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‘Playing Karna’ is like a dream come true. Girish Pardeshi

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Whether it was playing a comedy in ‘Foreignchi Patlin’, performing in a serious type of film ‘Marmabandh’ or dancing at the TV reality show- ‘Maharashtracha Nach Baliye’; Girish Pardeshi has proved that he is gifted with multi talent. No wonder, he has been a perfect choice to play the lead role of ‘Karna’ in forthcoming Mythological mega serial ‘Mrityunjay’, which will be telecast on Mi Marathi channel soon. We have seen ‘Mahabharat’ in Hindi but not the required scope has been given to the character of Karna, which is so important in this popular epic.

Girish pardeshiIn marathi literature, we have two popular books written on this great warrior namely- ‘Mrityunjay’ and ‘Radhye’ written by eminent writers Shivaji Sawant and Ranjit Desai respectively. And fortunately, this mega serial ‘Mrityunjay’ is a combination of both these books, taking the form of its audio visual version.

Being made under the banner of Sagar Pictures, ‘Mrityunjay’ is directed by Santosh Deodhar with the camerawork by Mohan Naidu. Both of them having worked on big TV projects in Hindi like- ‘Sai Baba’, ‘Ramayan’ and ‘Prithviraj Chauhan’, this serial is going to be a big visual treat for Marathi audience. The shooting of this serial is presently going on in Baroda at the Sagar Film city and the first episode will be telecast on 18th May 2010 at Prime time.

MMW called up Girish Pardeshi just before the release of this serial to find out his reaction and he was more than happy to share his thoughts. “It was always my dream to play a popular character from mythology and with this role of Karna, my dream has come true. I was very much excited, when my selection was done to play this role two months ago.
At present, I am required to shoot some of the outdoor scenes with the mercury touching its highest level in Baroda, but in that get-up of Karna, I get so much involved that it makes me forget about the scorching heat. Getting an opportunity for horse riding, exercising the skills using bow and arrow and battling with the Gada is a great experience and I am enjoying every moment of it.” says Girish.

At present Girish has focused his attention on this serial, after completing his three films ‘Gargi’, ‘Viparit’, and ‘Niruttar’ which are also due for release. So, watch out for Girish in days to come.

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‘I believe in quality than quantity’ – Veena Jamkar

Veena Jamkar

For the past 15 years she has sincerely devoted herself to Marathi stage, performing in many experimental plays, most of them bagging the awards. Veena Jamkar, after passing out from Mumbai’s D.G. Ruparel College made her mark into films through ‘Bebhaan’ only few years ago. Thereafter, Veena’s talent was exploited in films like ‘Valoo’ and ‘Gabhricha Paus’ which followed. Now, she is making waves through her latest performances in films like ‘Marmabandh’ and ‘ Janm’ which were shown at various film festivals. Besides these two films, her much talked about film ‘Lalbaug Parel’ is due for release in coming week. Having already been declared the most promising upcoming actress by the Maharashtra Government award conferred upon her three years ago, she has proved that every film she acted in, turned out to be not only a hit but an award winning film.

Veena Jamkar shares her experience in Marathi film industry with Marathimovieworld. Excerpts from an interview:

Q: Watching your films released so far, gives an indication that you have only performed in off beat films and not any commercial or comedy films. Your comments.
A: In fact, the films I did had off beat content, but they were all commercial films. Moreover, these films did a good business at ticket counter. Today, the definition of Parallel films and commercial films has changed. If you are presenting a good realistic script with the support of quality technical production, then it will surely be termed as commercial film. Instead of simply doing make-up and singing and dancing in front of the camera, I would always prefer to do memorable roles.

Q: Does it mean that you are choosy about the roles ?
A: Yes, luckily for me, all those roles coming to me turned out to be good. Though some of the roles were small, they remained in the memory of the people. I always believe in studying my character and background of the script in detail, instead of just paying attention on the dialogues provided to me by the director.

Q: You have worked with today’s talented young directors like Umesh Kulkarni, Satish Manvar and Girish Kulkarni. How was your personal experience working with them ?
A: Great! It was a pleasure working with all of them. Umesh is very talented and knows his job well. While working on the sets of ‘Valu I’ was closely observing his work. Satish too has deep knowledge about Dramas and films. Working in ‘Gabhricha Paus’ was a memorable experience. When you work with such people, obviously, there is ample scope for self improvisation. I consider myself lucky that at the beginning of my career, I had an opportunity to work with such people.

Q: You will be soon seen in Mahesh Manjrekar’s much talked about film ‘Lalbaug Parel’. What role are you playing in this film ?
A: This film is based on the lives of mill workers in Mumbai, who had to lose their jobs due to indefinite strike. I am playing the daughter of one such mill worker, whose life changes after the strike. What she does for survival and how she adjusts with her new life is all that this central character of mine would explain. This is the biggest role so far I have received in films. I am also in the Hindi version of this film. The role does have different shades.

Q: Now days, you are only seen in films. How about doing TV serials and stage plays ?
A: I have been receiving offers from TV serials. But, I just don’t want to accept them. I have got few films with limited or small roles and all those roles are good. I believe in quality than quantity. With my long experience of 15 years in theatre I am tempted to take few offers. Frankly speaking, just by doing theatre you cannot survive. Recently, I did perform in Atul Pethe’s experimental play ‘Dalpatsingh Yeti Gava’, which has very good script. I am also doing two more plays, ‘Char Diwas Premache’ and ‘Ek Rikami Bajoo.
Q: It has been observed that all your films have received international acclaim or awards. Is this a coincidence or your calculated move?
A: (Smiles). May be a coincidence. But, I am so happy about it. I am really glad that I was part of these films like ‘Bebhaan ‘ ‘Valu’, ‘Gabhricha Paus’, Janm and ‘Marmabandh’.