• Review : Naal (2018)
• Cast: Nagraj Manjule, Devika Daftardar, Shrinivas Pokale, Om Bhutkar & Deepti Devi
• Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti

Quick Viewpoint: After the super success of ‘Sairat’ Nagraj Manjule (as actor & producer) & Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti (cinematographer & director) have again collaborated through ‘Naal’, though in different roles! And in my opinion they have altogether given a complete cinematic experience that also connects emotionally with the audiences taking Marathi cinema to new heights!

What Fails?

• Absolutely nothing fails here!!

What Works?

• Naal dwells on the meaning of motherhood. While doing so it keeps the audiences with the boy & not with the mother. Letting us understand what the boy is going through! And how he perceives his mother & motherhood in a larger way!

• Naal captures the essence of childhood curiosity & innocence in a way which was never seen before in a Marathi film.
• Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti succeeds magnificently in executing film’s each & every aspect. Including acting of the little kid (Shrinivas Pokale) & every other aspect!
• Up until the first half the film reaches the most beautiful form of simplicity. But in the later half it goes places where very few Marathi films manage to go! It creates an everlasting bittersweet emotionally ambiguous atmosphere using the same setting that was explored for a sweet little feel good film!
• It now dwells on life in a larger way creating a symphony between birth & death. It understands the meaninglessness of life yet embraces it with both hands, lovingly! The last Marathi film that I was reminded of that gave a similar experience, was Umesh Kulkarni’s Vihir.
• Though different from films of this kind, it doesn’t question the norms of life & hence it is never about finding answers. Those films don’t provide specific answers either, but they dwell on questions more specifically. In Naal, both the question & the answers are blurred & the film still beautifully acknowledges their existence.

Final Verdict: ‘Naal’ has opened to a great response from the audiences & it succeeds in enthralling them & also encouraging them to interpret cinema on their own. Knowing things on their own, without being spoon feed, which is a rare achievement in our films!

Rating: 5/5

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• Review : Mantra (2018)
• Producer : Sanjay Katkar
• Director : Harshawardhan
• Writer : Harshwardhan
• Star Cast : Saurabh Gogate, Deepti Devi, Manoj Joshi, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Shubhankar Ekbote
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 3/5

Mantra Movie Review:

Mantra is a film that is weaker in craft & technique at many instances but the lasting impression it makes purely on what it wants to say & how clearly & confidently it says it overpowers it’s weakness when looked in totality, having said that the message or the philosophy that the film abides by could have been organically imbibed into the screenplay of the film.

The film begins with flashback hinting us that something drastic has happened in the life of the protagonist. While in most of recent Marathi films the use of flashback isn’t really justified, here it makes sense & makes us connect with the protagonist. Niranjan (Saurabh Gogate) belonging to a ‘purohit’ family is all set for his CA preparations, his father (Manoj Joshi) & his elder brother (Pushkaraj Chirputkar) aren’t unhappy with his decision of not taking up the ‘purohit’ work. But soon an opportunity lands up in the family which requires one of the priests from within the family (which also includes Niranjan’s uncle) to shift to Germany at a temple that requires a priest.

The elder brother has an inferiority complex about English or any foreign language & culture, he isn’t ready to move to Germany. This uncle is already interested but then Niranjan shows interest & since the requirement was of a young (& a physically fit person to adapt easily to the climate) priest, Niranjan’s father Shridhar Pant approves him! But only after confronting him about his sudden change of plan!

Now majority of the film’s ‘point’ relies on the characterization of ‘Shridhar Pant’ his values, his calmness & his studios nature about religion & spirituality. He is almost a ‘Gandhi-like’ figure of this field. Is he believable? To me he was! No matter how rare, there are people like him in all facets of life! People who are honest in their work & who search for ‘satisfaction’ in every little deed they do. Manoj Joshi gets to play an exact opposite version of a priest from what he played in ‘Dashkriya’! And he is very much effective here!

Moving onto Niranjan, he has enrolled into a German speaking class every evening accompanied by his best friend ‘Sunny’ (Shubhankar Ekbote), son of a politician. In the morning under his father’s guidance Niranjan is learning all the rituals which he needs to be aware of to function as a priest in Germany. Now enters the female lead of the film, Antara Joshi played by Deepti Devi, (she too is in the German speaking class) a hardcore atheist who has just got over a break up. Now Antara is a progressive modern day woman who smokes cigarettes, & has blacklisted every religion, religious practices, etc as she had been through a tragedy! Well, Antara is just as cliché as she could be, yet there’s a moment in the film in the climax where she becomes more than just a caricature & makes a healthy contribution in making the ‘point’ of the film.

While I can’t reveal what the film says about theism vs atheism or what it’s point is regarding ‘religion’ & the people who practice it professionally like the mentioned priests, I would still say that the film says something very fundamental! The purpose of religion & the idea of god had a fundamental purpose in our lives, one that gives us inner peace & is very much personal. But does the film say that religion is irreplaceable? Or it says that it’s all up to us? That’s for you to know!

Overall:

‘Mantra’ could have trimmed it’s length a bit, avoiding few scenes set in the German speaking class or from the Niranjan-Sunny track. The film could have been dubbed better. At many instances it’s evident that we are not hearing the actual voice from the scene. Sparing these flaws ‘Mantra’ needs to be seen in today’s religiously polluted atmosphere to find some clarity about the subject & it’s practical influence on our lives.

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Produced by ‘Dreambook Prductions’, ‘Vedarth Creations’ & written-directed by Harshwardhan upcoming Marathi film ‘Mantra’ is soon releasing in theatres. The film’s music & teaser launch event was successfully held in Mumbai recently.

This film deals with a unique subject of a young man who becomes a priest by default following his father’s footsteps but when a girl enters his life who doesn’t believe in all this, the hero too starts questioning himself. A unique spiritual conflict is handled in ‘Mantra’. The film stars Saurabh Gogate & Deepti Devi in lead & along with them it also stars Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Manoj Joshi, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Sunil Abhyankar, Dhiresh Joshi, Rajesh Katkar, & others.

The music for ‘Mantra’ is composed by Avinash-Vishwajeet. The film has three songs in Sanskrit poetry! Popular singers like Ajay Gogavale, Avadhoot Gupte, Rohit Raut, Dhawal Chandwadkar & Vishwajeet Joshi have sung for the film. ‘Mantra’ is set to release all over Maharashtra on 13^th April!

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• Movie : Mantr (2018) | मंत्र
• Producer : Sanjay Katkar
• Directer : Devendra Shinde (Harshwardhan)
• Studio : Dreambook Productions in association with Vedarth Creations
• StarCast :
  • Saurabh Gogate as Niranjan
  • Deepti Devi as Antara
  • Manoj Joshi as Shridhar Pant
  • Pushkaraj Churputkar as Kashinath
  • Siddheshwar Zadbuke as Ambavane
  • Shubhankar Ekbote as Sunny
  • Sujay Jadhav as David
  • Vrushali Katkar as Niranjan’s Aai
  • Dhiresh Joshi as Rangnath kaka
  • Sunil Abhyankar as Mrdamle. Nadkarni
  • Anuradha Marathe as Niranjan’s Aaji
  • Shubhangi Damle as Antara’s Aaji
  • Amruta Joshi as Antara’s Sister
  • Vishwajit Joshi as Mr. Raste
• Story and Screenplay : Devendra Shinde (Harshwardhan)
• Music : Avinash-Vishwajeet
• Lyrics : Vishwajeet Joshi
• Cinematography : Pran Shirodkar
• Art and Executive Producer : Rajneesh Kalawant
• Production Manager : Supriya Tamhane and Chetan Birla
• Editor and VFX : Sachin Pandit
• Costumes : Jui Suhas
• Distribution : AP Communications
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 13th April 2018

Synopsis :    A young boy from a family of Purohits (Preacher) is not keen to take up the family profession, but due to friend’s advice, he accepts purohit’s job in Germany. Here, his brain dominates the heart and mind which later in the story meets him in a German language class as Antara. Antara, hates Purohits, religious/spiritual leaders for a valid reason. The boy thinks that she is an atheist and hides his real identity as he starts loving her. She proves him that the God is created to threaten people and Purohits do not have anything substantial to sell to their clients. His friends play a role in the story proving how religion is made for politics and his uncle is also a reason for him to believe that the temples are just means of earnings for Purohits. Then his father, a very honest believer, is the only person who can help the boy complete the journey of realisation by answering questions about God, religion and temples. The explanation of his father is decoded for the boy through the experience created by Antara.

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TTMM, a film directed by Girish Mohite recetnly shot a love song as a Muhurat shot. The film is produced by Sandesh Mhatre and Sanskruti Cinevision. The film stars Subodh Bhave, Atul Parchure and Deepti Devi in the lead roles.

The film is co-produced by Sachin Bhosle. The story is written by Sanjay Pawar. DOP is Krishna Soren. The next shooting schedule of the film will be in Pune.

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Meera from  Zee Marathi’s serial Mala Sasu havi fame actress Deepti shrikant got engaged On 11th of August, 2013 to Amogh Waman Desai, who is an architect-interior designer.  The ceremony was private, where few of relatives & close friends were invited.

Sources says that ,Deepti and Amogh are expected to tie their knot on 26th of December, 2013 at Pune and their reception party will be followed in Mumbai.

Deepti was recently seen in Sony Tv’s serial Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. Congratulations Deepti!

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Mala Sasu Havi Cast,Crew – Click here

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Biography :

Name :- Deepti Shrikant
city:- Pune (Sadashiv Peth)
Education:- Dnyan Prabodhini school, Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya (11th and 12th),Commerce Graduation from MMCC college, Course in Software Graphic designing
About : Deepti first performed a small role in the film ‘Pak Pak Pakak’ and began her TV debut with ETV serial ‘Pankhanchi Savali’.

Filmography :

Daily soaps :
1.Pankhanchi Savali (ETV Marathi)
2.Avaghachi Sansar (Saam Marathi)
3.Char Divas Sasuche (ETV Marathi)
4.Sataa Janmachya Gathi (ETV Marathi)
5.Antarpat (Star pravah)
6.Parivar (Zee Tv)
7.Bhagyavidhata (Colours)
8.Don’t worry Chachi (Sab Tv)
9.Mala Sasu Havi (Zee Marathi)
10.Bade Acche Laggte Hai

Films :-

Pak Pak Pakak (Small Role)
Samar Ek Sangharsha

Deepti Shrikant Photos,Wallpapers :

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Serial – Mala Sasu Havi
Production Company – Tell a Tell media
Produced by – Jitendra Gupta and Mahesh Tagde.
Directed by – 
Written By –
Cast – Deepti Shrikant,Asawari Joshi,Sankarshan Karhade, Anand Abhyankar, Sachin Deshpande, Akshay Pendse, Deepti Samel, Pradnya Jadhav (Kash)
Starting Date – 27 August 2012
Show Time – 8.30pm Monday to Friday

Tell a Tell media presenting ‘Mala sasu Havi’ new serial going to be aired on zee marathi, This serial is produced by  Jitendra Gupta and Mahesh Tagde. Now a days there are too much serial on relation between mother in law and daughter in law. But this serial is different because of its story & subject. ‘Deepti Shrikant‘ Playing Role Of daughter in law, and ‘Asawari Joshi’ playing Role Of Her Mother in Law.

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Promo Video – 

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