• TV Serial : Chhatriwali
• Also Known As : Chhatriwali Star Pravah Serial, Chatriwali Marathi Serial
• Producer : Jitendra Gupta, Mahesh Tagde
• Director : Ajay Mayekar
• Production House : Tale a Tale Media PvtLtd
• StarCast :
  • Sanket Pathak as Vikram
  • Namrata Pradhan as Madhurani
  • Jyoti Chandekar as Aaji
  • Asha Shelar as Surekha
  • Sayali Salunke as Aankshya
  • Sukhada Borkar as Aditi
  • Ashok Shinde as Surykant
  • Kashyap Parulekar as Ajinkya
  • Bhagyashree Rane as Mohini
• Story : Jitendra Gupta
• Screenplay : Pallavi Karkera, Kiran Kulkarni
• Dialogues : Sushma Bakshi
• Title Song : Ashwini Shende
• Music : Nilesh Moharir
• Title Song Singer : Bela Shende, Jaydip Bagwadkar
• Background Music : Aayash Parab
• Sound Recording : Sunil Tiwari
• Cinematography (DOP) : Harshwardhan Sharma
• Art Director : Jitu Patnaik
• Editor : Narpat Chaudhari
• Executive Producer : Vinod Bhanse
• Senior Executive Producer (Colors Marathi) : A
• Creatve Head : Rohit Ramkrushn Sawant
• Set Designer : Sumit Patil
• Online Editor : Vijay Goriwale
• Genre : Drama
• Channel : Star Pravah
• Starting Date : 18th June 2018
• Starting Time : Monday to Saturday at 08:00 PM

Story Outline : Chhatriwali is a Marathi romance drama TV serial on Star Pravah. Following the adage, opposites attract, the story is about Madhura and Vikrant who are poles apart, but fate has different plans for them.

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From 18^th June a new serial started it’s telecast on Star Pravah. ‘Chatriwali’ instantly has made a connection with the audiences. Namrata Pradhan plays the lead role of a simple-minded middle-class girl who’s the biggest identity is her ‘Chatri’. On this occasion here’s the conversation we had with her!

This is your first serial. How were you selected for ‘Chatriwali’?

I am fond of acting from my childhood. I knew about the auditions for this serial & I sent my photos to them. I was selected for it & I underwent two look tests. They liked my look & found the ‘Chatriwali’ within me & in a way my dream came true.

Is there anything common between you & ‘Madhura’ (Chatriwali)?

Yes. Madhura & me, we are no different because I am very close to my family just like her. Madhura takes all her decisions after thinking thoroughly, I am no different here too. Moreover, I am a confident girl just like Madhura. Hence, I needn’t do anything extraordinary to play her part!

There are quite a few experienced actors alongside you in this serial. How is your experience working with them?

Too good! We have fun all the time on the set. Hence, the atmosphere on the set is pleasant. More importantly, we rehearse every scene together. Everyone take care of me while rehearsing. They help me if I am going wrong. I have developed great chemistry with all of them.

Star Pravah has given opportunities to many new actors. Now you are one of them. How do you feel about it?

It’s my luck that I am making my debut with Star Pravah. Many artists of recent times started their careers with Star Pravah. I have made a nice relation with Star Pravah’s creative team, our producer & director.

Madhura & her ‘Chatri’ have a close relation. How special is ‘Chatri’ for you?

I am fond of ‘Chatri’ for sure. In a way, it’s a need during monsoons but I also use ‘Chatri’ during the summer season. Now because of this serial ‘Chatri’ has become an inseparable part of my life!

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• Review : Damlelya Babachi Kahani (2016)
• Producer : Vishal Dhanwade, Nitin Chavan
• Directer : Yogesh Jadhav & Nitin Chavan
• Star Cast : Sandeep Khare, Kishor Kadam, Sanskruti Balgude, Astad Kale, Dipti Bhagawat, Pravin Tarade, Jyoti Chandekar.
• Writer : Nitin Chavan
• Music : Salil Kulkarni
• Genre : Family Drama
• Certification : U
• Review By : Rasik Tirodkar

Rating : 2/5

Damlelya Babachi Kahani Marathi Movie Review:

This is one of those films that have a misleading title. The intention behind it is obvious. Damlela Babachi Kahani is a very popular song by the composer – lyricist pair of Salil Kulkarni and Sandeep Khare. The song about a father lamenting about how he is missing his daughter’s childhood due to the long distance he has to travel to work and that leaves him with no time at all to mingle with his daughter (Sanskruti Balgude), has touched the hearts of many. The title is an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the song. The film, in fact, is hardly about what the song is. It is more about female infanticide than anything else.

Ingulkar is a meek young man who is newly married and stays with his wife in the city. He has a rather bigoted and cruel mother who is hell bent on Ingulkar’s wife bearinga male child. She even insists on the killing of the foetus even if it is a female. Ingulkar astonishingly caves in to his mothers demand, but on seeing the ghastly process followed by the hospital of killing the foetus and feeding it to the dogs, Ingulkar realises his blunder and can’t forgive himself for almost going ahead with killing his own daughter even before she was born. That traumatic experience makes a permanent impression on his mind and leaves him with a kind of mental disorder. The disorder makes him violent whenever he sees a woman being harassed, and once in the spur of the moment he kills a man attempting to rape a woman. He is tried in court for the murder and the film reveals his past to us in a long flashback.

So, the film is hardly about what the song Damlela Baba is about. It tries to tackle the menace of female infanticide and adopts a rather preachy approach. The aesthetic of the film is old fashioned and comes across as one of those social marathi films from the 90s. The negative characters are all caricatures and are very unreal in a film that aims to realistically tackle a relevant subject. The film ends in an all too convenient manner which is also predictable.

Sandeep Khare who has played the lead role as Ingulkar does well here. That he is a lyricist and acting is not his area of expertise is quick forgotten. Scenes involving Kishore Kadam are engaging as well. There is hardly anything else that is either not cliched or heavy handed.

Overall:

The film misleads with its title and that is not it’s only negative aspect. Though it should be applauded for tackling a relevant subject like female infanticide, but caricatures, tv serial aesthetic and an all too convenient finale makes proves to be its downfall.

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Damlelya Babachi Kahani is arguably the most popular song by the lyricist-composer duo of Sandeep Khare and Salil Kulkarni. The song expressing the turmoil and the helplessness a Father feels towards missing being a part of his daughter’s childhood as he is busy working, invariably leaves people teary-eyed. The touching song wasn’t really released as a video when it was composed. But now it is part of a film by the name of the song itself.

The video of the song has Sandeep Khare, the lyricist, himself playing the damlela baba. Sandeep has worked in a marathi film called Bioscope before, so he has had acting experience and it shows that he is natural at expressing his own words. The song traces the journey of the father right from when his daughter was a baby to her wedding day. You can notice Sandeep’s hairline receding as the time passes by. The video otherwise has a very TV serial like aesthetic.

Nevertheless, a popular and vivid song like this deserved a video and it finally has one.

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Damlelya Babachi Kahani, a a debut film as an actor for poet Sandeep Khare will be releasing on 24 June all over Maharashtra. The film is directed by Nitin Chanvan and Yogesh Jadahv and the story is inspired by the poem of Khare with the same title. Interestingly, the film also stars Kishor Kadam, another poet who writes under the name Saumitra. Music has been composed by Dr Salil Kulkarni.

Sanskruti Balgude will be seen portraying role of Khare’s daughter in this film. The film also stars Praveen Tarade, Astad Kale, Deepti Bhagwat, Jyoti Chandekar, Kishor Chaugule and child artiste Shreya Pasalkar.

The story of the film revolves around a father and son relationship where they struggle against social taboos. The story –screenplay and dialogues are written by Nitin Chavan. The producers have announced that some part of this film’s earning will be donated to the drought affected farmers of Maharashtra.

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• Movie : Damlelya Babachi Kahani (दमलेल्या बाबाची कहाणी)
• Producer : Vishal Dhanwade, Nitin Chavan
• Director : Yogesh Jadhav & Nitin Chavan
• Studio : Palavi Creation
• Star Cast : Sandeep Khare, Kishor Kadam, Sanskruti Balgude, Astad Kale, Dipti Bhagawat, Pravin Tarade, Jyoti Chandekar.
• Story : Nitin Chavan
• Screenplay : Nitin Chavan
• Dialogues : Nitin Chavan
• Music : Salil Kulkarni
• Lyrics : Sandeep Khare
• DOP : Mayuresh Joshi
• Genre : Family Drama
• Release Date : 24th June 2016

Synopsis : An eternal bond between father and daughter is beautifully captured through the journey of Protagonist . The father (Sandeep Khare) has a mysterious past and is very possessive about his daughter (Sanskriti Balgude). He identifies his daughter in every troubled girl he witnesses and wants to protect her. The story explores the contemporary social issues of Women Empowerment, Child Abusing and Female Fetid through the journey of Protagonist.

Damlelya Babachi Kahani Marathi Movie Still Photos

Damlelya Babachi Kahani Marathi Movie Trailer

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Vishal Dhanawade produced “Damlelya Babachi Kahani” is ready for release on 24 June and the promotion for this film was started with the Maha Arati at the Sharda Ganpati at Pune. The promo and poster of this film was also launched at this event.

Sandeep Khare who will be seen in a very important role in this film was present at this event along with actress Dipti Bhagwat and Shreeya Pasalkar. The film has been directed by Nitin Chavan and Yogesh Jadhav.

The story of the film is based on the one-act play “Ojhe” which shows tender relationships of a father and daughter. The film will be releasing on 24 June all over Maharashtra. The makers are planning to release this film in US in the July. The film has been already selected in the international film festivals of Nashik and Goa.

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• Review : Ticha Umbartha (2016)
• Producer :  Ravi Dewan
• Directer : Pradeep Ghonsikar
• Star Cast : Chinmay Mandlekar, Tejaswini Pandit, Jyothi Chandekar, Harsha Khandeparkar, Suyash Tilak, Sheetal Shukl, Toolieka Nikam, Jaywant Patekar, Abhinav Patekar, Aaditi Savant, Bharat Sharma
• Writer : Jayant Pawar
• Music : Shreyash & Preet
• Genre  : Drama
• Review By : Rasik Tirodkar

Rating : 2.5/5

Ticha Umbartha Marathi Movie Review:

Ticha Umbartha can be hailed as a good example of what run-of-the-mill filmmaking can do to a plot which feels slightly dated, but nevertheless progressive.

Ticha Umbartha is about an art school grad named Vibha (Tejaswini Pandit), who gets married to her classmate – Dinesh. Like most women she sacrifices her career to run the house and take care of the family, but a few years post their marriage Dinesh somehow feels she is not the same woman he has fallen in love with. He develops feelings for his secretary and demands a divorce from Vibha. The film then goes on to show how Vibha deals with this setback in life.

The irony in the film is that though the plot of the film is progressive, the style of filmmaking is not. The film has an overbearing daily soap opera kind of a feel to it. The melodrama; the dialogues; the relentless and loud background score; the flashy production design, all are quite typical of what you see in daily soaps on Indian television. Tejaswini Pandit and Chinmay Mandlekar are capable actors, but much like the rest of the film, they act like how TV actors would – a note too high than necessary. Their performances lack any depth and fail to bring any kind of empathy for their characters. Jyoti Chandekar, however, is effective in bringing across the turmoil of an old woman who is torn between taking a stand against her own son and supporting her daughter in law. Very few scenes hold your attention as the staging is as clichéd as it can get.

However, the film is still better than most Marathi films that have released in the recent past and is certainly a film you can sit through. Though there is a certain predictability to the way the plot unfolds, it has to be lauded for its forward thinking.

Overall:

The film fails to hold your attention due to ordinary filmmaking, despite a fairly progressive plot.

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RDX Cinema Company produced “Ticha Umbartha” movie directed by well-known Action Director Ravi Dewan is going to release on 26^th February 2016. S TV Network Pvt Ltd who Release Hindi movies and Pickle Entertainment who Release Marathi Movies together going to release this movie which gives us clear idea that this will be grand release all over Maharashtra. This movie is based on famous drama Majha Ghar whose story was written by Jayant Pawar which is a story of sweet relation between Mother in Law & Daughter in Law. It has won many National and International awards.

Director Ravi Dewan when expressing his feeling said, ‘While working in Bollywood when we got a chance to work with Marathi artist we get amazed with their performances. Their caliber of understanding any fight scene or their talent of making that moment suddenly happy or sad made us proud. Because of all these things I had a wish to make Marathi movie and through this movie ‘Ticha Umbartha’ I took that opportunity.’

This movie is woman oriented and it shows story of Vibhawari who is a housewife living in a happily upper-middle class family. Suddenly at one point of time she has to take an important decision. This movie shows how she faces all situations and how she gets out through all the problems.

It has great actors in lead role such as Chinmay Mandlekar, Tejaswini Pandit, Jyoti Chandekar, Harsha Khandeparkar, Suyash Tilak, Tulika Prakash Nikam, Bharat Sharma, Jayant Patekar, Sheetal Shukla, Abhinay Patekar and child artist Aditi Sawant. Nitin Desai did art direction for this movie and well known cameraman from Bollywood Yogesh Jani has done Cinematography. Mukesh is an executive producer and editing was done by Prashant Khedekar & Vinod Naik. Music is given by famous duo Shreyas-Preet and sung by Kavita Seth, Suhas Sawant, Mandar Apte, Jasraj Joshi and Akshata Sawant.

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• Movie : Ticha Umbartha (2016) | तिचा उंबरठा
• Producer : Ravi Dewan
• Directer : Pradeep Ghonsikar
• Studio : RDX Cinema Company
• Star Cast : Chinmay Mandlekar, Tejaswini Pandit, Jyothi Chandekar, Harsha Khandeparkar, Suyash Tilak, Sheetal Shukl, Toolieka Nikam, Jaywant Patekar, Abhinav Patekar, Aaditi Savant, Bharat Sharma
• Story : Jayant Pawar
• Music : Shreyash & Preet
• Lyrics : Shreyash Angane
• Cinematography : Yogesh Jani
• Background Score : Bhavesh Bhatt
• Art Director : Nitin Chandrakant Desai
• Editor : Prashant Khedekar & Vinod Nayak
• Costumes : Purrnima Oak
• Executive Producer : Mukesh
• Sound : Vijay Bhope
• Genre  : Drama
• Release Date : 26th February 2016

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