On the sets of ‘Mother’s Day- Ek Diwas Aaicha’

We have heard many stories on Mother and child relationship. Over the years, in a country like India there is a tradition to treat mother like a God, since she gives birth to a child. There is a say in Marathi, “One may rule the Universe, but in absence of a mother, that person is vagabond.” Inspired by the story of Bollywood and south film director – Raju Subramaniam (Zakhme Di’ and ‘kanyadan’ fame) Producer Hemant Dabhade decided to make a Marathi film suitably titled ‘Mother’s Day- Ek Diwas Aaicha’.

Shooting of this film was in progress at Future Studio, Goregaon, when director Raju Subramaniam picturised some important emotion filled scenes on Tuesday 5th July 2011. The new lead pair Analesh Desai and Avantika Salian took part in the full day shooting alongwith supporting artistes Yatin Karyekar , Illa Bhate and others. Arun Nalawde is also part of this film playing the father of Avantika, while Yatin Karyekar plays the father of Analesh in the film.

“This is a story of a boy who is adopted by a couple from Malaysia from an Orphanage in India. When the boy grows up, he comes in search of his biological mother and
even takes his posting in India. He meets Avantika in his office and with the help of her father he seeks legal help to meet his real mother and questions her as to why she deserted him. I liked this theme and felt that I should make a Marathi film on this subject. It is for the first time that a Marathi film will be shot in Malaysia and we are going there for our final schedule,” said Producer Hemant Dabhade.

Director Raju Subramaniam was excited about this film which is based on his own story and being his debut into Marathi, he was trying to be a perfectionist while taking every shot. “I have been born and brought up in Mumbai and it is my Janmabhoomi as well as Karmabhoomi. I have done films in Hindi , Tamil and Telugu; but now I am interested in making films in other Indian languages. After this Marathi film, I am doing a Gujarathi film. Having been associated with theatre personalities like Jaidev Hattangadi and others, I believed in only one religion and one language i.e film making. I want to make such films that I should be remembered even after I leave this world,” he said.