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'Zombivali' - First Marathi Zombie Film To Hit Theatres On Jan 26
1603 days ago
Marathi

'Zombivali' - First Marathi Zombie Film To Hit Theatres On Jan 26

Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Marathi film 'Zombivali', the poster of which was released on Monday, is all set to hit theatres on January 26.## The film is the first-ever zombie film in the realm of Marathi cinema and stars Lalit Prabhakar, Vaidehi Parshurami, Amey Wagh, and Trupti Khamkar.## The recently released poster of the film shows five characters, all charged up to face and slash the zombies as bravery is no longer an option but a necessity for them. Commenting on the release announcement of the comedy horror, actress Trupti Khamkar said, "Due to ongoing global pandemic everything was on hold but today the makers released the poster and it gave us all a ray of sunshine".## She adds, "We have been waiting for this day patiently and here it is. This only makes us happy and proud. We are just one step behind to reach our audience".## The film is written by Mahesh Iyer, Sainath Gabuwaad, and Yogesh Joshi and directed by Aditya Sarpotdar was earlier scheduled to release on February 4 but, the makers have decided to prepone the film's release by almost a week.## Stay tuned...

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NCW Objects To Trailer Of Mahesh Manjrekar's Upcoming Film
1608 days ago
Marathi

NCW Objects To Trailer Of Mahesh Manjrekar's Upcoming Film

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has expressed displeasure over the trailer of filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar's Marathi film "Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Koncha".## The commission has received a complaint from an organization in Maharashtra over the trailer of the film. NCW chief Rekha Sharma has written a letter to the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, to censor the bold and sexually explicit scenes in the film's trailer.## A copy of the letter has also been sent to the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Prasoon Joshi. A complaint was made to the NCW on behalf of the Bharatiya Stree Shakti regarding the trailer of this film.## In the complaint, it was alleged that the trailer of the film, which was released on January 10, 2022, showed objectionable scenes and obscenity related to women.## Rekha Sharma has urged the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to intervene immediately and censor the explicit sex scenes in the trailer and the film.## The NCW has also expressed displeasure over the fact that the trailer is being circulated to the viewers on social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc., without any age restrictions.## Also, the NCW has urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the CBFC to provide updates on the action being taken on the issue.## Stay tuned...

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Big B's Marathi film set for digital premiere on May 1
2239 days ago
Marathi

Big B's Marathi film set for digital premiere on May 1

Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan's Marathi film "AB Aani CD" released at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to impact India, due to which theatres had to be shut down. Now, the film is all set for a digital premiere on May 1.## Produced by Akshay Bardapurkar, the dramedy is directed by Milind Lele and also features Vikram Gokhale. The film was one of the first few theatrical releases to impacted by the nation-wide lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak in India.## The film will be released on Amazon Prime Video on Maharashtra Day.## Talking about its digital premiere, Bardapurkar said: "In the current circumstances, public safety and health is of paramount importance. It, therefore, made absolute sense to digitally debut this beautiful movie with our streaming partner Amazon Prime Video. In association with Prime Video, we are thrilled to release the film to mark Maharashtra Day and Labor Day as an ode to our all frontline heroes in the battle against COVID. It is our humble tribute to an enormous effort which will be remembered for a long time."## "AB Aani CD" is a coming-of-age film that follows two playschool friends Amitabh and Vikram who meet almost after 70 years at a birthday party.## "After facing a great amount of revenue loss, this time around the makers would not like to take any chances and they are in talks with a few insurance companies to understand that if all types of calamities/ pandemics are covered in it along with almost all unforeseen circumstances. Once we have clarity, the idea is to secure the film right from the inception, it's high time we give importance to such important things and not to leave everything to destiny, as producers live on the fact that the film will get its full release everywhere be it theatres or any other platforms," said Bardapurkar while talking about losses incurred due to the removal of the film, and post COVID-19 era.## Stay tuned...

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COVID-19: 21 Marathi celebs come together to raise awareness
2240 days ago
Marathi

COVID-19: 21 Marathi celebs come together to raise awareness

Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Marathi celebrities like Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar and Sachin Khedekar have come together to raise awareness about COVID-19, with a track titled "Ladhvayya Mi Maharashtracha".## Written by Valley Mulgund and sung by Chinmay Hulyalkar and Sayee Gangan, "Ladhvayya Mi Maharashtracha" is a gesture of solidarity and a way of thanking the government machinery, doctors, nurses, policeman and all those people who are working to keep others safe and healthy.## "Bring out the fighter spirit in you. Respect the orders from the government, respect the heroes on the front-line, doctors, nurses, policemen and everyone who is going out so we can be safe," said Sachin.## Supriya added: "Stay home, keep washing your hands. Sanitize your surroundings, keep them clean. Clean and sanitize all your groceries before you use them. Care for people less fortunate than you. That's the only way we can defeat this pandemic."## The video also features Prajakta Koli, Dr. Amol Kolhe, Jaywant Wadkar, Vijay Patkar, Ashok Samarth, Sushant Shelar, Aniket Vishwasrao, Mrinal Kulkarni, Mrunal Thakur, Tejashree Pradhan, Prarthana Behere, Prajakta Male, Bhau Kadam, Anjali Bhagwat, Vitthal Kamat, Kaushik Marathe, Ramdas Karwande and Indraneel Chitale.## Stay tuned...

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Neena Kulkarni: Marathi films are content-driven, people notice now
2256 days ago
Marathi

Neena Kulkarni: Marathi films are content-driven, people notice now

Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Veteran actress Neena Kulkarni who is constantly balancing theatre, film, television, and OTT, feels it is great that regional cinema is being celebrated by the larger audience, beyond regions. She believes regional cinema, especially Marathi cinema, is always known for its content.## "Marathi films are always ahead of the time with story and experimentation of storytelling. In recent years, the number of films and budgets have increased. Marathi theatre is always very rich, so there was never a dearth of content. It is only now that people have started to recognize. I have been doing a Marathi theatre and films for many decades. For us, back then the next step after-theatre was films and not TV. Now, we get to explore interesting stories even in web series," Neena told IANS.## In Bollywood, the actress has appeared in films like "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani", "Nayak: The Real Hero", "Hungama", "Paheli", "Hasee Toh Phasee" while her Marathi filmography includes "Shevri", "Gandha", "Mogra Phulaalaa", "Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande" to name a few.## Earlier this year, she featured in the short film "Devi" that shows the story of rape victims of different generations. The film also featured Kajol, Shruti Haasan, and Neha Dhupia among others.## "Although I have worked in several Hindi films, over the past two years I did not work in any (Hindi film) because I am getting more interesting roles in Marathi (films). These days, I have noticed how people make ‘message-oriented' films. That is a positive change and I appreciate that but we must not go away from simple stories. There is something beautiful in simple stories about husbands and wives, children and parents, and simple human stories. They hold a certain sweet, happy feeling in the minds of the audience," she said.## "Under the pressure of making impactful cinema, we must not lose out on warm, sweet stories of life. A love story is as real any story of struggle," Neena signed off.## Stay tuned...

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Umesh Kamat: Marathi actors get more scope to explore various mediums
2258 days ago
Marathi

Umesh Kamat: Marathi actors get more scope to explore various mediums

Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Renowned Marathi actor Umesh Kamat, who recently appeared in the new season of the couple drama "Aani Kay Hava", says that Marathi actors have the advantage of exploring all the avenues of acting -- whether it is stage, TV, cinema or web shows -- as opposed to actors of other film industries like Bollywood and Tollywood.## "I think Marathi actors have more opportunity to explore different mediums of entertainment as opposed to other regional film actors. For instance, lead actors of Hindi, Tamil, or Malayalam cinema usually do not act in TV, theatre and web shows alongside the mainstream cinema. But I, as an actor, have worked in all the mediums. That way, I think we are lucky. Our fans are ready to watch us on TV every day and will buy a ticket and go to the theatre to watch our films," Umesh told IANS.## "Aani Kay Hava" revolves around a married couple, Juhi and Saket, and the internal conversation of their relationships. The show also features Priya Bapat, Siddharth Jadhav, and Sai Tamhankar.## The second season of the series released recently after a successful season one on MX Player. The actor says he is receiving a lot of responses not only from the Marathi audience but also across the nation, adding that a positive change is happening in the regional entertainment space, and the audience is expanding.## "With time, slowly but surely we will build the audience for digital content as well. Although initially, we used to think that only youngsters would watch these because they spending time on the phone, that is not true. I am surprised to see how the older generation is also watching regional content on digital platforms because of accessibility," said the actor, who has appeared in films like "Lagna Pahave Karun", "Time Please", "A Paying Ghost", "Asehi Ekada Vhave" and TV series like "Asambhav" and "Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta" among others.## Umesh added: "It is true that earlier as an audience even if I wanted, I could not get access to a Malayalam film as easily as I can get it now on OTT platforms. So, I think the language barrier is going away and regional content is really reaching out to people beyond regions and languages."## Stay tuned...

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Swwapnil Joshi: Experience gave me the ability to sustain failure
2262 days ago
Marathi

Swwapnil Joshi: Experience gave me the ability to sustain failure

Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) He was just a teenager when he played the title role of Lord Krishna in Ramanand Sagar's mythological TV show "Krishna" in 1993. Since then there has been no looking back for actor Swwapnil Joshi who went on to act in various TV series, excelled in Marathi films and is currently wining accolades for his role in the Marathi web series "Samantar". The actor says starting early has given him the strength to handle success and failure much better and a sustainable career.## He says a lot has changed in the business of entertainment since the time he did his first TV show at the age of nine. "Experience has given me the ability to sustain failure. I was quite young when I started and back then I was not doing things for success. Working in the industry for so long has made me realise that not everything that I will do with conviction will become a huge success, but I still have to believe in myself and I should have faith," Swwapnil told IANS.## His is currently seen playing the title role of the web series "Samantar" that also features Krishna Bharadwaj and Tejaswini Pandit. The series streams on the OTT platform MX Player.## The actor has appeared in successful Marathi films such as "Checkmate", "Amhi Satpute", "Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai", "Duniyadari", "Mangalashtak Once More", "Pyaar Vali Love Story", "Mitwaa", "Laal Ishq", and "Mogra Phulaalaa" among others.## Talking about his method of choosing scripts, Swwapnil shared: "I do not commit to a project without a bound script and I read it through. I am not one of them with whom a writer can come and discuss a one-liner and I commit to the idea and then the script turns out to be something else. No, I have to know the script because that is the backbone of the project."## "That apart I also have the parameter of who is the director and which production house is backing the project. At times, the story is good but not well executed or maybe not well marketed and properly released. Once the foundation, the script, is in place, without these two things, a film or a show cannot be materialised. Again, this is one of the factors that experience taught me," he also mentioned.## Stay tuned...

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Priya Bapat: I am spending time reading fans messages after 'Aani Kay Hava'
2265 days ago
Marathi

Priya Bapat: I am spending time reading fans messages after 'Aani Kay Hava'

Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Celebrated Marathi actress Priya Bapat, who plays the female protagonist in the Marathi web series "Aani Kay Hava" says that her isolation time is spent reading fan messages. She adds that she is planning to interact with her fans.## Talking about the quarantine phase due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Priya told IANS: "I just want to take a moment and thank everyone who watched the new season of the show and loved it and messaged me. My Instagram DM is flooded with messages and I am planning to reply to our fans as many as possible. I think that would be great for me and (co-star) Umesh (Kamat) to utilize this time by interacting with our fans. We are overwhelmed."## The new season of the web series started streaming on OTT platform MX Player.## The story of the show revolves around a married couple Juhi and Saket, and the internal conversation of their relationships. The show also features Priya and Umesh with Siddharth Jadhav and Sai Tamhankar.## Priya further shared: "At a personal level I am not highly affected by this isolation time because as an individual I am not a party animal. So partying with friends is not a mandatory or important part of my lifestyle. Therefore I am not upset on that front. Having said that I think I will not gain weight at all because I am doing all the household work, and let me tell you that takes a lot of energy. It is really keeping me busy -- ghaar ka bahut saara kam hota hai (there's a lot of work at home)!"## While the actress said that her family, including her husband and father-in-law, have also been helping her with household work, she mentioned: "Once we are done with that, we are sitting and watching films that we missed out watching together!"## For more and latest news about Marathi Cinema, stay tuned with us.

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Swwapnil Joshi wants 'Samantar' to be dubbed in Bengali
2265 days ago
Marathi

Swwapnil Joshi wants 'Samantar' to be dubbed in Bengali

Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Marathi actor Swwapnil Joshi is garnering praise for his performance in the new web series "Samantar", and the show has been dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. He feels the series should now be dubbed in Bangla because Bengalis are among the most evolved audiences and constitute great connoisseurs of entertainment.## The show is based on the Marathi book 'Samantar" written by Suhas Shirwalkar. According to the actor, Bengali and Marathi are languages rich with great literature.## "When it comes to the audience, I would like to mention that Bengali and Marathi audience are some of the most evolved audience because we are highly influenced by our literature. Our literature is rich and experimental. So our audience is exposed to such kind of storytelling, way before everybody else. You see, ‘Samantar' is one of the highest-selling books in Maharashtra. I so wish that our show gets dubbed and released in Bengali. I am sure they would love to watch it," Swwapnil told IANS.## "Samantar" features Swwapnil with Krishna Bharadwaj and Tejaswini Pandit. The show streams on MX Player.## Stay tuned...

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Big B's Marathi film 'Ab Anni Cd' taken off, to be re-released
2276 days ago
Marathi

Big B's Marathi film 'Ab Anni Cd' taken off, to be re-released

Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's Marathi film "Ab Anni Cd", which was released last week, is not running in the theatres anymore due to the coronavirus outbreak. The film will now release later. ## The decision was taken after the shutdown of cinema halls in several regions, including Delhi, Kerala and Maharashtra. ## "We have pushed the release date for our film 'Ab Anni Cd' knowingly, what we need to concentrate on is the safety which should be the priority. The response we received till now for the film has been overwhelming and to see that the audience is so supportive to wait for the film. I hope that people are safe and should take all the precautions needed until the time it is all in control. ## "This will have to be a collaborative effort by all of us not only the entertainment field but includes every field to be home and stay safe so that we can fight against coronavirus by not spreading it but by ending it," Akshay Bardapurkar, producer of "Ab Anni Cd", said. ## Directed by Milind Lele, "Ab Aani Cd" also features Vikram Gokhale. ## For more and the latest news about Marathi Cinema, stay tuned to us.

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