‘Shinma’ creates awareness about water conservation, besides offering entertainment
 Rating: ★★★
Producer: Aanil Joshi Director: Milind Kawade Writer: Milind Kavade, Ashok Jhagde and Prakash Bhagwat Dialogues: Sagar Wankhede and Deepak Thube Director of Photography: Santonio Terzio Music: Varun Likhate, Rohan-Rohan Genres: Comedy, Drama Censor: U/A Duration: 129 Min. Cast: Ajinkya Deo, Kishori Shahane, Gurleen Chopra, Yatin Karyekar, Vijay Patkar, Sanskruti Balgude, Ananda Karekar, Anshuman Vichare, Ganesh Yadav, Saurabh Gokhale, Arun Kadam, Abhijeet Chauhan, Digambar Naik, Ashish Pawar, Jaywant Wadkar, Nisha Parulekar Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
Shooting of a film, in a film, is not new to Marathi cinema. In the past we have seen this happen in the film ‘Pipani’ and very recently, we saw it happen in the film ‘Mungala‘. Now, film maker Milind Arun Kavade has presented one such theme, through his latest released Marathi film ‘Shinma’. Produced by Aanil Joshi, the film presents the shooting of a film, at a village in Maharashtra in drought affected district.
Director K.Vasu( Ajinkya Deo) , whose real name is Keshav Vasudev Bhosale, takes up a commercial project, with the help of his production manager( Vijay Patkar) , only to raise money for his wife’s ( Nisha Parulekar) operation; who is in coma, after meeting with a road accident. To please the producer couple Mr. & Mrs. Ganda ( Yatin Karyekar and Kishori Shahane), they plan to make a remake of ‘Sholay’ in Marathi. Accordingly, they move to a village location, which is already facing water scarcity problem, due to drought in that region. But, with the support of a social worker Navin( Ganesh Yadav) and Sarpanch of the village (Digambar Naik) they begin the shooting of their film, with all their important characters played by Jai(Ashish Pawar), Veeru(Arun kadam), Basanti(Gurleen Chopra) and others.
But, soon at the request of social activist Navin and his sister ( Sanskruti Balgude)they agree to‘In-film branding’ into their film, to highlight the water scarcity problem in the village, in spite of the help assured by the Government. So, besides the humor filled happenings noticed during the shooting, we also find K.Vasu’s assistant director ( Saurabh Gokhale) and Navin Sister’s (Sanskruti Balgude) love affair progressing side by side, on the outskirts of the village. After watching all the incidents, that we see happen in the film industry, over the issues arising out of delay in shooting and threats issued by artistes , finally we see a surprise in the climax.
The film has a very big team of artistes, including film artistes and the villagers and therefore, except for the character of film director played by Ajinkya Deo, there is limited scope to all others. In the film, we notice two lengthy scenes of Ajinkya Deo, trying to converse with his wife lying in Coma in the hospital, over phone. But, they have not even shown the ailing mother of actress Gurleen Chopra, whose is also undergoing treatment in hospital. More than the film artistes Gurleen Chopra, Ashish Pawar & Arun kadam shown in this film, there is more scope given to the so called production manager played by Vijay Patkar and the so called producer Ganda, played by Yatin karyekar. The latter has also been given scenes, flirting with the actress Gurleen in swimming pool, perhaps to highlight the casting couch mentality in the film industry.
All the artistes selected in the film, have given their best. But, there is very less scope for Sanskruti Balgude in the film. In comparison, Gurleen Chopra finds better scope and she has played her character very well. In short, her debut in Marathi films, has been good. What is worth praising is that, she has tried to speak most of her dialogues in Marathi, unlike other non Marathi actresses noticed in Marathi films, in the recent past. It is understood that she has herself dubbed for her own dialogues in Marathi. With her fit and slim looks, this beautiful Punjabi actress has also performed the dance very well, in the company of choreographer Ganesh Acharya. Music does not appeal much, except for one song; but, Santanio Terezio has impressed with his beautiful cinematography, most of which has been shot in the outdoors.
All in all, Director Milind Kavade has tried to create awareness about wastage of water by people living in city and Government’s apathy to provide relief to drought affected villages, in spite of sanctioning huge amount for water conservation schemes. In short, he has used this medium of entertainment well, to pass on this social message skillfully , through this film.
‘Partu’ promises ‘out of the box’ content
Marathi films are known for their offering variety of content. Keeping with the trend, forthcoming Marathi film ‘Partu’ also promises ‘out of the box’ content. Made under the banner of Hollywood’s ‘East West Films’ and written and directed by Nitin Adsul , an Indian settled in USA, the film has already raised lot of curiosity about its subject, which is based on a real life story.
Though the artistes of this film are from Marathi film industry and Bollywood, the technical support comes from highly qualified international technical persons. The film has been shot in Rajasthan and Maharashtra; but the cinematography and background music of this film, are expected to make a big difference. The film stars Kishore Kadam, Smita Tambe, Saurabh Gokhale, Gayatri Deshmukh, Anshuman Vichare, Navani Parihar, Raja Bundela, Ravi Bharatiya and child artiste Yash Pande , around whose character, the film revolves.
Music by Shashank Powar, background music by Hollywood’s Greg Sims, editing by Rajesh Rao and cinematography by Sanjay Khanjode are other credits.
‘Bho Bho’ promotion generates curiosity about the film
Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bho Bho’ which has been selected for the forthcoming Delhi International Film festival, has cleverly promoted the ongoing news about this film on social networking sites, after its completion. Sumukhesh Films and director Bharat Gaikwad are happy about this initial campaign, which has invited good response from the viewers.
According to the director, this film is about ‘Bho Bho’ and Bhonde, the important character in this film and is a suspense thriller presented in a humour filled manner. Bharat, who has directed many Marathi and Hindi serials had also made a Marathi film ‘Dhava Dhav’ , few years ago. Through this film Prashant Damle is making his comeback in Marathi films, as a lead actor. Other lead performers in the film are Subodh Bhave, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Saurabh Gokhale, Sanjay Mone, Kishore Chougule and Anuja Sathe. More details about this film are still awaited.
Gurleen Chopra steals the show at ‘Shinma’ press conference
Milind Arun kavade’s next Marathi film ‘Shinma’ is due for release on 27th November 2015. To make this official announcement and to unveil the theme song of the film, he had organized a press conference recently, when most of the artistes of the film were present, excluding Nisha Parulekar, Sanskruti Balgude & Kishori Shahane. In their absence, the only lady member present on the occasion was Gurleen Chopra and she stole the show, posing in different poses for cine photographers.
Initially, the director Milind Kavade introduced the producer of the film Aanil Joshi and appreciated his constant support throughout the film’s shooting. Then, he introduced the music director duo Rohan Pradhan & Rohan Gokhale and also unveiled the theme song, before the media persons. The item song from this film, has already been shown to media, during the music release of this film, sometime back. Therefore, Gurleen Chopra also spoke on the occasion, uttering her few dialogues in Marathi from this film. Incidentally, the Punjabi actress has dubbed in Marathi for her own voice, which is a welcome news.
Others who spoke on the occasion were Ajinkya Deo, Vijay Patkar, Yatin karyekar, Saurabh Gokhale,Ganesh Yadav and producer of the film Aanil Joshi.
Muhurat of ‘Shinma’ with song recording
Known for his films like ‘Yedyanchi Jatra’, ‘4 Idiots’, ‘Just Gammat’, director Milind Arun Kavde is all set to release his next Marathi film ‘1234’ soon. But, in the meanwhile, he has performed Muhurat of his new film ‘Shinma’, with recording of a song ‘Panyavarati Halla Zala….’ rendered by popular singer Aadarsh Shinde. This song has been penned by Sagar Wankhede with the music provided by Music director of this film, Rohan Pradhan and Rohan Gokhale.
Produced by Anil Joshi, the story of this film is written by Milind Kavde , besides directing this film. Like his previous comedy films, even this film stars a big team of artistes comprising of Ajinka Deo Vijay Patkar, Yatin karyekar, Ganesh Yadav, Kishori Shahane , Saurabh Gokhale, Sanskruti Balgude, Anshuman Vichare, Arun Kadam, Abhijit Chavan, Digambar Naik, Ashish Pawar, Jaywant Wadkar, Ananda karekar, Nisha Parulekar, Gurleen Chopra and others.
Cinematography by Santaneo Terezio, dialogues by Sagar Wankhede and Deepak Thube are other credits.
‘Partu’ is Hollywood’s first Marathi film
Marathi films are going worldwide. Now, we find even Hollywood film makers taking interest in producing a Marathi film. East West Company which has produced many Hollywood films, including award winning films like ‘Kundalini’ & ‘ Together Forever’, have now made a Marathi film ‘Paratu’ which is directed by NRI Nitin Adsul, who has settled in USA for a long time.
Recently, Nitin completed the shooting of this film in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The film stars well known artistes from Marathi and Hindi film industry. They are, Kishore Kadam, Smita Tambe, Saurabh Gokhale, Gayatri Deshmukh, Anshuman Vichare, Navnee Parihar, Raja Bundela ,Ravi Bharatiya and child artiste Yash Pande.
The film’s story, which is unique and set on the backdrop of 1968 to 1985 period; is written by Clerk Mack Milliam, Nitin Adsul, & Daryl Cocks. The dialogues in Marathi are penned by Mayur Deval, DOP is Sanjay Khanjode and music is by Shashank Powar. The theme song in this film is by Shankar Mahadevan.
I took a decision to pursue acting career at the right time – Saurabh Gokhale
If Saurabh Gokhale had not taken up acting seriously, he would have continued working in some big Corporate House as an executive today. A native of Pune, Saurabh did his schooling from Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya and later did his graduation from Modern College. Being a part of this cultural hub of Maharashtra, Saurabh had performed on stage and had also taken part in the Purshottam Shield Drama competition. He was also member of Theatre Academy.
Even after Graduation, when Saurabh did his Mass Communication and MBA; he joined TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd; a division of Tata Motors and continued to be part of Kala Sagar Art, presenting and anchoring stage shows. Later, when he joined KPIT in Pune; he felt that he was doing injustice to his hidden acting talent and quit his job; to take a decision to pursue acting career seriously.
His role in his debut serial ‘Shrimant Peshwa Bajirao Mastani’ showed him the way and Saurabh found a major role in Star Pravah’s serial ‘Mandala Don Ghadicha Daav’. where his talent was actually noticed. Today, Saurabh is the centre of attraction in the ongoing serial on Zee Marathi’s ‘Radha Hi Bavari’. The title of this serial clearly suggests that it is a women oriented subject; but Saurabh using variety in this role, has not only brought liveliness into the serial; but, has also won the hearts of audience. He is found comfortable in the company of all the senior artistes in this serial; be it Sharad Ponkshe, Kavita Medhekar Laad,Bal karve and others.
Marathi Movie World spoke to this talented actor from Pune. Excerpts from an interview:
Q: Do you think that you took a wise decision to leave your KPIT job and join acting field?
A: Yes, I think I was doing injustice to myself and also to the company I had joined. So, it took just seven days for me to take this decision; which I feel was right.
Q: But, how were you attracted towards this profession? Is there anyone from your family, into this profession?
A: No, my both parents are Doctors. It was my passion since college days, that brought me into this field. I had not made up my mind to be whole time actor. But when I took this crucial decision to pursue acting career in September 2010 ; in next two months I was signed for ‘Mandala Don Ghadicha Daav.’ Today, while playing the role of Saurabh Dharmadhikari , in ‘Radha Hi Bavari’. I feel happy about my decision.
Q: Are you a director’s actor or believe in yourself?
A: I think, I am both. Though I believe in myself; it is the director, who knows how to tap your potential. I am very happy about the way my character has been projected in ‘Radha Hi Bavari’.
Q: Tell us something about your forthcoming film ‘Yodhha’?
A: This film will be released in April 2013. I am playing the lead role of a Police Cop; who finds his first posting in his own village. While exercising his duty honestly, he has to encounter opposition from his own relatives. My childhood friend, who is into social service supports me in my mission. It is an interesting and timely subject and I really enjoyed playing this role.
Q: You think that acting in TV serial and films simultaneously, is possible ?
A: Yes, it is possible with slight adjustment of your schedule.
Q: Now that you are into this acting field; do you think that your specialized degrees are of any help to you ?
A: Yes, it does help. My communication skills come to my advantage in this profession. Moreover, my management qualification helps me a lot to maintain proper time management in my day to day work.
Q: We understand about your recent marriage to Anjuja Sathe. Congrats! How it all happened?
A: Thanks. Actually, I knew Anuja since my childhood, though she was junior to me. Her elder brother was my good friend. When we met once again in this acting field, we came close to each other. Anuja is also a good TV actress. Our interests match very well.