‘Ole Aale (ओले आले)’ is a story of a retired lonely father and an extremely busy son , who cannot spare even a few minutes with his father. Set on the backdrop of an expedition undertaken by the career oriented son Aale ( Siddharth Chandekar) to make his father Ole ( Nana Patekar) happy, under strange circumstances. During their journey they encounter a young lady Kayara alias ‘Kahihi’( Sayali Sanjeev), who joins them to discover the true meaning of life.

The highlight of this beautiful road journey film is that it has been shot at picturesque locations around Haridwar, Chopta and Kedarnath. But, more than that are the series of shocking revelations generated through the gripping screenplay from beginning till end.

Actually, ‘Ole Aale’ is a remake of Super hit Gujarathi film ‘Chaal Jeevi Laiye! ‘ and is directed by the same director Vipul Mehta who had directed the original film. However , the presentation part is simply superb through communicative sequences which are witnessed through the well written crisp dialogues. Perfect editing by Jitendra Shah, appealing cinematography by Gulam Nabi and pleasant music by Sachin-Jigar have added that required backing to this film.

Above all, the performances by the three lead artistes namely Nana Patekar, Siddharth Chandekar & Sayalee Sanjeev and well supported by Makarand Anaspure and Tanvi Azmi make this film more acceptable. Each one of them have put in their heart and soul into their respective characters. In short, after a long time this film has turned out to be a perfect gift for the new year to our Marathi film lovers. A must see film for all.

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The much talked about film ‘Mee Vasantaro’ to be presented by Jio studios is now all set for release on 1st April 2022 coinciding with the auspicious Gudhi Padwa day. Recently, trailer of this film was released by popular actor Nana Patekar in a ceremony held recently, in presence of Director Nipun Dharmadhikari, Rahul Deshpande, Anita Date, Sarang Sathye, Kaumudi Walokar, Amey Wagh, Subodh Bhave, Hrishikesh Joshi, Jitendra Joshi and others.

Speaking on this occasion, chief guest Nana Patekar said, “ Renowned people don’t say Good bye to this world. They always remain in our heart through music.This is what P.L.Deshpande used to say. And this is very true in the case of Late Vasantrao Deshpande. He knew all the forms of music. His knowledge was vast. I am fortunate to have met him . I have seen this film on his life and it has been presented very well. This film will be one of the best films in Marathi. And Rahul has done full justice in the role of his grandfather.”

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The film depicts the tragic family life of a stage actor Ganpat Ramchandra Belwalkar, who has retired from acting but is unable to forget his fond memories of theatre and the stage. Versatile actor Nana Patekar had put in his heart to portray this difficult role on the big screen. And he received very good response from other artistes like Vikram Gokhale, Medha Manjrekar and others. In addition to this Mahesh Manjrekar’s direction added that special flavour to this original story penned by V.V. Shirwadkar.

By releasing this film once again in cinema theatres, the presenters have taken a good decision to invite the film lovers to the theatres once again. But, it all remains to be seen how the people would respond to this offer.

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While the Bollywood stars for whom Maharashtra is ‘Karmabhoomi’ have turned a blind eye towards the flood affected people of the state, the Marathi stars have come forward to take the lead and offer support to the affected people. Artistes like Subodh Bhave, Sai Tamhankar and many others have already started the campaign to raise funds and other help to the flood affected people mainly from Kolhapur, Sangli and surrounding areas.

While the Pani foundation of Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure have already started sending all the help to the flood affected victims, actor Pushkar Shrotri has also appealed to Ganesh Mandals in Maharashtra not to spend lavishly during the festival . Instead they should pass on the help to the families of flood affected areas. Looking at their sincere effort to take the lead for this social cause, many well wishers of the stars have already responded positively .

TV actor Sagar Talashikar has also appealed to social workers in villages spread around Kolhapur and Sangli for the cleanliness drive post floods. And to meet their expenses in travelling from one village to other, he has appealed to donors. Looking at the initiative taken by Marathi stars, it is expected that the bollywood stars should also come forward to show their solidarity to help the flood victims.

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Marathi experimental plays have always attempted ‘out of the box’ scripts and one of them has been playwright Vivek Bele’s Marathi play ‘Katkone Trikon‘, which won many popular awards in the past. Now, producer Ajay Devgn and director Satish Rajwade have given cinematic form to this play offering a mediocre title ‘Aapla Manus‘ to their latest released film. So, we can say that ‘Aapla Manus‘ presents complex relationship using Right angled triangle.

‘Aapla Manus‘ is a story of a young couple Rahul ( Sumeet Raghavan) and Bhakti ( Irawati Harshe) and their intricate relationship with Rahul’s father Aaba ( Nana Patekar) who lives with the couple. The couple has already kept their only little child in a Boarding school, since both of them are working. While Sumeet is a practicing lawyer, Bhakti is a maths teacher. The busy lifestyle of the couple and his grandson kept away from him, makes Aaba feel cut off from the family, though he lives with them. Aaba who is in a habit of communicating most of the time, is often worried over small happenings. And, this gives scope to the daughter in law to enter into frequent arguments. The son tries to keep himself away from these arguments, though his father expects his support.

One day, on returning from a short vacation spent by the couple along with Aaba, an unexpected incident takes place, which is shown in the initial scene of the film. Aaba is shown fallen from the balcony of the house, during the night hour, when it is raining heavily. The building watchman seeks help and we see the arrival of a Police Investigating Officer Mr. Nagargoje ( Nana Patekar playing one more character) . He makes all efforts to detect whether it was a suicide case or an attempt to murder.

Thereafter, we find the Police officer finding enough scope to detect the crime using his own methods to prove his target guilty. But, the well written script and screenplay of the film, keep the audience guessing with twists in the script and good direction coming from Satish Rajwade. However, when the film nears conclusion, it leaves enough scope for the audience to react with their quick analysis. Nevertheless, the good dialogues and wonderful performances of all the lead characters helps to keep the audience engaged most of the time in this 138 minute long film, without song breaks. Nana Patekar steals the show with his superb performance through two different characters, but not much attention has been paid to make him look different , except for wearing a sweater and modulating his voice for the older character. Even while performing two different characters on stage, an artiste needs different looks, so why not on screen, where there was enough scope to take cinematic liberties ?

It is not only Nana, even Sumeet and Irawati have given their best through their respective roles to display their acting skills in their own style. In the concluding part of the film, we see the arrival of Nagargoje’s son , played by Ajay Devgn. By the way, Inspector’s tragic story has also some relevance with the main theme of the film. All in all ‘Aapla Manus‘ is a good film and can be enjoyed by those who love to watch mystery based films, with good background music .

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After receiving overwhelming response for the first look of their film ‘Aapla Manus‘, Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Ajay Devgn along with director Satish Rajwade launched the trailer of their film in presence of lead artistes of this film comprising of Nana Patekar, Sumeet Raghavan and Irawati Harshe. From the first look, this film gives an indication that it is a cinematic presentation of a Gujarathi and Hindi play of Paresh Rawal, the play itself is an adaptation of Marathi play ‘Katkone Trikon‘ , which had won several popular awards few years ago.

The trailer gives a glimpse about the lives of a young urban couple Rahul and Bhakti Gokhale, played by Sumeet Raghavan and Irawati Harshe and the complexity of the relationship with the father. The unexpected death of the father marks the entry of Senior investigating Inspector, Maruti Nagargoje, played by Nana Patekar into

their lives. Maruti Nagargoje turns their world upside down interrogating their beliefs about life and family.

‘Aapla Manus‘ film does have a stellar cast comprising of versatile artistes like Nana Patekar, Sumeet Raghavan & Irawati Harshe, who have worked under the captaincy of Satish Rajwade, which has raised expectations of the Marathi film lovers. For Nana Patekar his role in this film is a big challenge, after his superb performance in ‘Natasamrat‘.

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Biography / Profile:

Born as Vishwanath Patekar on the 1st day of the year in Murud – Janjira, Maharashtra, he perhaps indicated that he was born to lead others. Nana, as he is popularly known, is a very common name in Maharashtrian families, but Vishwanath alias Nana Patekar turned out to be a different person with tremendous creativity hidden within his self. He found an opportunity to explore his talent when he joined Mumbai’s J.J. School of Arts.

Filmography:

Movie(s)
Marathi Movies
Natasamrat (2016)
Dr. Prakash Baba Amte: The Real Hero (2014)
Yashwantrao Chavan– Bakhar Eka Wadalachi (2014)
Pak Pak Pakaak (2005)
Deool (2011)
Maaficha Sakshidar (1986)
Gad Jejuri Jejuri (1985)
Savitri (1983)
Raghu Maina (1982)
Bhalu (1980)
Sinhasan (1978)

Hindi Movies
Gaman (1978)
Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984)
Ankush (1986)
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986)
Sutradhaar (1987)
Pratighaat (1987)
Salaam Bombay (1988)
The Jungle Book (1990)
Parinda (1990)
Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen (1990)
Prajapati Neelkant Dhumketu Barish Kar
Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991)
Diksha (1991)
Tirangaa (1992)
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992)
Angaar (1992)
Krantiveer (1994)
Hum Dono (1995)
Agni Sakshi (1996)
Khamoshi: The Musical (1996)
Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997)
Yeshwant (1997)
Yugpurush: A Man Who Comes Just Once in a Way (1998)
Wajood (1998)
Hu Tu Tu (1999)
Kohram: The Explosion (1999)
Gang (2000)
Tarkieb (2000)
Vadh (2002)
Shakti – The Power (2002)
Bhoot (2003)
Darna Mana Hai (2003)
Aanch (2003)
Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)
Apaharan (2005)
Bluff Master (2005)
Taxi Number 9211 (2006)
Hattrick (2007)
Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
Welcome (2007)
Yatra (2007)
Saamna (Announced) (2006)
The Pool (2007)
Ek – The Power of One (2008)
Horn ‘OK’ Pleassss (2009)
Bommalattam (2008)
Paathshala (2010)
Rajneeti (2010)
Tum Milo Toh Sahi (2010)
It’s My Life (2011)

Hindi Movies As Director
Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991)

Play Back For Hindi Movies
Yeshwant (1991)
Wajood (1998)
Aanch (2003)

Serial(s)

Play(s)
Purush

Award(s):

National Film Award
Krantiveer (1995) National Film Award for Best Actor
Parinda (1990) National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Agni Sakshi (1997) National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

Filmfare Award
Krantiveer (1995) Filmfare Best Actor Award
Parinda (1990) Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
Angaar (1992) Filmfare Best Villain Award
Apaharan (2008) Filmfare Best Villain Award

Star Screen Awards
Krantiveer (1995) Star Screen Award Best Actor
Apaharan (2006) Star Screen Award Best Villain

Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards
Ab Tak Chhappan (2004) Bengal Film Journalists’ Association – Best Actor Award (Hindi)

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