Pooja Sawant to play a doctor in much-awaited horror film ‘Bali’
Gorgeous Marathi actress Pooja Sawant is all set to surprise her fans and admirers in the forthcoming horror Marathi film ‘Bali’. Pooja is playing a doctor in this film, which is eagerly awaited by the audience . ‘Bali’ (बळी) is Produced by Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartik D Nishandar of GSEAMS is all set to release on April 16. Directed by Vishal Furia, the film features Marathi superstar Swwapnil Joshi in key role.
Known for her rom-coms and dramatic films, Pooja Sawant has been featured against one of the most successful actors from the Marathi film industry Swwapnil Joshi. Incidentally, ‘Bali’ is Pooja’s second film with director Vishal Furia after ‘Lapachhapi’ (read review) , which was applauded by audience and critics as well. The poster of this film was released recently, with Pooja grabbing it entirely with a stethoscope in her hand.
Speaking about her role in ‘Bali’ , Pooja says, “Yes, I am a part of Vishal’s second Marathi film as well. It is always great to work with a director who has a clear vision and knows what he is upto, perfectly well. Being part of the film is icing on the cake as I am sharing the screen with Swwapnil Joshi for the first time. I always wanted to work with Swwapnil, one of the most talented actors from the industry. Like his first successful thriller Lapachhapi, Vishal has done a fabulous job as a director. Believing his directorial ability witnessed myself during making of Lapachhapi, I immediately said yes to him when Vishal asked for this film.” the actress said.
Till now, Pooja has proved her talent by performing memorable characters with different shades in the films like ‘Kshanabhar Vishranti’ (read movie review) , ‘Dagdi Chawl’ (read movie review) , ‘Bonus’, ‘Neelkanth Master’ & Subhash Ghai’s film ‘Vijeta’ among others.
Kedar Shinde releases poster of his new film ‘Baipan Bhaari Deva’
Well versed in all the three mediums of entertainment, Kedar Shinde is a popular name in Marathi entertainment. Kedar is now returning to Marathi films after a gap of three years with his new film ‘Baipan Bhaari Deva’. Poster of this film was released recently with a catch line ‘No tension Full tashan’, which has raised the curiosity of Marathi film lovers.
This film is produced by Madhuri Bhosale’s Screenshots Production and with this film Madhuri is making her debut as a producer in Marathi film industry. Through her production house she has already made progress on television , OTT and audio field and now this year they have promised more projects.
The star cast of this film has not been disclosed yet but Keadar being the director of this film, there are big expectations from this film. One thing is sure that it will be a family entertainer and will release in theatres from 28th May 2021.
Raj More bags National award for best director on debut for short film ‘Khisa’
Debutant director Raj More has bagged National award for best debutant director for his short film ‘Khisa’, in the non feature film category. ‘Khisaa’ has already invited attention of the critics at the Indian and international festivals, where it was selected for screening. Reacting on this happy occasion, director Raj More says, ” You are all aware that for the past one year ‘Khisa’ has invited attention of people from all over the world, wherever this film was screened at different international film festivals. And now, with this National award I am very happy. This award is not my individual award, but belongs to the entire team of ‘Khisa’. Now, with this honour my team’s responsibility has increased and we assure to offer more quality films.”
‘Khisa’ was also selected at the 51st Indian International Film Festival in Goa. In Istambul Film Awards, ‘Khisa’ received best short film and best screenplay awards and now for the IFA’s annual Live Screening Event for Golden Star award to be held in Istambul, Turkey in March 2021 the film has become eligible. Written by Kailash Waghmare, the story of this film revolves around a small boy from a village . The film stars Kailash Waghmare, Meenakshi Rathod, Shruti Madhideep, Dr. Sheshpal Ganvir and Vedant Kshirsagar.
Visually impaired Bipin Vartak is composing emotions for film ‘Drishtant’
It is believed that the other senses of visually impaired are very alert. Cinema is one of those visual medias which have always been out of bounds for the blind. But, this is not true in the case of those who in spite of this handicap are willing to take up challenges.
Writer Harsha Tijare and director Abhijit K Zanjal are coming up with their new Marathi film ‘Drishtant’. The film is about a group of visually challenged friends who get stranded on an abandoned island after their boat perishes in a storm.
‘Drishtant’ Marathi Movie
Starring Babita Saroj, Hemendra Pratap Singh, Ratan Dubey and Royston Jholar – all of whom are visually impaired – this film makes a statement about the world of the blind, and underlines how it is different from the world of the sighted. However, the film also leaves the audience with a question, as to, who actually is blind – the visually gifted or the visually challenged ?
Another highlight of this film is that the music of the film is composed by the talented Bipin Vartak, a visually impaired composer. The songs are sung by Bipin himself, along with Siddhesh Patil and Naushina Hatodkar – who are visually impaired too. The songs have the flute accompaniment by Kiran Vinkar, who is also a visually challenged but highly gifted flautist from the industry.
Composer Bipin Vartak is not the first of his kind to compose the songs. We have had composers like Ravindra Jain and Master Sonik (Sonik Omi duo) who have given some memorable songs to music lovers. But what makes this film special is that Bipin Vartak has also done the background score of the film.
When asked as to how he managed to do the background score, which requires to be done as per the visuals of the film, Bipin said, “Music is a language of emotions. And emotions are the same across people, religions, countries and cultures. One does not need to see a sad scene to feel the emotions of an intense solo violin pulling at your heart strings. One just needs to know the sorrow.”
He agrees that a film’s background score does need to support the visuals on the screen, and that is where he reined in the help of his close friend Madhav Vijay. Together, Bipin and Madhav gradually handled this challenge – with Madhav explaining Bipin what is happening on screen and Bipin composing it as per the requirement.
“It was a slow but highly satisfying process. I am happy with the result that we have achieved by our relentless efforts. It was like in the Mahabharat – Madhav played the role of ‘Sanjay’ who described the scene to me, and we both created the music as per the emotions of the characters. As I said – the emotions are the same, whether sorrow or joy.”
‘Drishtant’ may perhaps be the very first film, where this remarkable experiment has been done where a visually impaired music composer creates the background score for a completely visual medium called Cinema.
New Marathi film ‘Laav’ launched with song recording
NariSahara Multinational Social Organisation and VRK Film Productions are making a Marathi film titled ‘Laav’ . Recently, the muhurat of this film was launched with the song recording . The story of this film is a love story but focusses on important issues such as lack of education for girls and their early marriages . This film is directed by Vishal Rajkumar Kamble with story written by Shrikant Shinde. The shooting of this film will begin shortly at places like Dindori and Niphad regions of Nashik district.
New actress Suhani Nimbalkar will be making her debut through this film with Tanmay Sandwe as her lead co star. The film also stars Versatile actor Milind Shinde along with Veena Jamkar, Anil Nagarkar, child artiste Kshitija Bhalerao in important roles. Lyrics of this film are penned by Subodh Pawar and Aakash Pawar while music is provided by Milind More. Shiddharth Jadhav has rendered his voice for the songs in this film while cinematography is by Ganesh Pawar and choreography is by Rajesh Padavale.
Swapna Waghmare Joshi gives a new look to ‘Fakt Marathi’
Known for her popular Hindi TV serials ‘Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki’, ‘Teen Bahuraniyaan’,’ Captain House’,’ Kalash’’Kutumb’ in Hindi and Marathi films like ‘Mitwa’, ‘Fugay’ , ‘Laal Ishq’ , ‘ Savita Damodar Paranjape’, ‘Tula Kalnaqar Nahi’ and ‘Madhuri’ well Known director Swapna Waghmare Joshi has taken over as Project head of ‘Fakt Marathi’ channel. Since she has taken over, she has given a new look to this channel, with a promise to offer quality entertainment.
Only last week we saw Fakta Marathi offering a new serial ‘Saibaba Shraddha Aani Saburi’ which is receiving good response. Now, with a promise to offer quality, Fakta Marathi is all set to begin their another new serial ‘Saptapadi Mi Roj Chalte’ from 22nd March at 8.30 pm onwards. Speaking about this serial Fakta Marathi Business Head Shyam Malekar was all praise for Swapna Waghmare Joshi and felt that with her joining Fakta Marathi, their channel is looking forward to offer more entertainment.
Through their forthcoming serial ‘Saptapadi…’ they will offer a new type of family drama focussed on Pawar and Thorat families. This serial is produced by Jitendra Gupta and Mahesh tagde for Fakta Marathi channel. This serial is directed by Praveen Parab and the team of artistes comprise of Trupti Deore, Bipin Surve, Vijay Mishra, Sneha Raikar, Akhil Lale, Sanjana Kale, Prapti Bane, Vandana Waknis, Vipul Salunkhe, Aarti Shinde, Amit Kalyankar, Rupali Gayke, Ranjit Randive, Chetan Chawda, Shruti Parkar, Harshada Karve and Pooja Yadav.
In her own production Kshiti Jog will work under the direction of Hemant
Many a times, you don’t get an opportunity to work together off screen in spite of being husband and wife. But, Kshiti Jog has found this opportunity through her own production Zimma’ where she will be seen working under the direction of hubby Hemant Dhome for the first time. Till now, Kshiti has made her presence felt as a talented actress by performing variety of roles on stage, television and films. But now, she presents herself in a new role as producer as well as actress in the film ‘Jhimma’, which is directed by Hemant Dhome.
This film starring Kshiti Jog along with Nirmiti Sawant, Suhas Joshi, Sonalee, Sayali Sanjeev, Mrunmayee Godbole, Suchitra Bandekar and Siddharth Chandekar is jointly produced by Kshiti Jog along with Swati Khopkar, Ajinkya Dhamal, Viraj Gavas, Urfi Kazmi and Anupam Mishra. Amitraj has provided music of this film, while cinematography is by Sanjay Memane. Speaking about this film, kshiti says that for a long time she wanted to turn a producer but with her favourite subject. And this opportunity she had with this film. She has also expressed her happiness for having enjoyed working with her friends in this film. The film is ready for release on 23rd April.
Rinku Rajguru’s ‘Aathva Rang Premacha’ ready for release
After the release of her debut film ‘Sairat’, Rinku Rajguru has a big fan following on social media. Now, her admirers are eagerly waiting for release of her next Marathi film ‘Aathva Rang Premacha’, title of which was released on social media recently. Presented by Adinath Pictures, Rakesh Raut Productions and Top Angle Productions, this film will be distributed by AA Films and directed by debutant Khushboo Sinha. Highlight of this film is that it is produced by Samir Karnik along with Rakesh Raut and Ashish Bhalerao .
Through this film Samir Karnik, who has directed popular Bollywood films like’Kyon Ho Gaya Na’,’ Yamla Pagla Deewana’, ‘Char Din Ki Chandani’, ‘Heroes’ & ’Nanhe Jaisalmer’ will be making his debut as a producer in Marathi film industry. Along with Rinku Rajguru, the film stars versatile Makarand Deshpande and newcomer Vishal Anand . The film will be released soon all over Maharashtra.
Sharad Ponkshe makes his debut in Web series
Having performed successfully in all three forms of Marathi entertainment namely Stage, television and films, versatile Marathi actor Sharad Ponkshe is now making his debut through a web series on OTT platform. The six part web series has not been titled yet, but will be a family story and will relate the audience to their own lifestyle. The shooting of this serial has begun from yesterday. This web series produced by Pratik Vyas, Amit Kanhere, directed by Amit Kanhere, written by Yogesh Vinayak Joshi is presented by Planet Marathi.
Apart from Sharad Ponkshe the other lead artistes of this web series are, Shilpa Tulaskar, Tejas Barve, Parna Pethe, Uday Nene . According to the makers, though the subject of this serial is of serious type, this will be a family entertainer. Rohan- Rohan have provided music for this web series, while Vishal Sangwai is DOP and Omkar Mahajan is creative producer. Besides this web series, Planet Marathi are offering few more web series too.
‘Zollywood’ all set to release on 9th April
Vidarbha region in Maharashtra is known for producing talented stage artistes through ‘Zadipatti’ a hub created at places like Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Gondia and part of Nagpur district . For the past 60 years the tradition of tent theatre has flourished in these areas where budding artistes get an opportunity to showcase their talent. These stage plays which are good form of entertainment in remote areas, receive a very good response from people who gather at such places in large number.
Set on the backdrop of this Zadipatti, forthcoming Marathi film ‘Zollywood’ presents the story in the lives of these ‘Zadipatti’ artistes. Produced by Wishberry Films and Directed by Trushant Ingale the film shows the plight of these stage artistes, in an entertaining manner. Amit Masurkar who directed successful Hindi films like ‘Sulemani Keeda’ and ‘Newton’, is the creative producer of this film, while director of this film Trushant Ingale has in the past worked as a child artiste in these Zadipatti plays. The film has already won Special Jury award In Indian Film Festival in France . Story of this film is written by Asavari Naidu, screenplay by Trushant Ingale , cinematography by Yogesh Rajguru and editing by Vaibhav Dabhade are the other credits. Recently, the poster of this film was released on social media. The film is all set for release on 9th April.