Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star is Mumbai’s beloved film festival that showcases the best of Indian and foreign films to the passionate film lovers of Mumbai! The festival is now in it’s 21st year! And like every year they are again screening Marathi films under their various sections!

in India Story section three Marathi films are being showcased. ‘Chivati’ directed by Rajkumar Tangade is about generations of a closely-knit, humorous community of sugarcane labourers who have been migrating yearly in search of work. ‘Y’ directed by Dr. Ajit Wadikar and starring popular actress Mukta Barve, is a collage of four different, interconnected stories that address sex-selective abortion and female foeticide. And the third film in this section being ‘A Thing of Magic’ directed by Nithin Anil which is about a struggling harmonium player, who aspires to join a local drama troupe.

In the ‘Marathi Talkies’ section three Marathi films are to be featured. ‘Dithi’, the much awaited multi-starrer film about the ‘Warkari’ sect directed by Sumitra Bhave stars the likes of Kishor Kadam, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Amruta Subhash, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Girish Kulkarni, Anjali Patil, Shashank Shende & others. The section also features ‘Bhonga’ by the national award winning director Shivaji Lotan Patil. Mahesh Manjrekar’s ‘Panghrun’ which is a period drama film about a widow starring Manjrekar’s daughter Sai Manjrekar will also be a part of the ‘Marathi Talkies’ section in the festival!

‘About Love’ is another Marathi film that is part of MAMI this year! A documentary film directed by Archana Phadke about the three generations of her family inside their ancestral home – the 102-year-old Phadke Building in downtown Mumbai. Mining their daily routines and rituals, ‘About Love’ deconstructs the dynamics of one eccentric household, studies its gender dynamics and brings unexpected revelations for a daughter rediscovering her family from behind the lens.

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• Movie : Rom Com (2019) | रॉम कॉम
• Producer : Sachin Shinde
• Director : Gorakh Jogdande
• Studio : Dream Launcher Entertainment
• Star Cast :
  • Vijay Gite
  • Madhura Vaidya
  • Kishor Kadam
  • Chhaya Kadam
  • Asit Redij
  • Antara Patil
  • Shweta
• Story :
• Screenplay and Dialogues :
• Lyrics : Ramesh Bhalerao And Abhishek Narayankar
• Sound : Sunil Agrawal
• Sound Design :
• Music : Sajan Patel And Ameya Nare
• Background Music :
• Cinematography (DOP) : Aniket K.
• Editor : Rahul Bhatankar
• Art Director : Mukund More
• Costume : Shital Pavaskar
• Make-up : Santosh Bhosale
• Presenter :
• Choreography :
• Co-Producer : Sushil Sharma
• Visual Promotions : Premankur Bose
• Digital Promotions : It’s Social Time
• PR : Media Planet
• DI Colorist :
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 18 Oct 2019

Synopsis : Rahul, a carefree and mischievous guy, has dreams of becoming an actor. His life takes a turn when he falls for Suman, a girl from a rich and cultured family-who is engaged to be married! Will Rahul be able to charm her in time?

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• TV Serial : Ek Hoti Rajkanya | एक होती राजकन्या
• Also Known As : Ek Hoti Rajkanya Sony Marathi Serial, Ek Hoti Rajkanya Marathi TV Serial
• Producer : Adinath Kothare
• Director : Gautam Koli, Yogesh Tambde
• Production House : Kothare Vision Pvt.Ltd
• StarCast :
  • Kiran Dhane as Avani Bhosle
  • Kishor Kadam as Baba /Jairam Bhosle
  • Siddharth Khirid as PSI Sanket Wagh
  • Girish Oak
  • Aastad Kale as Pushkraj
• Story & Screenplay : Sameer Garud, Revti Kodimalla-Pujare
• Dialogues : Ashwini Shende
• Background Music : Onkar Dange
• Title Song Lyrics : Ashwini Shende
• Title Song Music : Ashok Patki
• Title Song Singer : Ajay Purkar, Devki Pandit
• Background Singer : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : Sandeep Shinde
• Art Director : Rajesh Sapte
• Editor : Milind Narkar, Rupesh Gamre
• Sound Design : Shivraj Chhabra
• Costumes : Neeta Khandke, Neelima Kothare, Charvi Naik
• Make-Up : Snatosh Gayke
• Post-Production Team (Kothare Vision Pvt Ltd) : Sunny Pingulkar, Mallikarjun Churi
• Production Team (Kothare Vision Pvt Ltd) : Pradeep Tavte, Ravindra Patil, Mihir Velankar, Dinesh Koyande, Madhuri Desai-Pathak, Amey Hindlekar
• Creative Team (Kothare Vision Pvt Ltd) : Gauri Sahasrabudhe-Kodimala, Kshitija Hindlekar
• O.A.P. Team (Sony Marathi) : Kamlesh Chauhan, Siddhesh Surve, Shreyash Bhosale, Sachin Nagargoje
• Marketing and Publicity Team (Sony Marathi) : Sony Adhav, Tushar Jahagirdar, Siddharth Nayak, Prathamesh Kulkarni, Asmita Gaikwad
• Research Team (Sony Marathi) : Asmita Pansare, Atul Lokhande, Harshad Raut, Prakash Parab, Priyanka Gurav
• Creative Team (Sony Marathi) : Soha Kulkarni, Amruta More, Rajesh Patha
• Concept : Sony Marathi
• Genre : Family Drama
• Channel : Sony Marathi
• Starting Date : 11th March 2019
• Starting Time : Monday To Saturday at 7.30 PM

Story Outline : Ek Hoti Rajkanya is a story of a young and vibrant village girl, who joins the police force as a constable on compassionate grounds after her father’s death.

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• Movie : Chatrapati Shasan (2019) | छत्रपती शासन
• Producer : Utkarsh Kudale, Priyanka Kagale and Khushal Mhetre
• Director : Khushal Mhetre
• Studio : Prabodhan films & Sawai Martand films
• Star Cast :
  • Makarand Deshpande
  • Santosh Juvekar
  • Kishor Kadam
  • Prashant Mohite
  • Abhijeet Chavan
  • Anil Nagarkar
  • Rahul Belapurkar
  • Sayali Kale
  • Dhanshree Yadav
  • Kiran Kore
  • Sayali Paradkar
  • Ramchandra Dhumal
  • Vishnu Kedar
  • Parag Shaha
  • Prathamesh Joshi
  • Shreyaschandra Gaikwad
  • Abhay Mishra
  • Milind Jadhav
  • Jaydeep Shinde
• Story : Khushal Mhetre
• Screenplay : Kamlesh Bhandwalkar
• Dialogues : Khushal Mhetre
• Singer : Nandesh Umap, Urmila Dhangar, Jhanhavi Prabhu-Arora, Abhijeet Jadhav and Rajan Sarwade
• Lyrics : Nandesh Umap, Dr. Vinayak Pawar and Deepak Gaikwad
• Music : Nandesh Umap, Rohit Nagbhide, Sachin Awaghade, Abhijeet-Rajan
• Sound Design : NA
• Background Score : Praful Karlekar
• Cinematography (DOP) : Sunil Borkar, Nishant Bhagwat and Yogesh Koli
• Editor : Chetan Sagde
• Art Director : Nitesh Nandgaonkar and Anand Sathe
• Costume : Prathamesh Mandhare
• Make-up : Pinto Solapure and Vinay Sharma
• Executive Producer : Shreyas Gaikwad
• Co-Producers : Vrushali Bhandwalkar, Bhushan Mhetre, Gourav Bhosale, Shreyas Gaikwad, Ravi Sonavane and Amar Pawar
• Choreography : Bhakti Naik
• Digital Marketing : Shrinivas Kulkarni
• Publicity Design : Tanmay Todmal
• DI : IC Film Studio
• Visual Promotion : IC Film Studio
• DI Colorist : Chetan Sagade
• Business Head : Kumar Gavada
• VFX Studio : IC Film Studio and 24 Fs Chitra
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 15th March 2019

Synopsis : The film revolves around a professor who has dedicated his life in teaching the principles of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to common people, a young man who is trying to find a new direction to his life through the principles of Shivaji, and a politician who is using the Shivaji`s name to build his own image in politics.

Based on the principles of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the movie implies that if we can understand and imbibe his thoughts, principles, and vision, it can lead to the implementation of many great changes in the society.

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• Movie : Adham (2019) | अधम
• Producer : Sachin Anil Khandge and Tushar Anil Khandge
• Director : Abhishek Kelkar
• Studio : Shree Natraj Pictures
• Star Cast :
  • Santosh Juvekar as Vicky
  • Gauri Nalawade as Nandini
  • Kishor Kadam as Anna Bhosale
  • Shashank Shende as Datta Bhau
  • Suhas Palshikar as Deshpande Sir
  • Suhas Shirsat as Ranjeet
  • Umesh Jagtap as Mane
  • Padmanabh Bind as Sameer
• Story : Abhishek Kelkar
• Screenplay : Abhishek Kelkar
• Dialogues : Abhishek Kelkar
• Lyrics : Vaibhav Deshmukh and Vaibhav Joshi
• Sound : NA
• Sound Design/Recording Mixer : NA
• Music : Rohit Nagbhide
• Background Music : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : Dhanesh Potdar
• Editor : Santosh Gothoskar
• Art Director : Padmanabh Damle
• Costume : Sayali Soman
• Make-up : Girish Shinde
• Presenter : NA
• Choreography : Siddesh Dalvi & Subhas Nakashe
• Executive Producer : Sudhanwa Panase
• Co-Producer : Dattatraya Baburao Bhadale and Suresh Baburao Bhadale
• Visual Promotions : NA
• Digital Promotions : NA
• DI Colorist : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 17th May 2019

Synopsis : Adham is a Marathi movie starring Santosh Juvekar and Gauri Nalawade in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Abhishek Kelkar.

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• Review : Pimpal (2018)
• Producer : Supriya Sunil Phadtare, Ashwini Sidwani, Arpan Bhukhanwala and Deepak Kumar Bhagat
• Director : Gajendra Ahire
• Screenplay : Gajendra Ahire
• Star Cast : Dilip Prabhawalkar, Priya Bapat, Alok Rajwade, Sakhi Gokhale & Kishore Kadam
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 4/5

Pimpal Review (Marathi Movie):

Gajendra Ahire directorial ‘Pimpal’ is one of his rare movies that understands the power of minimalism & inhibits it in & out. Running around one & a half hours, ‘Pimpal’ has a very specific world & an organic structure that doesn’t follow any norms of conventional storytelling usually seen in our films.

Dilip Prabhawalkar plays an old retired man living alone with some assistance from his cook (Kishore Kadam) & his doctor (Priya Bapat). The actual people in his life are probably only these two! But in a virtual world, he is connected to his two sons & their family including grandsons & a granddaughter almost on daily basis. His sons, daughters-in-law & grandchildren all of them seem genuinely interested in the old man through their regular video chats.

There are no distinct caricaturish features assigned to this old man, which makes him more believable! Even Priya Bapat’s character isn’t created like a make-believe movie character, to some extent we feel to be at distant from her real self, which again works for the film. At first, we are allowed to wonder what the film is actually about! Slowly we get into the actual soul of the film.

That soul too is minimalistic just as the approach to the overall making of the film. We have many times heard that it’s depressing for a single old person to survive once he/she loses their life partner. This film goes deep into this feeling, it’s not depressing, neither is it pleasant. It’s a bit of both! It’s a lot like being in love! A bittersweet feeling as they call it! This loneliness is more on the sub-conscious level than in physicality. How can an old man who has a loving family eagerly waiting for his arrival be lonely? One could ask this question? That’s the point in physicality (which also includes the virtual world) he isn’t alone, but in his conscience, he misses the life he had, he misses his wife, he regrets how he couldn’t live his life at it’s fullest when she was with him!

The film doesn’t really have a strategically constructed ‘story’. It just dwells on certain real human feelings & probably the most peacefully lonesome phase in a person’s life. It uses the medium of cinema in actualizing this lonesome atmosphere & we can experience the same through our senses in a cinema hall. Provided we open up our senses & look beyond a ‘story’ & a conventional idea of ‘entertainment’.

This is Dilip Prabhawalkar’s finest performance in a long long time! You couldn’t have anyone else in his part. He is tailor-made for the role & for the film. Priya Bapat too explores a new side of her in the film! Kishore Kadam gels well in the film too. Gajendra Ahire is a passionate Marathi filmmaker who has a habit of disregarding the technical aspects of the medium many times. But here since the film had a minimalist need in every way he has managed to make the film just about perfect in every way. His biggest achievement here is that he has captured the feeling of loneliness through image, sound & the overall atmosphere he creates in the film!

In a way, it works cathartically for those who regret their life decisions & wish they could have given more time to themselves & their loved ones.

Overall:

‘Pimpal’ is a must watch for those who love thought provoking simplistic films! While there are too many options in the theatres currently (including Marathi) ‘Pimpal’ is a clear stand out amongst all of them as it can give some peace of mind to the audiences in the midst of all chaos we are in right now.

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• Movie : AA BB KK (2018) – A B K | अ ब क
• Producer : Meehir Sudhir Kulkarni
• Director : Ramkumar Gorakhanath Shedge
• Studio : Gravity Entertainment
• Star Cast :
  • Sunil Shetty as Bappa
  • Tamanna Bhatiya as Tamannaji
  • Sahil Joshi as Hari
  • Maithili Patwardhan as Jani
  • Sunny Pawar as Margya
  • Arya Ghare as Zipari
  • Vijay Patkar as Bhau
  • Savita Malpekar as Akka
  • Sidhi as Chimani
  • Kishor Kadam as Aajya
  • Kamlesh Sawant as Soma
  • Bhakti Chavan as Sakhu
  • Satish Pulekar as Principal
  • Prema Kiran as Indu Mavashi
  • Mausami Tondwalkar as Tina Mansukhani
  • Divya Shetty as Lady Reporter
  • Dixit as Tc Channel Head
  • Prashant Tapasvi as Aslam
  • Sajid Ali as Narya
  • Ravi Kishan as Lallan
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogues : Aba Gaikwad
• Singer : Amruta Devendra Fadanvis, Wajid, Adarsh Shinde, Raja Hasan and Vandana Saygaonkar
• Lyrics : Ashwini Shende, Shamraj Datta and Kaushal Kishor
• Music and Background Music : Bapi Titul and Sajid-Wajid
• Sound Recordist : Rashi Butte
• Cinematography (DOP) : Mehesh Aane
• Editor : Shashank Shaha
• Art Director : Mahesh Kudalkar
• Costume : Anjali Khobrekar
• Make-up : Rahul Surte
• Hair : Rajeshri Khirsagar
• Still : Kaustubh Bapat
• Design : Milind Mitkar
• Executive Producer : Sachin Dubale Patil
• DI : Prime Focus
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 8th June 2018

Synopsis : Begins with a memorable scene at the prime minister’s office. A twelve-year-old boy is sitting in front of the Prime Minister while the Prime Minister appreciates the boy’s work and his efforts. The prime minister is impressed with the unique deed of the boy and questions the boy. He was asked about his source of inspiration and then the amazing journey is revealed through the eyes of the passionate boy. Here, Mr.Satyjit Bharati discovers a real diamond in the boy. With Satyajit’s help, the boy discovered his theme of life and then greeted an unmovable and a great place in society. A boy aged 12 years, does exactly what was discovered by Mr. Satyajit and he stood beside him with great support. A new chapter was thus created. Salute to that boy and salute to channel head Satyajit. A girl is the replica of a goddess, but the reality is fearful. Even today a newborn girl child is killed in the milk barrel filled till the brim or is crushed beneath the legs and killed, and this is a big question mark on the birth of a girl, so there is no question of her education and parental teaching. This is the story of Hari and Jani who are captured in such a situation. Jani’s Mother dies while giving birth to Jani and society blames Jani for this and they say she is a curse and the reason for this happening.

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• Movie : Pimpal (2018) | पिंपळ
• Producer : Supriya Sunil Phadtare, Ashwini Sidwani, Arpan Bhukhanwala and Deepak Kumar Bhagat
• Director : Gajendra Ahire
• Studio :
• Star Cast :
  • Dilip Prabhavalkar
  • Priya Bapat
  • Kishor Kadam
  • Vrinda Gajendra
  • Alok Rajwade
  • Sakhi Gokhale
• Story : Chintamani
• Screenplay : Gajendra Ahire
• Music and Background Music : Narendra Bhide
• Cinematography (DOP) : Krishna Kumar Soren
• Editor : Kutub Inamdar
• Art Director : Santosh Suresh Phutane
• Executive Producer : Rohan Shah, Amar Singh and Abhijeet Yadav
• Trailer : Kutub Inamdar and Vaibhav Dabhade
• Promo Sound Design : Roshan K Sharma
• Post Production Design : Amar Singh
• Digital Marketing : Loki’s Studio
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 08th June 2018

Synopsis : A retired widower, Arvind, lives all by himself in Pune and is asked by his children to move to the US to live with them. As he begins to pack, he comes across various things that bring back old memories.

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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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