Pooja- Gashmir to star in ‘Love U Mitra’
Producer Varun Bagla and director Mansi Bagla have announced their debut Marathi film ‘Love U Mitra’ with the release of this film’s poster. ‘Love U Mitra’ stars gorgeous Pooja Sawant and dashing Gashmeer Mahajani in the lead roles. Though this is the first film of Baglas, they have a team of all the experienced people with them. According to the makers, this film will give a new outlook towards love and is very relevant to the new generation. The shooting of this film will begin soon.
Though the names of the lead pair have been announced, the name of the third important artist in the film’s cast has not been disclosed yet. And therefore, it has raised a lot of curiosity about this artist among the Marathi film lovers. The makers of the film say that the kind of subject dealt in this film is being handled for the first time. Actress Pooja Sawant is very excited to do this film and has wished director Mansi, ‘all the best!’.
Hero No. 1 Govinda to appear on ‘Maharashtra’s Best dancer’ Platform
The TV reality show ‘Maharashtra’s Best Dancer’ has popularised in a short time among the home viewers. In this show, talented dancers from different parts of Maharashtra are making their presence felt. To encourage these participants and their Gurus, the presenters of this show have invited Hero No. 1 Govinda as a special guests in the coming week i.e. on 21st and 22nd December 2020. In these two episodes the participants will pay special tributes to the dancing star.
It is understood that during the shooting of these episodes Govinda was overwhelmed with the presentations made by the participants and could not resist the temptation of shaking his legs along with them in this show. So, the home viewers will get an opportunity to watch all these dances of Govinda performed by the talented dancers. Dharmes Sir, who is one of the judges along with Pooja Sawant, has always been a great admirer of Govinda and therefore according to the presenters, this show is expected to receive good response. Moreover, this will be the first week of elimination round and hence there is curiosity to know who among these 12 contestants will be eliminated. One of the contestant Arya Dongre will be presenting a surprise rare gift to Govinda on this occasion.
Pooja Sawant to Judge for ‘Maharashtra’s Best Dancer’ on Sony Marathi
‘Maharashtra’s Best Dancer’ reality show is all set to begin on Sony Marathi Channel from 30th November at 9 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays. The highlight of this show is that top Marathi actress Pooja Sawant will be the Judge for this programme along with Dharmesh Sir. It may be recalled that Pooja Sawant who has reached the popularity heights now, had made her beginning with a dance show on Sony TV through the reality show Boogie Woogie.
Both Pooja and Dharmesh Sir were part of this Boogie Woogie show in the year 2008 . While Dharmesh Sir had won this competition, Pooja was among the Top 5 participants of this show. Later, both of them made progress in their respective fields. And, we are all aware of Pooja’s progress in both Marathi as well as Hindi films. Now, both Pooja and Dharmesh Sir will be seen in the role of Judges. This will be a good combination as both of them have earned good name in this filed.
‘AB Aani CD’ to take on ‘Vijeta’ this friday
Much talked about Marathi film ‘AB Aani CD’ produced by Akshay Bardapurkar under the banner of Planet Marathi Production, Golden Ratio Films and KCR Reddy and directed by Milind Lele, who earlier directed films like ‘Manya Sajjana’, ‘Kurukshetra’ & ‘Bandishala’ is ready to take on another big banner Marathi film ‘Vijeta’ this Friday. While ‘AB & CD’ has two top veterans of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan and Vikram Gokhale in the lead, ‘Vijeta’ produced by Rahul Puri under the banner of Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts is a multi starrer film with popular artistes involved in this sports based film directed by Amol Shetge, who has earlier directed some bollywood films, besides directing films like ‘One Way Ticket’ and ‘Sou Shashi Deodhar’.
Incidentally, both these films have a common factor with Subodh Bhave playing lead roles in both the films. However, in short it will be Milind Lele v/s Amol Shetge or Subodh Bhave v/s Subodh Bhave to decide who scores better during this week. Both the films being big banner films are expected to offer something different. Music also plays an important roles for both these films . So, for music score, it will be Rahul Ranade and team of AB aani CD’ taking the challenge from Rohan and Rohan of ‘Vijeta’. For AB Aani CD the cinematography is done by Suresh Deshmane while for ‘Vijeta’ it is done by Uday Singh Mohite.
Four Marathi films release simultaneously this Friday
Competition among Marathi films seems to be inevitable, as this Friday we witness simultaneous release of four Marathi films. So, after a long time we see the fight to grab the cinema screens among these four film makers. Now, you can imagine what will be left to each one of them and who will succeed in inviting the audience to watch their film. Let us wait and see.
Gashmeer mahajani and Pooja Sawant starrer ‘Bonus’ directed by Saurabh Bhave received good response for its teaser and trailer on social media. The lead pair will be seen together for the first time along with veteran artistes like Dr. Mohan Agashe and Jayant Wadkar. The story of this film revolves around youngsters.
The second film ‘Bhaybheet’ directed by Deepak Naidu clearly indicates with its title that it will be horror or rather suspense filled film, starring versatile actor Subodh Bhave with Poorva Gokhale Madhu Sharma, Girija Joshi, Mrunal Jadhav and Yatin Karyekar in prominent roles. ‘Bhaybheet’ is incidentally Subodh Bhave’s first film releasing during the year 2020.
The third film directed by cinematographer turned director Shabbir Naik seems to be a romantic comedy with youngsters like Amruta Deshmukh and Sangram Samel in the lead roles.And the fourth film ‘Kesari’ directed by Sujay Dahake is a sports oriented film, set on the backdrop of Wrestling sport, which presents the story of a youngster from a poor family, who puts in all efforts to achieve his dream of winning the prestigious ‘Maharashtra Kesri’ award. This film stars newcomers like Virat Madke, Rupa Borgaonkar along with veterans Mahesh Manjrekar and Vikram Gokhale.
Subhash Ghai gets ready to offer his Marathi film ‘Vijeta’ on 12th March
Bollywood Showman Subhash Ghai who in the past has presented quality Marathi films like ‘Sanai Chowghade’, ‘Valu’ and ‘Sanhita’ is now getting ready to offer his next Marathi film ‘Vijeta’ on 12th March 2020 under the banner of his Mukta Arts. From the poster of the film it clearly indicates that ‘Vijeta’ is set on the sports background and hence has generated more interest among Marathi film lovers.
Written and directed by reputed director Amol Shetge, produced by Rahul Puri and Raju Farooqui, co produced by Suresh Pai, the film stars big artistes like Subodh Bhave, Pooja Sawant, Pritam Kagne, Sushant Shelar, Madhav Devchake, Manasi Kulkarni, Tanvi Kishore, Devendra Chougule, Deepti Dhotre, Krutika Tulaskar and Gaurish Shipurkar. Music by Rohan-Rohan, cinematography by Udaysingh Mohite and editing by Ashish Mhatre are the other credits.
Poster of new Marathi film ‘Bonus’ Unveiled
The good news is that tall and stunning Marathi actress Pooja Sawant will be returning to Marathi films almost after two years. And for the first time she will share the screen with dashing Gashmeer Mahajani in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bonus’ which is produced by Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartik D Nishandar in association with Lion Crown Entertainment. Written and Directed by Saurabh Bhave, this film is scheduled for release on 28th February 2020.
The poster of this film was released recently gives the Marathi film lovers a hint that it has a backdrop the vibrant and colourful Koliwada with the lead pair Gashmeer and Pooja sitting in a romantic pose with a suitcase next to them. And therefore, the poster has also raised curiosity about the film and the chemistry between Gashmeer and Pooja who are coming together for the first time.
Speaking about his film, Saurabh Bhave says “Bonus is that extra bit that we all deserve.. Extra bit of money, joy and happiness, But Unfortunately some people are too privileged and some are not. Bonus tries to bring these two worlds together – The world of Haves and Have Nots.” He further adds , “Bonus Is the joyride journey of a boy who in process of providing his worth encounters with the whole new world that changes his life and beliefs upside down… it is story of his coming of age.”
Filmcity location turns lucky for actor Madhav Deochakke
A particular shooting location turns out to be lucky for some artistes. Now, take the example of actor Madhav Deochakke . Recently, we saw him gaining a lot of popularity through the ‘Big Boss Marathi 2 ‘ show. But, he was sent out of the house. However, this exit has proved to be lucky for him. We are all aware that ‘Big Boss-2′ is being shot at Film City location in Goregaon East. Now, at the same filmcity location, Madhav Devchake has found a lead role in a Big banner Marathi film ‘Vijeta’.
Madhav Deochakke in ‘Vijeta’ Movie
‘Vijeta’ is being made by Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts and during the muhurat of this film Subhash Ghai was personally present along with Subodh Bhave, Pooja Sawant and Sushant Shelar who are also part of this film. The initial shooting of this film has already begun is directed by Amol Shedge. Speaking about his new assignment, Madhav said, “This is a biggest achievement for me, that I am part of Subhash Ghai’s production. Since my childhood I have been watching his film and has been a great admirer of him. This is like a dream come true.”
Madhav attributes credit of this achievement to his ‘Big Boss 2′ show. “The place where the Big Boss show set has been erected, has been lucky for me. Earlier, at the same venue two of my super hit TV serials ‘Hamari Devrani’ and ‘Saraswati’ were also shot. So, I would say that ‘Hamari Devrani’, ‘Saraswati’ and ‘Big Boss 2′ have become three important turning points in my acting career.”
If Madhav Devchake feels so, even his fans will be happy to see him in a new role and that too on big screen, where sky is the limit.
Pooja Sawant wins State award for best actress
After making her acting debut in Marathi films in 2010 through ‘Kshanbhar Vishranti‘ the tall and gorgeous actress Pooja Sawant has performed variety of roles in about 16 films till now. Her best performances were in the films ‘Poshter Boyz‘, ‘Neelkanth Master‘, ‘Dagadi Chawl‘ , ‘Lapachhapi‘ & ‘Bhetali Tu Punha‘, where she had ample scope to display her talent. And now, she has been rewarded with Maharashtra State Award for best actress i.e. Smita Patil Award for her performance in the film ‘Bhetali Tu Punha‘.
Overwhelmed by this biggest gift showered upon her on the Maharashtra day, Pooja Sawant through her social networking page has thanked one and all from her ‘Bhetali Tu Punha‘ team with special thanks to director Chandrakant Kanse Sir. She has also thanked her co star in the film Vaibhav Tatwawaadi for his support and motivation during the making of this film. She has also not forgotten to thank her parents and well wishers for always standing behind her with their good wishes. Marathi Movie World also congratulates her on this latest achievement.
Horror filled ‘Lapachhapi’ is a game of illusions
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Movie: Lapachhapi
Rating: ★★★ Genres: Horror Censor: A Duration: 130 min. Studio: Wild Elephants Motion Pictures, A Midas Touch Movies Producer(s): Jitendra Patil, Aroona B. Bhat Director: Vishal Furia Writer: Vishal Furia, Vishal Kapoor Cinematography (DOP): Chandan Kowli Cast: : Pooja Sawant, Usha Naik, Vikram Gaikwad, Anil Gawas, Hridaynath Rane, Aparna Ambawane, Dhanashree Khandkar Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
Inspired by Foreign and Bollywood films, many Marathi film makers have attempted horror filled films in the past. During the past few years there were horror based Marathi films like ‘Aik‘, ‘Yeda‘, ‘702 Dixits‘, ‘Dhyanimani‘ & ‘Kanika‘ to name a few. But, none of them received the desired response from the audience. However, writer director Vishal Furia thought it the other way. Through his latest released debut Marathi film as a director, he has presented one such relevant social subject, set on the backdrop of horror taking place at a deserted place in a village.
So, from the very beginning of the film, the audience is hammered with the horror filled happenings, giving a clear indication to them, about what will be the next surprise . But, the bold and beautiful Neha( Pooja Sawant) who is 8 months pregnant, arrives in this village along with her insolvent husband( Vikram Gaikwad) to take shelter in the old house vacated by a older couple Bhaurao( Anil Gavas) and Tulsabai( Usha Naik) known to her husband.
Pooja experiences strange happenings in the so called haunted house located within the wide spread sugarcane fields. But, being a bold woman, she takes up the challenge and turns a protagonist, to understand the real reasons behind all such happenings. She not only fights injustice on women but also the blind faith practiced by the old couple. Her illusions show her the way, which helps her to uncover the mystery. Certain scenes in this film are beyond convincing and have no logical thinking, but the presentation part of the film is good, to keep the audience guessing till the horror filled climax.
Writer director Vishal Furia, himself being a VFX expert, could plan the sequences very well, so as to create the desired horror impact cleverly, on many occasions. The selection of artistes for the five important characters and few others has been perfect. Pooja Sawant gets an opportunity to display her real acting talent and she has performed very well. This performance will surely find her better offers from other Marathi film makers. Another female artist Usha Naik is highly impressive through her superb performance. Excellent support comes from Vikram Gaikwad and Anil Gavas, though they don’t have much to offer.
Wonderful sound design, background music, besides splendid cinematography Chandan Kowli and superb art direction Satish Bidkar are the other plus points of ‘Lapachhapi‘ film. Technically, it is a well made film and will surely impress horror film lovers. In short, it is a horror filled film with the game of illusions. However, pregnant women and people with weak heart should stay away from this film, as there are few violence filled scenes, besides some terrifying shots with creepy music.