Popular Marathi stars in a big number have been joining MNS Cine Wing. Thanks to the month long membership campaign held by Ms. Shalini Thackeray, General Secretary of the Maharastra Navnirman Chitrapat Karmachari Sena ( MNCKS). Till now, their unit has enrolled around 10,000 technicians, artists and workers from the film industry and is expected to cross the 25,000 mark in coming month. On Thursday, some more top artistes from Marathi like superstar Makrand Anaspure, Ajinkya Deo, Prasad Oak, Sayaji Shinde, Priya Berde, Vinay Yedekar along with others accepted the leadership of Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, in the battle of promoting Marathi cinema in Maharashtra.

Makarand Anaspure in particular, expressed his gratitude towards Raj Thackeray and MNS for helping out Marathi film industry in the time of crisis. Mr. Anaspure also expressed his desire to sort out the existing problems faced by Marathi films right from the promotion and advertising to availability of theatres, especially multiplexes; during prime time, to release the films.

Leading Marathi star Prasad Oak thanked MNCKS for their support, while Sayaji Shinde, emphasized the need of unity among cine artistes. Ameya Khopkar, President of the association, said that more and more artistes were coming forward to enroll for the membership of their wing, because of thei faith in Mr. Rajsaheb Thackeray.