In recent times many Bollywood actors, actresses and filmmakers have become part of Marathi cinema. Some have produced films here and some have played cameos in films and some even have played important lead roles in Marathi films. But the Shahenshah of Bollywood, the biggest film star of Bollywood and India, Amitabh Bachchan is now set to make his entry into our Marathi cinema!

This definitely is a proud moment for Marathi cinema. Big B will be seen in an upcoming Marathi film titled ‘AB Ani CD‘! And the film will also star big Marathi names like Vikram Gokhale, Subodh Bhave, Akshay Tanksale and Sayali Sanjeev. Produced by Akshay Bardapurkar & Planet Marathi, ‘AB Ani CD’ is being directed by Milind Lele.

Recently along with the announcement of the film, the first poster of the film was also revealed and senior actor Vikram Gokhale (who had worked repeatedly with Big B in Hindi films like Agneepath & Khuda Gawah) is seen a complete rockstar mode and imitating Big B’s iconic move! What looks like the film will be a treat of watching Gokhale and Big B together again, this time in a Marathi film! Whether Big B’s role would be a cameo or a proper big role is yet to be known.

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• Movie : AB Ani CD (2019) | एबी आणि सीडी
• Producer : Akshay Bardapurkar
• Director : Milind Lele
• Studio : Golden Ratio Films & KVR Productions
• Star Cast :
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Vikram Gokhle
  • Akshay Tanksale
  • Sayali Sanjeev
  • Subodh S Bhave
• Story : Hemant Edlabadkar
• Screenplay and Dialogues : Hemant Edlabadkar
• Lyrics : Vaibhav Joshi
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• Music : Ashish Mujumdar & Mayuresh Satish Pai
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• Cinematography (DOP) : Suresh Deshmane
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• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : NA

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Ever since Ganesh Acharya’s ‘Swami Tinhi Jagacha..Bhikari’ movie has been announced every one has been curious about the film. The mahurut of this film commenced in the presence of India’s greatest Superstar Amitabh Bachchan & the youth icon Tiger Shroff. Now another Bollywood star Ranveer Singh has wished Ganesh Acharya & the film all the best through his official twitter handle.

The first poster of ‘Bhikari’ was revealed by Ranveer Singh on twitter! This poster definitely increases the curiosity about the film in multiples. A man wearing a nice formal suit is sleeping with an umbrella on his face. And aside him is an empty bowl that a beggar uses! This man is supposedly Marathi Superstar Swwapnil Joshi who plays the lead role in the film. This role will definitely be one of Swwapnil’s most challenging & special performances in his whole career, as the poster & the theme of the film promises.

Popular Bollywood choreographer & filmmaker Ganesh Acharya is making his grand entry into Marathi as a director with ‘Bhikari’. The film’s story, screenplay as well as the songs are written by Guru Thakur who will also be acting in the film. One of the major attractions of ‘Bhikari’ is the ‘Gajanana’ song in which around 1000 artists will be performing! Hence it has already been termed as a ‘Super Song’! ‘Bhikari’ is definitely one of the highly awaited, big budget entertainers in Marathi of 2017.

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• Review : Dhyanimani (2017)
• Producer : Aniruddha Deshpande & Medha Manjrekar
• Director : Chandrakant Kulkarni
• Star Cast : Mahesh Manjrekar, Ashvini Bhave, Abhijeet Khandekar, Mrunmayee Deshpande
• Writer : Prashant Dalvi
• Music : Ajit Parab
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 2.5/5

Dhyanimani Marathi Movie Review :

In the 70s & 80s Marathi theatre scene flourished like never before or after. Vijay Tendulkar was the pioneer of this change. The commercial stage did exist (before 70s) just as merrily as it has been throughout, but Tendulkar & a few others brought realism & experimental theatre in the mainstream specifically in that era. Some of these playwrights functioned till the 90s but most of them didn’t. The golden era diminished more sooner than expected. But then entered Prashant Dalvi in the early 90s, Dalvi was probably the most important playwright of the 90s who announced himself both on the commercial & experimental theatre scene. ‘Dhyanimani’ directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni was one such play of Dalvi. One of his most successful commercial play, a play that was readily accepted by the conventional audiences too.

So when today the film is being promoted as strictly for “serious” audiences it makes us curious. To put it this way, this film would still appeal more impactfully to the conventional Marathi audiences then specifically “serious” audiences. Today in the Internet era the serious audiences are getting exposed to cinema of all kind from all over the globe. An eyebrow raising “bold” moment in a film might no longer be the shock element. A serious audience demands more unique cinematic discoveries rather than just an impactful story. Rather the treatment is the king today more excitingly than the story. Dhyanimani doesn’t really succeed in providing us that!  

But thanks to the original soul infused by Prashant Dalvi ‘Dhyanimani’ is a decent watch. The performances too by Mahesh Manjrekar & Ashwini Bhave are good enough to make the film compelling. The story is simple; a middle aged couple, not blessed with a child, figure out other ways to live a happily married & complete life. The first half introduces us to the suspenceful other ways. The film expects us to really be shocked by it, needlessly by using loud suspenseful background music. 

Throughout the promotions the ‘Dhyanimani’ team has been stressing that it’s difficult to categorize this film to a specific genre. It’s true in one way because just after the interval comes a moment where we are pleasantly in an awkward “what now?” mind space. Sadly the happenings that follow aren’t strong enough to really give us that mental stimulation. Having said that for theatre lovers ‘Dhyanimani’ can just be the right film, while some of them would argue that this should have stayed a play. 

Prashant Dalvi’s three important plays; ‘Chahool’, ‘Charchoughi’ & of course ‘Dhyanimani’ belonged to the changing times of urban India. They do have subtle remarks on our societal incompetence to match up with these changes. In a play, many of these subtle remarks can be given away symbolically but in a film they needed a different treatment. We all know how ‘personal’ can transform into ‘universal’ if it connects with the audience. Unfortunately the personal trauma that this middle aged couple are going through couldn’t be transformed into universal.

The climax of this film is a major error. Trying to make ‘sense’ out of it on moral grounds is a real test of our interpretative & analytical skills. Even after investing that much effort do we come up with an acceptable justification? Not really. Though Chandrakant Kulkarni is a true-hearted director, he could have worked harder on the visual appeal of the film. Mahesh Manjrekar has given us a few intense moments but in some scenes he is unintentionally funny. And well Ashwini Bhave has essayed her most challenging role that we are aware of. She is decent but not quite haunting as her character wanted her to be.

Overall:

Serious or not if you belong to a group of audiences who love a bit melodramatic suspenseful Marathi entertainment. And yes if you’re not expecting a song & dance film, you should definitely go for ‘Dhyanimani’!

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On the occasion of an upcoming release ‘Dhyanimani’ we got the opportunity to ask one of India’s boldest filmmaker & a free spirited soul Mahesh Manjrekar a few questions regarding acting, directing & everything in between!

What drives you to choose a project as an actor/producer?

Well to talk about this (Dhyanimani) subject specifically, I actually wanted to direct it. Even while producing this play (in 1993) I thought of it as a film. So when I entered the film line I always wanted to make this film & I also wrote the screenplay for it. I decided at some point I’ll ask Chandu (Chandrakant Kulkarni) & Prashant (Dalvi) about it. But then they said, they’ve written the screenplay & they want to do it themselves. I said fine. Anyhow, I wanted this film to be made. The subject itself is so off-beat that it’s difficult to categorize it in a specific genre. In a way it’s a thriller, a suspense film & has an emotional impact but beyond that it has its own USP, a shock element to it.

From ‘Kshitij’ A Doordarshan serial to ‘Rege’ many of your roles have become immortal. How would you specify your approach to acting? Are you a method actor?

When I did ‘Kshitij’ the stigma of ‘Leprosy’ was huge. One spot of Leprosy could destroy a man’s life. Actually, one type of Leprosy was curable (the other type wasn’t). But otherwise too it wasn’t infectious. That was a very important serial in my life, I was also the writer of it. I was extremely proud of it & I felt it was ahead of its time.

Even your performance in ‘Kaante’ was ahead of its time.

In case of ‘Kaante’ all others were heroes & I got to play a guy who’s a drug peddler. So I did my homework. I asked the director if he’s using sync sound. So when he said yes. I decided to use the ‘stammer’ & the director agreed. I still feel that everyone performed really well but I stood out because of my ‘stammer’. I did it because I felt that suited the madness of that character.

This role (in Dhyanimani) seems to be a difficult role to play, emotionally. Does it affect you personally?

I never take my role home. I am not a “Method Actor”. I don’t have that much patience. When the director says ‘Action’ I am into the role & the moment he says ‘Cut’ I am out of it!

Many Marathi plays are being adapted for the screen. What about other Marathi literature?

Look, there’s a reason to it. It’s a simple human psychology. In case of other literature one needs to read & create the images on his own. A filmmaker is subconsciously lured by plays because he’s already seen it. Now ‘Kakpsarsh’ was based on a work of literature. But for that Girish Joshi worked hard on it & gave it a visual form which helped me as a director.

So do we need more professional screenwriters?

I feel we have very few good screenwriters. Every day I get phone calls that they’ve written Oscar-winning scripts! If you read them they are pathetic, but in their own mind, it’s a masterpiece. Film line is the most abused line. If you can’t do anything in your life, you decide to be a director! All these so called writers & directors are in plenty today, whereas a good writer has no value. I think the most well-paid profession should be of writers.

You’ve implied a bold “Baghu Naka” marketing strategy for Dhyanimani. This should inspire others.

I don’t know about others. But I’ll tell you why I did this. See I am also doing another song & dance film. So I would readily invite the audience who likes that kind of cinema. In that case, if you’re expecting something thought provoking you should avoid it. I trust the audience. If you give anything good it has its own audience. There’s a song & dance audience & there’s serious film’s audience. But when the song & dance film lovers come to watch a serious film, they ridicule it. This results in negative word of mouth which is unfair to the film. These audiences might even distract (the popcorn & stuff) the serious film watchers watching the film.

What is your equation working with Chandu Sir (Chandrakant Kulkarni)? Does the director in you come in between your work as an actor?

Never, but I can discuss with Chandu since he has done theater. In other cases, I prefer the ‘supply according to demand’ philosophy. I am being paid to do exactly what the director wants me to do. I never think too much of it. But with Chandu it’s a different scenario. I share my vision with him. There’s scope for discussion & we come to common grounds. However the last word will always belong to Chandrakant Kulkarni. Actually if we observe there’s no other director around who works with his actors so wonderfully.

Nana Patekar said in an interview that he wants to play ‘Sakharam Binder’ in a film directed by you. What are your thoughts?

I said this to Nana that actually I am not convinced about it. Nothing against ‘Sakharam Binder’, it’s definitely a milestone play written by Vijay Tendulkar. The problem is I can’t see Nana as ‘Sakharam Binder’. I don’t doubt his acting skills, we all know he can absolutely smash it as an actor. The problem is his godly image in the hearts of the people. With his recent works as ‘Dr. Prakash Amte’, ‘Natsamrat’ & his actual work for ‘NAM Foundation’ he has reached an iconic status. His image will affect the film. I don’t think the audiences would like Nana playing a womanizer. They respect him a lot. However, I would definitely want to work on a different film with Nana. As a director, I am obviously greedy to work with a great actor like Nana Patekar again. That film has to be eye popping but it shouldn’t be something in which people won’t accept Nana in.

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Dhyanimani, a film starring Ashwini Bhave in the lead role will be releasing on 10 February. The film has started an innovative marketing campaign where celebrities are requesting the audience to not to watch the film. This is a new strategy by the makers of the film as it creates an anticipation and curiosity about the film.

The celebrities like Amitabh Bacchan and Salman Khan have already tweeted urging audience not to watch Dhyani mani. Marathi film industry actors like Jitendra Joshi, Subodh Bhave, Priya Bapat, Pushkar Shroitri Sachin Khedekar, Bhau Kadam, Amruta Khanvilkar, Sanjay Jadhav, Sandeep Pathak, Anand Ingle, Sanskruti Balgude, Vaidehe Parshurami, Pooja Sawant and Akash Thosar have published a video saying to watch this film. Such negative publicity will help to create awareness of the film and will make audience to know more about the film, said the publicity experts. Here are these videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vk2otqHOI
The film is produced by Mahesh Majrekar and directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni. The film stars Ashwini BHave, Mahesh Manjrekar, Abhijeet Khandekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande.

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Ganesh Acharya has been around for more than 2 decades now, he has choreographed & starred in many hit songs of Bollywood as well as Marathi. He has previously directed Hindi films like ‘Swami’ & ‘Money Hai Toh Honey Hai’. Now he is all set to direct his first Marathi film ‘Swami Tinhi Jagacha : Bhikari’ with an exciting starcast & team.

He was recently seen in Marathi hit songs like ‘Holicha San Lai Bhaari’, ‘Tujhi Chimni Udali Bhurr’ & ‘Dashing Govinda’ which he also choreographed. He has teamed up with his age-old friend Sharad Devram Shelar & they both are producing this film under their banner ‘Mi Maratha Film Productions’.

‘Swami Tinhi Jagacha : Bhikari’ revolves around the sensitive relationship between a mother & her son in the backdrop of their business. The film has solid team of actors which include Swwapnil Joshi, Rucha Inamdar, Guru Thakur, Sayaji Shinde, Milind Shinde, Kirti Aadarkar, Sunil Pal & Pradip Kabra.

Recently the ‘Mahurat’ or inauguration event was held in the presence of India’s biggest Superstar Amitabh Bachchan & the youth sensation Tiger Shroff! They congratulated Ganesh Acharya for the film & Ganesh spoke about how he always wanted to make Marathi films & finally he is directing one. This shift of Bollywood artists to Marathi is a welcome move & definitely a great sign for Marathi cinema’s future success!

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Every star cast desired to work with Mr. Amitabh Bachchanji and Amruta Khanvilkar got a chance to work with Amitabhji.

Amitabh Bachchanji will be back on small screen Star Plus from 18^th October in “Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi”. This show is about the stories of extraordinary personality which will inspires us and Amitabhji will host this show.

Each persons have a subconscious desires which may fulfilled or not. But in this show we can see some personalities whose desires has fulfilled. Hemlata conducted many activities for needy people and also established orchestra of blind people and introduced them to the world. Hemlata expressed her wish in this show that she wants to do laavni with gorgeous beautiful talented dancer actor Amruta Khanvilkar.  Without taking so much time Amruta decided to dance with Hemlata.

We will see Hemlata dancing with Amruta in first episode of “Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi” on 18^th October.

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Amitabh Bachchan is a superstar not only because he is a talented actor, but also a great human being. As yesteryear actress Sulochana celebrated her 86th birthday, Amitabh did not wish her on phone or through social media, but visited her personally to her house as a surprise.

It was a surprise for Sulochan and her family as Big B decided to wish her in person in the early morning. He also chatted with her for some time. Later, Bachchan published some images of this meeting on his social media accounts. Bachchan also remembered Sulochana’s acting and said that she is still graceful and full of life.

Bachchan expressed his feelings on social media as “Sulochana ji, Mother to so many leading men in films – soft gentle and endearing .. 86th birthday !

Badon ka aashirwaad ! Sulochana ji ka janm divas , 86 saal ! Maa ki bhumika kitni baar nibhayi filmo mein !”

Sulochana has played on-screen mother of many Bollywood heroes, but her films with Amitabh were immensely liked by the audience.

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan launched first look and trailer for Dholki, a musical Marathi drama starring Siddharth Jadhav. The film is directed by Raju Desai and Vishal Desai and will be releasing on 28 August all over Maharashtra.

Dholki is a funny take on the daily lives folk artistes. Siddharth Jadhav plays role of a Lalya, a Dholki player. Dholki has been one of the most important musical instruments in Marathi folk music.

The film also stars Kashmira Kulkarni, Mansi Naik, Jyoti Chandekar, Sayaji Shinde, Sanjay Kulkarni, Vijay Nikam, Vilas Ujawane, Kishor Chaughule, Jayant Bhalekar et al.

The film is written by Shyamsundar Dhanavate. Music is by Tabbi-Parikh, lyrics are by Ashish Kulkarni and Arvind Jagtap. The playback singers are Adarsh Shinde, Vaishali Samant, Bela Shende, Amol Bavdekar and Ashish Kulkarni. Cinemtography is by Rahul Jadhav.

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