प्रसारीत होतो.
‘Senior Citizen’ inspires with ‘One Punch Knock out’ strategy
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In the recent past we have seen newspaper reports and TV news highlighting the attacks on senior citizens. Some of the attacks have been either over property issues by close relatives or even by builders and developers threatening them to vacate a particular plot. Many a times such people are found murdered in their own houses. We have seen such harassment suffered by senior citizens through many Hindi and Marathi films in the past. In 2010 there was a Marathi film ‘Second Innings’ which showed how a group of senior citizens fight with proper planning to take the revenge of murder of their friend.
The latest released Marathi film ‘Senior Citizen’ produced by Pramod Mohite and creative producer Raju Savla and written- directed by Ajay Phansekar present the extra ordinary self defence skills of 75 year old retired Major General Abhay Deshpande (Played by Mohan Joshi) , who has won many bravery awards including gallantry award. Popularly known as Tiger among his morning walk senior citizens group friends , the retired army officer lives with his wife Lakshmi ( Smita Jaykar) in a bungalow. His young son has already sacrificed his life for the country, while serving Indian army. Still very active with his office work , while running a security agency Mr. Deshpande keeps himself busy, while his wife trains young girls in dancing at their own bungalow.
One day, Mr. Deshpande counters the attackers who are beating up an old man. With all his strength and strategies he knocks down the attackers. His bravery act is noticed by a TV News reporter Sunita Rao ( Sheetal Kshirsagar) who makes him a hero and is eager to interview him soon. In the meanwhile many such incidences happen in Mr. Deshpande’s life , including the murder of old couple in the neighbourhood. This makes him feel helpless. But, his encouraging wife tries to instill his self confidence.
How Major General Deshpande regains his self confidence to face more trouble in his life bravely, is what the film is all about. At the same time the writer director has also linked the so called freethinking section of young generation of today, which is being drawn towards drugs and rave parties and later black mailed by the party organisers. The message sent through this film is very clear – ‘Never take the senior citizens for granted’. There could be someone very tough like Abhay Deshpande who will challenge such attackers by demonstrating his ‘One Punch Knock out’ strategy.
The performances by all the artistes are good. But, Mohan Joshi stands tall among them with his wonderful portrayal of Maj. Gen. Abhay Deshpande. Good support comes from Smita Jaykar, Shital Kshirsagar, Kamalesh Sawant and a big team of youngsters. Technically, it is a well made film, but two songs are misfit into the screenplay. Extra time has also been wasted in the gimmicks of party organizer and his blackmail practices. Abhijit Narvekar’s music is just fine, but DOP B. Laxman has done a good job in capturing all action scenes. All in all, this film will certainly inspires people from all age groups.
Trailer of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Dom’ launched
‘Dom’ is the name of a community, which works in crematorium to perform last rites of the deceased. It also shows how the next generation of this community is reluctant to carry forward their traditional profession and hence revolts against the system. Therefore suitably titled ‘Dom’ , this film shows the differences arising between the parents and their children on this issue.
Recently, the trailer of this film was launched in Mumbai in presence of lead artistes of this film Dr. Vilas Ujavane,Anjali Ujavane, Sanjay Shejwal, director Pradeep Dalvi , producers Prin. R.L. Tambe , Rohandeep Singh and President of Akhil Bharatiya Chitrapat Mahamandal Mr. Meghraj Bhosale. the Besides Dr. Ujavane, Anjali Ujavane, Sanjay Shejwal the other artistes of this film are, Mohan Joshi, Jyoti Nisal,R.L. Tambe,Anita Naik, Dipti Dhotre, Mayuri Kapdane, Sunil Godbole, Megha Ghadge, Pradeep Patwardhan, Avinash Jadhav, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Satish Salve, Nirmala, with child artistes Vinayak Dalvi, Shreya Surve, Teertha Nimbalkar, Anushka Shinde, Shruti Pol and Pradeep Dalvi.
Lyrics by PRL Tambe and Vithal Wagh, music by Sandeep Dange , editing by Sachin Natekar and cinematography by Raj Kadoor( Anna) are the other credits.
Ashok Patki to attend finals of ‘Sur Taal Karaoke Club’ event
The singing competition of Sur Taal Karaoke Club of Vile Parle, has received a very good response from budding singers. The first round saw 141 singers , making the job of Judges more tougher. However, for the pre final round the team of judges comprising of Jayant Oak, Yashwant Kulkarni ,Kiran Shanbhag & Anand Deodhar managed to shortlist 51 singers. The pre final round was held recently .
Now, for the final round which is scheduled to be held on 14th December 2019 at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, 12 singers ( 5 male and 6 females) have been shortlisted . For this final round , apart from film song another rare song will be offered to the finalists. Renowned music director of Marathi films Mr. Ashok Patki has agreed to be the chief guest . He will also guide the finalists. For this final round there will be winner and runner up each from among the Men and Women’s group, who will be presented cash prizes of Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 2500/- each respectively along with mementos.