• Review : Ghantaa (2016)
• Producer : Rohit Shetty
• Directer : Shailesh Shankar Kale
• Star Cast : Aroh Velankar, Amey wagh, Saksham kulkarni, Shivani Surve, Anuja Sathe, Kishor Kadam, Pushkar Shrotri, Viju Khote, Murli Sharma, Bhau Kadam, Kanchan Pagare, Vijay kadam, Ganesh Mayekar, Mayur Khandge
• Screenplay : Sumit Bonkar Rahul Yashod
• Music : Samir Saptiskar
• Genre  : Comedy
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 2.5/5

Ghanta Marathi Movie Review :

Ghantaa belongs to a genre that hardly has a history in Marathi, but has many examples in Bollywood & of course Hollywood. The most direct comparison could be well made with Aamir Khan’s Delhi Belly. Though the basic plot is common in these two films there is one significant difference. The three leads in Delhi Belly have a darker, realistic edge to them whereas here Raj (Amey), Umesh (Saksham) & Angad (Aroha) are cardboard cut outs. Though this is situational crime comedy, you still need interesting lead characters.

The actors though succeed in doing their jobs. The rest of the cast that has Pushkar Shrotri & Kishore Kadam as leaders of two gangs (one of which is political) are fabulous as always. The character of Murli Sharma needs a special mention. He has been established pretty well & brings in the essential unpredictability in this “Hira Kahan Hain” mystery. Though it could have been more justified if they had used him efficiently in the climax. Another stock character will stay memorable is that of a simple secretary (Pushkar’s) who is not bothered about the conflict at all instead he simply wants to go home early.

Ghanta is directed by a first timer, who has no background of this industry & deserves a lot of credit because he has genuinely made the film he wanted to make. Because there is nothing in the film that has been forcibly added to please any specific lot of audience. But throughout the film his inexperience is evident. Still it will be exciting to see what he comes up with when he brings his second film.

Visually Ghanta experiments a little too much & unnecessarily, the same applies to the omnipresent background score. However there’s a unique exception in a deliberately pretentious (& satirical) sad romantic song titled “Unbreakable” voiced by Hariharan. It works well in this setting. We would have actually loved a similar approach to the lives of these three characters especially in the first half.

The fate of Ghanta (in terms of box office) depends on those huge numbers of Amey Wagh fans. Importantly these fans also somewhat represent the new target audience of popular Marathi Cinema. The right amount of hype has been created by the Ghanta team. And if they watch Ghanta they’ll definitely enjoy it.

Overall:

Ghantaa is enjoyable & definitely worth a watch, the errors are there but they won’t hit you on the face. If you belong to a certain section of young audience who are still aloof from Marathi Cinema Ghantaa is worth to start with!

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• Movie : Ghantaa (2016)
• Producor : Rohit Shetty
• Director : Shailesh Shankar Kale
• Studio : Brahmapura Pictures, Dashmi Creations
• StarCast : Aroh Velankar, Amey wagh, Saksham kulkarni, Shivani Surve, Anuja Sathe, Kishor Kadam, Pushkar Shrotri, Viju Khote, Murli Sharma, Bhau Kadam, Kanchan Pagare, Vijay kadam, Ganesh Mayekar, Mayur Khandge
• Screenplay : Suumit Bonkar & Rahul Yashod
• Dilouges : Fransis Augustine & Vinod Jadhav
• Music : Samir Saptiskar
• Lyrics : Abhishek Khankar
• Background Score : Aditya Bedekar
• Sound Design & Mixing : Dinesh Uchil & Shantanu Akerkar
• Editor : Pankaj Deepak Hurne
• Art Director : Akhilesh jambhavdekar
• Action : Ravi Kumar & Harpal Singh
• Costume Designer : Ashwini Kocharekar & Dipti Panchal
• Cinematography (DOP) : Siddhartha More
• Genre : Comedy
• Release Date : October 14, 2016

Synopsis : Ghanta is a story about 3 friends, who just passed out from college and try their hand in betting to earn money. The story is about how they get into a big mess because of betting and comes across three Villans in their life. The film is about their struggle to get out of this situation and how.

Ghanta Marathi Photos/ Poster :

Ghanta Marathi Movie Trailer :

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Ghanta is getting ready for 14 October release. The recently released trailer of this film promises us a good film with some great performances. This black comedy is directed by Shailesh Kale.

The film is about three youngsters who dreams to make it big in their life. How the situations change and their life bring some new twists and turns will be seen in this film. Out of the three youngsters one wants to become a famous dubbing artiste, another is an idiot and third is a charmer. However, a certain decision by these three friends goes wrong and they end up in the hands of two rival gans. What happens next- will see it on the big screen. The film stars Dil Dosti Duniyadari’s Kaivaly – Amey Wagh along with Aroh Welankar and Saksham Kulkarni in the lead roles. Pushkar Shrotri and Kishor Kadam also play important role in this film.

The film is produced by Rohit Shetty and presented by Brahmapura Pictures and Dashami Studioz

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The makers of the film Ghanta recently released the music in an innovative event. Ghanta Toast (similar like Comedy Roast) was done with the three heroes of this film by Mahesh Manjrekar, Jitendra Joshi.

Amey Wagh, Saksham Kulkarni and Aroh Welankar and Amruta Khanvilkar were present for this Ghanta Toast. The event was hosted by Pushkar Shrotri, who is playing an important role in this film.

Ghanta has been using different techniques for the promotions including live motion poster and live chats on the social media. The film has been directed by Shailesh Kale. The film is produced by Dashami Creation, Brahmapura Pictures and Yellow Incorporation.  Dashami has earlier given hit serials like Durva, Majhe Man Tujhe Jhale and Pasant Aahe Mulgi. The film is written by Sumit Bonkar and Rahul Yashod.

The film will be releasing on 14 October.

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Ghanta– a film starring Amey Wagh, Saksham Kulkarni and Aroh Welankar has released its teaser. The teaser promises us a complete entertainment with the hint of black comedy. The film is direceted by Shailesh Kale and will be releasing on 14 October.

The film also stars Pushkar Shrotri and Kishor Kadam in leading roles. The teaser shows three young boys and how they find themselves in difficult situations. The film has all the elements like love, lust, action, thriller, chase to give us a complete entertainment package. Amey Wagh, who rose on popularity charts with his role as “Kaivaly” is Zee Marathi’s serial Dil Dosti Duniyadari will be seen as not so good boy in this film. Saksham who is currently seen in Zee Yuva’s Love Lagn aani Lochya is also playing an important part in this film. Aroh was seen in critically acclaimed “Rege”.

The film is produced by Dashami Productions, Brahmaputra Pictures and Yelow Inc. The film will be releasing on 14 October all over Maharashtra.

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Aaroh Welankar is definitely on the rise. In his first film Rege he played role of Aniruddha Rege, a college-going kid swallowed up by criminal world. His work was well appreciated by critics and audience. Aaroh is back again with this next release “Ghanta”- a black comedy directed by Shailesh Kale. The film will be releasing soon. The film stars Amey Wagh, Saksham Kulkarni and Aaroh is lead roles.
Aaroh spoke with Marathistars.com about this film, his workout and poetry.

Here are some excerpts from this interview.

Tell us about your role in Ghanta?

Ans: Ghanta is a black comedy cult film. I hope this film creates a niche in Industry. I can’t reveal much about the story or plot. But I can tell you why I loved this character. He is called Angad Mohite, he is a struggling dubbing artiste. It was very fun to do this character as I changed tone of my language slightly rural. As the character is a vocal artiste, so I decided to use some vocal variations while speaking.

How was it working with Amey and Saksham?

Ans: Shooting of this film was complete masti time for us. Most enjoyable and interesting part was we had very little female presence on the sets. Though we do have romantic tracks in the film, the main focus of the film is on just three boys. And you know how boys are! We had immense fun on the sets. The entire team of this film was very young, we had some senior actors and crew members, but majority was of my age. As far as work was concerned, we gave our hundred percent. We gelled together very well. For me, it was a learning experience as well. Amey and Saksham both come from a very different school of acting. I observed both of them nicely.

Earlier you had done Rege, which was a very intense film, now you are doing a black comedy. Does that mean you are choosing films which are not commercial masala films?

Ans: For me, whenever I select a film most important thing will be script. Script should be the hero of any film. Then I see what my character is all about. I look for the basic emotions of the character, have I played them before. The role has to be challenging for me. My effort is always to be specific about these two things. I would like to do different kinds of roles. Genre is not a problem for me. Ghaanta is a commercial film, but it is going to be a cult film. The genre of comedy is different from what we have earlier seen in Marathi cinema. This does not typical one-liners or dialogue punches or slapstick actions but the film will definitely make you laugh with its humor.

Apart from acting, what do you do in your free time?

Ans: I am an engineer by education but I like reading and watching films. I have a music group with my college friends. We love jamming and this works as a stress-buster for me. We are planning to come up with some songs this year. I like reading poetry and plays. I am a fitness freak. When I am free I work out. I regularly do minimum two hours of work out every day.

There was news about your six pack abs!

Ans: Yes, I am working out for six pack abs for my next film.

How do you find time for workout during erratic timings of shooting?

I adjust my workout routine with the shooting timings. I carry my supplements and some equipment with me. Luckily as I am currently doing only films, I don’t have to shoot continuously. Even if I get a gap of one day in shootings, I come to Pune. I have a personal trainer here, plus my diet is strictly maintained by homely healthy food. Even I am shooting outdoors I try to do minimum fifty pushups after shoot is over. While shooting maintaining a diet becomes a huge challenge for me. Otherwise, I try to keep my workout routine as much as possible.

What is your favorite cuisine?

I am a foodie; I do not smoke or drink, so my only indulgence is good food. I am not a huge fan of gourmet or exotic dishes. I like even street food. It should be tasty and healthy. I love fruits.

You said you like reading poetry. Who are your favorite Marathi poets?

Oh, many. I love reading Kusumagraj, Vinda Karandikar, Vasant Bapat, Mangesh Padgaonkar and Shanta Shelke. These poets are just fabulous.

Do you write poetry?

Yes, but only for myself. I write whenever I feel like writing, but that is channeling something out of me. I think I am not ready to share it with anybody else.

Films and theatres, which is more challenging as an actor?

It is a well-known fact that theatre is an actor’s medium and film are director’s medium. Both mediums have their own strong points and drawbacks. I think I am too naïve to speak about challenges from these both mediums as I have not done much work. I have just done three films and one act plays. I have not done a commercial full-fledged play yet. Surely I would love to do it in near future, then maybe I can compare these two mediums more clearly. I can say about film acting is a challenge in itself. There are n numbers of permutations and combinations while acting in a film. All these inhibitions and restrictions make film acting very tough.

Would you like to do some television?

I would like to do, but not for a long time duration. Some TV serials go on and on for many years. I cannot commit for something like that for the time being. I am getting good offers in films, so I would like to focus on them. However, if something challenging and interesting project comes up, I might do it.

How much are you connected with your fans through social media?

Ans: I am not a very net or tech savvy person. I do have all the profiles on various social media platforms, but I hardly use them. However, if somebody connects me through this social media to appreciate my work or give me some feedback I make it a point to acknowledge and reply to it. There is a guy from Ahmednagar, he has seen all my work including my college plays since 2010 and I regularly interact with him.

Aaroh, thanks for speaking with us, we wish you very best for all your upcoming releases.

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