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.
Bus Stop ( बस स्टॉप )
Genres: Drama
Rating: ★★
Censor: U
Duration: 130 min.
Studio/presenter: na
Producers: Shreyash Jadhav, Gajendra Patil, Asoo Nihalani, Poonam Shende
Executive Producer: Sanjay Dawra
Director: Sameer Hemant Joshi
Writer: Sameer Hemant Joshi
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Dialogues: na
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Executive Producer: Sanjay Dawra
Director: Sameer Hemant Joshi
Assistant Director: na
Writer: Sameer Hemant Joshi
ScreenPlay: na
Dialogues: na
Lyrics: Vaibhav Joshi, Kshitij Patwardhan, Yogesh Damle
Music: Hrishikesh, Saurabh, Jasraj
Playback Singer: na
Cinematographer (DOP): Abhijit D. Abde
Editor: Apurwa Motiwale Sahai, Ashish Mhatre
Starcast: Aniket Vishwasrao, Pooja Sawant, Amruta Khanvilkar, Siddharth Chandekar, Hemant Dhome, Rasika Sunil, Suyog Gorhe, Akshay Waghmare, Madhura Deshpande, Sanjay Mone, Avinash Narkar, Sharad Ponkshe, Vidyadhar Joshi, Uday Tikekar, Seema Chandekar, Manjusha Godse, Adhashree Atre
Costumes: Sonniya Sahasrabuddhe
Makeup: Mahesh Barate
Sound : Manoj Mochemadkar
Background Score: Aditya Bedekar
Choreographer: na
DI, VFX: na
D.I. Colourist: na
Promos: na
Music Label: na
Publicity Designs: Mantra
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Team of ‘Bus Stop’ celebrate birthday of Siddharth Chandekar
Multi Starrer ‘Bus Stop’ to release on 21st July 2017
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Music of Multi starrer ‘Bus Stop’ lunched in style
Multi starrer Marathi films have always invited the attention of film lovers, if they are well presented, besides being promoted well. Best examples are films like ‘Duniyadari‘ and ‘Classmates‘. Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bus Stop‘ has already created a buzz through social networking sites, before its release. Recently, the music of this film was launched in style, in presence of all the artistes of this film, along with singers. And, the songs particularly ‘Move on…‘, ‘Aapla Romance…‘, ‘Dhoka Nahi Tar Hoil Dhoka…‘, & ‘Tujhya Savlila.. ‘ played on the occasion seemed to catch the attention of young audience.
Music of ‘Bus Stop‘ film has been provided by the young trio comprising of Hrishikesh- Saurabh & Jasraj. The trailer of this film was also shown on this occasion, which clearly highlighted the difference of opinion between the two generations. Presented by Ganraj Associates , produced by popular Marathi rapper Shreyas Jadhav and directed by Sameer Hemant Joshi , the film is all set to release on 21st July 2017. The team of young artistes comprise of Amruta Khanvilkar, Aniket Vishwasrao, Hemant Dhome, Siddharth Chandekar, Pooja Sawant, Rasika Sunil, Akshay Waghmare, Madhura Deshpande and Suyog Gorhe , while the senior opposition team comprise of Avinash Narkar, Sanjay Mone, Sharad Ponkshe, Uday Tikekar & Vidyadhar Joshi.
Trailer of ‘Bhetali Tu Punha’ unveiled with music release
Love stories have always been the success formula for Marathi films, especially when they are about love at first sight. But, what if two youngsters getting attracted towards each other, meet for the second time. This is what is the theme of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bhetali Tu Punha‘, produced by Ganesh Hazare and directed by Chandrakant Kanse.
Trailer of ‘Bhetali Tu Punha‘ film was unveiled along with music release of the film in Mumbai recently. There are total five songs in this film, which are rendered by popular singers Swapnil Bandodkar, Anandi Joshi, Nikhil Modgi and young Siddharth Mahadevan. Music of this film is composed by Chinar- Mahesh, while the title song music is by Vivek Deulkar. The film stars Vaibhav Tatwawdi and Pooja Sawant in the lead and their love story is set on the backdrop of their Mumbai-Goa journey. The film ‘Bhetali Tu Punha‘ is all set to release on 28th July 2017.
‘Lapachhapi’ trailer launched in terrifying atmosphere
Horror based films have always created a buzz prior to their release, be it in Hollywood or Bollywood. In Marathi , there were few horror films, but the makers of these films, failed to promote their films, to generate the desired impact on their prospective audience. However, makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Lapachhapi‘ have certainly generated some interest among Marathi film lovers, assuring them horror filled entertainment by attempting something different, through their film’s promotion. The film has already been screened at international film festival.
Recently, trailer of ‘Lapachhapi‘ film was launched in famous studios Mumbai, in a unique way, by creating a terrifying atmosphere with darkness and suitable light effects on a specially designed village set. This gave a hint to the media persons to understand the horror theme of this film. In this trailer, Pooja Sawant was seen in a different role of a central character, playing 8 month pregnant mother, struggling to save and protect her child before delivery. The makers of this film had also used special sound effects to present this trailer more effectively.
Produced by Midas Touch Movies and Wild Elephant Motion Picture Pvt. Ltd, the film is directed by Vishal Furia the film also stars Usha Naik, Anil Gavas & Vikram Gaikwad in important roles. ‘Lapachhapi‘ is all set to release on 14th July 2017.
Bus Stop Movie Trailer
Movie: Bus Stop
Director: Mr. Sameer Joshi
Cast: Aniket Vishwasrao, Amruta Khanvilkar, Siddarth Chandekar, Pooja Sawant, Rasika Sunil, Akshay Waghmare, Hemant Dhome, Suyog Gorhe
Lapachhapi Movie Trailer
Movie: Lapachhapi
Director: Vishal Furia
Cast: Pooja Sawant, Vikram Gaikwad, Usha Naik, Anil Gawas
Team of ‘Bus Stop’ celebrate birthday of Siddharth Chandekar
Many a times birthdays of stars are celebrated by their co stars of the film, which is due for release. Popular film and television actor Siddharth Chandekar‘s 26th birthday was also celebrated by his co stars in the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bus Stop‘ in a big way. And, it turned out to be a memorable evening for the birthday boy. The entire team of this film was present on this occasion.
Multi starrer ‘Bus Stop‘ is produced by Marathi rapper Shreyas Jadhav, along with Poonam Shende, Gajendra Patil, Aasu Nihalani the film is all set to release on 21st July 2017. Along with Siddharth Chandekar, the film stars Amruta Khanvilkar, Aniket Vishwasrao, Hemant Dhome, Pooja Sawant, Rasika Sunil, Akshay Waghmare, Madhura Deshpande, Suyog Gore, Avinash Narkar, Sanjay Mone, Sharad Ponkshe, Uday Tikekar and Vidyadhar Joshi. Camera by state award winner Abhijit Abde and music by Jasraj-Hrishikesh and Saurabh are the other credits.
Pooja Sawant, Rasika Dhabadgaonkar all praise for their father on father’s day
Father’s day is always very special for all those fathers in this world, as their children reciprocate the same love and affection towards them, through words of praise. And, our Marathi film industry actresses are nowhere behind. Even otherwise, we are all aware that daughters have special feelings for their fathers. Actress Pooja Sawant says that for every girl, her father is a strongman. “Whenever she is scared, she remembers her father. When her father is around, the daughter is never scared of anything. In my case, whenever I feel depressed or confused while taking difficult decisions, my first phone call is to my father. His timely advice has always boosted my confidence,” says Pooja.
Popular television actress Rasika Sunil Dhabadgaokar ( Shanaya from ‘Majhya Navaryachi Baiko’) recalls the presence of mind of her father, during a particular moment which took place during her childhood. “When I was a kid, my father had taken me along with him and we were standing at Dombivali railway station. As there was rush on the platform and it was raining heavily, he was holding me in his arms with an umbrella above us. In that situation, I had turned naughty and jumped from his arms to attempt a thrill . To save me from falling, he quickly reversed his umbrella and held me into hit, avoiding injury to me. Even otherwise, my father has always been very supportive and even today, has been taking very good care of me. He is more excited than me, to wait for the release of my next Marathi film ‘Bus Stop’,” tells Rasika.
Lapachhapi ( लपाछपी )
Genres: Horror
Rating: ★★★
Censor: A
Duration: 130 min.
Studio/presenter: Wild Elephants Motion Pictures, A Midas Touch Movies
Producers: Jitendra Patil, Aroona B. Bhat
Executive Producer: Deepak Joshi
Director: Vishal Furia
Writer: Vishal Furia, Vishal Kapoor
ScreenPlay: Vishal Kapoor
Dialogues: Vishal Kapoor
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Executive Producer: Deepak Joshi
Director: Vishal Furia
Assistant Director: na
Writer: Vishal Furia, Vishal Kapoor
ScreenPlay: Vishal Kapoor
Dialogues: Vishal Kapoor
Lyrics: Swayeshree
Music: na
Playback Singer: na
Cinematographer (DOP): Chandan Kowli
Editor: Dinesh Poojari
Starcast: Usha Naik, Pooja Sawant, Vikram Gaikwad, Anil Gawas, Hridaynath Rane, Aparna Ambawane, Dhanashree Khandkar, Sachin More
Costumes: Vrushali Kulkarni
Makeup: Subhash Shinde
Sound : Rajan Patnaik, Kiran Dudwalkar
Background Score: Rajan Patnaik, Tony Basumatary, Utkarsh Dhotekar
Choreographer: na
DI, VFX: na
D.I. Colourist: Anup Parmar
Promos: na
Music Label: na
Publicity Designs: na
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Synopsis
‘Lapachhapi’ : Marathi movie ‘Lapachhapi‘ is a haunting story of a young couple that seeks shelter in a house hidden inside a sugarcane field. But the fields are ridden with secrets…
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