It’s ‘Slow and Steady Success’ for Samidha Guru
Some talented artistes don’t attain success quickly. For them, it is ‘Slow and Steady Success’. Samidha Guru is one of them. Having proved her mettle in the past through successful Marathi plays like ‘Get Well Soon’, ‘Talyaat Malyaat’ and ‘Wada Chirebandi’ , she should have received many good offers from Marathi films. Her play ‘Get Well Soon’ along with Marathi superstar Swapnil Joshi received overwhelming response. It may be recalled that both of them received best artistes awards from MarathiMovieWorld.com in the past.
Samidha Guru was seen in films like ‘Kapuskondyachi Gosht’, ‘Laal Ishq‘ , ‘Mogara Phulala’ and ‘Panhala’ in important roles. But, her love for Marathi stage hasn’t diminished. Sameedha will be seen soon in forthcoming Marathi play ‘Thoda Tujha Thoda Majha’ opposite versatile actor Sanjay Narvekar and this play will be Suyog Productions 88th offering. Based on husband and wife relationship this play is written by Abhijit Guru and directed by Swapnil Baraskar. With this new play, Sameedha’s long time wish of working with ‘Suyog productions’ has been fulfilled.
Marathi Movie World spoke to Sameedha Guru, to know about her role in this play and she said, “This play presents the humour rising out of husband and wife relationship in different situations. It also focuses on their viewpoints about each other and their way of facing the abnormal situations coming in their family life. I am playing Sanjay’s wife in this play and I am working with him for the first time. But, I am really enjoying this role. Though this is a family subject, there are many humorous situations to entertain the audience of all age groups. At the same time there are some thought provoking moments. Every couple will relate with our characters in this play.”
According to Samidha Marathi audience is very sensible and they have been responding very well to a well presented subject. She feels that it is very important to attract the new generation towards Marathi stage. And therefore, she takes her little daughter along with her to watch Marathi plays.
When asked about her future projects in the coming new year, Sameedha disclosed that she will be seen in one Hindi and one Marathi film . In Marathi film she will be haring the screen with renowned Marathi actor Vikram Gokhale. In short, she is excited about these two projects. But, for the time being let us wish her a grand success for her new play ‘Thoda Tujha Thoda Majha’.
‘जवानी झिंदाबाद’ चित्रपटाचा टीजर सोशल मिडीयावर प्रदर्शित
प्रेक्षकांमध्ये चित्रपटांबद्दल उत्सुकता निर्माण करण्यासाठी कधी गाणी तर हटके स्टारकास्ट, कधी वेगळा विषय तर कधी मार्केटिंग स्टेटर्जी कारणीभूत ठरते. ह्याच बरोबर चित्रपटाचे टाइटल सुद्धा कधी कधी खूप महत्वाचे ठरते. आता पर्यंत अनेक इंग्लिश, इंग्लिश-मराठी, हिंदी-मराठी असे टाइटल असलेले चित्रपट आपल्याला पहायला मिळाले. असेच एक हटके टाइटल असलेला ‘जवानी झिंदाबाद’ हा मराठी चित्रपट लवकरच आपल्या भेटीला येणार आहे.
‘जवानी झिंदाबाद’ म्हटलं की आपल्या नजरेसमोर तरुणाईचा जल्लोष, उत्साह येतो. नव्या दमाचे कथानक असलेल्या ‘जवानी झिंदाबाद’ या चित्रपटाचा टीजर नुकताच सोशल मिडीयावर प्रदर्शित करण्यात आला आहे. शिव कदम दिग्दर्शित, महाराष्ट्र मोशन पिक्चर्स व एम के एंटरटेनमेंट प्रस्तूत ‘जवानी झिंदाबाद’ या चित्रपटाची निर्मिती नितीन उत्तमराव साठे यांनी केली असून सहनिर्माता नरेंद्र चंद्रकांत यादव (पाटील) आहेत. एका सत्य घटनेवर आधारित या चित्रपटात हृदयस्पर्शी प्रेमकथा बघायला मिळणार आहे. आजपर्यंत मोठ्या पडद्यावर न आलेल्या संवेदनशील विषयाभोवती गुंफण्यातआलेला आहे.
या चित्रपटातून अभिषेक साठे हा नवा चेहरा चित्रपटसृष्टीत पदार्पण करत आहे, तर अभिनेत्री केतकी नारायण नायिकेच्या भूमिकेत दिसणार आहे. याशिवाय यतीन कार्येकर, आसावरी जोशी, मधू कांबीकर, पूर्वा शिंदे, सचीन गवळी, अभ्यंग कुवळेकर यांच्या महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका आहेत. या चित्रपटाची कथा नितीन उत्तमराव साठे यांची असून पटकथा लेखन आणि दिग्दर्शन शिव कदम यांनी केले आहे. येत्या १३ डिसेंबर रोजी संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रात प्रदर्शित होणार आहे.
‘Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande’ – Just another film from Gajendra Ahire
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Gajendra Ahire has made about 40 Marathi films in the past, on different subjects involving social issues. Now, his new film ‘Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande’ raises an important question, whether by changing your lifestyle or by changing your attitude and also your husband, have you really succeeded in changing yourself or achieved what you desired ?
The film revolves around a 30 + woman Ms. Deshpande( Sai Tamhankar) who divorces her husband Mr. Deshpande (Nikhil Ratnaparakhi) only because he is not dashing and does not satisfy her sex life. One wonders, how she had a love marriage with him? Then getting the custody of her 8 year old son ( Rohan Shah) , she sends him to a boarding school and gets involved with a well to do man Mr. Kulkarni ( Rajesh Shringarpure) who also has a son almost of Rohan’s age. Mr. Kulkarni has already deserted his wife, only because she is not keeping well. So, after enjoying their ‘live in relationship’ both Mr. Kulkarni and Ms. Deshapnde finally plan to get married and they proceed to Ladakh along with their children during their vacation time, so that they get adjusted .
While Kulkarni’s son who is shown over smart and selfish, is ready to accept Ms. Despande as his new mother, Rohan is hesitant to accept Mr. Kulkarni as his father. Ms. Deshpande’s mother ( Neena Kulkarni) is also opposed to her daughter’s decision. But, Ms. Deshpande makes all efforts to convince her son during his vacation period, finding time from her busy job. Does she succeed in her attempt? This is what writer director Gajendra Ahire has tried to show through this film. To a certain extent he has succeeded in presenting what he had to convey, but at some places he has inserted unwanted time consuming scenes including a song. Selection of Ladakh as location for vacation trip offers visual pleasure. However, after return from Ladakh trip the film’s screenplay loses its grip for sometime, till the climax.
Performances of artistes are best part of this film. Sai Tamhankar gets ample scope to display her emotions, while Rajesh Shringarpure and Nikhil Ratnaparakhi are at ease while showing their natural skills through their respective characters. But, compared to Rajesh Shringarpure, Nikhil’s character hasn’t been properly presented. As Sai’s son Rohan Shah has cleverly shown his reaction through his body language without over reacting , to express his inner feelings. Neena Kulkarni also offers good support through her limited role. Music is not very appealing as there are many people involved into it including the writer- director. Moreover, writer- director himself has appeared as a singer in the title song. However, the cinematography by Arjun Sorate & Krishna Soren is impressive and that is one more plus point of the film, besides good performances.
All in all, ‘Kulkarni Chautatla Deshpande’ is a thought provoking film but should have been better, if it was handled with more interesting and humour filled sequences .
36 shortlisted for Avika Entertainment’s ‘Mr & Miss Contest’ final round
Avika Entertainment’s ‘Mr & Miss Contest’ has been receiving very good response. From the 500 contestants who took part in this competition, the preliminary rounds have short listed 36 contestants for the final round which is to be held on 21st November 2019 . While the first round was held at Road House, the second was held at Belapur’s Mr. House. Many prominent personalities like Santosh Juvekar, Amardeep kaur, Akshay Patil , Model Priyanka Shinde, Shital Amitkumar, Industrialist Dr. Sanjik Kumar, Mrs. India Earth Winner Kiran Rajput, Mrs. Heritage International 2019 Vidya Ghare, fashion Model Dinesh Rajpurohit judged the initial rounds.
Producer Sachin Narkar, Model Divya Saurabh Kedar, Dr. Sneha Deshpande, Zafar Pirzada, Dev Agnihotri, Surhud Wardekar were present as special guests. Now, for the final round to be held on 21st November 2019 , the following prominent personalities will be judging the winners. Those who have been invited as special guests are, Mrs. India Globe Ilakshi Gupta, Miss Navi Mumbai Kavita Mishra, Producer-director Ravi Jadhav, veteran actor & film maker Vijay Patkar , actor Aniket Vishwasrao, Sonalee Kulkarni & Prajakta Mali. It may be recalled that such contests open the doors for young aspirants to get noticed by the film and TV serial makers and therefore receive good response.
Mohiniraj Gatne finds another challenging role in new TV serial
Having played the role of Isha’s father convincingly in the popular TV serial ‘Tula Pahate Re’ and also the role of a Sarpanch in award winning Marathi film ‘Koti’ Mohiniraj Gatne has suddenly come into limelight. Today home viewers are talking about his natural way of acting. Every actor wishes that he finds variety of roles and Mohiniraj popularly known as Raj is no exception. And his wish has been fulfilled by Kothare Vision through their new serial ‘Prem Poison Panga’.
In this serial he is playing a responsible father of two children, who as a family head always feels that his family lives a happy life and therefore tries to be adjustive with every member of the family. Speaking about this serial, Mohiniraj says, “The subject of this film is different and it is being presented by a reputed banner . I liked the subject and therefore immediately agreed to play this role, when it was offered to me. Luckily for me, this serial is receiving good response from the home viewers.”
This serial is being telecast from Monday to Friday between 8.30 to 9 pm.
Mrunmayee Deshpande to direct ‘Mann Fakira’ based on Marriages and beyond
Three years ago while unveiling the first look of her film ‘Anuraag’ Mrunmayee Deshpande had announced that soon she will be directing two Marathi films. Incidentally, ‘Anuraag’ was presented by her own production company Mrunmayee Deshpande Creations along with producer-director Dr. Ambarish Darak. One of the two names announced by her that time was ‘Atharavaa Oont’. But later, we didn’t hear much about her progress in direction, though we knew that she played a key role in assisting Dr. Darak, during the making of ‘Anuraag’.
Mrunmayee had inclination towards direction since her college days and she had even directed a play and won the best direction award. And she has been working very hard to achieve her ultimate goal, besides performing variety of roles on big screen through films like ‘Katyar Kaljaat Ghusali’, ‘Natasamrat’, ‘Mokala Shwaas’, ‘Anuraag’, ‘Farzand’ and the most latest ‘Fatehshikast’ .
Now, we understand that her dream has come true. Mrunmayee will be making her debut in direction through forthcoming Marathi film ‘Mann Fakira’, which stars Suvrat Joshi, Sayali Sanjeev, Anjali Patil in lead roles. Having already proved herself as the most talented actress on stage, television and big screen, this is a big opportunity for Mrunmayee to prove her mettle in the creative field direction. We wish her all the best.
‘IPC 307 A’ to present Sachin Deshpande in lead role
Sakar Raut who directed ‘Sangharshyatra’ and ‘Shivya’ will now be producing his Marathi film ‘IPC 307 A’ under the banner of Arth Studioz. Directed by Swapnil Deshmukh this film will present actor Sachin Deshpande in lead role. Sachin who had made his debut in acting through Marathi serial ‘Maaylek’ is a known face on small screen. Now, with this big screen offer and that too in the lead role, he has achieved something noteworthy.
There are other important artistes also there along with Sachin in lead role, but their names haven’t been announced yet. But, one thing is sure that as indicated through the title of this film, it will be a crime thriller which will remind the audience of the existing law. Till now, there have been many films on the lives of mafia and criminals. Now, how different will be this film, will be known only after its release soon. According to the makers, though this film is based on mafia , it will have emotional touch.
Sharad Ponkshe to play a villain in ‘Aakrandan’
Known for his memorable performances through variety of roles on stage, television and big screen, actor Sharad Ponkshe will now be seen as a strong villain in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Aakrandan’, which is due for release on 29th November 2019. Produced by Govind Aher and presented by Vivek Pandit’s Vande Mataram Films, this film is directed by Shashikant Deshpande.
Speaking about his character of Rajabhau in the film Aakrandana, Sharad Ponkshe says, “I am playing the younger spoilt bad brother of a Village Sarpanch, who is into all wrong doings. He has terrorised people in village with his atrocities on women and illegal acts. I have used my own style to portray this villain differently. Through this film the makers of this film have handled a very sensitive subject of caste politics.”
In this film along with Sharad Ponkshe many versatile artistes are performing in this film. They are, Upendra Limaye, Vikram Gokhale, Milind Inamdar, Ganesh Yadav, Bal Dhuri, Tejashree Pradhan, Amita Khopkar, Pradeep Velankar, Uday Tikekar, Bharat Ganeshpure, Vilas Ujavane, Pallavi Wagh & Sneha Biranje. Director Shashikant Deshpande has himself written the story of this film. And has written the screenplay and dialogues along with Milind Inamdr. Bollywood’s Damodar Nayadu is cinematographer of this filmwith editing by Manoj Sankla.
‘Fatteshikast’ rewinds the first surgical attack by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
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The bravery of Great Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is known to all through the history books. Writer- director Digpal Lanjekar had earlier made a Marathi film ‘Farzand’ based on Kondaji Farzand one of the warriors in Shivaji Maharaj’s army. This time, the creative writer-director rewinds the first surgical attack by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj through his latest Marathi film ‘Fatteshikast’ which is also a realistic historical period drama. Through this film, Digpal presents the most important episode in Shivaji Maharaj’s life, covering his brave attack on ShaisteKhan, the general in Mughal army, who had captured his Lal Mahal in Pune.
Digpal Lanjekar presents this daring first surgical attack in the Indian history, very effectively through this film. But, before that he shows some of the incidences leading to this attack, including the atrocities by Shahiste Khan and his men on the people in and around Pune. This well planned attack was cleverly executed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj along with his brave commanders like Tanaji Malusare, Bahirji Naik, Sarjerao Jedhe, Koyaji Bandal, Chimnaji and others with the help of Keshar who posed as a domestic help in the kitchen and dasi who attended ShahisteKhan’s daughter n law .
The film gives an idea of the perfect planning by the Great Maratha King before preparing for this attack during mid night hours, based on the information gathered by him through his people on secret mission, about the changes made inside the Lal Mahal. It is just not about the surgical strike on Shahiste Khan but also about their pre planned escape within a given time, to avoid facing the huge army on duty outside his place .
Talking about the performances, which are so important in this film, Mrinal Kulkarni who has played the character of Jijamata inspires the other artistes around her with her perfect dialogue deliveries and body language. Chinmay Mandlekar as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is impressive through all those scenes to his share. But, the artist who impresses the most is Harish Dudhade, who has found the most important role of Bahirji Naik. He has plenty of scope to display his multi talent in different forms. Mrunmayee Deshpande also finds a suitable challenging role of Kesar and she too has done full justice to her character. Versatile actor Ajay Purkar who seems to be the favourite of the director has also been offered an important character of Tanaji Malusare. Vikram Gaikwad, Akshay Waghmare, Ankit Mohan, Nikhil Raut , Digpal himself and others also find interesting characters.
At the same time in the Mughal team, Anup Soni presents the character of Shahistekhan effectively. He finds good support from his deputies Sameer Dharmadhikari as Namdar Khan & Astad kale as Artalab Khan in negative roles. What is good is that all these artistes from Mughal team speak good Hindi and Urdu when they communicate among themselves and others. Special mention about the beautiful cinematography at different locations by Rashmi Sarkar and brilliant music by Devdatta Manisha Baji, Not to forget the apt English subtitles by Virajas Kulkarni.
‘Fatteshikast’ is certainly a grand film with a lot of attention paid on selection of realistic locations, costumes, art design and above all the selection of renowned artistes for all those important characters in this film. So, the technical perfection and wonderful performances coming from these artistes makes this film a worth watch for all.
Award winning directors combine to offer ‘Institute of Pavtology’
‘Institute of Pavtology’ is the unique name of forthcoming Marathi film, shooting schedule of which was launched recently. Directed by award winning director duo – ‘Ranga Patanga’ and ‘Video Parlour’ fame Prasad Namjoshi and ‘Redu’ fame Sagar Vanjari are coming together for the first time to offer this film, which is produced by Neha Gupta, Prasad namjoshi and Navalkishore Sarda.
The film is based on the story of Environmental Researcher Santosh Shintre and at present the shooting of this film is going on in and around Pune . Highlight of this film is that 140 artistes will be part of this film, including some well known artistes. The director duo have decided to release this film in April next year and according to them it will offer a lot of entertainment.
However, they have not disclosed the reason behind this title of their film and the names of the artistes have also not been disclosed. But, they are confident that the subject handled in this film is new and has not been taken by any film maker so far.