Alandi is a popular town in Maharashtra , known as  a place of pilgrimage for being the resting place of the 13th century Saint, Sant Dnyaneshwar.  With its population around 30,000 the town has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. But, still some people in this town are homeless and live on the banks of river Indrayani, which passes through this holy town. Latest released Marathi film ‘Ghat’ is set on the backdrop of this town and shows the plight of a mother and son, living on the banks of the river and dependent on the pilgrims, who come here to perform some rituals, as per their religion.

The story of this film revolves around the character of a little boy Manya(Yash Kulkarni), who with the help of his friend Papya( Dattatray Dharma) take a dip into the river to search for the coins thrown by pilgrims as an offering. He tries to help his mother Vimal ( Mitali Jagtap) with some earnings, as she is sick with liver disorder. Manya also has a little sister, whom he has to support, as his  father Jaggu( Umesh jagtap)  is an alcoholic and is in relationship with another woman. Whatever little the mother and son earn during the day, the father takes away the money forcibly, by beating them up.

Manya does find some well wishers around, who help him in the time of need. But, that’s not enough to meet the medical expenses of his ailing mother. So, he works harder to find his way out. But, every time, his selfish father comes in his way. Director Raj Gorde, who also plays one important character of a tea stall owner in this film, has tried to present the reality in the lives of such poor people. He has cleverly shown how Manya is forced to leave his school, to establish his own identity and also highlights the plight of a poor woman, who is exploited by her husband, who has no self respect and doesn’t want to earn for his family.

The entire film focuses on Manya and his efforts to earn money using his skills genuinely, instead of begging. He is also shown kind hearted, when he shares his food with his friend Pappya, who is an orphan. Besides Manya’s family members, there are few other characters in this film, but they don’t find much scope in the screenplay. The first half of the film, goes to show the real face of this place of pilgrimage. But, in the second half the director takes a firm grip on the main characters of Mother , father and their hard working son. It is a depressing story of a family, which has been presented realistically at the banks of river. So, there is no scope for entertainment in this film. The director, who is also a writer of this film could have created some humour to make this film more interesting, kike the way another film ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’ had done in the past.  Incidentally, ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’ was also set on the backdrop of  one such pilgrimage centre Pandharpur. However, ‘Ghat’  has been presented well .

In the lead role of Manya, Yash Kulkarni is highly impressive through his expressions and body language. Mitali Jagtap plays the role of his ailing mother very well. She doesn’t find too many scenes to her share, but in all those scenes, she has proved that she is an actress to be reckoned  for awards. After all she is a national award winner actress. In the role of Manya’s father Umesh Jagtap has played an impressive negative character. Good support comes from few others around them in the film. Amol Gole’s cinematography is good and so is sound designing of Mahavir Sabbanwar. Perfect costumes have been designed to suit every character. All in all, ‘Ghaat’ presents a real picture of poverty, which still exists at such places of pilgrimage in Maharashtra.

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Umesh Jagtap and Mitalee Jagtap have always remained away from limelight in spite of performing on stage, television and films . Both of them have portrayed variety of roles in these three mediums of acting . Mitalee has also won National award for her performance in the film ‘Babu Band Bajaa‘. At the same time, Umesh has also established himself as an actor to be reckoned for all types of roles. Now, both these talented artistes will be seen together in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ghaat’ which is all set to release on 15^th December 2017.

 While Mitalee plays the role of Vimal, Umesh plays the negative character of Jaggu, which are different from the roles they have played till now.  Speaking about his role in this film, Umesh said that it was his privilege to play this type of negative role of an irresponsible husband of a woman who works hard to educate her child and provide shelter to the family. Mitalee too is highly impressed by her character in this film. The film also stars two child artistes Yash Kulkarni and Dattatray Dharme in important  roles. Riya Gavli is also performing in this film. Written and directed by Raj Gorde, the cinematography of this film is by Amol Gole.

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Alandi is popular place of pilgrimage for being the resting place of the 13th century Marathi Saint, Sant Dnyaneshwar Located at located on the holy banks of the Indrayani River, this place has special significance for those who come here to find peace of mind. Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ghat’ is set on the backdrop of the banks of this holy place and presents the story of two friends and their struggle in life. Produced by sachin jare and directed by Raj Gorde, this film is now set to release on 15th December 2017.

According to the director of this film, he has presented an emotion filled story of two friends Manya and Papya, who belong to this place. He has also included a song in praise of Dnyaneshwar Mauli, as per requirement of the script. Music of this film is composed by Rohit Nagbhide, while sound designing is by national award winner Mahavir Sabbanwar . the star cast of the film comprise of Child artistes Yash Kulkarni & Dattatray Dharme along with Mitali Jagtap, Umesh Jagtap & Riya Gawli.

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Every 14^th November, people should seriously think whether the proper upbringing of every child is ensured? Today, we find that due to circumstances, many children are deprived of their childhood freedom and are required to do something to earn for their family. Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ghat‘ presents the story of two such children Manya & Pappya, who are close friends. Directed by Raj Gorde, this film is set to release on 15^th December 2017.

Yash Kulkarni, who appeared in popular films like ‘Avtarachi Goshta‘ and ‘Ranjan‘ will be playing the character of Manya, while the role of his close friend Pappya is played by Dattatray Dharme. The other important artistes of  ‘Ghat‘ film are, Mitali Jagtap, Umesh Jagtap & Riya Gavli. The film’s music has been composed by Rohit Nagbhide, while the cinematography is by Amol Gole. National award winner Mahavir Sabannavar has done the sound designing of this film and editing is by Sagar Vanjari.

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Known for her Jingles in ad films and songs in Bollywood films, Sona Mohapatra has now given her voice for song in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ghat‘, which is produced by Sachin Jare and directed by Raj Gorde. Sona recently recorded a devotional song on Dnyanoba Mauli , with the wordings ‘Ghumla Gajar Aabhali, Dnyanaraj Majhi Mauli..‘ . Lyrics of this song are penned by Vaibhav Deshmukh with the music provided by Rohit Nagbhide.

Reacting on this occasion, Sona Mohapatra said that she really enjoyed singing this devotional song. She expressed confidence that the wordings of this song will surely touch the hearts of Marathi audience. The film presents the theme how differently one should look at difficulties and challenges in life. The film’s story, screenplay and dialogues are written by director Raj Gorde himself. Cinematography by Amol Gole and editing by Sagar Vanjhari are the other credits.

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