Vijay Kenkre to celebrate Cenutry of his plays with ‘Kali Rani’
Renowned dramatist and director Vijay Kenkre is all set to celebrate the Century of his plays with his new Marathi play ‘Kali Rani‘ on 11th December 2022. Interestingly, with this inaugural show of ‘Kali Rani’ Vijay Kenkre’s other associates in this play will also be creating new records. This will be writer Ratnakar Matkari’s 90th play, Production designer Pradeep Mule’s 200th play, Music director Ajit Parab’s 40th play, Costume designer Mangal Kenkre’s 50th play, Light effect specialist Sheetal Talpade’s 125th play Akshar Shedge’s 1400th play and Dr. Girish Oak’s 50th play. Above all, Dr. Girish Oak will be appearing in his 6,666 th stage performance through this inaugural show.
Produced by Priya Patil, Dr. Madhuri Sarnaik, Anita Mahajan,Rutuja Shidam and directed by Vijay Kenkre this play revolves around three important characters in film industry- an actress who wants to rule over this industry, a writer whose every film has become a silver Jubilee hit and a showman producer who has given scope to this actress and director in this industry. Dr. Girish Oak, Harish Dudhade and Manva Naik play the lead roles along with Chandralekha Joshi and Anand Patil. We are all aware that Vijay Kenkre who has so far offered variety of subjects through his successful plays, is also expected to give his best direction in this play too
First Poster of ‘Saath Sobat’ unveiled
In the fraternity of films, some films become successful in maintaining their own distinct identity. Even before the shows, they get the attention of critics as well as fans by inscribing their name on the awards. Few of these films create curiosity in the minds of the audience even before their release. The new film ‘Saath Sobat’, which follows the same path, will hit the screens on January 13. The first poster of the film ‘Saath Sobat’ was unveiled recently.
Presented by Prasanna Vaidya, ‘Saath Sobat’ is produced by Dhanji Maru under the banner Maru Enterprises. This movie is written and directed by Ramesh More. Director Ramesh More has so far made 18 films as a writer-director and has also produced three films. More’s journey as a writer-director started with the film ‘Akalpit’ in 2004 and today has reached the film ‘Saath Sobat’. More’s films have made their mark in various film festivals in the country and abroad and have won many awards. His film ‘Champions’ won two National Awards for Best Social Film and Best Child Actor.
The story of campanions who stay together in the evening of life, will be seen in this film. This movie gives a new vision of life. It has a love story as well as a strong message. It also has all the spice required for entertainment, with lyrics that blend in with the flow of the story and a melodious musical edge attached to them, so that the audience can experience a film with commercial value in the form of ‘Saath Sobat’ and also conveys its message in a very simple way.
There are actors such as Raj Dutt, Mohan Joshi, Anil Gavas, Sangram Samel, Amol Redij, and Dilip Asurdekar in this film. Mrunal Kulkarni, a new face doing her debut in this film. DOP Harshal Kantak has done the cinematography of this movie. Lyrics are written by Yashshree More and Music has been composed by Mahesh Naik in this film. Background music is also given by Mahesh Naik and Abhishek Mhaskar is an editor of this film. The costumes are by Yashshree More and the makeup done by Santosh Chari and Satish Bhavsar. Art direction is done by Prakash Kamble, Dance and Hairdressing by Meenal Ghag. The film is executive produced by Kaushik Maru and Yashshree More.
‘Mana Baharala….’ Song from the film ‘Raundal’ released
Known for his dashing role of Baban in the national award winning Marathi film ‘Khwada’ the lead actor of this film Bhausaheb Shinde was busy all these days with his exercise regime to play a rough-and-tough character from the red soil of Maharashtra. This tough character he plays in the film ‘Raundal’. His rough and tough looks can be seen in the song from this film ‘Mana Baharala….’ released recently on social media. Debutant actress Neha Sonavane can also bee seen along with him in this song, with her mischievous looks. This first song of the film will be released in Marathi and Hindi.
Made under the banner of Bhumika Films and Entertainment, Balasaheb Shinde, Dr. Purushottam Bhapkar, Pramod Chaudhary and Bhau Shinde have produced ‘Raundal’, which is directed by Gajanan Nana Padol . This romantic song picturized on Bhausaheb and Neha is written by lyricist Dr. Vinayak Pawar. Singer Vaishali Made’s melodious voice has been composed by music composer Harshit Abhiraj. Highlight of this song is the meaningful lyrics which suit the realistic locations of the village and the events of the plot.
‘Athang’ trailer launched in a grand way
Now days trailers of the Marathi films are launched in big ways to generate interest among the film lovers. Makers of Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Athang’ launched the trailer of their film also in a big way. They recreated the period of 1800 with all the artistes of this film along with Ashok Saraf, Director Abhijit Panse, Siddharth Jadhav, Sayali Sanjeev and Shreya Bugade dressed up in traditional attire. A specially erected horror filled set invited the attention of all the invitees.
Highlight of this event was the presence of MNS Chief Mr. Raj Thackeray who interacted with Producer Tejaswini Pandit in an interesting talk show. This talk show brought to the notice of the invitees Mr. Raj Thackeray’s love for art. Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Raj Thackeray said, “ I came into politics accidentally. My first love was for art. I am a film lover. And, I see web series very rarely. But, I will surely watch ‘Athang’. It is really challenging to show the olden period on screen. And, you have accepted this challenge.”
The trailer of this film clearly gives a glimpse of picturesque Konkan, the mystery filled house and the suspense generated inside that big house. Starring Sandeep Khare, Nivedita Saraf, Bhagyashri Milind, Urmila Kothare, Rutuja Bagve, Deepak Kadam,Omprakash Shinde, Ketki Narayan, Shashank Shende, Yogini Chouk, Rasika Vakharkar and Dhairya Gholap in lead roles, this web series presented by Akshay Bardapurkar will be released on Planet Marathi OTT platform on 25th November 2022.
Hemant Dhome upset over cancellation of ‘Sunny’ shows
In the past, we have seen cancellation of shows of Marathi films at the 11th hour, in spite of booking of cinema halls and newspaper advertising about that show in a particular cinema hall.
पुन्हा एकदा महाराष्ट्रात मराठी चित्रपटांची गळचेपी… या राज्यात मराठी सिनेमासाठी जर आता एक शो मिळवायला झगडावं लागत असेल तर कठीण आहे! शुक्रवारी लागलेला सिनेमा दुसऱ्या दिवशी निघतोय! लोक सनी या चित्रपटाची तिकीटं काढतायत आणि शोज कॅन्सल केले जात आहेत!
मराठी सिनेमासाठी कडक कायदा हवाच! pic.twitter.com/Pj0b023E3Q— Hemant Dhome | हेमंत ढोमे (@hemantdhome21) November 20, 2022
Now, after a long break due to spread of corona pandemic, when we see reopening of theatres with the shows of the films, there has been limited attendance in theatres. However, we have not heard about cancellation of a show and refund of tickets to the buyers.
This has happened during the show of ‘Sunny’ in Kalyan. Refund has been given to the ticket buyer, after cancellation of show. The ticket buyer has brought this to the notice of Hemant Dhome, the director of this film, who in turn was upset expressed his reaction on social media. “ When the cinema hall is booked, it is obligatory on the part of theatre owner to screen the film, even if there is one buyer of ticket. Cancelling the show and refunding the ticket amount is a bad practice. We came to know about it as the audience pointed out this to us. This has not happened at one theatre, but also at different cinema halls in Maharashtra. This is injustice.” he said.
‘धोंडी चंप्या – एक प्रेम कथा’ चे हटके मोशन पोस्टर प्रदर्शित
या चित्रपटाबद्दल दिग्दर्शक ज्ञानेश भालेकर म्हणतात, “हा एक जबरदस्त विनोदी चित्रपट असून धोंडी चंप्याची एक आगळीवेगळी प्रेमकहाणी यात पाहायला मिळणार आहे. हळूहळू यातील एकेक गोष्टी समोर येतीलच. ”
‘धोंडी चंप्या: एक प्रेम कथा’ या चित्रपटाचे सुनील जैन, आदित्य जोशी, व्हेनिसा रॉय, आदित्य शास्त्री हे निर्माते असून अमित अवस्थी, सुशांत वेंगुर्लेकर हे सहनिर्माते आहेत. येत्या १६ डिसेंबर रोजी धोंडी-चंप्याची अनोखी प्रेमकहाणी प्रेक्षकांना पाहायला मिळणार आहे.
Mrinal Kulkarni is all praise for her ‘Bahu’ (Shivani Rangole)
Mrinal Kulkarni has expressed her feelings on social media, on the occasion of her Bahu – Shivani Rangole Kulkarni’s birthday. It may be recalled that this year in the month of May Mrinal’s son actor- director Virajas married his actress girlfriend Shivani Rangole. Since then, Mother Mrinal Kulkarni has been sharing happy moments in their family on social media.
Mrinal Kulkarni, Actress, Director
On the occasion of Shivani’s birthday recently, she posted her Bahu’s photo and was all praise for her daughter –in –law, besides offering her timely tips. Her message for Shivani reads as follows : “Ever since you have joined our family, I get the feeling that you are my daughter. You made me realize that there should a girl in the family. We recognize you as the best actress but we are also witness to your journey as a friend of Virajas to our daughter in law. Both grand mothers of Virajas ( Paternal and Maternal) are very happy in your company. Love your dear ones and maintain that happy relationship throughout your life. Eat well but at the same time do regular exercises. On your birthday I wish all the years to come, be very eventful.”
Trailer of ‘Jeta’ launched; to be released on 25th Nov
An exciting trailer of ‘Jeta’ was launched recently with an announced that this film will be released across Maharashtra on November 25. Produced by Sanjay Laxmanrao Yadav under the banner of Sanju Entertainment along with co-producer Mihir Sanjay Yadav. ‘Jeta’ is directed by Yogesh Sahebrao Mahajan , who has also written the story and the screenplay is written by him along with Yogesh Sabnis.
The trailer of ‘Jeta’ gives a glimpse of what will be seen in the film. The exact type of Jetha’s (winner’s) story that will be seen in this film can be guessed after watching the trailer. It is the story of determination, perseverance, hard work, sacrifice, love and victory. Besides the college life, there is also an unrequited love story. Along with the quality values, an eye-catching presentation also can be seen in this trailer.
In short, the film is about the triumph of a stubborn young man. Director Yogesh Mahajan says that while presenting the story of today’s era, ‘Jeta’ has also added a romantic essence of love story. According to him, the meaningful dialogues and strong acting are the big plus points of this film. Producer Sanjay Laxmanrao Yadav expressed the feeling that the chemistry of the new pair of Nitish Chavan and Snehal Deshmukh will also attract the audience.
Along with lead pair Nitish and Snehal, the film will also stars Sharad Goyekar, Aniket Kelkar, Pradnya Sonawane-Daware, Kunal Meshram, Deepak Taware, Praveen Indu, Gautam Shirasath & Shreya Kulkarni. Kabir Shakya has composed the songs of this film. DOP Aniket K. has done the cinematography and Editing of the film has been done by Harshad Vaity. The action scenes are done by Shankar Patekar, and the responsibility of choreography has been handled by Noddy Rasal.
Paid Preview of ‘Sunny’ finds Full house
Makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Sunny’ tried a new experiment. They arranged a paid preview of their film in a theatre in Pune. Tickets for this paid preview were made available through an app. And to their surprise, within no time the tickets were sold and the show witnessed a full house. Looking at this response , the makers of this film arranged a paid preview in Thane and this show is also witnessing a full house.
Reacting to this overwhelming response for the paid preview of his film, Director Hemant Dhome says, “We just thought of experimenting by organising a paid preview and watching this response from film lovers, we organised another paid preview. We are very hopeful that the film lovers would respond to our film in the same manner when it is actually released in theatres.” Lead actor Lalit Prabhakar is also overwhelmed with the good response for Paid preview.’Sunny’ stars Lalit Prabhakar along with Chinmay mandlekar, Kshiti Jog, Abhishek Deshmukh, Amey Barve in lead roles.
Trailer of ‘Baalbhaarti’ launched by Hon. Education Minister Shri Deepak Kesarkar
Baalbhaarti Movie Trailer launched by education minister Deepak Kesarkar, Siddharth Jadhav
Trailer of much-awaited Marathi film ‘Baalbhaarti’ was launched on the occasion of Children’s day today. Maharashtra’s School Education and Marathi Language Minister Deepak Kesarkar graced the occasion and launched the trailer along with 10 school children. Director Nitin Nandan, Producers Comall and Sunjoy Waddhwa of Sphereorigins , lead artistes of the film Siddharth Jadhav, Nandita Patkar, Aaryan Menghji, Ravindra Mankani, Usha Naik, Sanjay Mone , Abhijit Khandkekar and crew members were present at this event held at Famous Studio in Mumbai.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Deepak Kesarkar said that even if you need to know English, English is not everything. “Children should be educated in the language they like. Countries that are technologically advanced today are seen to be educated in their mother tongue. When I was in Paris, no one answered me in English on the street. Maybe they know English but want to insist on their own language. We must know English, but English is not everything,” said Shri. Kesarkar .
He further added, “India was several steps ahead in terms of education. When the first school started in England in the 18th century, we had Gurukul. The British abolished this system to rule us. We should provide the best technology to children in our schools. Artificial Intelligence, robotics, and computer science is the future. We are committed to providing the best technology to our children”