आई माझी काळुबाई’ ही मालिका लवकरच सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर सुरू होत आहे. नुकताच त्याचा प्रोमो प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला आला. प्रोमो मधून ही गोष्ट आर्या नावाच्या मुलीची, तिच्या भक्तीची आणि काळूबाईच्या शक्तीची आहे हे कळतंय. आर्या म्हणजेच ‘प्राजक्ता गायकवाड’ आपल्याला सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर पाहायला मिळणार आहे. या आधी प्राजक्ता गायकवाड हिला आपण ‘स्वराज्य रक्षक संभाजी’ मालिकेत ऐतिहासिक भूमिकेत पाहिलं आहे, पण आता ती एका कॉलेज मधल्या तरुणीची भूमिका पहिल्यांदाच साकारत आहे. या भूमिकेसाठी तिने थोडे वजन कमी केलं आहे इतकंच नाही तर स्वतःची स्टाईल आणि लूक सुद्धा प्राजक्ताने या भूमिकेसाठी बदलेल आहे.

‘आई माझी काळुबाई’ या मालिकेच्या प्रोमोने प्रेक्षकांमध्ये उत्सुकता निर्माण केली आहे. प्राजक्ताला एका नवीन भूमिकेत पाहण्यासाठी तिचा चाहतावर्ग देखील उत्सुक आहे. प्राजक्ता पहिल्यांदाच आपल्या वयाची भूमिका साकारत आहे. आर्याचं एक पाऊल कशाप्रकारे तिचं आयुष्य बदलेल, तिच्या मदतीला काळुबाई कशी येईल हे सर्व पाहणं खूप मनोरंजक असणार आहे. प्राजक्ता सोबत या मालिकेत आपल्याला अलका कुबल आठल्ये देखील पाहायला मिळणार आहेत. ‘गोष्ट आर्याच्या भक्तीची, काळुबाईच्या शक्तीची’ पाहा ‘आई माझी काळुबाई’ लवकरच सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर…

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• Movie : Dhurala (2019) | धुरळा
• Producer : Zee Studios, Anish Joag, Ranjit Gugle
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Star Cast : Ankush Chaudhari, Sai Tamhankar, Siddharth Jadhav, Sonalee Kulkarni, Amey Wagh, Prasad Oak, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Umesh Kamat & Alka Kubal-Athalye
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogues : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Background Music : A V Prafullchandra

Viewpoint: Marathi cinema has had very few but great political films over the years. Most of them have lasted the test of time and are considered classics. Moreover we as a culture are very politically inclined and find day to day political incidents fascinating and exciting with our strong opinions about it. The recent chaotic political atmosphere also fueled the same, and in between all this ‘Dhurala’ is a brilliantly crafted political film that we all deserved!

What Works? 

• Unlike many other recent Indian political films, the political canvas of ‘Dhurala’ is smaller. It’s not about state level or national level politicians but about a political family working within the boundaries of a village. But the makers of this film have proved that the stakes are equally high here! In fact since the focus remains on a family and their internal as well as external politics the film becomes very character driven and we get to know all the primary characters in & out!
• The dialogue writing of the film strikes the right balance of being slightly filmy yet extremely believable! ‘Right’ because that’s what we see politicians doing too! Dramaticness or ‘filmyness’ has become an inseparable part of our politics.
• The film gives an inside view of how a political family functions from within. How in a strange way their privilege might actually be more of a curse. We understand the ruthlessness and the ugliness of the political games they have to play to survive or go forward.
• All the lead actors get an equal opportunity to shine! Siddharth Jadhav and Sonalee Kulkarni in particular get to play characters which they had never played before and shine in them! Ankush Chaudhari matches the subtle smartness of his character perfectly and Sai Tamhankar again hits it out of the park with her extremely sensitive performance!
• Technically the film is good at all levels. But it’s the background score that stands out bright and bold! The score gives context to many simpler scenes and makes us more interested than otherwise. It’s not just the quality of the score but the timing of it that makes the difference I believe and this film has so precisely got it right!
• Eventually ‘Dhurala’ works as a basic human drama. The setting is all of a political film, but somewhere we see ourselves in the film, that is what cinema is supposed to do! It has to speak to us in a very human way beyond all of it’s outer layers!

What Fails?

• No real major flaw in this film. Except a little one, I feel many a times the film doesn’t build an atmosphere. It feels a little too focused on it’s characters alone (which is great) but visually it could have done with building scenes in such a way that we feel where exactly is it happening, and we are a part of it.

Final Verdict: Post Sairat Marathi cinema has been in search of a film that works easily with a broader audience and is also brilliantly crafted. ‘Dhurala’ has that potential in my opinion. It surely feels like a hopeful resurrection of good Marathi cinema at the box office!

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• Movie : Dhurala (2019) | धुरळा
• Producer : Zee Studios, Anish Joag, Ranjit Gugle
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Studio : Zee Studios
• Star Cast :
  • Ankush Chaudhari
  • Sai Tamhankar
  • Siddharth Jadhav
  • Sonalee Kulkarni
  • Amey Wagh
  • Prasad Oak
  • Priyadarshan Jadhav
  • Umesh Kamat
  • Alka Kubal-Athalye
• Story : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Screenplay and Dialogues :
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Sound :
• Sound Design : Avinash Sonawane
• Music : A V Prafullchandra
• Background Music : A V Prafullchandra
• Cinematography (DOP) : Akash Agrawal
• Editor : Faisal Mahadik
• Art Director : Nilesh Wagh
• Costume : Kalyani Kulkarni Gugale
• Make-up : Saurabh Kapde
• Presenter :
• Choreography :
• Co-Producer : Gautam Munot
• Visual Promotions :
• Digital Promotions :
• DI Colorist :
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 3rd January 2020

Synopsis :

Dhurala Marathi Movie Poster/Photos :

Dhurala Name Marathi Movie Trailer :

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Ever since the first teaser of upcoming Marathi release ‘Dhurala‘ went out the excitement among Marathi film lovers has been on the peak! After a long long time Marathi audiences are anticipating a truly exciting Marathi film! Rightfully so as the names associated to this film from writer Kshitij Patwardhan, director Sameer Vidwans to the star studded cast of the film, all of it create expectations!

While the first teaser of the film hinted us that the film is set in a village and the politics within it. The trailer of the film goes deeper into that and now the film feels more like a story set in the internal politics of a political family! We believe the audiences might be treated with two genres in one and we might see two sides of the characters through these genres!

Sai Tamhankar, Ankush Chaudhari, Amey Wagh, Sonalee Kulkarni, Prasad Oak, Siddharth Jadhav, Alka Kubal & Umesh Kamat all these actors seem very natural in the trailer of the film and ‘Dhurala’ promises to give all of them their chance to shine! The film releases on 3rd of January 2020 and hopefully would start the new year on a great note for Marathi cinema.

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Alka Kubal, Prasad Oak, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Sulekha Talwalkar, Ankush Chaudhari, Umesh Kamat, Amey Wagh, Siddharth Jadhav, Sonalee Kulkarni & Sai Tamhankar! Who could have thought that all these above mentioned actors could be working together in a Marathi film and that too a film which isn’t a romantic drama or a comedy but a hardcore stylistic political film! Well the director-writer pair of Sameer Vidwans-Kshitij Patwardhan along with the backing of Zee Studios has made this possible with their new film ‘Dhurala‘!

Currently in a completely chaotic world of politics in Maharashtra a film like ‘Dhurala’ makes more sense than ever! However it will be interesting to see what the pair of Vidwans-Patwardhan contribute to this genre. So far filmmakers in Marathi have mostly sticked to their comfort zones, i.e artists from Mumbai-Pune have hardly focused on rural backdrops in their films, similarly filmmakers coming from rural parts haven’t tried stories set in the urban backdrop much.

But with ‘Dhurala’ Vidwans-Patwardhan have focused on rural politics! From the teaser of the film one can make out that this will be a stylistic commercial political drama about the competition and the games people play in politics! It will be interesting to see how the audiences react to it when they are already much entertained by the current political scenario of our state! ‘Dhurala’ releases in theatres on 3rd of Jan, 2020!

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Produced by Rajkumar Menda and directed by veteran cinematographer turned director Sameer Athalye ‘Bakaal‘ is an upcoming action entertainer that is all set to hit theatres this Friday on 8th of November. Here are 5 reasons why it should not be missed!

• Action in Marathi is Very Rare!

Action films in Marathi are a rarity. So an opportunity to experience an well made action entertainer in theatres shouldn’t be missed by Marathi audiences! As such films are more effective on the big screen!

• Combination of Young Talent and Experienced Veterans in the Cast!

‘Bakaal’ stars talented young dancing action star Chaitanya Mestry and beautiful newcomer Jui Belkhande whereas the film also has a brigade veteran experienced actors like Alka Athalye, Milind Gawali, Ashok Samarth, Yatin Karyekar, Ganesh Yadav, Pradeep Velankar, Jayant Savarkar & Ravindra Berde!

• The First Marathi Film About the Effect of Drugs on Youth!

Marathi films are very well known for taking up social subjects but the social issue of drug abuse in youth hadn’t been taken in Marathi film before! ‘Bakaal’ is the first Marathi film about it and hence it has to be watched by one & all to understand the dangers of the drugs abuse and to understand why it’s eradication is necessary!

•  Healthy Family Entertainment!

Along with the social issue’s importance ‘Bakaal’ is also filled with all aspects of entertainment from music, dance, romance, comedy, family drama to of course action & nationalism! Compared to some recent adult comedies in Marathi ‘Bakaal’ can be enjoyed by the entire family sitting together in theatres!

• Representation of Vidarbha’s Culture!

‘Bakaal’ is based on true incidents that happened in the 1980s around the Vidarbha region! Moreover the film also has the backdrop of Vidarbha’s culture and traditions! The song bout the ‘Marbat’ festival in Vidarbha is the first song in Marathi cinema about the festival!

So make sure you book tickets of ‘Bakaal’ well in advance for your whole family well in advance! ‘Bakaa’ releases on 8th of November!

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• Movie : Bakaal (2019) | बकाल
• Producer : Rajkumar Menda
• Director : Sameer Athalye
• Studio : Shiv Om Visuals Private Limited
• Star Cast :
  • • Chaitanya Mestry as Chaitanya
    • Jui Belkhande as Jui
    • Alka Athalye as Mrs.Subhedar
    • Milind Gawali as Mr.Subhedar
    • Ashok Samarth as Comando Tambal
    • Yatin Karyekar as Jui’s Kaka
    • Ganesh Yadav as ins
    • Pradeep Velankar as dr lanjewar
    • Jayant Savarkar
    • Suhasini Deshpande
    • Ravindra Berde as Banwari Chacha
    • Pooja Nayak
    • Asit Redij as Makkad
• Story : Vinod deshpande, Milind Save
• Screenplay : Milind Save
• Dialogues : Abhiram Bhadkamkar
• Lyrics : Mandar Cholkar
• Sound Desinger : Bibin Dev
• Sound Recording : Avdhut Wadkar, Ajivasan Studio
• Music : Ashok Patki
• Background Music : Mahesh Naik
• Cinematography (DOP) : Sameer Athalye
• Editor : Pankaj Sapkale
• Art Director : Anil Wath
• Costume : Jimmy Z Designer
• Make-up : 
• Choreography : Dilip Mestry, Deepa Mestry
• Executive Producer : Shankar Dhuri
• Creative Producer : Dilip Mestry
• VFX : Milind Save
• Digital Promotions : Pagerole Media
• DI Colorist : Vaibhav Vaidya, Film Lab
• PR : Mayur Adkar.
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : NA

Synopsis : ‘Bakaal’ is a tale about a young man’s struggle and quest to fight against an evil anti-social phenomenon because he has faced it’s disastrous consequences.

In the 80s-90s Vidarbha was under the threat of an evil invisible phenomenon named ‘Bakaal’. Bakaal exploited the region with the spread of drug addiction and rise in many other crimes. The leader of this group was never to be caught by the security forces. But a parallel security force was formed of brave soldiers who fought ‘Bakaal’ and to everyone’s surprise demolished it. Based on this true event and the 139 year old tradition of ‘Marbat’ in Vidarbha director Sameer Athalye along with producer Rajkumar Menda has created a action film of huge canvas which can match the standard of any mainstream Bollywood film!

A young college going Chaitanya and his friends are shattered by the death of their friend due to consumption of drugs. All those friends come together to lawfully protest against the impact of drugs. That is when they are noticed by the kingpin of crime & satanic drug phenomenon ‘Bakaal’. Chaitanya’s father who was a police officer had lost his life fighting against this very ‘Bakaal’, long before Chaitanya was born! Chaitanya’s mother had faced the trauma of loosing her husband yet she is the source of his energy to fight against injustice and she keeps inspiring Chaitanya to fight against ‘Bakaal’. But ‘Bakaal’ tries hard to strangle Chaitanya with different obstacles. But the sharp & smart young man, Chaitanya keeps defying all odds. He even survives a life threatening attack from ‘Bakaal’. But only because of some magical forces working for him! What are these forces that save Chaitanya? How do they keep giving strength to Chaitanya? All the answers to these questions can be found while watching this thrilling action packed entertainer!

In this film the Marathi audiences will be treated to thrilling larger than life visuals and the film promises to be a rare action spectacle that the audiences were in search of since many years!

Bakaal Marathi Movie Poster/Photos :

Bakaal Marathi Movie Teaser/Trailer :

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Ever since the first promos and posters of ‘Bakaal‘ film came out there was excitement and curiosity among the audiences about the title of the film and what it means or what it stands for! Now from the trailer of the film the mystery is finally open! ‘Bakaa’ stands for an evil organization that have spread drugs addiction among the youth of Vidarbha. This is inspired from real life too.

‘Bakaal’ is the first Marathi film to deal with the subject of drugs addiction! Moreover the film is also an action entertainer with very strong emotional backdrop to the story. The central character of the film seems to go through many obstacles to get rid of ‘Bakaal’ and while doing so he must be coming off age which adds another genre to the film.

‘Bakaal’ releases in theatres on 8th of November and promises to be the first big action hit of Marathi cinema. The response to the trailer of the film by the audience is overwhelming and it is expected that many audiences will watch ‘Bakaal’ in theatres first day first show!

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‘Bakaal‘ the upcoming action entertainer is all set to hit theatres on 8th of November. Directed by senior cinematographer turned director Sameer Athalye and produced by Rajkumar Menda. The film stars the young and talented newcomers Chaitanya Mestri and Jui Belkhande along with a strong supporting cast of Alka Kubal Athalye, Milind Gawli, Yatin Karyekar, Ashok Samarth, Ganesh Yadav, Pradeep Velankar, Jayant Savarkar, Ravindra Berde & Pooja Nayak.

Many of the cast members where present for the music launch that was recently held. The lead debut pair of the film performed on various tracks of the films and impressed one & all present! The music of the film is given by senior music composer Ashok Patki who also talked about the process of composing unique songs for the film. The songs are sung by various popular singers from Siddharth Mahadevan, Hrishikesh Ranade, Amey Date, and many others.

Among many tracks of the film the song about the 139 year old tradition of ‘Marbat‘ in the Vidarbha region got more media attention! The director of the film spoke about how this is the first time that the ‘Marbat’ festival of Vidarbha is being represented through a song! The eye catching visuals of the song captured from the actual celebrations of the festival from Vidarbha were larger than life! ‘Bakaal’ promises to be a one of a kind of action musical that could appeal to audiences of all age groups and tastes!

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Ever since the first news came out about ‘Bakaal‘ film the audiences have been excited to know what exactly is the meaning of ‘Bakaal’. Slowly they got to know that ‘Bakaal’ stands for everything that is wrong and against the society! It represents not just a person or a group of people but a mentality!

Now the first teaser of the film starring the likes of Alka Kubal Athalye, Ashok Samarth and the first Marathi action star Chaitanya Mestry is out and one can make out that ‘Mission Bakaal’ is a struggle against an evil force! An evil force that is affecting our youth and leading them to the path of self destruction.

‘Bakaal’ promises to be an action packed entertainer with everything for all audiences of different age groups and tastes. The film is directed by senior filmmaker Samir Athalye and produced by Rajkumar Mendha also starring Jui Belkhande, Milind Gawali, Yatin Karyekar, Ganesh Yadav & Pradeep Velankar among others. It hits theatres on 8th of November!

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