Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna who is known for his portrayals like ‘Shaktimaan’ and ‘Bheeshma Pitamaah’  is venturing into Marathi film production .The film titled ‘Ardha Gangu Ardha Gondya’ produced by Ved Khanna under their banner of ‘Rishi Raj’ Productions.The film is directed by former childstar Junior Mehmood who has earlier directed films like ‘Maskari’, etc .

The film is about Dada Kondke lookalike who wants to be a star like Govinda. The rest of the cast includes Dev Anand lookalike Kishore B hanushali, Anil Kapoor’s duplicate, Vijoo Khote, Ravindra Berde, Jayshree T etc.The film is being shot in Mumbai and Kolhapur.The music is by Ram Laxman an d Lyrics by Anant Jadhav.The story screenplay is by Pravin Bhagat.

Mukesh Khanna says, “I want to give back something to the Maharashtrian soil which has given me name and fame. That’s the reason why I am producing this Marathi movie”. Mukesh also plays a leading role in the film. A schedule was recently completed at a bungalow in Madh.