Review: Rampaat
Cast: Abhinay Berde, Kashmira Pardeshi, Kushal Badrike, Priya Berde, Abhijeet Chavan & others.
Director: Ravi Jadhav

Viewpoint: ‘Rampaat’ is by a long distance Ravi Jadhav’s worst film. It fails at every aspect of story telling from it’s loosely conceived screenplay on paper to it’s fragile plastic like execution of it.

What Works?  

• The only positive to come out from this whole unfocused passion project about the strugglers in the world of cinema is a newcomer who plays the female lead, Kashmira Pardeshi. Her conviction is evident even if her whole track feels completely silly and uninspiringly unoriginal!

What Fails? 

• To begin with both Abhinay Berde & Priya Berde feel terribly miscast in this film. No way do we feel comfortable to see Priya Berde as a widow from a drought struck part of Maharashtra, neither does her over animated filmy mother amuse us in any way (it instead irritates). While Abhinay feels even more in need of grooming than in his debut film where too he struggled a lot. (The irony is that the film deals with the subject of actors needing to improve themselves before offering their talents to cinema.)
• Usually Ravi Jadhav has a very tight & in detailed command over two important aspects in his films. One is the authenticity in his worlds (whether it’s Balak Palak, or TP series, or Natrang) & other being the smartness to use certain devices in the plot to take the story forward. A lot like Rajkumar Hirani from Bollywood Ravi Jadhav understands pretty well how the audiences react to the littlest of things making them very good commercial filmmakers. In short their films never turn boring! But that’s exactly what ‘Rampaat’ becomes. It’s boring from the very first half an hour of the film. The world building is extremely generic & there is absolutely no attention to detail. It almost feels like it’s directed by a newcomer who has very little understanding of the medium.
• There’s complete confusion about what the film really wanted to be! Did it want to become a love story set in the world of cinema (& strugglers) or a film about strugglers who happened to be falling in love while chasing their dream. It tries to become both & fails at both. It feels like a cheaper bastardized version of many films from Om Shanti Om to Bunty Aur Babli.
• Having said all that, it still has a valid point to make about making it big as actors or stars, but one doesn’t care about it as the journey that lead to it is throughout silly, shallow & plainly uninteresting. (Not to forget the irony when an incompetent actor has been cast in the lead).
• Beyond anything else you at least expect a Ravi Jadhav film to be visually grand & pleasing to the senses, apart from the post film rap song in this department too ‘Rampaat’ is strictly mediocre.

Final Verdict: I would rather recommend you to watch ‘La La Land’ if you haven’t, just to know what magic can be created on this very subject!

Rating: 1.5/5

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Though in today’s times of Whatsapp & Facebook the old ways of connecting with each other like writing letters might seem outdated people still have a special relationship with ‘postman’. One such postman has connected with Maharashtra’s audiences & has won their hearts. He is Sagar Karande from Zee Marathi Chala Hawa Yeu Dya Penned by Arvind Jagtap these letters have made people laugh & have also made them cry or think about everyday issues!

Recently a die-hard fan of Thukratwadi’s postman gifted the actor Sagar Karande a postman ‘doll’ as a token of appreciation & love towards the beloved character! Sagar posted about the same on his social media handle! This postman has in a way restored the sweet nostalgia we have about letters!

From this, we can understand how a popular ‘comedy’ show can touch people’s hearts if it is done with an honest intention of making the audiences happy! We are sure Zee Marathi’s Chala Hawa Yeu Dya & our Postman Kaka will keep on making us happy for the time to come.

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Everything in your life is about to turn absolutely great. You’ll soon be married to your soul mate who’ll love you with all the heart! And all this will happen automatically without you trying hard for it! If someone tells you that this is your future you would end up believing in this dream-like world for a while!

‘Hichyasathi Kay Pan’ is an upcoming film produced by ‘Aaradhya Films’ & directed by Milind Dastane which is based on the same dream-like plot! Releasing on 13^th April this Marathi film stars Mangesh Desai, Bhargavi Chirmule, Nagesh Bhosale, Nirmiti Sawant, Kushal Badrike, Bharat Ganeshpure & Vijay Chavan.

This film deals with the serious subject of faith & blind faith & the difference between the two. However the film presents this serious subject in a comical & entertaining way believes the director of the film. It gives a important message to the audiences along with entertaining them throughout!

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Produced by Siva Kumar R. & directed by choreographer turned filmmaker Anddy, ‘Gavthi – Apman Nahi Abhiman’ is in theaters currently from 30^th March. We did an exclusive interview with the lead pair of the film, the debutants actor Shrikant Patil & actress Yogita Chavan about the film & about themselves!

‘Gavthi – Apman Nahi Abhiman’ is a very unique title. Tell us about it’s origin.

Shrikant Patil: Actually this film is based on the real life struggle of our producer Siva Kumar Sir. When he came to Mumbai for the first time he was called by such names in the city. My character in the film too faces the same treatment. It was Siva Sir’s perspective that one should take this as ‘abhiman’ & not ‘apman’!

Since Siva Kumar Sir is a South Indian & your character in the film is of a Maharashtrian, the cultural background does it affect the story?

Shrikant Patil: In our country people from different places who become successful have their origin from villages. So the cultural background doesn’t matter. But some people forget their origins after shifting to cities.

Tell us about your ‘origin’ story. This is your first film, how did it happen?

Yogita Chavan: My background is from dance just like Anddy Sir (the choreographer turned director of ‘Gavthi’). One & a half years ago I started acting & then ‘Gavthi’ happened.

Did you audition for ‘Gavthi’?

Yogita Chavan: Yes after giving my auditions I waited for the call & Anddy Sir himself called me & broke the news to me that I was selected for the part!

Anddy Sir is a choreographer  turned filmmaker, so it’s obvious that ‘dance’ would be an inherent part of this film. How much is dance important to you in your lives?

Yogita Chavan: My career started with dance, I used to perform in ‘Marathi Bana’ earlier, so yes dance is very close to my heart! And I think ‘acting’ is a part of dancing too.

Shrikant Patil: Well I am not really good at dancing, but in this film since my character has a raw ‘gavthi’ style of dancing I could do it & I enjoyed it too!

The Trailer of the film suggests it has many genres from romance, thriller & the second half feels completely different.

Shrikant Patil: In the film you can see the journey of the protagonist from being a teenager to a matured young man. The film isn’t just based in the village, neither is it just a love story, there are many conflicts in the film. There’s romance, there’s a family drama between the hero, hero’s father & mother & there is a strong social context of the village. This film cannot be type casted into one genre as such!

Yogita Chavan: As an audience when I look at the film I feel it’s a complete entertaining package. There’s romance, drama, comedy & overall it’s a pure entertainment package!

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• Movie : Gavthi (2018) | गावठी
• Producer : Siva Kumar. R
• Director : Anand Kumar Konnar (Anddy)
• Studio : RB Productions
• Star Cast :
  • Shrikant Patil
  • Yogita Chavan
  • Nagesh Bhosale
  • Vandana Waknis
  • Gaurav More
  • Kishor Kadam
  • Kushal Badrike
  • Kishor Chougule
  • Ankur Wadhave
  • Pankaj Vishnu
  • Sadanand Yadav
• Story : Siva Kumar. R
• Screenplay : Anand Kumar Konnar (Anddy)
• Dialogues and Writer : Nayan Rathod and Rohit Sawant
• Co-Dialogues : Tatya Nanaware
• Lyrics : Shreyashh and Ashwin Bhandare
• Sound Design : Sunil Agarwal
• Background Score : Ashwin Bhandare
• Cinematography (DOP) : Ajeeth (Yuvasamrat)
• Editor : Sanjay Ingle
• Art Director : Sagar S Dekhane
• Costume : Kailash Brahmankar
• Associate Director : Vishal Patil, Pradeep Mirgal and Sapna More
• Executive Producer : Ullas Shewde and Ajith Khade
• Distribution : Pickle Entertainment
• DI & VFX : Inderjit Paul and Ashok Chowdhury
• Publicity Design : Mimansa Advertising Agency
• PR and Marketing: PageRoles
• Genre : Comedy Drama
• Release Date : 30th March 2018

Synopsis : Gavthi is a story of love, friendship, sacrifice, hard work, and righteousness. Gajanan, son of a farmer Shankar, goes through complex emotions when he goes to Mumbai for a work opportunity, leaving behind his family, friends and his love Gauri – cruel loan shark Babanrao’s only daughter. Will Gajanan, a simple village boy, be able to survive in the fast-paced city?

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• Movie : Hichyasathi Kay Pan (2018) | हिच्यासाठी काय पण
• Producer : Aaradhya Films
• Director : Milind Dastane
• Studio : Aaradhya Films
• Star Cast :
  • Vijay Chavan
  • Nirmiti Sawant
  • Nagesh Bhosale
  • Mangesh Desai
  • Bhargavi Chirmule
  • Bharat Ganeshpure
  • Kushal Badrike
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogues : Santosh Pawar
• Lyrics : Vaibhav Joshi and Jagdish Pingle
• Music : Harsshit Abhiraj
• Sound Design : Dinesh Uchil and Shantanu Akerkar
• Background Music : Chaitanya Aadkar
• Cinematography (DOP) : Shekhar Anna
• Editor : Vijay Khochikar
• Art Director : Datta Londhe
• Chereography : Deepali Vichare
• Makeup : Mahesh Barate
• Costume : Dhanashri Kamtekar
• Executive Producer : Ujjwala Pol
• Publicity Design :  Suresh Navadkar and Ramesh Navadkar
• Release Date : 13th April 2018

Synopsis : Hichyasathi Kay Pan is an upcoming Marathi movie scheduled to be released on 13 Apr, 2018. The movie is directed by Milind Dastane and will feature Mangesh Desai, Nirmiti Sawant, Bhargavi Chirmule and Kushal Badrike as lead characters. Other popular actors who have been roped in for Hichyasathi Kay Pan are Kushal Badrike, Bharat Ganeshpure, Vijay Chavan, Nagesh Bhosle and Shrinivas G. Kulkarni.

Hichyasathi Kay Pan Marathi Poster/Photos :

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‘Gavthi’ is an upcoming Marathi film directed by choreographer turned filmmaker Anand Kumar (Anddy). The film is a blend of a social subject & a love story. The first song ‘Disu Laglis Tu’ has already become a blockbuster among the audiences especially the youth. Recently in an event in Mumbai Bollywood star Tiger Shroff inaugurated this ‘Bhannat Song’! He even danced to it!

This song has fun ‘south Indian’ flavour in it. The director & choreographer ‘Anddy’ himself is seen dancing in this video. The hero of the film played a young actor Shreekant Patil however represents a common man in the film & hence dancing style too is more according to that!

‘Gavthi – Apman Nahi Abhiman’ is loosely based on the life of the film’s producer Mr. Sivakumar Ramchandran who was mocked by the city people when he first entered the city. The film presents the similar journey but from the perspective of a Marathi Manoos!

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We have seen quite a few Hindi stars in recent times promoting their films on platforms of Marathi entertainment. But actor & dancer Tiger Shroff has done something out of the ordinary! He was recently seen promoting a Marathi film ‘Gavthi – Apman Nahi Abhiman’ at an exclusive song launch & trailer launch event for the film. Interestingly Tiger’s own film ‘Baaghi 2’ is set to release on the same date as ‘Gavthi’ & that is 30^th March!

Then why would a star like Tiger promote a Marathi film that will be releasing on the same day as his film? Well because Tiger is a true friend! ‘Gavthi’ is directed by choreographer turned filmmaker Anand (Anddy) who has worked with Tiger for many films & is a good friend of Tiger. Tiger even considers Anddy as his ‘guru’ & at the event he also said that he has learned many things from Anddy! Another popular bollywood choreographer ‘Bosco’ was present at the launch event! Bosco too felt that ‘Gavthi’ would be a good film as ‘Anddy’ has great sense of timing as a choreographer & as a storyteller.

R.B. productions produced ‘Gavthi – Apman Nahi Abhiman’ stars debutants Shreekant Patil & Yogita Chavan in the lead & experienced actors like Nagesh Bhosale, Kishore Kadam, Nandkishore Choughule, Kushal Badrike, Sandeep Gaikwad & others in important roles.

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‘Looose Control’ is an upcoming adult comedy that will hit theatres on 23^rd February. The film stars a hugely talented cast that includes Bhau Kadam, Kushal Badrike, Prajakta Hanamghar, Namrata Awate & Manmeet Pem. The crazy song ‘Sonu Tuza Daav’ has already become viral on social media. Sung by the charismatic singer Adarsh Shinde this song represents the crazy music dance culture that exists at every street & corner of Maharashtra!

The use of different musical instruments gives a distinct sound to the song & separates it from other songs in the same genre. The song is penned by Vaibhav Deshmukh & is composed by Rohit Nagbhide.

‘Looose Control’ is a film that is different from the usual comedy films we see in Marathi. It is more relevant to the new tech-savvy generation & this song too represents the same generation in all their glory! So don’t forget to watch this film in theatres from 23^rd February.

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Recently director Viju Mane known for films like ‘Gojiri’, ‘Bioscope’ & the popular web series ‘Struggler Saala’ revealed a very ‘revealing’ poster through his social media handle. A poster of an untitled film that is said to increase the ‘Heat’ this April! This unique poster speaks about the film on it’s own! The name of the film has been kept under wrap as of now!

Viju Mane tagged actors like Siddharth Jadhav, Prasad Oak, Santosh Juvekar & Kushal Badrike in his Facebook post! Does it mean they will be starring in the film? As of now we can only make speculations but we’re sure soon more news will be out & we would let you know!

Moreover the poster also revealed that Mahesh Manjrekar is presenting the film through his banner ‘Mahesh Manjrekar Movies’! This collaboration between Viju Mane & Mahesh Manjrekar certainly sounds exciting to Marathi movie fans.

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