Suyog Gorhe to play lead role in Hemant Dhome’s next ‘Satarcha Salman’
As a screenplay and dialogue writer he first came to prominence through 2012 film ‘Satarangi Re’. Originally a stage actor, perhaps he was more keen on direction. But, he turned into comedy with some notable performances in films like ‘Kshanbhar Vishranti’, ‘Aandhali Koshimbir’, ‘Kaay Rao Tumhi’, ‘Bus Stop’, ‘Poshter Girl’, ‘Online Binline’, ‘Fugay’ and so on. But, two years ago makers of comedy film ‘Baghtos Kaay Mujara kar’ offered him scope to direct this film besides performing in it.
Recently, Hemant Dhome directed one more multi-starrer big budget film ‘Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2′ and now he is all set to direct a film ‘Satarcha Salman’, which will be released on 11th October 2019. Prakash Singhi has produced this film under the banner of Texas Studios . Hemant himself released the poster of this film on his social networking page clearly indicating that it will be a film based on craze of youngsters from small district places towards the films and their heroes.
As rightly the title suggests about the lead character ( Suyog Gorhe ), the other credits of the film have also been given according to the native towns of the people connected with technical work. Like Mumbaicha Prasad Bhende- the cinematographer, Janavalicha Amitraj- the music director, Pimparkhedcha lekhak( writer) Hemant Dhome and so on.
Till now, the name of the lead actor in this film was not known. But now, with the release of poster it has been revealed that dashing Suyog Gorhe, who was seen in previous films like ‘Shentimental’, ‘Krutant’, ‘Bus Stop’, ‘Aamhi Befiquir’ & ‘Girlfriend’ will play title role in this film.
‘Palshichi PT’ presents the plight of budding female athletes from villages
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Sports based subjects are not new to Marathi films. The uniqueness depends on how the subject has been dealt with. And this makes latest released Marathi film ‘Palshichi PT’ look different from others. Set on the backdrop of a village Palshi from Satara district, the film revolves around teenager Bhagi (Kiran Dhane) who is a daughter of a Shepherd who grazes his goats on the outskirts of village . Bhagi assists her mother in household work besides attending the school. Being always late for school, she gets punished and is made to run on the school ground. So, we find an athlete produced by compulsion.
When it is time to send the school’s entry for the Taluka level sports meet, Bhagi becomes an automatic choice of the PT teacher. However, not much of interest is taken in her participation and therefore One handicapped drawing teacher Bidkar Sir (Rahul Belapurkar) is sent along with Bhagi and other school girl for this competition, in which Bhagi tops and bags a prize. So, it is time for sending her entry for the State level meet. With no support from school authrities, finally, with the support coming from the drawing teacher, Bhagi is able to participate in state meet and sets a new national record in 400 mts run.
This new record brings her name and fame. As she is all set to participate at the national level, Bhagi receives an arranged marriage proposal from a newly recruited Police Hawaldar Vikas ( Rahul Magdum) . To keep with the village tradition, it is time for her marriage. On the other hand Bhagi does not want to live life like her elder sisters who are married and living in misery. Her well wisher and coach Bidkar Sir tries to persuade Bhagi’s father.
What finally happens, is what film maker Dhondiba Balu Karande has shown skilfully in the concluding part of his film. Getting inspired by the progress made by village level athletes Kavita Raut and Lalita Babar , he has tried to highlight the hurdles faced by such sportspersons who come from poor background. PT is the name given to her ironically by her critics.
Very systematically the director has shown the mindset of the parents and also attitude of school authorities from district places towards sports. At the same time, he has touched upon the most important aspect of coaching, where the real coach who trains the budding athlete is left behind and the selfish and powerful people take the credit of their success. This selfish attitude can be seen through the characters like school principal, PT teacher and the politician and trustee of the school.
The film has a very good subject and the director has handled it well, but with limited script, he has tried to wrap up the film in just little over 100 mins. Being a low budget film, the technical support to this film fails to create the desired impact of the theme. Nevertheless, the efforts of the film maker to present this subject and the performances of the lead artistes have to be appreciated. The lead actress of the film Kiran Dhane is today a popular TV star among home viewers with ongoing hit serial ‘Ek Hoti Rajkanya’. Her popularity should have been used to promote this film. But, that didn’t happen. The film has been released in very few theatres without any advertisement in newspapers and this will deprive the real sports lovers from watching this sensible sports based subject.
“Smita Tambe is an intense actress” – Saif Ali Khan
The second version of much talked about web series ‘Sacred Games’ has been launched on Netflix recently. And in this second version we find Marathi actress Smita Tambe making her presence felt in the role of a Forensic expert Rama who is assisting Inspector Sartaj Singh in the investigation of nuclear bomb chain.
There is no doubt about the praise Smita has been receiving from the viewers , but what is more important is the compliment she has received from her co star in this series Saif Ali Khan. Speaking about this compliment, Smita says, “I have been a great fan of Saif Ali Khan for past several years. I am working with him for the first time. He is such a nice person who is always friendly with his co stars when not shooting. But, turns serious when in front of camera. During the shooting, he was so impressed with my work that he complimented me saying that I was a very intense actress. And this compliment is very special for me.”
In this series Smita plays the character of Rama who is originally from Vidharbh , Maharashtra and living in Sewree, Mumbai . She joins the Police after the 26/11 attack on Mumbai, so that she could do something for the country. She is expert in decoding the secret messages received from terrorists who are preparing their attack on Mumbai.
Incidentally, Smita Tambe has worked for the first time with director Neeraj Ghaywan. Praising his style of work, Smita says, “He is a different type of director, who does not load the artist much before the scene. In fact, he just explains the scene in brief and allows the artistes to perform in their own way and this helps the artiste to prove his or her mettle.”
Is Veena Jagtap is inviting attention with her variety of night suits in ‘Bigg Boss 2′ ?
Wearing night suits was very common in Bollywood films of 60s and 70s. In fact it was a status symbol of lead characters of elite families. Many popular Bollywood songs were pictured on leading ladies sporting designer night suits. With the changing time, we saw the arrival of western style clothes in place of night suits. But, still we find some people using the night suits as status symbols in their air conditioned houses in metro cities.
Now, talking about the use of night suits by our Marathi stars, recently we saw actress Veena Jagtap displaying different designs of night suits through her ongoing TV show ‘Marathi Big Boss 2′. In fact, her night suits have become the new attraction and it will not be surprising to find the female audience copying her designs. So much has been the talk about her night suits.
Even otherwise, Veena has been the most popular participant in this show and is making her presence felt through display of her skills besides her variety of designer night suits. Having worked in Hindi and Marathi serials before and also in one Marathi film, she is very comfortable taking up challenges in the ongoing show. Now, it remains to be seen, whether she will be the hot favourite to win the crown?
Filmcity location turns lucky for actor Madhav Deochakke
A particular shooting location turns out to be lucky for some artistes. Now, take the example of actor Madhav Deochakke . Recently, we saw him gaining a lot of popularity through the ‘Big Boss Marathi 2 ‘ show. But, he was sent out of the house. However, this exit has proved to be lucky for him. We are all aware that ‘Big Boss-2′ is being shot at Film City location in Goregaon East. Now, at the same filmcity location, Madhav Devchake has found a lead role in a Big banner Marathi film ‘Vijeta’.
Madhav Deochakke in ‘Vijeta’ Movie
‘Vijeta’ is being made by Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts and during the muhurat of this film Subhash Ghai was personally present along with Subodh Bhave, Pooja Sawant and Sushant Shelar who are also part of this film. The initial shooting of this film has already begun is directed by Amol Shedge. Speaking about his new assignment, Madhav said, “This is a biggest achievement for me, that I am part of Subhash Ghai’s production. Since my childhood I have been watching his film and has been a great admirer of him. This is like a dream come true.”
Madhav attributes credit of this achievement to his ‘Big Boss 2′ show. “The place where the Big Boss show set has been erected, has been lucky for me. Earlier, at the same venue two of my super hit TV serials ‘Hamari Devrani’ and ‘Saraswati’ were also shot. So, I would say that ‘Hamari Devrani’, ‘Saraswati’ and ‘Big Boss 2′ have become three important turning points in my acting career.”
If Madhav Devchake feels so, even his fans will be happy to see him in a new role and that too on big screen, where sky is the limit.
Savaniee Ravindra’s husband Dr. Ashish turns producer
In our entertainment industry we have seen many successful couples . In some cases we have seen the husbands following their wives or vice versa in this field. In the case of popular singer Savaniee Ravindra’s husband Dr. Ashish Dhande has also joined her in this film and entertainment industry. It may be recalled that Sawanee’s song ‘Vande Mataram – Ek Nischay’ was released on independence day and it was produced by none other than her husband.
Speaking about her husband’s debut in this entertainment industry, Savanee says, “This year’s Valentine’s day was our first after our marriage. And on this day, Ashish had expressed his desire to produce a song album for me. He also felt that this first song should be dedicated to the nation and therefore it was decided to produce ‘Vande mataram’ song to begin with. Recently I started ‘Savanee original’ series and released a tamil song which received overwhelming response. So, I decided to do the next song in Hindi. Till recently, I have sung songs dedicated to our nation for other groups. But, always felt that there should be a song of my own and that’s how ‘Vande Mataram’ song became a reality.”
Colourful poster of ‘Khichik’ launched on social media
Siddharth Jadhav and Prathamesh Parab are two popular artistes from Marathi film industry. They have established their own identity as comedians and therefore have huge fan following. Both of them have played lead heroes in Marathi through variety of roles. Now, both of them will be seen together in forthcoming Marathi film ‘khichik’, the colourful poster of which was launched on social media recently. Both Siddharth and Prathamesh appear on this colourful poster on two sides with two little children seen between them and therefore it raised a lot of curiosity among their fans about this film, which has a unique title.
Produced by Anil Dhakate under the banner of Kantanand Productions, the film is written and directed by Preetam SK Patil. Cinematography by Yogesh Koli, editing by Amit Malkani, Rohan Patil, music by Abhishek- Datta, sound design by Rashi Butte art direction by Nitin Borkar and background music by Vijay Gavande are the other technical credits of the film.
Besides Siddharth Jadhav and Prathamesh Parab the film stars Bollywood actor Sudesh Berry along with Anil Dhakate, Shilpa Thackeray, actress Paula Mc Glean, Sheetal Dhakne, Rasika Chavan & Yash Khond . The film will be released on 20th September 2019 all over Maharashtra .
‘Aatta Bass’ will be the strong voice of common man
Through some successful Bollywood films we have heard the strong voice of a common man fighting against injustice. And the best example was the film ‘Wednesday’. Not that Marathi film makers were not able to raise such voice. They just couldn’t find a strong script. Now, producers Sandeep Patil, Adv. Pandit Rathod & Alankrit Rathod are offering a Marathi film ‘Aatta Bass’ which will present the power of common Man.
Directed by Shirish Rane and produced by Sandeep Patil, Ad. Pandit Rathod, Alankit Rathod the poster and ‘Vande Mataram’ song of this film was released recently in presence of distinguished guests and popular film personalities like Santosh Juvekar, Vidyadhar Joshi, Sunil Barve, Abhijit Panse, Pushkar Shrotri, Pradeep Patwardhan and others, who are part of this title song. This song penned by Subodh Pawar is composed by ‘Chak De India’ fame Krushna Barua and music is by Vijay Gatlewar.
The film stars Sayaji Shinde, Anant Jog, Manoj Joshi, Vikram Gokhale, Mukta Barve, Anant Mahadevan, Sanjay Mone, Dr. Vilas Ujavane and others. Anand Mhasvekar has written the story of this film with screenplay and dialogues written by Yogesh Gavas and Shrish Rane. Cinematography is by Dhananjay Kulkarni
‘Swarajya Janani Jijamata’ on Sony Marathi from 19th August
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj the ideal King who has been the inspiration of the people of Maharashtra is worshipped like a God. And his mother Rajamata Jijaoo who was his first Guru is also known as the brave woman who encouraged her son to fight injustice. She was not only known as an ideal mother, the duty bound wife but also an efficient administrator.
Till now, we have seen the heroic deeds of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and also his brave son Sambhaji Maharaj through Marathi films and serials. Now, through the forthcoming Marathi TV serial ‘Swarajya Janani Jijamata’ the home viewers will get to see the strengths of this brave mother of Shivaji Maharaj . The serial is all set to be aired on Sony Marathi channel from 19th August from Monday to Saturday at 8.30 pm.
In a press conference held recently Sony Marathi Business head Mr. Ajay Bhalwankar unveiled the title song of this serial, which briefs important moments in the life of Rajmata Jijabai. On this occasion the entire team of lyricist , music director and singers were present along with director Vivek Deshpande, writers Vivek Apte & Prasad Thosar. This is the second production from Dr. Amol Kolhe, who is the producer of this serial along with Vilas Sawant and Ghanashyam Rao. Nishtha Vaidya and Amruta Pawar will be playing the younger and elder title roles of Jijaoo in this serial.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Amol Kolhe said that he very much wanted to show the new generation the importance of a brave mother and her timely decisions . “This serial will be a biggest tribute to Jijamata.”
‘Being realistic’ is the utmost requirement of period films ‘Gondya Aala Re’
Whether it is a feature film, TV serial or a web series, the maker has to be very particular while presenting the subject , if it deals with a particular era. Some directors make it a point to select proper location besides paying attention on costumes of that particular period. There is no compromise on that. Ankur Kakatkar who is directing the much talked about web series ‘Gondya Aala Re’ based on the life of Chaphekar brothers , the great freedom fighters from Mahararastra, has been working very hard on his project.
Arun has selected a suitable location in Bhor village in Maharashtra. Going with the tradition of the pre independence era, particularly in villages, the director had instructed all the lady characters, including the lead female character played by Pallavi Patil, during the course of shooting, to move barefoot. And therefore, during the entire day of the shooting Pallavi had to move barefoot. Initially she did have a problem. As being very particular about cleanliness, she used to wash her feet after every scene. But, later she realised that she had to be a perfectionist and hence practised her walks barefoot while moving from one house to another.
On many occasions, she had to stand barefoot, while giving photo pose before shooting a scene with her husband played by Bhushan Pradhan who used to be in chappals to go with the tradition. This web series is now getting ready for release on 15th August 2019. And with this series the web world is likely to be more popular among Marathi viewers.