Multi starrer ‘Medium Spicy’ has raised big expectations
Some films become the topic of discussion, after announcement of the film’s title. One such name is ‘Medium Spicy’ the forthcoming multi starrer Marathi film, which received a good response on social media, ever since the film was launched. Produced by Vidhi Kasliwal and presented by Landmark Films, this film is directed by Mohit Takalkar on the story from Irawati Karnik.
Set on the backdrop of Love, relationship it throws light especially on the marriage relationship and stars renowned artistes like Sai Tamhankar, Parna Pethe, Lalit Prabhakar, Neha Joshi, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Sagar Dshmukh, Ipshita, Neena Kulkarni, Ravindra Mankani in lead roles. The film has been shot in Mumbai and Pune and therefore obviously focused on the lifestyle of youngsters in these regions. The film is all set to release in coming new year 2020.
Trailer of ‘Dhurala’ creates a buzz on social media
Now a days different methods are adopted by film makers to promote their film. But, before going to social media, what is more important is to connect with the general people at the grass root level. Makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Dhurala’ did exactly that. They released the trailer of their film at a public place in Mumbai. The place selected was Shramik Gymkhana Maidan and the event was to release the trailer of this film. Perhaps this was the first film to release its trailer at an event open for all.
Anyway, this has helped to generate a lot of curiosity about this film, which is all set to release on 3rd January 2020. Highlight of this film is that after a long time Siddharth Jadhav and Sonalee Kulkarni will be seen together in this film and veteran actress Alka Kubal Known for her emotion filled roles, will be performing a different challenging role in this film. Dashing Ankush Choudhari and popular actress Sai Tamhankar will also be seen in lead important characters through this film. This is clearly indicated through the trailer of this film.
The film is set on the backdrop of political power game in rural Maharashtra and therefore has special significance. Apart from the above five artistes mentioned above, the other equally important artistes of this film are, Prasad Oak, Sulekha Talwalkar, Amey Wagh, Priyadarshan Jadhav and Umesh kamat.
Multi starrer ‘Dhurala’ to throw light on Political scenario in Rural Maharashtra
At present the political situation in Maharashtra has already exposed the greed of politicians to grab power. For the past one month the people in Maharashtra witnessed the worst happenings in which many top leaders were involved. Now, through forthcoming Marathi multi-starrer film ‘Dhurala’ Marathi film lovers will get to see election fever and involvement of politicians especially in rural Maharashtra.
Writer Kshitij Patwardhan and Director Sameer Vinwans two big names in Marathi film industry are coming together to offer this political based film which as a big star cast comprising of renowned artistes like Ankush Choudhari, Sai Tamhankar, Siddharth Jadhav, Amey Wagh, Umesh Kamat, Alka Kubal, Sonali Kulkarni and others. So, with the current ongoing murky political situation in Maharashtra , it will be interesting to see what the writer – director duo have in store for the film lovers. But, the teaser of this film just released , has raised big hopes from this film.
‘Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande’ – Just another film from Gajendra Ahire
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Gajendra Ahire has made about 40 Marathi films in the past, on different subjects involving social issues. Now, his new film ‘Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande’ raises an important question, whether by changing your lifestyle or by changing your attitude and also your husband, have you really succeeded in changing yourself or achieved what you desired ?
The film revolves around a 30 + woman Ms. Deshpande( Sai Tamhankar) who divorces her husband Mr. Deshpande (Nikhil Ratnaparakhi) only because he is not dashing and does not satisfy her sex life. One wonders, how she had a love marriage with him? Then getting the custody of her 8 year old son ( Rohan Shah) , she sends him to a boarding school and gets involved with a well to do man Mr. Kulkarni ( Rajesh Shringarpure) who also has a son almost of Rohan’s age. Mr. Kulkarni has already deserted his wife, only because she is not keeping well. So, after enjoying their ‘live in relationship’ both Mr. Kulkarni and Ms. Deshapnde finally plan to get married and they proceed to Ladakh along with their children during their vacation time, so that they get adjusted .
While Kulkarni’s son who is shown over smart and selfish, is ready to accept Ms. Despande as his new mother, Rohan is hesitant to accept Mr. Kulkarni as his father. Ms. Deshpande’s mother ( Neena Kulkarni) is also opposed to her daughter’s decision. But, Ms. Deshpande makes all efforts to convince her son during his vacation period, finding time from her busy job. Does she succeed in her attempt? This is what writer director Gajendra Ahire has tried to show through this film. To a certain extent he has succeeded in presenting what he had to convey, but at some places he has inserted unwanted time consuming scenes including a song. Selection of Ladakh as location for vacation trip offers visual pleasure. However, after return from Ladakh trip the film’s screenplay loses its grip for sometime, till the climax.
Performances of artistes are best part of this film. Sai Tamhankar gets ample scope to display her emotions, while Rajesh Shringarpure and Nikhil Ratnaparakhi are at ease while showing their natural skills through their respective characters. But, compared to Rajesh Shringarpure, Nikhil’s character hasn’t been properly presented. As Sai’s son Rohan Shah has cleverly shown his reaction through his body language without over reacting , to express his inner feelings. Neena Kulkarni also offers good support through her limited role. Music is not very appealing as there are many people involved into it including the writer- director. Moreover, writer- director himself has appeared as a singer in the title song. However, the cinematography by Arjun Sorate & Krishna Soren is impressive and that is one more plus point of the film, besides good performances.
All in all, ‘Kulkarni Chautatla Deshpande’ is a thought provoking film but should have been better, if it was handled with more interesting and humour filled sequences .
Shooting of Marathi film ‘Medium Spicy’ concludes
Shooting of much talked about multi starrer Marathi film ‘Medium Spicy’ concluded recently. There has already been a lot of curiosity about the title of this film, since the film was launched. Now, producer Vidhi Kasliwal has confirmed that the shooting of her film is over. Speaking about her film she said, “The production process of this film was equally fun loving like its title. The experience of working with well known technicians and renowned director like Mohit Takalkar was also memorable. Now, we are working on post production work, to make this film more presentable.”
Mohit Takalkar who also reacted on completion of film’s shooting said, “For me, past few months were full of unforgettable experience. The process of watching your dream come true, itself is remarkable. I am grateful to all my artistes, who supported me to fulfil my dream. We have shot this film in Mumbai and Pune. But, you will not see the same Mumbai you have seen in films so far. This film will show a part of Mumbai which will be new to you. And this is the speciality of this dream city. While shooting in Pune, I fall in love with this historic city.”
Presented by Landmark Films, ‘Medium Spicy’ will throw light on City life connected with love, relationship and marriage. The film stars Sai Tamhankar, Parna Pethe, Lalit Prabhakar, Neha Joshi, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Sagar Deshmukh, Ipshita , Neena Kulkarni & Ravindra Mankani. This film will be released next year.
Sai Tamhankar to play a protagonist in Gajendra Ahire’s next ‘Kulkarni Chowkatala Deshpande’
Both Sai Tamhankar and Gajendra Ahire are well known in Marathi film industry for their distinctiveness in acting and direction respectively. While Gajendra Ahire has completed his Golden jubilee in film direction, Sai Tamhankar is almost nearing towards this mark with 40+ films. Now, both of them are working together in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Kulkarni Chowkatala Deshpande’, which will be released on 22nd November 2019 all over Maharashtra.
It may be recalled that both of them have established themselves in their respective fields and therefore it will be interesting to see Sai Tamhankar perform under Gajendra’s direction. In this film Sai will be playing a protagonist middle class character. Recently the poster of this film was released, which clearly shows Sai in the different stages of daughter, wife, Mother and fiancée . This also makes it clear that this is the most challenging role for the actress and hence has generated a lot of interest among her fans.
The film raises an important question, whether by changing your lifestyle by changing your attitude, your husband and your friends, have you really succeeded in changing yourself? The film is produced by Smita Vinay Ganu .
Marathi stars extend helping hand to flood affected people from Maharashtra
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.
‘Girlfriend’ Movie Review – Girlfriend with Spanish connection
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Writer& screenplay writer Upendra Sidhye who shot into fame after receiving Filmfare & Cine Blitz awards for best screenplay for the film ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ has now turned writer and director into Marathi with his latest release ‘Girlfriend’. So, being a writer himself, he has systematically developed the screenplay of this film on the backdrop of his own Pune city and using the social media very well, to target the young audience.
Through ‘Girlfriend’ Upendra presents the story of a simple and nice young man Nachiket Pradhan( Amey Wagh) a boy next door, who resembles the looks of Amol Palekar of 70s. Being simple, he has kept himself away from girlfriends. But, that comes in the way of his promotion in office and also spending time with his childhood friends, who are already in relationship. Being a graphic designer himself and active on social media, he prepares a fraudulent fb account by lifting a photo of Payal Mehta( Sai Tamhankar) and naming her as Alisha Narvekar to pose his girlfriend. What happens thereafter is a humour filled screenplay, which entertains especially the young audience.
The office and home atmosphere of Nachiket has been nicely created. Initially moving at a slow pace, the film does pick up little before the interval showing many interesting happenings in Nachiket’s life. His birthday coinciding with Valentines’ day has also been presented well to show his helplessness to find a girlfriend. The entry of Sai Tamhankar has been used well in the screenplay just before the interval. However, showing her in the narrative through a song sequence little before that has spoiled the show.
What keeps the audience engaged post interval is its Spanish connection through the character of Sai Tamhankar . Both Amey and Sai have offered variety through their respective performances, but without the support of other artistes in this film , they would not have been able to offer their best. Thanks to Yatin karyekar, Kavita Lad who play his supportive modern day parents and many other artistes who have played his close friends and office colleagues in the film. Prominent among them is popular TV star Rasika Sunil, who has impressed the most. Unfortunately, this talented actress hasn’t been used much to tap her potential. She is certainly worth considering for lead roles in Marathi films.
Other positive aspects of this film are, the music and background music by Hrishkesh , Saurabh & Jasraj , who have combined well to offer musical entertainment and nice photography of Milind Jog. All in all, ‘Girlfriend’ is an entertaining film which may draw more young audience to cinema halls.
Sai Tamhankar fan club make hundred under privileged children happy
We are all aware that Marathi actress Sai Tamhankar always finds time for her social commitments. Similarly her fan club ‘Saiholiks’ which comprises of many well wishers, carry forward her message to the society by involving themselves in some social commitment. Recently, on the occasion of Sai’s birthday, this fan club distributed school kit to hundred under privileged children and saw happiness on their faces.
Speaking about their work, her fans said that every year they celebrate their favourite star Sai’s birthday by taking up some kind of social work. During the last three years they have planted trees in different parts of state to celebrate her birthday. Reacting to this fine gesture from her fan club, Sai said, “ I consider myself fortunate that I have such a wonderful group of people as my well wishers, who think of different ideas to celebrate my birthday in a unique way.”
Girlfriend ( गर्लफ्रेंड )
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Release Year: 2019 (26 July)
- Genres: Drama
- Rating: na
- Censor: U
- Duration: 130 min
- Studio/presenter: Huge Productions, Pratisaad Communications
- Producer(s): Anish Joag, Ranjit Gugle, Afeefa Suleman Nadiadwala, Kaustubh Dhamne, Ameya Patil, Salil Datar
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- Director: Upendra Sidhaye
- Writer: Upendra Sidhaye
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- Producer(s): Anish Joag, Ranjit Gugle, Afeefa Suleman Nadiadwala, Kaustubh Dhamne, Ameya Patil, Salil Datar
- Executive Producer: na
- Co-producer: Bandish Motion Pictures, Archis Nerlikar, Sunny Agrawal, Prabhat Devidan
- Director: Upendra Sidhaye
- Assistant Director: na
- Writer: Upendra Sidhaye
- ScreenPlay: na
- Dialogues: na
- Lyrics: Kshitij Patwardhan
- Music: Hrishikesh Datar, Saurabh Bhalerao, Jasraj Jayant Joshi
- Playback Singer: na
- Cinematographer (DOP): Milind Jog
- Editor: Faizal Imran
- Starcast: Amey Wagh, Sai Tamhankar
- Art Director: Ashok Lokare
- Costumes: Kalyani Kulkarni-Gugle
- Makeup: Saurabh Kapade
- Sound : Avinash Sonawane
- Background Score: Saurabh Bhalerao
- Choreographer: na
- DI, VFX: na
- D.I. Colourist: na
- Promos: na
- Music Label: na
- Publicity Designs: Pratisaad
- P.R.O.: Lead Media
- Distributor : Dakhkhan Studio
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