Trupti Bhoir to direct the sequel of ‘Agadbam’
8 years ago her film ‘Agadbam‘ in the lead role had created a boom at the box office. Her character of Najuka is still in the memory of those who saw this film. Trupti Bhoir is returning now through the sequel of this film ‘Maaza Agadbam‘ in which besides playing the lead role in different style, she also turns writer, producer and director of this film. The film is now all set for release on 26th October 2018.
This time playing her husband’s role is versatile Marathi actor Subodh Bhave, who will be seen in a different role, in this entertaining film. The teaser poster of this film was released recently on social networking sites, which has raised curiosity among the Marathi film lovers. To present this film, Bollywood’s Jayantilal Gada has stepped into Marathi film presentation. Moreover, T Satish Chakravarty, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada, Akshay Jayantilal Gada have also joined hands with Trupti to produce this film.
‘Truckbhar Swapna’ highlights exploitation of slum dwellers in Mumbai
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We are all aware that as there is growth of high rise buildings in the city of Mumbai, there is also rise in unauthorised extensions in slum colonies. Every day thousands of people come in search of jobs and later settle down in slums, whether they are authorised or not.
Latest released Marathi film ‘Truckbhar Swapna’ revolves around one such family of comprising of Raja (Makarand Deshpande), his wife Rani (Kranti Redkar) teenage daughter Kajol (Aditi Pohankar) and son Sunny(Sahil Gilbile), migrating from Konkan to Mumbai. Raja wants to offer best education to his little son to make him Barrister. Raja himself works hard driving Taxi for 18 hours a day and his wife works as a domestic help in the house of rich couple Makhijas. They happily live in their small house and have limited dreams.
Trouble begins when Raja visits his house in village during Holi festival, at the invitation from his old father (Vijay Kadam). During family get together over lunch his brother and sister in law taunts him over the living conditions in slums of Mumbai. Taking as insult, Raja leaves for Mumbai with a dream to extend his house with mezzanine floor and falls into the trap of corrupt BMC officials and a local goon turned builder RK (Mukesh Rishi). How he and his family have to face the situation after arrival of his parents is what the director Pramod Pawar has tried to show through this film. He has also tried to show the contrast in living conditions of people from diverse sections of society.
There is nothing new in the story of this film, as such type of stories were very common in Hindi films during 70s and 80s. Through this film the director has highlighted the exploitation of these hard working people living in slums of Mumbai. And therefore, he has tried to show how the corrupt BMC officials on duty in demolition squad work hand and glove with the local developer of that particular slum colony. But, what if the corrupt higher BMC official is transferred? The new officer if he is strict, all the illegal structures get demolished and no one comes to their rescue. This is what the director has tried to show through this film. However, in the process of cash transactions between Raja and the so called builder R.K. the director seems to have forgotten how much money was promised and how much Raja and his family finally pay to him. The mathematics part is all confusion created by him.
The plot of the film is good but the treatment given to it should have been better. Anyway, the film presents the real atmosphere of Mumbai slums and the different characters played by the respective artistes are really good. But, among them Kranti Redkar who plays the role of Mother going through all the sufferings, has performed superbly. She finds very good support from her neighbourhood friend played by Smita Tambe. In the role of Raja , Makarand Deshpande does well and so is the performance of Aditi Pohankar who has found good scope after her debut film ‘Lai Bhari’. Bollywood actor Mukesh Rishi who makes his debut in Marathi, has played a typical villain, while Manoj Joshi has found a limited role of a rich businessman married to a Model . It was nice to see Suresh Bhagwat in the role of a lonely feeling businessman. Asha Shelar has been wasted in this film with a very small role of Raja’s mother.
Music of the film by Shreyashh is just fine. Cinematographer Rajiv Jain has captured the life of Mumbai very well through his lenses. All in all, ‘Truckbhar Swapna’ highlights the problems faced by people living in slums and cautions them not to fall into the trap of builders suggesting illegal constructions and extensions. This film is a must watch for all those living in the slum colonies scattered all over Maharashtra.
Renowned Marathi stage and film actor Vijay Chavan no more
Renowned Marathi actor known for his comedy roles in Marathi plays and films, is no more. He was 63. He is survived by his wife and son Varad who is also an actor. Vijay Chavan breathed his last today morning at Fortis Hospital, Mulund, Mumbai, where he was admitted few days ago . He was suffering from ailment for the past few years. Very recently, he was conferred with the prestigious State award for Lifetime Achievement at the Maharashtra State Marathi film awards, at the hands of Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Devendra Fadnavis and in presence of State Cultural Minister Mr. Vinod Tawde. On this occasion, he was brought on a wheel chair by his son Varad. But, even in that condition he gave an inspiring speech indicating his willingness to perform more and more roles.
Mr. Chavan had performed in about 350 films, which also included few Hindi films. Most of his roles were comedy roles and what was good about him was that he established his own identity even in presence of top comedians during late 80s and 90s when he won several awards for his performance. Best thing about him was that he continued to perform in films in spite of his illness, inspiring his fans with a message that ‘the show must go on‘. Vijay Chavan will always be remembered for his superb performance in the hit Marathi play ‘Moruchi Maushi‘ which staged 400 shows. With his passing away, Marathi film industry has lost a very good actor, but he will always be remembered for his variety of roles.
Many veteran artistes like Mahesh Kothare, Ramesh Bhatkar, Sanjay Narvekar who were present for his funeral, paid tributes to their departed friend. Incidentally, Vijay’s son Varad has also established his identity as an actor in Marathi TV serials and films. And, we are sure he will carry forward the legacy of his father.
‘Dostigiri’ promises story on Selfless friendship
We are all aware that the friendship during the school and college days makes a special place in your heart. Based on such relationship with friends is the new Marathi film suitably titled ‘Dostigiri‘. Recently, press conference of this film was held in presence of director of the film Vijay Shinde and artistes Sanket Pathak, Rahul Raj Dongre, Pooja Malekar, Vijay Gite, Pooja Jaiswal and Akshay Waghmare. Official announcement about the film’s release on 24th August 2018 was also made on this occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, director Vijay Shinde briefed about his film which revolves around the friendship among five friends. Actually, Late Santosh Pankar the producer of the film had decided to make a film on this subject three years ago. Unfortunately, only last month he died in an accident . And now, his dream will come true on 24th August, after the release of this film. Actor Sanket Pathak said that he had a very good experience while shooting for this film. “Actually I am playing the role of Sam in this film and my father also used to call me with this name, which is a coincidence“.
The film’s story screenplay and dialogues are written by Manoj Wadkar and music is composed by Rohan–Rohan.
‘Romcom’ to display the traditional culture of Marathwada
Marathwada region in the state of Maharashtra has its own history. Besides Nizam Kingdom many other Kings had their base here. Therefore, this region displays a diversified culture. Forthcoming Marathi film ‘RomCom‘ is all set to highlight this traditional culture of Marathwada. Set on the backdrop of Vaijapur city which is close to Aurangabad and Ahmednagar the film presents a love story which is directed by Gorakh Jogdande.
‘RomCom‘ presents a fresh pair of Madhura Vaidya and Vijay Gite along with renowned artistes like Kishore Kadam, Asit Redij & Chaya kadam. According to the director, the film has been shot at new locations, as the story of the film and the language very much belongs to this place. Producer Sachin Shinde was personally present along with the team during the entire shooting schedule of this film comprising of 30 days . The release date of this film will be announced soon.
Mukesh Rishi will be added attraction in Marathi film ‘Truckbhar Swapna’
We are all aware of the capacity of Makarand Deshpande as an actor on Hindi stage and films. We have also seen his best performances in Marathi films like ‘Rita‘,’Samantar‘,’Ajintha‘, ‘Panhala‘ and ‘Dagadi Chawl‘. Now, Makarand is all set to display his talent in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Truckbhar Swapna‘, which is directed by Pramod Pawar. But, along with him there is another versatile Bollywood actor, who is making his debut in Marathi and he is Mukesh Rishi.
We have seen Mukesh Rishi giving his best through strong character roles since 1990 and has always been the favourite of many big film makers from Hindi and telugu Cinema. Rishi has performed prominent roles in about 70+ Hindi films, 50+ South films besides few Punjabi films, which is a big achievement. And now, he is all set to make his debut in Marathi through ‘Truckbhar Swapna‘ in a role most suited to his personality. The film also stars renowned Marathi artistes like Smita Tambe, Kranti redkar, Aditi Pohankar , Manoj Joshi and others. The film will be released on 24th August all over Maharashtra.
Trailer and Music launch of Marathi film ‘Pari Hoon Main’
The title of the film gives an impression that it a Hindi film, but ‘Pari Hoon Main’ is a Marathi film starring Nandu Madhav, Devika Daftardar, Flora Saini and child artiste Shruti Nigade. The trailer and music launch of this film was held recently in Mumbai at the hands of Amey Pratap Singh founder of Young Bharatiya Foundation . Producers of this film Dr.Rajendra Pratap Singh, Smt.Sheela Singh and director Rohit Shilwant along with artistes of the film were present on the occasion.
According to the makers of this film, the film is emotion filled family drama offering entertainment. The film has already won two awards of best film and best Marathi actress at the 2018 Dadasaheb Phalke International film festival. The music of the three songs in this film rendered by Shankar Mahadevan , Jiya Wadkar, Amruta Fadnavis and Mandar Pilwalkar are composed by Samir Saptiskar . The film is all set for release on 7th September 2018
Bogda Movie Trailer
Movie: Bogda
Director: Nisheeta Keni
Music: Siddharth Mahadevan & Soumil Shringarpure.
Cast: Suhas Joshi, Mrunmayee Deshpande & Rohit Kokate.
Sony Marathi channel promises full 2 entertainment
A new Marathi channel ‘Sony Marathi’ will be officially launched today with the biggest event of Maharashtra- The entertainment programme held during the Maharashtra Rajya Marathi Chitrapat awards @ 7 pm today. Since morning the channel has been promoting trailers of forthcoming TV serials, films and other entertainment programmes on this channel which has become live now.
After going through these first look trailers of programmes and films it is felt that this new Marathi channel promises full 2 entertainment for all age groups. The artistes in the serials are combination of newcomers and versatile artistes. With suitably designed tagline ‘Vinuya Atut Naati’ this channel has announced telecast of popular Marathi films like ‘Duniyadari’, ‘Shentimental’, ‘Baghtos Kaay Mujara kar’, ‘Muramba’, ‘One Way Ticket’ and so on in days to come. At the same time, the glimpse of their serials like ‘Julta Julta Jultay Ki’, ‘Sare Tujhyach Sathi’ are expected to offer entertainment with a difference.
The channel will also offer lots of entertaining programmes on dance and music with new talent, which is welcome.
No release of Marathi films on box office for last two Fridays
We have witnessed Marathi film makers releasing four to five films together in the past on a friday. But, sometimes we find not a single Marathi film released on a particular Friday. And this has happened for the last two Fridays. Marathi films were disappointed that after ‘Pushpak Viman’ disappointed them two weeks ago, no Marathi film maker dared to release his film on two subsequent Fridays.
Over the years, we have noticed that whenever any big banner Hindi film announces its release, no Marathi film maker dares to release his film on that particular Friday. This Friday we saw simultaneous release of two big banner Hindi films, namely ‘Gold’ and ‘Satyamev Jayate’ and this kept Marathi film producers and their distributors away from the race. And now don’t be surprised to find 3 to 4 Marathi films releasing together before the arrival Ganapati festival. Perhaps, that suits them the most.
Today, Marathi films have established their own identity on the basis of good subjects. So, why not compete with big banner commercial Hindi films?