Dr. Amol Kolhe’s new play ‘Bandh Mukta’ to hold its grand premiere
We have all heard about premiere shows of films, on the eve of their official release. But, had never heard about premiere show of a Marathi drama. But, Dr.Amol Kolhe‘s forthcoming Marathi drama ‘Bandh Mukta‘ will be an exception. Dr. Amol who is also the producer of this drama, along with Vilas Sawant and Sonali Ghanashyam Rao, has decided to hold the inaugural show, as the premiere show of this play on 12th August 2016 at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai. Many dignitaries from social, medical, political, business, literature are expected to attend this show.
The play deals with an unusual but timely subject of ‘Mercy Killing‘ and therefore, it has already generated more interest among drama enthusiasts. It may be recalled that In March 2011, the Supreme Court of India, passed a historic judgement permitting Passive Euthanasia in the country. But, even today, there is a debate on whether ‘Mercy Killing‘ be legalized in India. Dr. Amol Kolhe himself will play lead role ‘Bandh Mukta‘ play, along with Ketaki Thatte, Rajan Bane, Shantanu Moghe, Vivek Apte, Pandhari Medge & Latika Sawant. The play is written by Vivek Apte and directed by Dr. Anil Bandivadekar. The background music is provided by Rahul Ranade.
‘Mee Mann Ani Dhruv’ releasing on Oct 1st
Aditi Deshpande, known for her brilliant roles in films like ‘Not Only Mrs.Raut’, ‘Jogwa’ and ‘MaayBaap’, makes her directorial debut with the film ‘Mee Mann Ani Dhruv’ releasing on Oct 1.
The story is by Ranjit aka Mahendra Agashe, a hospitality industry executive, who makes his debut in the film as a journalist married to a career minded wife played by Ketaki Thatte who after their son Dhruvv (Dhruvv) is three years old wants to return back to a job but has to face stiff opposition from her conservative husband, who wants his wife to be a complete homemaker.
Ultimately, it leads to a divorce with legal battle and the rest of the film is based on these divorce proceedings. The director and the writer want to highlight the present syndrome of high divorce rates in nuclear families, especially in metro cities. Satish Pulekar too plays an important role.
The film has two songs composed by Hrishikesh Kamerkar, who has also sung the songs which will be in the background soundtrack. The DOP is veteran Chandrashekar Ayyer. The lyrics are by Ashok Bagwe and dialogues by Amol Shetge. The editor is Amit Pawar and art direction by Sunil More. The film is produced by Aditi’s mother Sarita Moulgand.