Ashok Patki’s music for ‘Shyamchi Aai’ is USP of the film
Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ is the topic of discussion among Marathi film lovers for the past few days. The film lovers are naturally inquisitive about this film, as the title of this film takes them down memory lane into the Black n White era, about Sane Guruji and the timeless songs from Sane Guruji’s writings start ringing in their minds . There was also lot of curiosity as to who will compose the music for such a unique project. Now the suspense is over and senior composer Ashok Patki is all set to compose the songs for the film.
Sujay Dahake, Ashok Patki, Amruta Rao, Marathi film ‘Shyamchi Aai’
This film is produced by Amruta Arun Rao under the banner of Amruta Films. Sujay Dahake, who has directed many ambitious films, is directing ‘Shyamchi Aai.’ After completing the first schedule of ‘Shyamchi Aai’ in Konkan, the second and most crucial schedule has also been completed in Panhala. It was only after that , Ashok Patki joined the film and made sure the music would be melodious too. Patki, known as the king of jingles, has given music to dramas and serials along with many films for the past several years. Now, as ‘Shyamchi Aai,’ he has been entrusted with an important responsibility. The film will have a total of three songs.
Reacting to his role as music director,Mr. Patki said that ‘Shyamchi Aai’ is, till today, a milestone in Marathi cinema. The songs in this film, which reflect Sane Guruji’s thoughts, are also very meaningful. As a musician, it is up to me to identify and convey the meaning to the audience through music. Patki also clarified that these songs would be sung by leading singers in the field of music
‘Shyamchi Aai’ second schedule begins in Panhala.
We are all aware that of Sane Guruji’s book on Mother and subsequently a Marathi film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ directed by P.K Atre in 1953, which was based on this book. Now, director Sujay Dahake who is making his latest Marathi film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ on this subject that too in Black n White has started the second schedule of his film at Panhala Former M.P. Mr. Dhananjay Mahadik gave the clap for this second schedule.
‘Shyamchi Aai’ is being produced by Amruta Arun Rao under the banner of Amruta Films. After shooting at many scenic places in Konkan, the important part of the film is now being shot in Panhala. In today’s colorful era, this film is going to take the audience back to the old days, as it will be in black and white. Highlight of this film is that , Sujay will try to give disclosure to the loving relationship between Shyam and his mother, with 60-70 actors from Panhala-Kolhapur, along with the actors from Konkan
Shooting of ‘Shyamchi Aai’ begins in Pawas
‘Shyamchi Aai’ reminds us of the great mother presented by Sane Guruji through his book. Few days ago director Sujay Dahake had announced his film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ with the feeling in his mind that the new generation should know about this great mother. Now, shooting of this film has started at a holy place Pawas, Off Ratnagiri in Konkan. Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Uday Samant was the chief guest on this occasion.
The first Shooting schedule has started. Shooting of Shyamchi Aai, which plans to complete in two schedules. In today’s colourful but materialistic world this film is expected to take the audience back to the old days as it will be presented in black and white. Sane Guruji wrote the book ‘Shyamchi Aai’ out of immense love, devotion and gratitude for his mother. Director Sujay Dahake is trying to present some aspects of this which have been neglected till date.
Through his past films, Sujay has always tried to offer something different from the mainstream. He has already won national awards through ‘Shala’, has entertained the audience by making diverse and innovative movies like ‘Phuntroo’, ‘Ajoba’, ‘Kesari’. The film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ is the next step on this path, for which he has done a lot of research.
Sujay Dahake is in search for Shyam for his next film ‘Shyamchi Aai’
Whenever there is a mention of Shyamchi Aai, we tend to remember the faces of Shyam and his mother played by little Madhav Vaze and actress Vanmala respectively in National award winning 1953 Marathi film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ . This film directed by Acharya Atre was based on the emotion filled story of Sane Guruji. Now, Sujay Dahake, who won the National award for his debut film ‘Shaala’ has also announced the film with the same title and has also released the poster of this film, which is also based on the Sane Guruji’s best selling novel.
Amruta Rao, Sujay Dahake. upcoming movie ‘Shyamchi Aai’
Sujay has decided to make this film in Black and White and will be showcasing the pre-independence era. He and his team are presently busy searching statewide the right Maharashtrian boy to essay the character of Shyam in the film. This film will be produced by Amruta Arun Rao and will be directed by Sujay Dahake. They have also made a publicity brochure requesting for boys in the age group of 8 to 12 to perform a one minute monologue and email or WhatsApp it after recording on their mobile phones to the following email and phone number. Parents of the kids are requested to abide by the conditions set by the production company.
The last date for sending the video is December 30, 2021, after which the contest will come to an end. Out of the contestants, the production company will shortlist ten boys. They will be transported to Mumbai and asked to participate in a three-day acting workshop. Finally, one boy among the ten will be selected to play the role of Shyam in the film. The production company will notify the parents directly. Desirous parents and their wards should be in touch through the email id shyamchiaai2022 [at] gmail.com and Whatsapp messages on +91 8779624822
Sujay Dahake announces his film ‘Shyamchi Aai’
On the occasion of India’s Independence day celebrations renowned director Sujay Dahake known for his issue based films like ‘Shala’, ‘Phuntroo’, (movie review) , ‘Aajoba’, ‘Kesari’ etc. announced his new film ‘Shyamchi Aai’. By making this grand announcement of the launching of his film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ and unveiling the poster of his ambitious film on this auspicious day, Sujay has once again endeared himself to the hearts of his fans all over Maharashtra in style .
Produced by Produced by Amruta Arun Rao ‘Shyamchi Aai’ is based on ‘Pandurang Sadashiv Sane’ alias Sane Guruji‘s novel of the same name. Incidentally, this year also marks the 150th birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke who is the father of Indian Cinema. One of the main highlights of this film is that it will be made in a marked departure from the usual norm, entirely in black and white. The viewer will be able to see the period of British history between 1912 to 1947 leading to the Independence of the country. No other details of the film have been divulged by Sujay Dahake.
Sujay has planned to release this film on the auspicious occasion of Diwali next year. Artistes of this film will be finalised only after a spate of auditions and there is no semblance or similarity between this film and the earlier film ‘Shyamchi Aai’ except the title by itself. Since the film is based on Sane Guruji’s novel, a lot of aspects of the plot will be explored with the latest digital technology in the film. Which could not be earlier done in the 1953 film ‘Shyamchi Aai’.
Four Marathi films release simultaneously this Friday
Competition among Marathi films seems to be inevitable, as this Friday we witness simultaneous release of four Marathi films. So, after a long time we see the fight to grab the cinema screens among these four film makers. Now, you can imagine what will be left to each one of them and who will succeed in inviting the audience to watch their film. Let us wait and see.
Gashmeer mahajani and Pooja Sawant starrer ‘Bonus’ directed by Saurabh Bhave received good response for its teaser and trailer on social media. The lead pair will be seen together for the first time along with veteran artistes like Dr. Mohan Agashe and Jayant Wadkar. The story of this film revolves around youngsters.
The second film ‘Bhaybheet’ directed by Deepak Naidu clearly indicates with its title that it will be horror or rather suspense filled film, starring versatile actor Subodh Bhave with Poorva Gokhale Madhu Sharma, Girija Joshi, Mrunal Jadhav and Yatin Karyekar in prominent roles. ‘Bhaybheet’ is incidentally Subodh Bhave’s first film releasing during the year 2020.
The third film directed by cinematographer turned director Shabbir Naik seems to be a romantic comedy with youngsters like Amruta Deshmukh and Sangram Samel in the lead roles.And the fourth film ‘Kesari’ directed by Sujay Dahake is a sports oriented film, set on the backdrop of Wrestling sport, which presents the story of a youngster from a poor family, who puts in all efforts to achieve his dream of winning the prestigious ‘Maharashtra Kesri’ award. This film stars newcomers like Virat Madke, Rupa Borgaonkar along with veterans Mahesh Manjrekar and Vikram Gokhale.
Poster unveiled for Sujay Dahake’s next film ‘Kesari’
National award winning director Sujay Dahake is now getting ready with his new film ‘Kesari’, which is produced by Santosh Ramchandani. Through this film Sujay will introduce a new hero Virat Madke. The film is set on the backdrop of Wrestling sport and revolves around a youngster from a poor family who makes all efforts to win the prestigious ‘Maharashtra Kesari’ Wrestling competition. In short it will be an inspiring tale of this youngster and his journey to achieve his ultimate goal.
Recently, the poster of this film was unveiled at the hands of former Union Minister and President of Maharashtra State Wrestling Federation Mr. Sharad Pawar, just before the final round of ‘Maharashtra Kesari’ competition, in presence of other dignitaries and unit members of Sujay’s team. So, after the thought provoking films like ‘Shala’, ‘Ajoba’ and ‘Phuntroo’, Sujay is all set to release ‘Kesari’ on 28th February 2020.
‘Phuntroo’ will test Ketaki Mategaonkar’s real potential
While unveiling the first look of his forthcoming ambitious project ‘Phuntroo‘, Director Sujay Dahake said that when he decided to make this first science fiction in Marathi, he could not think of anyone else, but Ketaki Mategaonkar for the lead role. Needless to say that this is a tailor made role for the slim and beautiful young actress. And, after watching the first look of this film, everybody agreed, to what Sujay had said.
Even producer Krishika Lulla was all praise for Ketaki and said that she had portrayed the role, to the satisfaction of all of them. Having received considerable experience through films like ; ‘Shala‘, ‘Taani‘, ‘Time Pass‘, the singer turned actress is now making her presence felt in Marathi film industry. Thanks to her caring father, who always accompanies her, offering strong moral support, to his multi talented daughter. Now that ‘Phuntroo‘ is all set to release early next month, Ketaki is all excited and just waiting for the film’s release. She is also finding time for the film’s promotion. After all, this film is going to decide her potential as an actress.
Sujay Dahake returns full prepared with his science fiction ‘Phuntroo’
A talented film maker that he is, Sujay Dahake after coming into limelight with his debut film ‘Shala’ in 2011, had attempted an unusual film ‘Ajoba’ in 2014. However, his second film, received poor response from media and audience. Instead of feeling dejected , Sujay has bounced back with full preparation with first science fiction film in Marathi, ‘Phuntroo’. Today morning, he released the trailer of his dream project, which has certainly raised high expectations from this film.
While addressing the media, after releasing the trailer, Sujay did remind everybody about the bad experience he had, after making ‘Ajoba’, but with a smile on his face, he promised a unique theme, through this science fiction, presented through ‘Phuntroo’. “Right from the day one, I started writing script for this film, I had Ketaki Mategaonkar in mind, to play the lead character in this film. The selection of all other artistes was done by me personally, after watching the their performance in Marathi plays .And, they are all talented artistes. It was hard work, but display of excellent team work by the artistes and technical team, enabled me to complete this film, successfully,” he added. Producer of the film Krishika Lulla was also present on the occasion.
‘Phuntroo’, which is presented by Eros International, is all set to release on 11th March 2016. The film stars Ketaki Mategaonkar, Madan Devdhar, Shivraj Waichal, Shivani Rangole, Ruthuraj Shinde, Anshumanm Joshi & Rohit Nikam. The story of the film is set on the backdrop of an engineering campus, unfolding mystery about the experiment undertaken by one of the students. The other highlights of this film are, costumes designed by Banni Sethi , suitable makeup by Vinod Sarodhe, camera cranked by female DOP Archana Borhade and music by trio comprising of Hrishikesh Datar, Jasraj Joshi and Saurav Bhalerao .
Sujay Dahake gets strong support of Eros to release his film ’Phuntroo’
When director Sujay Dahake released his debut film ‘Shala’, he had the support of Mahesh Manjrekar, to release his film. His second film ‘Ajoba’ starring Urmila Matondkar was presented by L.V.Shinde & Group. ‘Shala’ did well; but, ‘Ajoba’ failed to receive much response. Now, for his third film ‘Phuntroo’ which is first science fiction in Marathi, he is lucky to find Eros International to present his film, which is produced by Krishika Lulla. Recently, the first look poster of this film, was released through social media network.
Set on the backdrop of an Engineering college, the film also presents a love story revolving around two students. In Phuntroo, Ketaki Mategaonkar plays the lead role, opposite Madan Deodhar, along with Shivani Rangole, Ruturaj Shinde, Shivraj Waichal,Anshuman Joshi and others. Music also plays an important role in ‘Phuntroo’, with three music directors Rishikesh Datar, Jasraj Joshi & Saurabh Bhalerao coming together, to compose the music . Phuntroo is ready for release shortly.