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Siddharth Chandekar
Interviews

Is Siddharth Chandekar emerging as the most promising actor?

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Though Ankush Choudhari plays the lead actor of the ‘Classmates’ team, the actor who has been inviting the attention of audience is Siddharth Chandekar. Siddharth began his acting career in films through a Milind Ukey’s film ‘Hamne Jeena Seekh Liya’. But then, he was a teenager. Siddharth’s actual journey as an actor began with the serial ‘Agnihotra’ and Avadhoot Gupte’s film ‘Zenda’. Then , we saw him in Atul Sarpotdar’s film ‘Satarangee Re’ based on young collegians.

Siddharth Chandekar
Later, films like ‘Balgandharva ‘ and ‘Doosari Goshta’ offered him limited scope. Last year, his film ‘Bavare Prem He’ was released, presenting him as a solo hero opposite Urmila Kanetkar-Kothare. In spite of good performance, his talent went noticed, as the film didn’t do well, at ticket window. But, after release of ‘Classmates’, everybody is talking about his performance. Though there are other popular Marathi actors in this film, Siddharth stands out, with his all round performance. He has displayed emotions and humour simultaneously, clearly indicating that he is there to stay in Marathi film industry, for a long long time.
Having seen the promo of his forthcoming film ‘Sata Lota Pan Sagala Khota’, there is plenty of scope for his character, to create instant comedy. And, we have seen the glimpse of it in ‘Classmates’. In short, Siddharth is all set to rock, during the beginning of this new year . It will not be surprising to see him as the Number one hero of Marathi films, in years to come..

Pushkar Jog
Interviews

Pushkar Jog – always known for offering variety

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Pushkar Jog

Pushakar Jog is one such actor in Marathi film industry, who wants to be different, with his creative approach . Since the days, he performed as a child artiste in 90s, Pushkar has always shown promise, to grow as a talented actor. In the year 2007 Pushkar appeared as a hero of Marathi films, through his own home production ‘Jabardast’, which was directed by Mahesh Kothare. The film received good response and later Pushkar did many films like ‘Dhoom 2 Dhamaal’ , ‘Tukya Tukvila Nagya Nachvila’ along with his own production ‘Mission Possible’ which was directed by him.

Besides Marathi, Pushkar also performed in Hindi films like ‘EMI’ , ‘Huff It’s Too Much’ and so on. But, at present , he is busy with promotion of his forthcoming Marathi film ‘Sasucha Swayamvar’ , which is presented by his own home production Goosebumps Entertainment Co.  After ‘Sasucha Swayamvar’ is due for release this month. In the meanwhile, Pushkar is getting ready to launch his next production, ‘Jabardast-2′ which will be a sequel of his 2007 hit film.

Marathi Movie World spoke to Pushkar .Excerpts from an interview:

Q. Recently, you promoted your film ‘Sasucha Swayamvar’ in a unique way. How did you think about it ?
A: Today, if we hold the music release ceremony of your film in a traditional way, it doesn’t receive much response. So, as my film was about Mother- in- law and her marriage, I thought of celebrating ‘Mother- in- law day’, by setting a new precedent. And, it really worked.

Q: Do you think that subject of Comedy can still work, when there are films with ‘out of the box’ subjects, inviting attention?
A: Comedy can never end in Marathi. If your story is good and you present the screenplay skillfully, to keep the audience engaged; it is sure to work.

Q: We also understand that you are going to produce a sequel of your film ‘Jabardast’?
A: Yes, that’s true. After release of ‘Sasucha Swayamvar’ I will begin work on ‘Jabardast-2′. Music will play an important role in this film.

Q: Can you provide some more details about this film ?
A: At present, I don’t want disclose much about this film. But, it will go on the floors in June 2015. I have already planned to shoot the title song of this film in ‘Ladakh’. Then, I have planned to shoot other songs at foreign locations; so as to release the first look officially, by August 2015.

Ashok Shinde
Interviews

Ashok Shinde – Returns back to stage after 12 years

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Ashok ShindeKnown for his simplicity, modesty, commitment and positive attitude, veteran Marathi actor Ashok Shinde, is very popular in Marathi entertainment industry. Originally from Pune, his father was a commercial makeup artist. After completing his B.E. degree, he worked in Telco for 6 months. He also worked as a makeup artist for a few days, with his friend Vikram Gaikwad. But, soon thereafter, he left this work and since 1987, opted for acting as a full time career. Presently, he lives in Mumbai, with his wife Pooja and daughters Neha and Yojana who are MBA and Interior Designer respectively.

During the 27 years of his career in the field of acting, he has worked on stage, television and films, as a hero, villain and anti hero. As on date, he has done 111 films and 100 TV serials, apart from 42 daily soaps on Sahyadri Channel . After successfully completing 1200 episodes of ‘Swapnanchya Palikadale’ in the prominent role of Yashwant Patkar , he has come with new avatar in ‘Lagori – Maitri Returns’ on Star Pravah, which is his 100th TV Serial. He also did a guest appearance, in Nana Patekar’s Hindi film ‘Yashwant‘. Now, Ashok Shinde is returning to Marathi stage after a log gap of five years. Marathi Movie World spoke to him, on this occasion.

The excerpts from the interview :

Q : You have come back to stage after a gap of 12 years? How do you feel?
A : That’s right. I have come back with a play ‘Prem Prem Aste’. Feeling great and enjoying. I love to work on stage, but due to other commitments, I could not give time for stage, but I will definitely do more plays in future.

Q : Can you please share with us your experiences about your co-actors? What would you tell about Laxmikant Berde and Kuldip Pawar?
A.: Yes, certainly. Laxmikant Berde, was my best friend, he was very jolly. Kuldip Pawar was Full of life. Both were very good human beings and I am missing them a lot. I also enjoyed working with Alka Kubal, Aaishwarya Narkar, Surekha Kudchi, Pratiksha Lonkar, Asavari Joshi etc. I did maximum films with Alka Kubal, in 22 films she was my heroine. I was very fortunate to work with the great actors like Shriram Lagoo, Vikram Gokhale, Nana Patekar, Mohan Joshi and could learn a lot from them.

Q: Do you think it’s a better time for Marathi films?
A: Yes, that’s true. In the past two to three years, there has been an increase in the screening and success of Marathi films. Now market for Marathi cinema is almost unexplored and has the potential to give tough competition to Bollywood.

Ashok Shinde, Actor, MoviesQ: How many awards did you get during your acting career as on date?
A: I was nominated Nine times and got Five awards, 2 for TV serial and 3 for Marathi films. I was also nominated for two international awards for ‘Evadhase Aabhal’,one was ‘Heart of England festival award’ and another ‘Mauritius film award’.

Q : To establish as an actor what are the important things?
A : Firstly, you should be a good human being, be with your producers, when they are going through a bad patch, you should have self-respect, try to adjust with all generations. You have to be humble for your long run career. Don’t underestimate your people, fans, do your work neatly and wholeheartedly.

Q: What are your hobbies?
A: My favorite hobby is to watch movies. I also like doing regular exercise. Whenever I am free, I give time to my family. I have a limited friend circle.

Q: What is a secret of your fitness?
A : In 27 years of my career, I daily give 1 hour to myself, I do exercise regularly. After shooting if it is possible, I go walking from studio to hotel. While on outdoor shootings I take morning walks regularly.

Q: Who is your ideal and who is your favorite actor?
A: Mohan Joshi is my ideal, guru, friend, everything. My favorite actor is Amitabh Bachchan.

Q: Besides these what are your upcoming projects?
A: I have just completed, Kranti Redkar directed film ‘Kaakan‘, in which Urmila Kanetkar-Kothare is my wife and Jitendra Joshi has played as her lover. It is expected to be released in the next 2-3 months. Second film is Pradyumn Aangre directed ‘Aadesh-The Power of Law’, made on the life of famous Advocate Ujjwal Nikam, in which I have played the role of one of the advocates.

Marathi Movie World wishes him best of luck for his future career.