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‘MPM-3′ earns 5 Crores in 3 days

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‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai 3′, Marathi Film

It seems that Marathi film industry is witnessing ‘Achhe Din‘ at present. Though the year 2018 is coming to an end, the past month saw good progress made by Marathi films at the ticket windows of the cinema halls. Best example was that of ‘Aani kashinath Ghanekar‘ which witnessed houseful shows during the first week, thus posing a good competition for Hindi films released during that period. Later, we also saw success achieved by ‘Mulshi Pattern‘. And now, there is news that ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai -3‘(MPM-3) has earned 5 Crores in just first three days.

One thing is sure that if there are popular stars in the film which is supported by good story presentation, the film is sure to become a hit. Extremely happy with the overwhelming response from the audience to his film, director Satish Rajwade has thanked the Marathi film viewers. “Our films are considered to be better than Hindi films, when people look for better script. Now, it’s high time that all the Marathi film makers should unite together and see to it that next year the release dates of their films don’t clash with each other.”

“प्रेमवारी” चित्रपटाचे पोस्टर लाँच

Premwaari Marathi Film Image
‘Premwaari’ Marathi Film

प्रेम‘ या शब्दाचा प्रत्येक जण आपल्या सोयीने अर्थ काढत असतो. प्रेमाची व्याख्या, प्रेमाची रूपे देखील सर्वासाठी वेगळी असतात. काहीशा ह्याच संकल्पनेवर आधारित ‘प्रेमवारी‘ हा चित्रपट लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येत आहे. नुकतेच या चित्रपटाच्या पोस्टरचे शिर्डी येथे साईबाबाच्या चरणी अनावरण करण्यात आले. हे पोस्टर पाहून हा नक्कीच एक रोमँटिक सिनेमा वाटत आहे. या पोस्टर वर सिनेमातील मुख्य कलाकार चिन्मय उदगीरकर आणि मयुरी कापडणे दिसत आहे. व्हॅलेंटाइन डे च्या आठवड्यात म्हणजेच ८ फेब्रुवारी ला हा सिनेमा रिलीज होणार आहे. रोमँटिक सिनेमा आणि व्हॅलेंटाइन डे चा आठवडा हा एक चांगला योगायोग जुळून आला आहे. या चित्रपटातून मयुरीच्या रूपाने मराठी सिनेसृष्टीत एक नवीन चेहरा येत आहे. साईममित प्रोडक्शन निर्मित ‘प्रेमवारी’ या आगामी सिनेमाद्वारे प्रेमाची नवी परिभाषा लोकांसमोर येणार आहे, या सिनेमाला मराठी चित्रपटसृष्टीतला प्रसिद्ध संगीतदिग्दर्शक अमितराज याने संगीत दिले.
या सुंदर चित्रपटाचे लेखन,निर्मिती आणि दिग्दर्शन राजेंद्र कचरू गायकवाड यांनी केले असून, प्रस्तुतकर्त्याची धुरादेखील त्यांनीच सांभाळली आहे.

New Marathi plays are offering quality entertainment

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Unlike Marathi films, which need a very good script and music to satisfy the film lovers, our Marathi plays are well accepted by drama lovers not only in major cities of Maharashtra, but also at places like UK and USA. Many a times, we often find the tour dates announced by the Drama production house, to indicate that there will be no shows of the play during that period.

One such play ‘Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta‘ starring Prashant Damle and Kavid Medhekar and written-directed by Adwait Dadarkar has already announced that they have booking for 19 March 2019 in Manchester, UK. This play which was launched with inaugural show last month has celebrated silver jubilee show and is drawing houseful crowds. One thing is sure that if there are popular artistes and a good subject with nice presentation in a particular play, it receives an overwhelming response everywhere.

There are other plays like ‘Aamchya Hicha Prakaran‘ starring Nikhil Ratnaoparakhi, Bhargavi Chirmule, Nandita Patkar directed by Sachin Goswami and ‘Tila kahi Sangaychay‘ starring Tejashree Pradhan and Astad kale with the direction of Hemant Edalabadkar are also receiving good response from the Marathi drama lovers. There is one more comedy play ‘9 Koti 57 lakh‘ which is also inviting the attention of drama lovers. This play also stars popular artistes like Rajan Bhise, Sulekha Talwalkar, Anand Ingale and others. This play is directed by Vijay kenkre. In short, all these new Marathi plays are offering quality entertainment .

Marathi actor Rohit Kokate is also inviting attention in ‘Date with Saie’

Date with Saie
Date with Saie

So far, we had only heard about Sai Tamhankar playing title role in the Marathi web series ‘Date with Saie’ released on Zee 5. But, now there is a lot of talk about her co star Rohit Kokate, who according to Sai herself has given a wonderful performance. Recently, Sai appreciated her co star’s performance, stating that he has performed so well that anyone would be scared of the character he has played in this film.

It may be recalled that Rohit Kotake is not new to acting field. He was earlier seen in films like ‘Kaul-A calling’ released two years ago and ‘Bogda’ which was released this year. Now, in this web series, his performance is not only appreciated by Sai and other artistes but also the viewers, who are watching him. The theme of this series shows how dangerous could be a particular fan’s love and admiration for his favourite artiste. And Rohit is playing that dangerous fan in this film.

‘MPM 3′ mixes more emotions with humour

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  • Genres: Drama
  • Censor: U
  • Duration: 142 min.
  • Studio / Presenter: Eros International And Everest Entertainment
  • Producer: Sanjay Chhabria
  • DOP: Suhas Gujrathi
  • Director: Satish Rajwade
  • Cast:   Swapnil Joshi, Mukta Barve, Prashant Damle, Mangal Kenkre, Vijay Kenkre, Savita Prabhune
  • Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke.

In ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai‘ ( MPM) we saw the happening of love between Gautam and Gauri. In the second part we were introduced to their family members and misunderstandings between the lead pair but, finally we saw both of them agreeable for their marriage. Now, in ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai-3′ (MPM -3) we find the happily married couple completing 3 years of their married life. Time comes when Gauri comes to know that she is pregnant, in spite of taking precautions. At this stage, both are not ready to become parents, due to their busy work schedule. Gautam feels that the right time would be after two years.

MPM3 Marathi Film Still
‘MPM 3′ Marathi Film Still

As the news about Gauri’s pregnancy spreads among their parents and relatives and we see the seniors in a happy mood. Finally, Gauri takes a decision to make all of them happy. And we notice all those traditional rituals observed to treat a pregnant woman in Maharashtrian families after which Gauri moves to her mother’s place, With few surprises and emotion filled happenings taking place, we find ‘all is well’ in the end, with enough material for Part 4 of this film.

MPM-3‘ focuses more on the busy lifestyle of the working couples today and the problems they face, when it is time for pregnancy of the woman. However, very cleverly the film shows the strong bonding of the young couple with their parents and elder members of the family, in spite of the existing generation gap. Enough scope is offered to every senior artiste in supporting cast and hence we get the feeling that it is the story of a working couple living next door.

Undoubtedly, the chemistry between Swwapnil and Mukta works very well and therefore both of them are at their best in this film too. They find good support from Mangal Kenkre, Prashant Damle, Suhas Joshi, Savita Prabhune, Vijay kenkre and others. Rohini Hattangadi who plays a close relative cum Gynecologist also impresses with her performance. What is remarkable is the use of speaking emojis reacting to every important situation in the film. The dialogues are more sensible and humour filled in the first half and so is the screenplay . But, in the second half it has been overstretched little before the climax, which is the only drawback of this film. Music and background music is just fine. Cinematography is good. Technically, it is a well made film. All in all ‘MPM-3‘ is a good family film.

Vaidehi Parshurami is inviting all the attention

Vaidehi Parshurami Actress
Vaidehi Parshurami, Actress

After the release of the film ‘Aani Kashinath Ghanekar‘ Marathi film lovers talked about the fine performance of Subodh Bhave. But, at the same time they appreciated one more artistes from this film and she is Vaidehi Parshurami. Vaidehi invited all the attention of the audience in all those scenes she was offered in this film. Her character of young kanchan in this film has certainly helped her to draw big fan following. If this was not enough, we now find her in a prominent role in the trailer of Rohit Shetty’s much talked about Bollywood film ‘Simba‘ which is all set to release by end of this month.

This is certainly a big achievement for the young charming talented actress. It may be recalled that Vaidehi made her debut in Marathi films through Mahesh Kothare’s film ‘Ved Lavi Jeeva‘ opposite Adinath Kothare and thereafter we saw her in films like ‘Kokanastha‘ and ‘Vrundavan‘. Not many are aware that Vaidehi has already made her debut in Bollywood and that too in Amitabh Bachchan starrer film ‘Wazir‘ playing an important character. And now, her fans are eager to watch her ‘Simba‘. Wishing her all the best.

Marathi actress Bhagyashree Mote steps into Bollywood

Bhagyashree Mote
Bhagyashree Mote , Actress

Marathi actress Bhagyashree Mote who made her debut through Big banner Marathi film ‘Kaay Re Rascala‘ is the most busy actress today. This year her two Marathi films ‘Patil‘ and ‘Majhya Baikocha Priyakar‘ were released and now ‘Vitthal‘ is also getting ready for release by end of this month. But, the big news is that Bhagyashree is all set to make her debut in Bollywood through Traingle productions film which is directed by Hardik Gajjar.

Having performed in Hindi and Marathi serials, Bhagyashree has already become popular among home viewers. In Marathi she has performed in ‘Devyani‘ and ‘Pre Hey’, while in Hindi she was seen in big serials like ‘Devon Ke Dev Mahadev’, ‘Siya Ke Ram’ & ‘Jodha Akbar‘. No wonder, she has a big fan following. Now, her fans are waiting eagerly to see her in her debut Bollywood film.

Saiyami Kher took lessons of rural language from Siddharth Jadhav

Sayami Kher & Siddharth Jadhav
Sayami Kher & Siddharth Jadhav

Saiyami Kher who made her grand debut in Bollywood with the lead role in the film ‘Marziyaan‘ is now also making her debut in Marathi with the lead role opposite Riteish Deshmukh in the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Mauli‘. Trailer of this film is out now and Saiyami invites all the attention. But, not many are aware about the efforts taken by Saiyami to play this role.

Saiyami who is Maharashtrian can speak Marathi well, but in this film she had to speak rural Marathi language. Therefore, she worked hard to learn the particular dialect suited for her character. Siddharth Jadhav who is also playing an important role in this film, came to her help and Saiyami took lessons from him, whenever she found time on the sets, to get that perfect dialect. And this can be noticed in the film’s trailer. Like her grand debut in Hindi, saiyami wants to ensure that her entry into Marathi should also be in a grand way and we wish her all the best.

Suyog and Mitali to star in ‘Aamhi Befikir’

Mitali  Mayekar & Suyog Gorhe
Mitali Mayekar & Suyog Gorhe

Marathi films have introduced many new lead pairs during the past and many such pairs have proved to be successful in making a hit film. Now, ‘Shentimental‘ fame Suyog Gorhe and ‘Urfi‘ fame Mitali Mayekar will star together in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Aamhi Befikir‘ which is due for release soon. Both Suyog and Mitali have also worked on television and have good acting experience. So, it remains to be seen how their chemistry works for this film which is targeted at youngsters.

Produced by Nagesh Mishra, Antariksha Choudhari, Kavishwar Marathe and Rohit Chavan this film is directed by Kavishwar Marathe. The theme of this film is based on how a person loses lot many things in an attempt to gain something more. But, with this experience is able to fulfill his dream. Clearly indicated through the film’s title this film has lot to communicate with the youngsters and their ultimate goals. The makers of this film are sure that this new pair would impress the Marathi film lovers.