Upcoming sports drama ‘Me Pan Sachin’ is a one of kind Marathi film about the passion for our most beloved sport ‘Cricket’! Starring Swapnil Joshi in a never before seen avatar & other actors like Priyadarshan Jadhav, Avinash Narkar, Abhijeet Khandkekar, Kalyanee Mulye & others, ‘Me Pan Sachin’ promises to be a wholesome entertainer about the love of the game & what it means to us!

This film marks the directorial debut of popular Marathi Rapper & producer Shreyash Jadhav. Previously we have seen him being associated with hits like ‘Baghtos Kay Mujra Kar’ & ‘Online Binline’! As seen in the trailer Swapnil Joshi will be seen in two different avatars, one of a young cricketer & then of a father who dreams that his son would be the next Sachin Tendulkar!

The film has truly captured the fancy of the audiences & Swapnil Joshi fans. After a series of underperforming films, Swapnil Joshi gave a huge hit in form of Mumbai Pune Mumbai 3 & now again there will be expectations from him of his fans to entertain them thoroughly with his ambitious film ‘Me Pan Sachin’!

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• Movie : Me Pan Sachin (2019) | मी पण सचिन
• Producer : Neeta P. Jadhav, Sanjay Chhabria, Ganesh Gite and Nikhil Phutane
• Director : Shreeyash P. Jadhav
• Studio : Eros International, Everest Entertainment and Ganraj Associates
• Star Cast :
  • Swwapnil Joshi
  • Kalyanee Mulay
  • Abhijeet Khandkekar
  • Priyadarshan Jadhav
  • Avinash Narkar
  • Suhita Thatte
  • Anuja Sathe
• Story : Shreeyash P. Jadhav
• Screenplay : Shreeyash P. Jadhav, Niyaz Mujawar, Rajesh Kolan and Ajita Kale
• Dialogues : Shreeyash P. Jadhav, Niyaz Mujawar, Ajita Kale
• Sound Design : Dhananjay Sathe
• Music and Lyrics : Harshavardhan Wavre, Karan Wavre and Aditya Patekar (Trineeti Bros)
• Additional Lyrics : Vaibhav Joshi
• Background Score : Amar Mohile
• Cinematography (DOP) : Maneesh Chandra Bhatt
• Editor : Ashish Mhatre and Apurva Motiwale Sahai
• Art Director : Sandeep Inamke
• Costume : Nakshatra Devadikar and Saniya Deshmukh
• Make-up : Satyawir Chaudhary
• Chief Assistant Director :
• Choreography for Title Track : Sujit Kumar
• Cricket Coach : Vishwas Walwalkar
• Visual Promotions : Just Right Studioz
• Executive Producer : Pravin Wankhede and Kshitij Kulkarni
• Associate Director : Akshay Khadilkar
• Associate Producer : Sanjay Dawra
• Creative Head : Saniya Deshmukh
• Color : Redchillies.color
• Colorist : Mahesh B Deshpande
• Line Producer : Rajesh Dhamse
• Motivation Support : Purushottam Jadhav
• Marketing : Amit Bhanushali (52 Friday CInemas Pro) and Amruta Chhaya Mane
• Digital Publicity : Be Birbal
• Finance Controller : Tanaji Sawant
• VFX : Illusion Ethereal Studios
• Post-Production Studio : Ganraj Studios
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 1st February 2019

Synopsis : Me Pan Sachin is a Marathi movie starring Swwapnil Joshi in a prominent role. It is a drama written and directed by Shreyash Jadhav.

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Zee Studio has further solidified its reputation as a studio that not only belts out one massive hit film after another but also supports meaningful and artistic ventures like its latest movie Nude. The Ravi Jadhav film, which has already won high praise in India, has now even bagged top honors at the prestigious New York Indian Film Festival by bagging the Best Film and Best Actress (Kalyanee Mulay) there.

Kalyanee Mulay’s performance as the mother who poses as a nude model for students of an art college, to fund her son’s education has been universally acclaimed. Critics have also praised the film’s message of giving dignity to the profession of nude modeling. The breathtaking visuals, mellifluous background score and performances by the rest of the cast are the other aspects for which the film received applause. And to top it all, Nude is also a success at the box office.

On this occasion, a rather pleased and satisfied business head of Zee Studios, Mangesh Kulkarni, said,“We are ecstatic with the kind of response our film Nude got to post it’s screening at NYIFF and especially proud for it to have bagged both Best Film and Best Actress awards. The award does not belong only to Nude but to everyone who dares to tell extraordinary stories through cinema”.

Director Ravi Jadhav, who was elated on winning the two big awards, said, “The film has always stood tall against all odds and there is a remarkably rugged renaissance across Marathi cinema. It is a triumph of an art”.

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• Review : Nude (Chitra) (2018)
• Producer : Zee Studios
• Director : Ravi Jadhav
• Screenplay & Dialogues : Ravi Jadhav & Sachin Kundalkar
• Star Cast : Kalyanee Mulye, Chhaya Kadam, Madan Deodhar & Naseeruddin Shah
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 4/5

Nude (Chitra) Movie Review:

Nude is a film that needs to be understood in two ways. One that is the ‘literal’ way which is about a middle aged woman ‘Yamuna’ (Kalyanee Mulye) who after being betrayed by her husband lands up in Mumbai with her son & ends up being a nude model for fine art students at J.J. School of Arts (an iconic art college of our country). The other way is more within the lines. The alternate title used smartly in the promotions of the film ‘Chitra’ is a sign for this other allegory. An artist at the college (Om Bhutkar) who becomes a silent companion of Yamuna throughout her journey discovers ‘Chitra’. ‘Chitra’ represents the art work that he creates with the help of Yamuna & also the hidden meaning of ‘Nude’.

‘Chitra’ also represents ‘art’ in totality. ‘Art’ that means different things to different people. An exact same painting could evoke different emotions from beings of the same species. These emotions could bring out the inner most desires of that being. A painting of a woman without clothes would represent the ‘soul’ of humanity to some & to some it would seem sexually explicit. It’s sadly ironic that one couldn’t resist associating the famous Rabindranath Tagore quote told to us by our beloved Pu La Deshpande with ‘Nude’.

Tagore said, every painter watches the sunrise in a different way. Hence there are never too many sunrise portraits, there’s always room for more. In a scene (from Nude) when we first see 5-6 fine art students painting the same woman sitting in front of them, we could associate her with the sun. But then later we could also associate this ‘difference of perspective’ theory on people who get violently offended or sexually excited by ‘art’!

From the very first frame of ‘Nude’ we are enticed by the visuals. It’s like Ravi Jadhav & his marvellous technical team (the cinematographer, editors, & even sound artists) announcing to us loud & clear that their film is about ‘paintings’! Lively moving images (paintings) where the reality is not treated that stark to pull us out from the visual artistry. Yes the film establishes it’s world with great detailing, but makes sure that the film isn’t about the world.

The major portion being based in Mumbai & that too in Mumbai slums the film doesn’t focus on it. The focus is very much intimate. We are with ‘Yamuna’ all the time. Her son (Madan Deodhar) & her aunty (Chhaya Kadam) are important to Yamuna & hence to us. Yet their interaction with us is as much it is with Yamuna. Her aunt is the driving force in Yamuna’s life in the beginning of the film but soon Yamuna is in her own control. Her son is not a completely developed character on it’s own, & has a few logical errors in his arc, yet he delivers the final ‘kick’ in the film. Yes Nude has a fantastically hard hitting climax or a ‘takeout’ scene.

Kalyanee Mulye as Yamuna in the first few scenes appears to be putting up a show. Her mannerisms even appear strangely fake. But soon we ‘get’ her. We accept her rendition of ‘Yamuna’. Those mannerisms no longer feel strange, they feel very real. She gives a sublime performance in all aspects of acting. Her command over a unique rural dialect, her mannerisms, her body language & the way she emotes her inner trauma all of it is outstanding! Chhaya Kadam plays a character similar to what she played in ‘Sairat’ but does it with perfection. Other performances in the film are decent too.

The real heroes of ‘Nude’ (Chitra) are Ravi Jadhav, his technical team & even Sachin Kundalkar who has contributed in the screenplay & dialogues of the film. The long journey for ‘Nude’ is known to us all, but our long wait has been rewarded in every way. ‘Nude’ is a film that pleases our senses & yet gives us a bit unpleasant food for thought. It affects us in a way ‘art’ is supposed to affect!

Overall:

‘Nude’ (Chitra) deserves a watch from every creative soul & from those who adore ‘art’, understand it & imbibe it as a way of life.

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• Movie : Nude (2018) | न्युड
• Producer : Zee Studios and Meghana Jadhav (Athaansh Communicaions)
• Director : Ravi Jadhav
• Studio : Zee Studios and Athaansh Communicaions
• Star Cast :
  • Kalyanee Mulay
  • Madan Deodhar as Laxman
  • Shrikant Yadav as Bassappa
  • Neha Joshi as Maanik
  • Chhaya Kadam
  • Om Bhutkar
  • Kishor Kadam as Dean
  • Naseeruddin Shah
• Story : Ravi Jadhav
• Screenplay and Dialogues : Sachin Kundalkar and Ravi Jadhav
• Singers : Vidya Rao (Yeh Tan Thaat Tambure Sa) and Cyli Khare (Dis Yeti)
• Lyrics : Cyli Khare (Dis Yeti)
• Sound Design : Anmol Bhave
• Background Music : Saurabh Bhalerao
• Music Arranged by : Chinar and Mahesh (Dis Yeti)
• Mixed At : Dawn Studios
• Cinematography (DOP) : Amalendu Chaudhary
• Editor : Abhijeet Deshpande
• Art Director : Santosh Suresh Phutane
• Costume : Meghana Jadhav
• Make-Up : Santosh Gayke
• Executive Producer : Rohan Godambe (Athaansh Communicaions)
• Production Manager : Vinod Choudhary and Ganesh Landge
• Distribution : Sadik Chitalikar (Zee Studios)
• Colourist : Makarand Surte
• Color By : RedChillies.Color
• Overseas Distribution Head : Vibhav Chopra (Zee Studios)
• Finance : Vinay Agrawal (Zee Studios)
• Chief Assistant Director : Shivkumar Parthasarathy
• Associate Editor : Sourabh Prabhudesai
• Associate Art Director : Mahesh Mohan Salgaokar
• Post Production Supervisor : Takshit Pradhan (Athaansh Communicaions)
• On Location Sound Recordist : Rashi Butte
• Dubbing Supervsor : Mandar Kamlapurkar
• Publicity Design : Athaansh Communicaions
• VFX : Yogesh Dixit
• Visual Promotions : Just Right Studioz
• Online Promotions : Vizual Junkies
• Genre :
• Release Date : 27th April 2018

Synopsis :

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• Review : Ringan (2017) 
• Producer : Vitthal Patil, Ganesh Phuke, Mahesh Yewale, Yogesh Nikam, Makrand Mane, Vidhi Kasliwal
• Director : Makrand Mane
• Star Cast :Shashank Shende, Master Sahil Joshi, Suhas Sirsat, Kalyanee Mulay, Vijay Salve, Umesh Jagtap, Shantanu Gangane, Abhay Mahajan, Vitthal Patil, Ketan Pawar, Shyam Savaji
  Govind Bhatlavande, Dattatray Jagtap, Prashant Tapasvi, Omkar Mane
• Writer : Makrand Mane
• Music : Rohit Nagbhide
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 4.5/5

Ringan Marathi Movie Review :

‘Ringan’ means a circle. In the context of this film ‘the circle of life’. And in this circle of life at regular intervals there is darkness & then there’s light. However as a wise wizard once said, “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.”

What Makarand Mane (director) succeeds in doing is to motivate oneself to look out for the light. A film that is so relevant to the current disastrous state of our farmer could have gone either ways. One way that was previously taken by a film like ‘Gabhricha Paus’. That way was effective in an opposite way. A depressing end is not necessarily, a depressing message. The marketing strategy of team ‘Ringan’ has strictly been that this film is presenting a solution!

Also Read : Shashank Shende Exclusive Interview 

But in my understanding the solution isn’t that simple & hence the positivity that could drive oneself towards finding a solution is what the film actually gives the audience, instead of the solution itself. Beyond this very local context of the film, beneath there’s a universal theme to it. The father-son bond is not new in universal cinema, but ‘Ringan’ is probably the best depiction of the same in the recent history of Indian Cinema.

After winning the national award for Best Marathi film two years ago, ‘Ringan’ has waited for it’s time & fortunately or unfortunately it’s releasing in times where we’ve just went through a huge farmer’s strike. But the ‘light’ part is that there’s ‘Waari’ atmosphere all over Maharashtra. Just like ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’ Pandharpur is an essential part of this film. In one of the dialogues the lead character says to an old man, you & me we’re here because we believe there’s god in Pandharpur! And then the journey suggests us that for finding the god within one must work towards it. Miracles don’t occur on their own, one must create one’s own miracle!

Shashank Shende is absolutely brilliant in the film. His silence speaks louder than his words, & those magical eyes! The little kid Sahil Joshi is a true find. He compliments Shende beautifully. Abhay Mahajan too does the ‘good guy’ part soulfully. Kalyanee Mulye is seen in a surprising role & has done justice to it. Most of the film was shot with a hidden cam & many a times you can actually sense normal people present at that place in the frame. The film has been shot beautifully & the editing too is top notch. The background score too needs a mention. The songs & background are so immersed in one another that it’s difficult to recognize them separately.

Ringan is an extremely rare ‘complete’ film that can interest all kinds of audience. It also proves that to make a good film ‘budget’ can never be an issue. The Marathi audiences too have consistently proved that they are not expecting lavish sets, locations or prosperity to be seen in Marathi films. There are lot of other Hindi & South films that can serve them that, in Marathi they look out for a human connection & ‘Ringan’ makes a connection instantly.

With nothing exciting to watch among the Hindi releases ‘Ringan’ has a bright chance of pulling a good amount of audiences. Earlier in the month we had ‘Muramba’ which proved Marathi audiences definitely have a great taste for good content.  

Overall:

Ringan is a must watch! It’s probably the best Marathi film made in years! The best aspect of it is that even after being universal in theme & approach the heart of it is very ‘Marathi’!

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Shashank Shende starrer ‘Ringan’ is releasing on 30^th June & on this occasion we made Shashank Shende open up about Ringan, Marathi cinema, Majid Majidi & life in general!

Ringan is shot in Pandharpur. Do you think Ringan would have been a different film, if it was shot in a different city?

Yes it would have been a different film, because ‘Pandharpur’ is a character in this film. The film has been consciously placed in Pandharpur & not accidently. Pandharpur is Maharashtra’s most holy place. Every needy person comes at Pandharpur to meet Vitthal.

Many audiences have already seen the film at different film festivals, what are their reactions?

The major reaction that I observed at almost all places where the people saw this film was that within 5-10 minutes of the film’s runtime the audiences don’t feel that they are watching a film! The fourth wall between the screen & the audiences was broken. They felt as if they are actually a part of the process & it’s all happening in their presence.

Sahil Joshi, who plays your child in the film, is without a mother in the film. In real life Sahil’s father has passed away, how did you prepare him for this role?

Firstly, Sahil came with someone else for the auditions. He wasn’t really there for the auditions. But when Makarand (Makrand Mane, director of Ringan) saw him, he asked Sahil if he would like to work in the film, and he said yes. Very soon Sahil was locked in for the role & the rest of the process started. Sahil was part of the reading process, improvisations & all. Then when the film was shot for around 20 days in Pandharpur, Sahil didn’t have anyone from his relatives. He lived with us, with the whole team. He is actually from Talegaon Dabhade & his performance is too sweet in the film!

Sir, is there any resemblance of your personal journey so far to the journey that your character goes through in this film?

I think there’s a ‘Ringan’ in everyone’s life. We start from a point & then at a point a circle is completed. We start from zero & reach 100. My character’s journey too is similar. Throughout his journey he goes through many experiences, many emotions & that applies to all of us. But we don’t realize it when we are going through this whole journey. This personal journey gives us the essential maturity.

Though the journey of your character in this film is filled with sorrow & obstacles, there’s still an uplifting, positive approach to the film!

That too is a conscious decision! From the very beginning we wanted to make this film about the goodness in human beings. Yes there are many unfortunate things happening all around but we’ve made an attempt to give a solution to this. We’ve shown in this film that if a human behaves like a human, many of our problems can be solved. And that is the best part about the film. There are no unnecessary songs or other interruptions or even any melodrama. The film goes on smoothly. One thing’s for sure the audiences will feel that they’ve watched something fulfilling.

The basic theme of this film, the father-son relationship or the backdrop of poverty, all of it is very universal. From Bicycle Thieves to countless other films around the world, many films have been made on it. What is it that you think is so universal about it & why all audiences connect with it?

More than poverty this film is more relation-based, the father and his son & the relation between them. Suppose in a scene a father slaps his child. When an audience watches a film like this, they actually get into the actual scenario of what has driven the father to do such an act. Today the father & son relationship has evolved differently. There is no longer a wall between them. Today my child shares a lot of things with me, & I too share a few things with him. All this is because of the emotional strength that has grown along the years. This same is relatable to all audiences & it’s not really intellectual in any way.

Currently in Marathi Cinema we are seeing more & more human stories. What’s your take on the current scenario in Marathi Cinema?

I think most of our stories are relationship-based. I am a little doubtful whether our films are exploring the cinematic aspect of these stories. If I am shown the same thing that I can watch on T.V., then what’s the point?

You mean we aren’t exploring the visual aspect of cinema?

Not simply visual, but a particular thought needs to be explored differently in Cinema. I recently shot for Majid Majidi’s upcoming Irani film ‘Beyond the Clouds’ here in India itself. I realized the same working with him. He stressed to explore different aspects of a particular relation, whether it’s a father-son relation or anything else. I feel to explore more we need to have command over this medium. If you notice most of our recent good films like ‘Fandry’ or ‘Khwada’ or others are a reflection of the past of the director-writer. The next step after this is about ‘crafting’. You take a story & craft it with a start, middle & an end. There are very few craft oriented films in Marathi. The recent ‘Muramba’ did have the craft in some aspects though.       

Yes along with ‘Muramba’ we also have films made by Umesh Kulkarni in Marathi!

Umesh is truly an exception. I think he is the only director in Marathi who has truly understood the language of Cinema. But the rest of us are still pretty much dialogue oriented. In Umesh’s films we can actually see the story unfold through visuals. Hence, Umesh is not bounded simply by Marathi films. He is truly a world class director. Umesh, Majid Majidi & other such filmmakers don’t belong to any language or country. They are all beyond all this boundaries.

How different it was to work with Majid Majidi compared to working with Indian filmmakers?

A lot different! My first shot took around 15 takes! Majid Majidi doesn’t speak any other language but Persian & the mediator was telling something very different from what Majid Majidi actually wanted from me. The cameraman of this film, Anil Mehta told me to work this out differently. Then the three of us we discussed a bit. I asked Majid Majidi to perform & show me what exactly is that he wants from me. And believe me Majid Majidi is as good an actor as good a director he is! Then what I performed satisfied him! We Indians in general react loudly to everything. And we never listen to the person speaking. The process of listening, digesting & then to react on it is hardly understood by us.

Sir, on a final note how do you think Ringan will inspire the audiences?  

I think Ringan is a film that underlines the goodness in human beings. Yes it’s a father-son movie, & its set in Pandharpur but the defining aspect of Ringan is the commentary about the goodness within us!

Interview By : Abhay Salvi

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Ajay Gogavale has given us countless classic songs of different genres. But when it comes to spiritual songs Ajay’s voice becomes even more magical for example ‘Mauli Mauli’ & ‘Moraya Moraya’. Now he has returned with another soulful spiritual song ‘Dev Pahila’ from Landmark Films presents & My Role Motion Pictures produced ‘Ringan’ movie.

‘Ringan’ written & directed by Makarand Mane is a national award winning Marathi film & its story is based in the holy city of Pandharpur. The video of this song too lets us into the happenings of the film & makes us think about Lord Vitthal & his existence. Somewhere deep down this song inspires us to find the lord within ourselves & not outside.

‘Dev Pahila’ song is written by Vaibhav Deshmukh & is composed by Rohit Nagbhide. Another song in this film titled ‘Vitthala’ too stretches the similar spiritual approach which is sung by Adarsh Shinde, written by Dasu Vaidya & composed by Rohit Nagbhide.

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Makarand Mane directorial ‘Ringan’ movie won the prestigious national award for the best film in Marathi last year. Since then the film has been honored at loved at different film festivals. And now Vidhi Kasliwal’s ‘Landmarc Films’ has backed the film which is set to release on 30th June.

The new trailer of the film was recently revealed on social media. The film is set in the holy land of Pandharpur & is mainly about the journey of a poor farmer & his son who are trying to make the ends meet. The trailer also suggests that the child doesn’t have a mother & is searching his mother in Pandharpur.

Along with Shashank Shende (who plays the father) & the child artist Sahil Joshi the film also stars Kaltyanee Mulaye, Abhay Mahajan & Ketan Pawar in pivotal roles. It’s important that the audiences don’t ignore such already felicitated & honored Marathi films & hence make sure you don’t miss ‘Ringan’ which releases on 30th June in theatres all over Maharashtra.

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• Movie : Ringan (2017)| रिंगण
• Producer : Vitthal Patil, Ganesh Phuke, Mahesh Yewale, Yogesh Nikam, Makrand Mane, Vidhi Kasliwal
• Director : Makrand Mane
• Studio : Landmarc Films, My Role Motion Pictures Production
• StarCast :
  • Shashank Shende
  • Sahil Joshi
  • Kaltyanee Mulaye
  • Abhay Mahajan
  • Ketan Pawar
  • Umesh Jagtap
  • Shantanu Gangane
  • Vitthal Patil
  • Shyam Savaji
  • Govind Bhatlawande
  • Dattatray Jagtap
  • Prashant Tapasvi
  • Omkar Mane
• Writer : Makrand Mane
• Screenplay & Dialogues : Mahesh Manjrekar & Abhijeet Deshpande
• Music : Rohit Nagbhide
• Lyrics : Dasu Vaidya. Shashank Shende, Vaibhav Deshmukh
• Singers : Ajay Gogawale, Adarsh Shinde, Niranjan Pedgaonkar, Gandhaar
• Sound Designer : Mahavir Sabannavar
• Background Music : Gandhar
• Cinematography (DOP) :  Abhijit D. Adbe
• Editor : Suchitra Sathe
• Art Director : Mahesh Kore
• Costumes :  Sonniya Sahasrabuddhe
• Make-Up : Santosh Gilbile
• Executive-producer :  Sanjay Dawra
• Genre :  Coming of Age Drama
• Duration : 106min
• Release Date : 30 June 2017

Synopsis :It is the heart-warming journey of father and son; the endearing pursuit of a 7-year old boy to find his dead mother, innocently mistaking her to be at God’s abode and the tireless plight of his father, a farmer stuck in the vicious circle of drought and debt. With no one else to turn to, they travel to Pandharpur, God’s abode, where each thinks they will find what they seek. But this search tests their harmony, morality, integrity and faith. Will this physical and emotional quest help them find a way to mend their bond? And will the underdog father and son redeem themselves to find a way out of this cycle of misfortune and emerge victorious?

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