Adinath Kothare & Tejaswini Pandit together in new TV serial ‘100 days’
Adinath Kothare and Tejaswini Pandit are both popular artistes from Marathi film industry. While Tejaswini has performed in about 19 films, Adinath has a dozen of films to his credit. Now, both Adinath and Tejaswini will be seen together in a new Marathi serial ‘100 Days‘ which will begin its telecast on Zee Marathi at 10.30 pm slot in place of ‘Ratris Khel Chale‘ from Monday 24th October 2016.
Interestingly, ‘100 Days’ serial will have 100 episodes and will therefore end in 100 Days. The story of this suspense filled serial revolves around a couple Rani ( Tejaswini Pandit) and Dhananjay Sardesai ( Ramesh Bhatkar). One day, Dhananjay goes missing and one honest Inspector Ajay Thakur is appointed to investigate the case. Dhananjay has a doubt that Rani is behind her husband going missing. So, he tries to deeper into the case. In the meanwhile, Rani tries to attract the young Inspector’s attention towards her. The mystery behind this case will be uncovered in the 100th episode.
The serial is presented by the makers of ‘Ratris Khel Chale‘ producers Santosh Aaychit and Sunil Bhosale and is directed by Vighnesh Kambli.
Diwali celebrated on the sets of ‘Ga Sahajani’
Star Pravah‘s new serial ‘Ga Sahajani‘ is gaining popularity for presenting the story of six working women employed in ‘Manjulabai Usne Paratfed ( MUP ) Bank‘. As we notice in most of the serials, the celebration of Diwali coinciding with the festival of lights, maker of ‘Ga Sahajani‘ Mr. Purushottam Berde gave ample opportunity to all the six female lead characters of this serial.
In one of the episodes coinciding with Diwali, all these six characters Kamini, Meena, Damini, Sushmita, Bhima and Zubaida took part actively in the get together of their bank and enjoyed the day by winning several prizes. There was also a competition held between the team of these six females v/s their manager Dhabadgaonkar. So, be prepared to witness the beautiful decoration done by these female characters played by actresses Shravani Pillai( Meena), Niyati Rajwade( Damini), Namrata Awate( Zubeida), Pournima Ahire( Bhima), Surabhi Bhave( Sushmita) and Mousami Tondwalkar( Kamini) in forthcoming special Diwali episode.
Physiotherapist Rupal Nand turns actress
Till now, we have seen Engineers, Doctors, MBA’s , teachers & Singers turning towards acting profession. Now, a Physiotherapist from Pune, Rupal Nand is the new addition to this list. Rupal is playing the lead role of Radha in Star Pravah‘s new Marathi serial ‘Goth‘.
Rupal Nand who has studied from Fergusson College, Pune, was also actively taking part in Purushottam Trophy competition and has performed in various one act plays. When she completed her Physiotherapy , she could not resist the temptation of her passion for acting. And when she won the best personality prize at a beauty contest, the doors for acting career opened for her. For this contest, Satish Rajwade was the judge, who offered her role in his ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai-2‘ film. There after, she also performed a role in the film ‘& Jara Hatke‘.
When this role of Radha was offered to us, she was highly impressed by this character and that’s how today she is turning into one of the popular TV stars. Rupal’s parents supported her to turn to acting field. But, Rupal’s wish is to open her own Physiotherapy centre in near future.
“I was completely sold to the concept of ‘Vikta Ka Uttar'”- Riteish Deshmukh
After having a successful stint in Bollywood , actor Riteish Deshmukh made his debut in Marathi films as a producer and actor two years ago. But now, Riteish is making his small screen debut on Star Pravah Marathi channel in the role of a show anchor through a reality Quiz show ‘Vikta Ka Uttar‘. On Monday afternoon Riteish met the media persons in a unique way.
Before addressing the press conference, he actually played a mock show for them, involving all of them in this show. He picked up three of them as players for questioning and the rest of them played the traders, in case the players needed their help. The trader selected for help by the player, had to bargain for a price to offer the correct answer. It was an entertaining show with a difference.
Speaking to the media after this mock show, Riteish Deshmukh admitted that he was more than happy to receive this offer. He also revealed that he had really worked hard to get the right Marathi accent, to present this programme in the capacity of an anchor. “I was completely sold to the concept of this show,” he said. “Till now, we have shot 25 episodes and it was a learning process for me, though script was provided by four talented writers“. Riteish was all praise for Hrishikesh Joshi, writer and actor, who was present on this occasion. “Besides using his writing skills, we also thought of involving him in this show and that’s how, you will find him entering towards the end of every episode in different get ups,” added Riteish.
All in all, this reality show sounds interesting, as participants from different segments in Maharashtra are part of this show, trying their luck to win cash prizes. The show is all set to go on air from 7th October 2016 on Star Pravah channel .
‘गोठ’ या मालिकेत नीलकांती पाटेकर साकारतायत ‘बयो आजी’
ज्येष्ठ अभिनेत्री नीलकांती पाटेकर आता छोट्या पडद्यावर पदार्पण करत आहेत. स्टार प्रवाह वाहिनी वरील ‘गोठ ‘ या नव्या मालिकेत त्या ‘बयो आजी’ ही करारी व्यक्तिरेखा साकारताना दिसणार आहेत.
आजही आपल्या समाजात पुरुषसत्ताक संस्कृती असताना या मालिकेतून ‘स्त्रीचे निर्णय तिच्याच हाती ‘ हा विचार मांडण्यात आला आहे. फिल्मफार्म निर्मित या मालिकेचे दिग्दर्शन विघ्नेश कांबळे करत आहेत. कथानकाला असलेली तळकोकणाची पार्श्वभूमी, तिथली संस्कृती, संस्थानिक घराण्यांचा प्रभाव, बदलते कोकणी जनमानस आणि युवापिढी हे या मालिकेचं वेगळेपण ठरणार आहे.
नीलकांती पाटेकर यांनी पूर्वी दोन टीव्ही मालिकांची निर्मिती केली. चित्रपट, रंगभूमीवर काम केलं. मात्र ‘गोठ ‘ ही त्यांची अभिनेत्री म्हणून पहिलीच मालिका आहे. “दर तीन चार महिन्यांनी मला मालिका करण्याबाबत विचारणा व्हायची. मात्र, एकही भूमिका मला पसंत पडली नाही. टीआरपीच्या गणितानुसार व्यक्तिरेखा बदलणं मला पटत नाही. मला रोबोसारखं काम करायचं नव्हतं. त्यामुळे चांगली भूमिका ही माझी मुख्य गरज होती. ‘गोठ ‘ या मालिकेसाठी विचारणा झाली. भूमिका संवेदनशील होती. कथानक समजून घेतल्यावर आणि दिग्दर्शकाशी बोलल्यावर काहीतरी वेगळं करण्याची ही संधी वाटल्यानं ही मालिका स्वीकारली,”असं त्यांनी सांगितलं.
“या व्यक्तिरेखेला अनेक पैलू आहेत. मालिकेतली प्रत्येक व्यक्तिरेखा वेगळ्या पद्धतीनं लिहिली आहे. सिनेमॅटिक पद्धतीनं मालिका होणं हे खूप वेगळं आहे. या मालिकेच्या संपूर्ण टीमला नेमकं काय करायचं हे माहीत आहे. त्यामुळे कथानक खूप वेगळ्या पद्धतीनं समोर येणार आहे. या मालिकेत काम करताना मला वेगळे काम केल्याचे समाधान मिळते आहे. अशी वेगळ्या पद्धतीची मालिका केल्याबद्दल स्टार प्रवाहचं कौतुक करावंसं वाटतं. प्रेक्षकांनाही ही मालिका नक्की आवडेल,” असं त्यांनी आवर्जून सांगितलं.
Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati 3 to offer chat lifeline to contestants
Every reality show has its uniqueness. ‘Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati’ ( KHMC3) which is all set to air on Colors Marathi from 3rd October 2016 also has its own distinctiveness. For the first time, this show will introduce chat lifeline ‘Hou De Charcha‘ , which will enable the contestants to have their preference for a lifeline during the game show. With this new addition, KHMC3 will be providing a platform to all our Marathi viewers to embrace this new identity.
Siddharth Basu of Big Synergy, the hosts of this show, has said that this year they are offering a youthful new host in the form of Swapnil Joshi, who is already a popular star of Marathi television and films. Showering all praise on Swapnil, he has described him as witty, spontaneous and charming, who is able to build an electric connect with contestants and viewers. The show has offered an enhanced jackpot of Rs. 3 Crore. With another game show ‘Vikta Ka Uttar‘ also to be aired next week on Star Pravah Channel , it remains to be seen, which show will attain big success.
Santosh Kolhe’s ‘Jatra’ to return on ABP Majha
The first edition of 26 episode programme ‘Jatra‘ on ABP Majha received good response. The programme covered the traditional cultural fairs held at different places in Maharashtra and covered all the aspects in detail about all such fairs. And, this helped the home viewers to understand the significance of all these fairs. The programme was directed by Santosh Kolhe.
Now, director Santosh Kolhe is returning with 2nd edition of this programme on ABP Majha channel soon. According to him, the information about such fairs is known to only local people living at such places; but there is no available information about all such fairs at one place . “This programme did help to reach out people from different parts of Maharashtra. Therefore, we appeal to all the people to inform us about any such cultural fairs to us, so as to enable us to shoot such events,” he says.
Puroshottam Berde to present his ‘Ga… Sahajani’ on Star Pravah
Purushottam Berde is a big name in Marathi Drama field for the past four decades. Now, he is returning to television with his new serial ‘Ga… Sahajani’ which is a story of six women, who are bank employees. These six women are played by Sharvani Pillay, Niyati rajwade, Namrata Awte, Pournima Ahire, Surbhi Bhave and Mousumi Tondwalkar.
Having produced entertaining projects in the past, there are big hopes from Purushottam Berde, from this subject of his new serial. Recently, the teaser of this serial was released on social networking sites, which has been receiving good response. This serial will be aired on star pravah channel from 10th October 2016.
Riteish Deshmukh all set to begin his TV reality show
After attaining popularity in Bollywood and Marathi films, Riteish Deshmukh is all set to make his appearance through Marathi TV reality show ‘Vikta Ka Uttar‘ which will go on the air from 7th October 2016 at 7.30 pm on Star Pravah channel. According to the makers of this show, Riteish has tried to make this show more entertaining besides extracting the skills of the participants.
It may be recalled that Riteish had made beginning of his career with Star Plus and it’s a coincidence that now he is associated through this Marathi programme with Star Pravah channel. Riteish Deshmukh himself feels that this will be a new experience for him, as it is based on bargaining skills of an individual while purchasing goods from market. The show will be presented for one hour between Friday and Sunday.
Colors- Marathi offers inspiring tales of legends
Marathi television plays a very important role in educating the audience and at the same time offering subjects to inspire them, besides offering entertainment. There are some serials, which are based on mythology, but they are prolonged , taking away the interest of the audience. However, the new serial on Colors Marathi, suitably titled ‘Awaaz-Itihasatlya Soneri Panacha‘, which began on 27th June 2016 has already completed two chapters, covering the biopic of two legends namely ‘Sant Dnyaneshwar‘ and ‘Mahatma Jyotiba Phule‘ the legends in history of Maharashtra. It was a pleasure to watch the performances of Saurabh Gokhale and Prasad Oak, portraying the roles of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Mahatma Jyotiba Phule .
After covering the important events in their lives in about eight episodes each, now they have started the chapter of Rani Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore, whose reign in central India lasted for about 30 years. Ahilyabai was a very able ruler and a perfect organizer and was highly respected person. Therefore, it will be interesting to watch her story on small screen, through this serial. It is also interesting to watch Urmila Kanetkar Kothare playing her character, after returning to small screen almost after 5 years.