Sonalee is celebrating 12 years in acting profession
From 2006 till date Sonalee Kulkarni has performed in 24 films ( including 2 Hindi films), which is a good progress for a young talented Marathi actress . Sonalee began her innings in acting profession with 2006 Marathi film ‘Gauri‘ and last we saw her in the film ‘Hampi‘, offering variety of roles through different characters she has played so far. Luckily, she found prominence of her characters in most of her films and she made her presence felt through those characters.
Sonalee actually shot into fame with her character of Nayna Kolhapurkar in super hit Marathi film ‘Natarang‘ where she had enough scope to display her dance skills besides acting. Later, she also played the character of a tribal girl in Nitin Desai’s film ‘Ajintha‘, but her roles in films like ‘Classmates‘ , ‘Mitwa‘ & ‘Poshter Girl‘ exploited the best out of her. But, that’s not enough for an actress who has completed twelve years in this industry. Obviously , Sonalee also must be looking for better opportunities.
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Pushkar, Mrunal & Virajas come together to offer ‘Ti and Ti’
Pushkar Jog who made a grand debut as an actor through his home production ‘Zabardast’ directed by Mahesh Kothare, later directed his own Marathi film ‘Mission Possible’. Pushkar is now ready to play the role of a producer, under the banner of his Goosebump Entertainment. Recently, he launched the teaser poster of his new Marathi film ‘Ti and Ti’ in which he plays the lead role opposite two top actresses of Marathi film industry, Sonalee Kulkarni, and Prarthana Behere.
Another big news is that this film will be directed by actress turned director Mrunal Kulkarni, who had earlier directed films like ‘Rama Madhav’ and ‘Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta‘. The story of this film is written by Mrunal’s son Virajas Kulkarni and this will be a Romcom, the favorite subject of actor turned producer Pushkar Jog. According to Pushkar, his film will have a rich classy look and will be at par with a Bollywood film. Incidentally, most portion of this film was shot in London. Other details of this film will be disclosed soon.
‘Hampi’ shows the natural remedy for depression
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Movie: Hampi
Rating: ★★★1/2 Genres: Romantic travelogue Censor: U Duration: 130 min. Studio / Presenter: Amol Joshi Productions, Swaroop Recreation & Media Pvt. Ltd Producer(s): Yogesh Bhalerao Director: Prakash Kunte Cast: Sonalee Kulkarni, Lalit Prabhakar, Prajakta Mali, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Chhaya Kadam Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
Two years ago the writer and director combo of Aditi Moghe and Prakash Kunte through their film ‘Coffee Aani Barach Kahi‘ offered a very sensible story of a young working IT woman, who takes her own time to choose her life partner. Now, both of them have returned with another Marathi film ‘Hampi‘ to show, how the environment and people around help a young girl discover herself, after visiting a beautiful tourist place ‘Hampi‘.
The film presents Isha( Sonalee Kulkarni ) who is undergoing depression, due to the divorce taking place between her parents, after 28 years of their marriage. So, she visits a place called Hampi in Karnataka, in search of happiness. On her arrival, she first interacts with an auto rickshaw driver R.Ranjit ( Priyadarshan Jadhav ), followed by a Young bachelor in the neighborhood of her hotel room, Kabir ( Lalit Prabhakar ) who after his break up, has fallen in love with this place and the people around. Kabir tries to come closer to Isha, by understanding her problem and suggesting her to change her attitude towards life. Isha also comes across two more people, Ashabai ( Chhaya Kadam ) who sells handicraft items and a Sadhu, who also understand the reason behind her loneliness.
Though Isha doesn’t respond to Kabir’s approach, she starts liking him, after the arrival of her friend Girija ( Prajakta Mali ) who comes all the way from Delhi, to join her for few days. Fun loving Girija openly admires Kabir. But, being her good friend, she wants Isha to choose Kabir as her life partner. One evening, we find a sudden twist in this film. What happens in the climax is anybody’s guess.
But, the film does leave an impact, with the superb handling of the screenplay. ‘Hampi‘ has many plus points. The characters penned by the writer, are developed very well by director Prakash Kunte, paying full attention on their point of view and more importantly their thinking process, which have been shown through their communication process with well written dialogues by Aditi Moghe the writer of this film. Be it, the communication between Kabir & Isha, Isha and Girija, Isha & R.Ranjit, Isha & Ashabai, Isha & Sadhu, they have turned out to be very natural , generating humor at almost every important sequence.
The cinematography of this film is another plus point with Amlendu Choudhari making all efforts to capture the picturesque beauty of this place in all those outdoor scenes. He gives glimpse of his creativity in the very first frame of the film, giving you a hint that this place called Hampi can be counted as one of the lively characters in the film. He finds good support from Poorva Pandit’s art work and Sayali Soman’s dress designs. Film’s background music is also very effective at every situation . Above all, the performances of all the artistes are impressive. Sonali and Lalit display a good chemistry between them. Prajakta Mali finds her entry in this film at the stroke of interval, but she does extremely well to invite the audience attention with her bubbly character for almost next half an hour. This role will surely help her to find better roles in Marathi films. Good support comes from other artistes.
All in all, though ‘Hampi‘ is targeted at youngsters , showing the natural remedy for depression, it also offers good entertainment with its good presentation. You get the feeling that you are on a sight seeing for 95 minutes,to this beautiful place called Hampi .
Hampi Movie Trailer
Movie: Hampi
Director: Prakash Kunte
Music: Narendra Bhide, Aditya Bedekar
Cast: Sonalee Kulkarni, Lalit Prabhakar, Prajakta Mali, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Chhaya Kadam
‘Hampi’ Trailer and Music launched in Mumbai
After attaining popularity for the Poster and teaser, the makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Hampi‘ recently launched the trailer and music of their film in Mumbai. The theme of this film is based on one such beautiful place called Hampi, which is also the title of this film, for the only reason that this is not only the place but Known for its identity. In this film the lead character of the film Isha in depressed mood lands at this beautiful place on a trip and how she finds a change in herself , is what the film is all about.
The songs of ‘Hampi‘ film are penned by Vaibhav Joshi and Omkar Kulkarni and music is provided by Narendra Bhide & Aditya Bedekar. Story screenplay and dialogue writer Aditi Moghe and director Prakash Kunte who combined well for the film ‘Coffee Aani Barach Kahi‘ two years ago, will be seen together in their respective roles in this film too. So, there are high expectations from ‘Hampi‘, which is all set to release on 17th November 2017. The film stars Sonalee Kulkarni, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Prajakta Mali, Lalit Prabhakar and Chhaya Kadam in lead roles. Cinematography by Amlendu Choudhari and background music by Aditya Bedekar and choreography by Phulwa Khamkar are the other credits.
Hampi ( हंपी )
Genres: Romantic travelogue
Rating: ★★★1/2
Censor: U
Duration: 130 min.
Studio/presenter: Amol Joshi Productions, Swaroop Recreation & Media Pvt. Ltd
Producers: Yogesh Bhalerao
Executive Producer: na
Director: Prakash Kunte
Writer: Aditi Moghe
ScreenPlay: Aditi Moghe
Dialogues: Aditi Moghe
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Executive Producer: Avinash Bhanushali
Co-producer: Chaitanya Shirish Akolkar
Director: Prakash Kunte
Assistant Director: na
Writer: Aditi Moghe
ScreenPlay: Aditi Moghe
Dialogues: Aditi Moghe
Lyrics: Vaibhav Joshi, Omkar Kulkarni
Music: Narendra Bhide, Aditya Bedekar
Playback Singer: na
Cinematographer (DOP): Amalendu Chaudhary
Editor: Prachi Rohidas
Starcast: Sonalee Kulkarni, Lalit Prabhakar, Prajakta Mali, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Chhaya Kadam
Costumes: Sayali Soman
Makeup: Vinod Sarode
Sound : na
Background Score: Aditya Bedekar
Choreographer: Phulwa Khamkar
DI, VFX: na
D.I. Colourist: na
Promos: na
Music Label: na
Publicity Designs: Loki’s Studio
P.R.O.: na
Distributor : Sunshine Studio
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‘Hampi’ : na
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Sonalee Kulkarni presents herself in a new hairstyle for the film ‘Hampi’
Every actress is keen on presenting herself in a new look for every film. Some of them are lucky to find suitable roles to present themselves in different get ups. ‘Natarang‘ fame Sonalee Kulkarni has been lucky to find variety of roles through her films like ‘Natarang‘, ‘Ajintha‘, ‘Poshter Girl‘, ‘Mitwa‘, ‘Classmates‘ and so on. Now, for her forthcoming film ‘Hampi‘ directed by Prakash Kunte, she has a totally different look with a new hair cut.
The story of ‘Hampi‘ film is penned by Aditi Moghe and Sonalee’s new look is captured in his camera by cinematographer Amalendu Choudhary. Sonalee Kulkarni herself is also happy with this new look and has reacted stating that never before she had such a short hair cut before. But, she had to do it as the director wanted her character of Isha to resemble a tomboy style. In ‘Hampi’ film along with Sonalee Kulkarni the other lead artistes are Prajakta Mali, Priyadarshan Jadhav & Lalit Prabhakar. The film will be released on 3rd November 2017 all over Maharashtra.
‘Tula Kalnnaar Nahi’ presents emotions mixed with humour
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Movie: Tula Kalnnaar Nahi
Rating: ★★★ Genres: Drama Censor: U Duration: 130 min. Studio / Presenter: Saksham Filmz, Gseams Producer(s): Shreea Yogesh Kadam, Swwapnil Joshi, Arjun Singh Baran, Kartik Nishandar Director: Swapna Waghmare Joshi Writer: Sameer Arora Cinematography (DOP): Prasad Bhende, Sandeep Dhumal Cast: Subodh Bhave, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sushant Shelar, Neetha Shetty Salvi, Anuradha Rajadhyaksha, Uday Tikekar, Siddharth Chandekar, Rasika Sunil Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
Presentation of Love stories of young lovers are favourite subjects of Marathi film makers. Stories of Break ups before and after marriage are also not new to Marathi film lovers. Looking at the latest trend, there are many cases of divorce pending before the court for decision. Latest released Marathi film ‘Tula Kalnnaar Nahi‘ is about a young well to do married couple Rahul and Anjali Mankame, which is on the verge of divorce.
So, in the beginning of the film, we notice the cold war happening between Rahul and Anjali blaming each other for every small happening, when both of them are at home together. They correspond through notes made on a piece of paper. Both of them are seen busy with their own professions. While Anjali is creative photographer in an ad agency, Rahul works for a real estate company. When both are about to file their divorce, they leave for Goa, for their respective individual work. In a typical Bollywood film style, Rahul leaves in his own car, but on the way, a private car driver requests Rahul to drop his client, due to breakdown of his vehicle. And, the client is none other than Anjali. After, a tussle, Rahul agrees to take Anjali along with him, as Anjali still claims her right, being his wife.
On reaching Goa, the film ‘Tula Kalnnaar Nahi‘ takes a new turn, with a new girl Meneka joining Rahul on return journey, at the request of his Mumbai friend Sachin, who suggests him to try his new formula of ‘One Night Stand’. On seeing the new girl in Rahul’s life, Anjali also joins Rahul on return journey, claiming her right once again. But, this time Rahul has to reach Mumbai via Nagpur, where he wants to finish his work. So, the audience is taken for a ride with their road journey Goa to Mumbai via Nagpur. At this stage of screenplay, we find director Swapna Waghmare Joshi turning the film filled with emotions, with a new twist in the story, with addition of few more artistes in special appearance. And, we wonder why the film’s name was not ‘Mumbai- Goa-Mumbai via Nagpur’. Finally, it is happy end towards the climax of the film.
Presentation part of ‘Tula Kalnnaar Nahi‘ film till interval is interesting with humor filled happenings. But, in post interval session, we find the director using a typical Bollywood formula of combining emotions mixed with humour. Both Subodh Bhave and Sonalee Kulkarni have performed their roles convincingly doing full justice to their respective characters. Fine support comes from Neetha Shetty Salvi through her glamorous role and Sushant Shelar as Rahul’s close friend Sachin. There are few other artistes in the form of Anuradha Rajadhyaksha, Uday Tikekar, Siddharth Chandekar, Rasika Sunil and others , who offer good support through their small roles. Music by Nilesh Moharir, Amitraj is satisfactory and goes well with the film’s story and so is the fine camera work by Prasad Bhende & Sandeep Dhumal, capturing especially the outdoor locations very artistically. Young lovers and adults will surely enjoy this film. No wonder, Mumbai’s PVR- Growell witnessed a full house show on Sunday. And, this is certainly a good news for Marathi film makers.
Two Marathi films released this Friday at box-office
The first film is ‘Tula Kalnnaar Nahi‘ is in the form of love story which is a big banner film presented by Actor turned producer Swwapnil Joshi and others and directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi. This film is produced by three companies together and stars Subodh Bhave and Sonalee Kulkarni in the lead. The big news is that the makers of this film have also organised a grand premiere show of this film at PVR Icon, Versova on the first day of its release, in presence of Marathi and Hindi film fraternity. Some of the seats have also been reserved for lucky members of a Cultural club.
And the second Marathi film ‘Boyz‘ presented by Singer / Music director turned film maker Avadhoot Gupte and directed by Vishal Deorukhkar, this film is all about the teenagers besides some veteran artistes in it. With the presence of Sunny Leone in special appearance, the film is banking more on the songs composed by Avadhoot Gupte. So, it remains to be seen, which Marathi film would succeed in inviting maximum audience to the cinema halls.