• Movie : Vikun Taak (2020) | विकून ताक
• Producer : Uttung Hitendra Thakur
• Director : Sameer Patil
• Studio : Viva InEn
• Star Cast :
  • Chunky Pandey
  • Shivraj Waichal
  • Radha Sagar
  • Samir Chowghule
  • Hrishikesh Joshi
  • Rohit Mane
  • Aditi Jadhav
  • Jaywant Wadkar
• Story : Siddheshwar Ekambe
• Screenplay and Dialogues : Charudas Bhagwat, Sameer Patil, Siddheshwar Ekambe
• Lyrics : Guru Thakur
• Sound : Rashi Butte
• Sound Design : Dinesh Uchil, Shantanu Aakerkar
• Music : Amitraj
• Background Music : Harsh-Karan-Aditya (Triniti Bros)
• Cinematography (DOP) : Suhas Gujrathi
• Editor : Kiran Shirsagar
• Art Director : Santosh Futane
• Costume : Nakshatra Devdikar
• Make-up : Santosh Gayke
• Presenter :
• Choreography : Vrushali Chavhan
• Executive Producer : Rohan Godambe, Vinit Jain
• Co-Producer :
• Visual Promotions :
• Digital Promotions :
• VFX : A. K. Si Haj
• Marketing Consultant – Amit Bhanushali
• PR – Amruta Chhaya Mane
• Social Media – Pagerole
• DI Colorist : Prakash Nikharje
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 14 Feb 2020

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नवीन वर्षाची सुरुवात खळखळून हसत करण्यासाठी विवा इनएन प्रोडक्शन आणि उत्तुंग हितेंद्र ठाकूर निर्मित ‘विकून टाक’ या सिनेमाचा टिझर प्रदर्शित करण्यात आला आहे. या टिझरमध्ये चंकी पांडेला बघताना चित्रपटाबद्दल असलेली उत्सुकता अधिकच वाढते. नेहमी आपल्या विनोदी भूमिकांनी प्रेक्षकांचे मनोरंजन करणारे चंकी पांडे त्याच्या अरब शेखच्या भूमिकेतही भाव खाऊन जात आहेत. चंकी पांडे सोबतच शिवराज वायचळ, राधा सागर, रोहित माने, ऋतुजा देखमुख, समीर चौगुले, हृषीकेश जोशी, वर्षा दांदळे, जयवंत वाडकर  या सगळ्यांचेच या टीझरमध्ये दर्शन घडते. मुकुंद म्हणजेच शिवराजच्या लग्नाची तयारी चालली असतानाच अब्दुल्ला म्हणजे चंकी पांडेची एन्ट्री होते. हा ‘अब्दुला’ मुकुंदच्या लग्नात ‘बिन बुलाए मेहमान’ बनून येतो आणि मुकुंदचे जीवनच बदलून जाते. सगळ्यांसाठीच अनोळखी असणारा ‘अब्दुल्ला’ अचानक दत्त म्हणून समोर उभा ठाकतो आणि चित्रपटाला वळण मिळते. आता हा अब्दुला नक्की कोण? तो का येतो? गावातील वस्तू का आणि कशा गायब होतात? या आणि अशा अनेक प्रश्नांच्या उत्तरासाठी ३१ जानेवारीपर्यंत वाट पाहावी लागणार आहे.

‘पोस्टर बॉईज’, ‘पोस्टर गर्ल’ असे विनोदी  चित्रपट दिग्दर्शित करणारे समीर पाटील ‘विकून टाक’ चित्रपटाचे देखील दिग्दर्शन करत आहे. ‘विकून टाक’ चित्रपटापूर्वी ‘बालक पालक’, ‘येल्लो’, ‘डोक्याला शॉट’ अशा हिट चित्रपटांची निर्मिती करणारे उत्तुंग हितेंद्र ठाकूर आणि विवा इनएन प्रोडक्शन यांनी या सिनेमाची निर्मिती केली असून क्रिएटिव्ह कन्सल्टंट म्हणून राजेंद्र वनमाळी यांनी काम पहिले आहे. तर  मग नवीन वर्षात मोठा हास्यकल्लोळ करण्यासाठी तयार राहा.

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Mrunmayee Deshpande & Siddharth Chandekar have come together after a gap of 10 years! This long gap in their professional relationship is now being filled with a hardcore romantic drama about long distance relationships! We present to you 5 important reasons why we think ‘Miss U Mister‘ is an absolute must watch!

• The Chemistry Between Siddharth & Mrunmayee

From the trailers one can make out that even after not working together for around 10 years the chemistry between this lead pair is very charismatic! Both Mrunmayee & Siddharth began their acting careers together with inter collegiate theatre & later in the T.V. and hence they understand each other’s process very well which leads to a better performance from both, of course the director Sameer Hemant Joshi too must deserve some credit!

• Hardcore Romance Drama is Rare in Marathi Today

While Marathi cinema is flourishing day by day with diverse content & different genres. In the romance genre we have seen many rom coms in recent times that the audiences have thoroughly enjoyed too. But there have been very few hardcore romantic dramas made in Marathi in recent times. We as audience are starving for this kind of serious romantic films and ‘Miss U Mister’ promises to satisfy that need of ours!

• Relatable Subject of Long Distance Relationship 

In today’s career oriented world (both urban and rural) couples who live together in the same house hardly find any time for each other, it’s like they too are in some kind of long distance relationship! Then imagine how difficult it would be for couples who are actually at a distance from each other! Hence this subject becomes extremely relatable to us the audiences!

• Emotionally Strong 

Mrunmayee Deshpande’s character in the film is not typical in any way. We see modern day girls who are extremely practical in their life. This practicality has been translated on the screen too in our films, but Mrunmayee’s character Kaveri is a different girl from all of these! She takes all her life decisions from her heart and hence is in the relationship with all her heart too!

• The Talented Star Cast 

Along with Siddharth & Mrunmayee the film also stars Rajan Bhise, Savita Prabhune, Avinash Narkar, Radhika Vidyasagar, Dipti Lele and in a surprising cameo Hrishikesh Joshi. All these actors are known for their subtle yet emotionally powerful performances! All of their contribution would surely make the film a wholesome family friendly entertaining experience!

‘Miss U Mister’ is in theatres from today, so book your tickets right now!

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• Movie : Dombivli Return
• Producer : Gurmeet Singh, Mahendra Atoley, Sandeep Kulkarni, Kapil Jhaveri
• Director : Mahendra Teredesai
• Studio : Avadhoot Entertainment & Kathakaar Entertainment
• Star Cast :
  • Sandeep Kulkarni
  • Rajeshwari Sachdev
  • Amol Parashar
  • Hrishikesh Joshi
• Story : Mahendra Teredesai
• Screenplay : Mahendra Teredesai
• Dialogues : Mahendra Teredesai
• Singer : NA
• Lyrics : Chandrashekhar Sanekar, Mukunda Sonavne
• Music : Shailendra Barve
• Sound Design : Anmol Bhave, Mandar Kamalapurkar
• Background Score : Shailendra Barve
• Cinematography (DOP) : Uday Mohite
• Editor : Aditya Warrier, Yogesh Gogte
• Art Director : Sriram Iyengar, Sujit Sawant
• Choreographer : Swaroop Deepali Vichare
• Costume : Sachin Lovalekar
• Make-up : Amod Doshi
• Executive Producer : Jitendra Kulkarni
• VFX : Milind Save
• Vizual Promotion : Mandar Shailesh Mimple
• Digital Marketing : S
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 22nd February 2019

Synopsis : Everyone strives for money and power. But when you attain it without much struggle, it can be too much for you to handle it.

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The sound of Mumbai’s local train, the enormous rush, all the questions that arise with that & the psychological uneasiness! All of that can be described after watching the teaser of the much awaited Marathi film ‘Dombivli Return’! Starring Sandeep Kulkarni, Rajeshwari Sachdeva, Hrishikesh Joshi, Rishika Shinde, Siya Patil & Amol Parashar in the lead roles, this film not really a direct sequel to ‘Dombivli Fast’ but shares the spirit with that film.

The film is produced by Sandeep Kulkarni, Mahendra Atole, Gurmeet Singh, Kapil Zaveri under the banner ‘Carombola Creations’! The film is written & directed by Mahendra Teredesai. The music & sound design of the film is done by national award winners Shailendra Barve & Anmol Bhave respectively.

Sandeep Kulkarni plays the character of Anant Velankar in this film, a common man whose life changes completely after an incident! The teaser of the film presents the film like a thriller set in today’s fast-paced Mumbai! The local trains are known as the lifeline of Mumbai but the teaser uses it in a way dark & thrilling way!

‘Dombivli Return’ arrives in theatres on 22nd February so don’t forget to board it!

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If Maharashtra ever had to decide on one essential icon to represent our culture & art, I doubt if any other name other than Purushottam Laxman Deshpande would come up! Such is his everlasting impact on us! Today we are celebrating Pula’s 100th Birthday just as we celebrated when he existed among us, but doesn’t he still exist among us? This year we are being gifted by a special gift & that is a biopic on Pu La Deshpande!

‘Bhai – Vyakti Ki Valii’ is the title of the film which is directed by Mahesh Manjrekar & the screenplay of the film is written by popular film critic turned writer Ganesh Matkari & the dialogues are written by senior writer Ratnakar Matkari who had worked on Pula’s writings many times in theatre! Everyone was excited to see who plays the role of Pula in this biopic. Sagar Deshmukh of ‘YZ’ fame seems to fit the part perfectly as evident from the teaser. Moreover, the film also stars a brigade of stars that include Iravati Harshe, Hrishikesh Joshi, Deepti Lele & others.

‘Bhai – Vyakti Ki Valli’ is set to release on 4th Jan! The film is produced by Mahesh Manjrekar Movies & Phalke’s Factory & is being presented by ‘Viacom 18 Motion Pictures’. The teaser of the film was also released with Viacom’s big Diwali release ‘Ani..Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar’ today in theatres & reports have come that the teaser has got the tremendous response from the live theatre audiences!

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• Review : Home Sweet Home (2018)
• Producer : Hemant Ruprel and Ranjeet Thakur
• Director : Hrishikesh Joshi
• Writers : Hrishikesh Joshi, Vaibhav Joshi and Mugdha Godbole
• Star Cast : Mohan Joshi, Reema, Spruha Joshi, Hrishikesh Joshi, Vibhawri Deshpande, Prasad Oak, Sumeet Raghavan, Mrunal Kulkarni
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 2.5/5

Home Sweet Home Review (Marathi Movie):

Home Sweet Home’s trailer is slightly misguiding in a way that it makes us feel that the star cast of the film that includes actors like Prasad Oak, Sumeet Raghvan & Mrunal Kulkarni have bigger & more important roles in the film & in the narrative. But that isn’t the case. They are merely cameos (Prasad Oak’s is an extended one though). The problem is that, it means the film is based on a single narrative & with a single conflict. And both the narrative & the conflict have major loopholes & repetition.

So the film involves four principal characters & a few lesser important characters. Mohan Joshi & Late Reema play a couple (Mr & Mrs. Mahajan) in their 60s who don’t have any children. Spruha Joshi (Devika) lives in their house almost like a paying guest. Mr. Mahajan is her ‘Mama’. But her ‘Mami’ never really has any warmth for her, (if she had any warmth for her, the whole point of her character’s existence in the narrative would have been pointless). Spruha’s character definitely has enough screen time, yet it never feels like an essential character. It is never directly connected to the narrative. And even her own track isn’t really established.

Hrishikesh Joshi plays a real estate agent & for no particular reason he is close to the Mahajan family. Closer to their residence there’s an Irani hotel where he sets up his office every day. One day all of a sudden his customers visit the Mahajan home (as they think the property that their agent is selling them is this). Mrs. Mahajan for no particular reason readily lets them see their home. By the time the whole confusion is cleared Mrs. Mahajan knows the price of her house! As they live in prime place like Dadar, Mumbai the number is big! This leads to the start of the narrative with the conflict to whether sell their house & shift to a cheaper but more modern & spacious flat somewhere else far from the main city.

The problem is that the above scene is an important plot point that kick starts the narrative, but it feels so artificially created. After that the film has different ways of going round & round the same conflict. By the middle of the second half the narrative starts feeling tedius. The resolution of this conflict never really resolves the conflict. It just takes everything to the starting point. The problem isn’t that, the problem is the audiences can’t make out what exactly does the film wants to say? Yet the last 15-20 minutes work on a different level of giving some kind of emotional impact. The emotion is obviously connected to the idea of home, the whole nostalgia that surrounds a house where a family has lived a major portion of their lives!

Mohan Joshi & Reema’s performances are another huge positive of the film. Reema’s voice in the film is dubbed by Nirmiti Sawant. And her voice acting matches Reema perfectly. Hrishikesh Joshi has a very weak characterization for himself, his personal track was there to show the societal difference between his & the Mahajan family & also to infuse some humour, but none of that works well. Sumeet Raghvan & Mrunal Kulkarni’s cameo is a part of the climax that as said earlier works well on emotional grounds, & so does their performances.

Overall:

Hrishikesh Joshi’s debut as a director is nowhere near his reputation yet he manages to make a decent family friendly film, that even with it’s flaws is worthy of at least one watch on the big screen!

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Actor Sumeet Raghavan & actress Mrunal Kulkarni have won audience’s hearts through their performances over the years in different mediums from T.V to films & theatre. But these two actors have never worked together. This rare feat is achieved by upcoming Marathi film ‘Home Sweet Home’ presented by ‘Proactive’ & produced by ‘Frames Productions Pvt. Ltd.’.

Mrinal Kulkarni has been a part of the evolution of the entertainment mediums in both Hindi & Marathi that includes both films & T.V. While Sumeet Raghavan begin his journey from theatre & has come a long way since then. His performances in Hindi serials have become a part of our pop culture history! It would be a treat for the audiences to watch the chemistry getting unfolded between these two seasoned actors.

‘Home Sweet Home’ is a unique subtle family drama directed by actor turned director Hrishikesh Joshi & it also stars Late Reema, Mohan Joshi, Spruha Joshi, Vibhawri Deshpande, Kshiti Jog, Prasad Oak, & Hrishikesh Joshi in important roles. ‘Home Sweet Home’ releases in theatres from 28th Spetember!

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• Movie : Home Sweet Home (2018) | होम स्वीट होम
• Producer : Hemant Ruprel and Ranjeet Thakur
• Director : Hrishikesh Joshi
• Studio : Frames Production Company Pvt Ltd and ProAktive
• Star Cast :
  • Reema Lagoo
  • Mohan Joshi
  • Spruha Joshi
  • Prasad Oak
  • Sumeet Raghavan
  • Hrishikesh Joshi
  • Mrinal Kulkarni
  • VIbhavari Deshpande
• Writer : Hrishikesh Joshi, Vaibhav Joshi and Mugdha Godbole
• Dialogues : NA
• Singer : NA
• Lyrics : NA
• Music : Narendra Bhide and Santosh Mulekar
• Sound Design : NA
• Background Score : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : Riju Das
• Editor : Jayant Jathar
• Art Director : NA
• Costume : NA
• Make-up : NA
• Executive Producer : Nitin Prakash Vaidya
• Presenter : Akash Pendharkar and Vinod Satav
• Choreoghraphy : NA
• Publicity Design : Loki’s Studios
• Visual Promotions : Varun Narvekar and Vishal Bate
• Digital Marketing : Be Birbal
• Marketing : Sachin Narkar and Vikas Pawar
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 28th October 2018

Synopsis : Home Sweet Home is a Marathi movie starring Spruha Joshi and Reema Lagoo in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Hrishikesh Joshi.

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Home Sweet Home Marathi Movie Teaser/Trailer :

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The much-awaited trailer of the multi-starrer film, ‘Home Sweet Home’ directed by actor turned director Hrishikesh Joshi is finally out! The film stars Mohan Joshi, Spruha Joshi, Prasad Oak, Vibhavari Deshpande, Mrinal Kulkarni, Sumeet Raghavan & the late senior actress Reema. This film is also special because it will be the last film of the legendary actress, even after her death she is all set to entertain us through her work!

One important aspect one can observe from this trailer is that the film is very subtle in dealing with the ‘drama’ part of the ‘family drama’. Avoiding the loud presentation makes this film standout straight from its trailer itself. Senior actor Mohan Joshi always had a great chemistry with Reema in many of their works together, their chemistry can be experienced for the one last time that too in theatres.

‘Home Sweet Home’ also deals with the dilemma of whether a family is connected to their home! Will selling the house to change anything in the family? These questions are asked in a very subtle way, & the audiences will surely get their answers when the watch the film in theatres. ‘Home Sweet Home’ releases in theatres from 28th September!

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