‘Purushottam’ will be presentation from Wife and daughters of Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Amrapurkar was a renowned actor from Bollywood and Marathi film industry. After his sad demise few years ago, his younger daughter Reema had been active with film making. But now, the other two members of his family have also got involved into Marathi film industry. His wife Sunanda Amrapurkar will now be presenting a Marathi film ‘Purushottam’ which will be released a day before the birth anniversary of Late Sadashiv Amrapurkar‘s birth anniversary ,i.e. on 10th May all over Maharashtra.
Produced by Sanvedana Foundation & Adarsha Group this film will present the story of a honest officer who is committed to social work. Highlight of this film is that Amrapurkar’s elder daughter Ketaki will be making her acting debut through this film, which his directed by her younger sister Reema Amrapurkar. Recently, the poster of this film was launched on social networking sites. Besides Ketaki, the film also stars Nandu Madhav in lead role along with Kishore Kadam, Devika Daftardar, & Pooja Pawar.
‘Runji’ fame Pallavi Patil to return on small screen with ‘Baapmanus’
Forthcoming Marathi serial ‘Baapmanus’ on Zee Yuva has been creating a buzz on social networking sites. Thanks to the efforts made by actor Suyash Tilak, who is also part of this serial in an important role. Another highlight of this serial is return of ‘Runji’ serial fame Pallavi Patil who will also be seen in a lead role. It may be recalled that Pallavi had won the hearts of thousands of home viewers earlier, playing the title role of Runji. The talented actress will now be returning to small screen, with another challenging role, to prove her mettle.
Besides Pallavi and Suyash, this serial also stars versatile artistes like Ravindra Mankani, Pooja Pawar, Ajay Purkar, Sangram Samel, Sanjay Kulkarni, Shivraj Valvekar, & Namrata Awte in lead roles. Along with them there are other artistes like Abhijit Shwetchandra, Aishwarya Tupe, Abhilasha Patil, Anand Prabhu, Shruti Atre, Jyoti Patil, Amol Deshmukh and child artiste Maithili Patwardhan. Set on the backdrop of Kolhapur, the serial will present the journey of a simple man who influences every person in the family and also those coming in contact with him, with his principles and behaviour.The serial will begin soon on Zee Yuva channel from Monday to Saturday at 8.30 pm.
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Girish Wankhede launches his own film ‘Jhala Anant Hanumant’
Having gained a lot of experience in film distribution, Girish Wankhede has now launched his own Marathi film ‘Jhala Anant Hanumant’ under the banner of Entity One Pictures. The muhurat of this film was held in Kolhapur in presence of renowned personalities connected with Marathi film industry and the unit members of his film. The film presents the story based on Late Vijay Tendulkar’s play ‘Jhala Anant Hanumant’ which hits out at people opposing superstition. So, when this character of ordinary person suddenly attains divine power, what is the reaction of people around, will be presented through this black comedy.
The screenplay of this film has been written by Munavar Bhagat, who will be also directing ‘Jhala Anant Hanumant’ film. The director had earlier directed a film ‘Nivdung’ for Hridaynath Mangeshkar had received critical acclaims from press, besides good response from the audience. The lead artistes of this film are, Nandu Madhav, Mangesh Desai, Siya Patil, Shanta Tambe, Pooja Pawar & Sonakshi More.
Dhondi ( धोंडी )
Genres: Drama
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Censor: U
Duration: 130 min.
Studio/presenter: Soil Events And Entertainment, Bolpat Entartainment, Ocean 9
Producer(s): Shivajirao Jadhav, Santosh Sutar, Nikhil Nangude
Executive Producer: Kuldip Kadam, Amit Mazire
Director: Monish Uddhav Pawar
Writer: Rohit Pandit
ScreenPlay: Rohit Pandit, Monish Pawar
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Executive Producer: Kuldip Kadam, Amit Mazire
Director: Monish Pawar
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Writer: Rohit Pandit
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Music: Kiran Raj
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Cinematographer (DOP): Dinesh Satankar
Editor: Sonu Paithankar, Pramod Kahar
Starcast: Vivek Chabukswar, Sayaji Shinde, Pooja Pawar, Kishore Chougule, Raghavendra Kadkol, Suhasini Deshpande, Usha Naik, Late Vinay Apte
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Makeup: Jitendra Mhatre
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Distributor : Sunshine Studios
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Pooja Pawar Salunkhe makes a comeback to Marathi films
When she made her debut in Marathi films through ‘Sarjaa’ she was only 16 years old and then studying in New college , Kolhapur. Pooja Pawar was then very active through entertainment programmes in her college and had also been selected as the ‘welcome girl’ for the tableau presented by the NCC wing for Maharashtra state, at the Republic Day celebrations.
After the release of ‘Sarjaa’, it was a struggle for this newcomer; but then, she successfully found roles in films of well known film makers like Rajdutt, Dr. Jabbar Patel, Mahesh Kothare, Vikram Gokhale, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Kundan Shah and others. Those days, she had twenty plus block busters like – ‘Topi Var Topi’, ‘Chikat Nana’, ‘Ek Hota Vidushak’, ‘Vishvavinayak’ to name a few.
Now, Year 2014, seems to be her year of comeback after so many years. Very recently, her film ‘Headline’ was released. And now, her next film ‘Gondan’ is due for release in the first week of August 2014. Produced by Ashish keskar and directed by Vinika P. this film is a story of Mother and daughter and is set on the backdrop of a Lavani dancer. In this film, Pooja has plenty of scope to deliver variety through her role, as there is also a song picturised on her baithak lavani performance. Her daughter’s role in this film is played by Pooja Sawant.
MarathiMovieWorld met this talented actress, during the launch and announcement of new Marathi film ‘Yashwanti’, which will be the first film in Marathi on adventure, with an animated historic character, being part of the film. Pooja is playing an important role in this film. Excerpts from a short interview :
Q: You are making a comeback to Marathi films, after a long break. Isn’t it ?
A: Yes, I had taken a long break after my marriage. Then, it was time to look after my little daughters. Now, that they are grown up, I thought that it was the right time for me to resume my work. Luckily, I am finding suitable roles.
Q: How do you look at the change in Marathi film industry? I mean, the struggle of artistes in finding suitable roles?
A: Struggle was there that time and even now. After my first film ‘Sarjaa’, even I struggled to find roles. And, now while making a comeback, there is struggle once again. It is almost like starting a fresh innings.
Q: 25 years ago, you came from Kolhapur and now after so many years, we find another talented actress from Kolhapur – Usha Jadhav, winning national award for her performance in the film ‘Dhag’. How do you react ?
A: I feel proud that girls from Kolhapur are doing well in Marathi entertainment industry. Winning a national award is something special.
Q: Heard a lot about your role in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Gondan’. Could you please tell us something about it ?
A: ‘Gondan’ is a good story based film, which revolves around a mother and her daughter. In this film, my character has variety of shades, giving ample scope to acting. There is also a Lavani song picturised on me. Since my schooldays, I have taken training in Kathak under master Prakash Kulkarni, a well-known dance master in Kolhapur. I am glad that even now, I am finding suitable roles.