‘Scinemasters Entertainment’ to enter Marathi Cinema in a big way
Arvind Singgh Rajpoot who has produced & directed the popular song ‘Bhagwaan Bachaaye’ and who has been a creative director with films like ‘FootFairy’, ‘Sur Lagu De (Marathi)’ and many more has launched his own banner ‘Scinemasters Entertainment’. This Banner will foray into Marathi cinema and already has a line-up of 3 films that will release in the next three to four months.
‘Scinemasters Entertainment’ banner films will be distributed by ‘Pickle Entertainment’ which has earlier been involved in super hit films like ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai’, ‘ Jhenda’, ‘Boyz’, ‘Takatak’ and many more.
Umbrella, Marathi movie, Arun Nalawade
This banner will mark their entry into Marathi cinema with the much-awaited movies ‘Raghuveer’, ‘Hoy Maharaja’ and ‘Umbrella’.
Talking about the same, Arvind Singgh Rajpoot of ‘Scinemasters Entertainment’ said, “We are very excited that we will have 3 Marathi Films releasing in the next three to four months, and this is just the start. We as a banner believe in backing content-driven films and we are here for the long haul. We aim to have 10 films released in both Hindi and Marathi by the end of 2023.”
‘Gosht Eka Paithanichi’ now on Planet Marathi
Marathi film ‘Gosht Eka Paithanichi’ which received National award for the best Marathi film during the 68th National Film Awards in 2022, has now been released on Planet Marathi OTT platform at a concessional rate on VOD section from 4th February 2023. VOD introduced by Planet Marathi , will allow Marathi entertainment lovers to watch their favourite Films, web series and dramas available in this section.
‘Goshta Eka Paithanichi’ Marathi Movie Actress, Sayali Sanjeev
Actress Sayali Sanjeev the leading lady of ‘Goshta Eka Paithanichi’ is excited about the release of this film on OTT platform which coincides with her birthday. So, it’s a big birthday gift for her, after receiving success in theatres all over Maharashtra. Presented by Mantra Vision and produced by Akshay Bardapurkar, Abhayanand Singh, Piyush Singh, Saurabh Gupta, this film is written and directed by Shantanu Rode and stars Sayali Sanjeev, Suvrat Joshi, Mrunal Kulkarni, Suhita Thatte, Milind Gunaji, Madhura Velankar, Girija Oak Godbole and Aditi Dravid in lead roles.
Teaser of film on Lalita Babar released by Maharashtra CM
We are already aware that Amruta Khanvilkar is playing the role of Ace Maharashtra Athelete Lalita Shivaji Babar in her biopic to be made in Marathi. Lalita who has earned her name at the national and international level, is known to all . Therefore, people are eager to see this film. Recently, in a grand ceremony, the teaser of this film was released at the hands of Maharashtra Chief Minister Mr. Eknath Shinde.
Lalita Babar herself was present on this occasion and turned emotional while talking about her struggle before she earned name and fame. She thanked Amruta Khanvilkar who was playing her role in this film. Speaking about her role, Amruta said, ‘For the past 18 months I have been preparing for this role and have met Lalita several times, to understand this great sportsperson. My journey has just begun and have to run miles, before completing this film.” Presented by Akshay Bardapurkar, Planet Marathi and Endemol Shine India, this film will be released on 26th January next year.
‘Bhalari’ song from the film ‘Raundal’ released
Bhausaheb Shinde, who performed in the lead role in the National Award winning film ‘Khwada’, is once again in the limelight with the upcoming Marathi-Hindi film ‘Raundal’. After his last film ‘Baban’, the audience will once again get to see a new look of Bhausaheb in ‘Raundal’. After the first look, teaser and the song ‘Mann Baharla…’, ‘Raundal’ is currently being discussed everywhere. Another new song ‘Bhalari’ from this film has been released.
This Video of this new song song sung by a group at the time of harvest season, is very well known in entire Maharashtra. Bhalari also has a special status as ‘Shramgeet’ in our literature. ‘Raundal’ will be released on March 3, 2023 all over Maharashtra, under the production house Bhoomika Films and Entertainment, Balasaheb Shinde, Dr. Purushottam Bhapkar, Pramod Chaudhary, Bhau Shinde and Rise Business Group have produced ‘Raundal’. Gajanan Nana Padol has directed this film.
It has been written by Balasaheb Shinde, who is known to Maharashtra, and composed by music composers Harshit-Abhiraj. Ganesh Chandanshive, Vaishali Made and Harshit-Abhiraj graced the song with their voices. This folk song of rural Maharashtra will be seen in the film through the characters of ‘Raundal’ who represent all the farmers of the country.
Bhausaheb Shinde has played the lead role in this movie and debutant Neha Sonawane is his partner. Apart from this, Sanjay Lakade, Yashraj Dimbale, Surekha Dimbale, Shivraj Valvekar, Ganesh Deshmukh, Sagar Lokhande etc. actors are also playing roles in this film. Sudhakar Sharma, Dr. Vinayak Pawar has also penned the lyrics and Sonu Nigam, Javed Ali, Swaroop Khan, Divya Kumar have sung the songs. These songs have been choreographed by Neha Mirajkar and background music has been given by Rohit Nagbhide.
Hrishikesh Joshi’s new play ‘Yetoy To Khatoy’
Writer, actor and director Hrishikesh Joshi is known for his frank comments on current happenings socio and political fields. He has the ability to place the truth before the people fearlessly. One such truth is being presented by him before the drama lovers through his new play ‘Yetoy To Khatoy’ which will be staged with the inaugural show on 9th February 2023. Witten by Vijay Kuvalekar, this play is directed by Hrishikesh Joshi.
This humour filled play which is a fork art based Political satire is created by Suyog and this will be their 90th presentation. Presented by Sandesh Sudhir Bhat, this play is produced by Kanchan Sudhir Bhat, Mohan Damle, Milan Topkar and Chandrashekhar Athlye. This play which has six songs will be focused on the current political situation. This play stars Hrishikesh Joshi, Santosh Pawar,Swapnil Rajshekhar, Bhargavi Chirmule, Adhokshaj Karhade, Mayura ranade, Salim Mulla and Hrishikesh Vamburkar in lead roles
Ankita Raut & Tanmay Patekar’s romantic Koli song ‘Hukmachi Rani’ launched
Taking the popularity and freshness of Koli songs to the next level, Ankita Raut and Tanmay Patekar’s song ‘Hukamachi Rani’ was launched recently on social media. After launching the impressive poster of the romantic track, the makers of the song producer Sagar Sherekar and director Kailash Pawar have recently showcased the entire song for the music lovers.
Composed by Amey Mulay, crooned by Manish Rajgire and Larissa Almeida under the banner of NBEE Film Production, ‘Hukmachi Rani’ has been penned by Indraneel Chavan and choreographed by Pamodkumar Bari. The foot-tapping song showcases adorable chemistry between Ankita and Tanmay has been shot at the exotic locales in Alibaug.
Depicting a beautiful love story between the lead protagonists – Ankita and Tanmay, Having featured in popular Koli songs before, Ankita’s sizzling dance moves is one of the biggest USPs of the song, apart from Tanmay’s cute expressions as his character expresses love for Ankita. Both of them are seen in different costumes in this song.
Director Kailash Pawar says, “It’s a soothing, romantic track where Tanmay’s character is trying to impress the character played by Ankita and eventually they both fell in love and get happily married.” Now, it remains to be seen whether ‘Hukmachi Rani’ will be enjoyed by viewers across all age groups, as expected by the director.
New Show ‘Patla Tar Ghya with Jayanti’ on Planet Marathi
Planet Marathi OTT Channel which has offered variety of Marathi web films and series during the last year, will now be offering variety of entertainment shows in the year 2023. ‘Patla Tar Ghya with Jayanti’ an entertainment show anchored by Jayanti Waghmare will be one of them. Through this show, Jayanti, who has 12 years experience in Marathi entertainment industry, will be presenting talk shows and game shows with Marathi celebrities.
This show which has begun from 26th January 2023 with talk show with Tejaswini Pandit and Abhijit Panse will be presented every Friday with new episode. In the forthcoming episodes, you will meet the celebrities like Amruta Khanvilkar, Sonali Kulkarni, Prajakta Mali , Om Raut and others, who will be interviewed by Jayanti to extract some unknown things in their life not known to their fans.
Jayanti herself is excited about this show and thanks Planet Marathi for giving her an opportunity to present this entertaining show.
Amruta Khanvilkar to play Lalita Babar in her biopic
Popular Marathi actress Amruta Khanvilkar will be playing the role of renowned international level athlete Lalita Shivaji Babar in her biopic to be presented by Akshay Bardapurkar, Planet Marathi and Endemol Shine India. This film will be produced by Akshay Vilas Bardapurkar, Rishi Negi, Gaurav Gokhaleand Ronit Mitra. Announcement of this Marathi film was made on the occasion of Republic day with the release of poster of this film, carrying the photo of lead actress Amruta Khanvilkar.
Amruta Khanvilkar won best actress award , Fakt Marathi cine award
According to the makers of this film, this film will be released on next republic day, i.e. on 26th January 2024. Speaking about her role in this film, Amruta Khanvilkar says, “I am glad that I got an opportunity to play the role of world renowned athlete like Lalit Babar who has many achievements on record. For the past one year I have been in touch with her and studying her behaviour and body language , so that I could give full justice to this character.”
Mr. Akshay Bardapurkar feels that a biopic on the life of a girl coming from a from farmer’s family in small village from Satara, would certainly inspire one and all. Gaurav Gokhale from Endemol Shine India says that after making National level and regional films, with this film they have entered the Marathi film industry in association with Planet Marathi He is confident that a talented actress like Amruta will give justice to her character in this film.
Anand L Rai & Kshiti Jog announce ‘Jhimma 2′
After the success of their Marathi film ‘Jhimma’ one year ago,producers Anand L Rai and Kshiti Jog have announced their next film ‘Jhimma 2′ through a video on social media. In this video Nirmiti Sawant is seen asking for permission from Anant Jog to go on a tour. In this sequel Nirmiti is asked by Anant Jog to take her daughter-in-law along with her. So, it remains to be seen who will play her daughter in law and whether other tour friends will be the same or different group.
Directed by Hemant Dhome, this part 2 of ‘Jhimma’ will be presented by Anand L Rai and Colour Yellow Productions. Speaking about this film, Hemant said that after the success of ‘Jhimma’ , he has been approached by many women, who enquired about the sequel. This time, there was more fun making this part 2 and I am sure the audience will enjoy it. Producer Anand L Rai said that he was more than happy to be associated with this team and added that they could pass a good message through their film and therefore decided to to make part 2.
Mahesh Nene completes shooting of his Marathi Movie ‘Daak’
Variety of subjects presented by Marathi cinema has invited the attention of many all over the world. Marathi cinemas are produced with the passion of innovation, changing with the times. In the wave of comedy films comes a film that grabs the attention of everyone. However, the number of horror films in Marathi are very less as compared to comedy, content-based and entertaining films. The upcoming Marathi horror film titled ‘Daak’ will perhaps fill out this gap. The shooting of ‘Daak’ was completed recently.
Ratish Tawde and Mahesh Nene have produced the film ‘Daak’ under the banner of Mahesh Nene Productions. The film was shot in Baijnath village near picturesque Kolad in Raigad district. Mahesh Nene has accepted the challenge of presenting a horror film to Marathi audiences through ‘Daak’ and based on advanced technology and innovative plot, he is going to give the fans an experience of fear. Mahesh Nene has already announced his upcoming film ‘Chimaji Appa’ and currently the work of this film is also going on at a fast pace.
Now, it remains to be seen whether ‘Daak’ will offer the audience a thrilling experience. Although the exact plot of the film is kept under wraps for now, the secret will be revealed soon. ‘Daak’ has received Devang Gandhi’s special support. Along with the direction, the story of the film has also been written by Mahesh Nene. Actors Ashwini Kalsekar, Sanjivani Jadhav, Aniket Kelkar etc. have played various characters in this film.