The Mystery behind Blind faith will be unveiled on 14^th November 2025, when Marathi film ‘Gondhal’ will be released. Like the films ‘Dashavtaar’ and ‘Kantaraa’, this film ‘Gondhal’ is also based on Maharashtra’s rituals related to the local soil. Actually, ‘Gondhal’ is also a ritual, which is observed in 80% of Maharashtra.

The attention grabbing teaser of ‘Gondhal’ was released recently and it clearly indicates the grand cinematic scale of this film, besides technical quality. Written and directed by Santosh Davkhar, this film stars Kishore Kadam, Ishita Deshmukh, Yogesh Sohoni, Nishad Bhoir, Anuj Prabhu, Suresh Vihwakarma, Madhavi Juvekar, Aishwarya Shinde, Kailash Waghmare, Prabhakar Mathpati, Vitthal Kale, Praveen Dalimbkar, Sharad Jadhav, Poonam Patil, Prashant Deshpande, in lead roles.

Music of this film is by Illyaraja and the story, screenplay and direction is by Santosh Davkhar.

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‘Shahid Bhai Kotwal’ is produced by Pravin Dattatray Patil and directed by Eknath Deslae and Parag Sawant , while Eknath Desle has written the story screenplay and dialogues of this film. Besides Bhai Kotwal, the film will also present the bravery act of father and son duo Gomaji Patil and Hiraji Patil.

The film presents the strong star cast comprising of Ashutosh Patki, Rutuja Bagwe, Nishigandha Wad, Madhavi Juvekar, Arun Nalawade, Ganesh Yadav, Pankaj Vishnu, Kamalesh Sawant , Milind Dastane, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Shrirang Deshmukh, Abhay Rane, Paresh Hindurao, Prajakta Dighe in prominent roles. Tushar Vibhute has handled the camera, while music is composed by Ashok Patki, Rupesh Gondhali & Bharat Badekar with popular singers like Suresh Wadkar, Swapnil bandodkar , Aadarsh Shinde, Dnyaneshwar Meshram & Aishwarya Dele rendering their voice for the songs in this film.

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Marathi films are known for their unusual scripts not only in India but also all over the world. In the presence of strong script, such films don’t need big names in the star cast. Producer Manoj KM and director Ravisuman have made one such Marathi film with a strong script. Shooting of this film was completed recently in Palghar and Vita areas off Mumbai. This film titled ‘Ek Vanchit‘ presents the story of a poor family which is making all efforts for survival.

Director Ravisuman who has also written the story of ‘Ek Vanchit‘ film, wants to fulfill the dreams of this poor family while exposing the bad people in this society. In short, the film will send a strong message to the audience. Made under the banner of Video 9 Productions, this film stars Madhavi Juvekar, Rajendra Jadhav, Ramchandra Dhumal, Jairaj Nair, Yakub Sayed, Vinaya Talekar, Sandeep Redkar, Supriya Gaokar, Prafull Banker, Srija Bhise, Umesh Bolke, Vikas Thorat, Anil Gawde & Shubhangi Shinde. Music by Vishal Borulkar and camera by Santosh Hankare are the other credits of the film.

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Till now, we have seen many Marathi films highlighting the problems of children during their childhood. Right from ‘Ha Majha Marg Ekala‘ in 1962 till ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi‘ and ‘Killa‘ we have seen children oriented Marathi films with sensible subjects. Now, Producers Amol Bhalerao, Nitin Pagare and Raj Paithankar under the banner of Ganesh Filmas and Entertainment will be presenting one more child oriented subject film with the title ‘Gopya‘, which is directed by Raj Paithankar.

‘Gopya‘ film revolves around a child Gopi, whose father is addicted to alcohol and mother working as a labourer to meet the requirements of her son’s education. . It is the story of Mother’s struggle to offer education to her beloved son. Aditya Paithankar plays the child artiste Gopi, while the other two lead artistes of the film are, Madhavi Juvekar, Kamalesh Sawant along with Manisha Paithankar, Manasi Murudkar, Uday Sabnis, Ajay Jadhav,  Sameer Vijayan,  Rajesh Bhosale, Prakash Dhotre, Amir Tadwalkar, Niwas More and Jaywant Wadkar. Music by Kiran Raj and cinematography by Aniket K are the other credits.

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Many films have been made on the pathetic state of farmers in Maharashtra, but Nitin Nandan’s ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ is a fine piece of cinema that throws light on the burning issue. The film not only highlights the reasons behind farmer’s suicides but also offers a solution to the problem.

Mouli Bhoir(Bharat Jadhav) is a small Vidharba farmer, who has two acres of not so fertile land but tries hard to get out of the debt trap by growing cotton which is not of good quality and which he has to sell to the co-operative sector for a far lesser price, which hardly suffices the daily square meal for him and his family- wife(Madhavi Juvekar) , daughter (Arti More) and son Shyam (Chinmay Kambli).

Shyam is a bright boy, but circumstances and poverty make him a rebel. His teacher (Sanjay Mone) has high hopes from him and encourages him to think positive in life and achieve his ambition to become a big man like a doctor. But his father’s debts land them in dire straits and the creditors make things difficult for them to survive. The mortgage on his house and land forces Mouli to take the drastic step of committing suicide by poisoning the entire family.

But, the children overhear the plan of their parents and like the ‘Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi) style try to gather the Rs.10,000 needed to square the debts off. Shyam enters into the sack race competition at school sports, which promises him a prizes worth Rs.10,000(which is actually Rs.1000 for the event) but Shyam unaware of this, tries hard and wins the race.

His sister too tries to borrow money from a boy who loves her, but fails. Shyam at the prize distribution ceremony refuses to accept his prize of Rs.1000 and demands Rs.10,000 in front of the entire school and the local leader.
The leader kindly lends an ear to Shyam’s parents suicide pact and with the help of the philanthropist (Dilip Prabhavalkar) in the village admonishes Shyam’s parents and promises them to lend money and government support for organic farming, which is the only answer for a good crop.
The film ends on a happy note but making the viewers shed tears at the sad state of the farmer, who is a victim of the vicious circle of the lender and the due interest.
It is a pity that in our country, the farmer, who provides food to the needy people remains hungry himself and is at the mercy of banks, money lenders, marketing co-operatives, and false claims of insecticide providers.

The performances in the film and the direction has been lauded universally, especially the young Chinamay Kambli who is a natural and exceptionally brilliant and Bharat Jadhav, who was earlier known only for his comic antics. His serious portrayal in the film is an eye opener and he rightly deserved the State Best Actor Award. Madhavi Juvekar as his wife Manda is amazing.Aarti More as the daughter gives a good account of herself. Dilip Prabhavalkar as the ‘kavi cum organic farmer’ is effective. Sanjay Mone’s cameo is clap worthy. Uday Sabis is menacing. The other parts in the film fit the bill. Amalendu Chowdhary’s cinematography is rightly subdued without any brightly lit frames or colors or any razzle dazzle angles. The camera follows the protagonists Shyam and Mouli.

The music by Rahul Ranade is in tune with the mood of the film and the lyrics by Shrirang Godbole are in good verse. The editor Raj Surve deserves a mention for the smooth transitions. In all, ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ is a good film.

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While all eyes are set to watch Bharat Jadhav in a serious kind of role in his forthcoming film ‘Shikshnachya Aaichcha Gho’, his another film ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ is the major attraction at the ongoing Pune International film festival. In this film Bharat Jadhav plays a poor farmer- Mauli, who is under heavy debt. Set against the backdrop of issues like poverty, debt and farmer’s suicides in rural Maharashtra, ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ goes on to tell the adventure filled story of Mauli’s son Shyam. Mauli owns a small plot of land in a village, where he grows cotton. The family is under heavy debt and have to repay a loan of Rs. 10,000/- to the moneylender.

Shyam, who is good at his studies has his own dreams; but he understands the situation at home. One day he finds an opportunity, when he comes to know from his school about a sack race that would fetch the winner a prize of Rs. 10,000/- . With the support of his sister Deepti and close friend Gautam he works hard preparing himself for the race. When Mauli learns about his son’s ambition, he too supports him. Finally, the D- day arrives and Shyam runs the race of his life. Whether he succeeds in his mission or not ? ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ climax holds the key. With its opening at the ongoing festival, the film focuses on international audience with this universal theme.

The year 2010 has already proved to be lucky for Marathi films, with ‘Natarang’ setting new records from the first day of the year. There are many more films just waiting for their release in the days to come and ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ is certainly one of them. The film stars Bharat Jadhav, Madhavi Juvekar, Dilip Prabhavalkar & Sanjay Mone. But, the artistes to watch are three wonder kids – Chimay kambli playing Shyam, Aarti More – playing Shyam’s sister Deepti and Prateek Dalvi playing Shyam’s close friend Gautam. Directed by Nitin Nandan, the film is a Cogito Entertainment presentation.

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