Film Medium Spicy that promises to spin a web around urban relationships is surely building an exciting ensemble in its journey. The film is already looking like one of the biggest ensembles of the year boasting of actors like Lalit Prabhakar, Sai Tamhankar and Parna Pethe in lead roles along with Sagar Deshmukh, veteran actors, Neena Kulkarni and Ravindra Mankani supporting the main cast. The makers have now announced the addition of Neha Joshi and Pushkaraj Chirputkar to the team. With Mohit Takalkar helming the directorial and Vidhi Kasliwal producing the film under her banner Landmarc Films, Medium Spicy seems to be getting more and more mouth-watering by the day and we can’t wait for its release already!

Neha is considered one of the most talented actresses in Marathi cinema and has made a mark for herself with films like Farzand, Zenda, Poshter Boyz and Nashibvaan for which she got the State Award for Best supporting actress last year while Pushkaraj who was loved by the audience for his character ‘Ashu’ in the Marathi Sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari, who also went on to win a Zee Marathi award for the same in 2015, has done several successful Marathi films in the last couple of years including Mantr for which he received a State Award nomination.

Confirmed Vidhi, “We are thrilled to offer such a bouquet of talented actors to our audience. It’s amazing to see how each one of them has loved the script as much as we did when we decided to start the film and they have completely submitted themselves to the vision that Mohit has for Medium Spicy. With such a powerhouse of talent, we are hopeful that audiences will like what we have in store for them.”

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Actor Sagar Deshmukh known for Mahesh Manjrekar’s ‘Bhaai – Vyakti Ki Valli’ and Hindi film ‘Hunterr’ has joined the cast of Mohit Takalkar’s ‘Medium Spicy’. The film produced by Vidhi Kasliwal of Landmarc Films also stars Sai Tamhankar, Lalit Prabhakar and Parna Pethe.

This is the fourth film that Sagar is doing with Sai Tamhankar after Hunterrr, YZ and Girlfriend. Confirmed Producer Vidhi, “Yes, Sagar is part of the Medium Spicy ensemble and we are so happy to have him on board. Medium Spicy has a mélange of many interesting characters and Sagar’s character is an integral part of the story.”

After playing writer P L Deshpande in Manjrekar’s film, Sagar is currently seen playing the titular role of Babasaheb Ambedkar in a TV series based on Dr. Ambedkar’s life. Medium Spicy is touted to be an urban tale of relationships and the shooting of the film is almost complete. While Mohit Takalkar is known for his award-winning works in theatre, Vidhi Kasliwal is known for producing commercial films with strong content. The coming together of these two surely makes Medium Spicy one of the films to look forward to.

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After the success of ‘Hrudayantar‘ fashion designer turned filmmaker Vikram Phadnis is back with his new film ‘Smile Please‘ starring Mukta Barve, Prasad Oak & Lalit Prabhakar. The film deals with the subject of mental health and how should one tackle it! And on the same theme a new anthem song for Smile Please, titled ‘Chal Pudhe’ has been released today. And the song stars so many Marathi stars all together on one platform!

From Urmila Matondkar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Umesh Kamat, Sagaraika Ghatage, Mahesh Manjrekar, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Sonali Khare, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Spruha Joshi, Mitali Mayekar, Renuka Shahane, Sharad Kelkar, Manasi Naik, Megha Dhade, Sai Lokur, Priya Bapat, Prarthana Behere, Tejaswini Pandit, Siddharth Chandekar, Chinmayee Sumeet, Harshada Khanwilkar, Bhushan Pradhan, Pushkar Shrotri, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Mrinmayee Godbole to the starcast of the film that includes Prasad Oak, Lalit Prabhakar, Mukta Barve, Trupti Bhoir & Aditi Govitrikar! Along with that Vikram Phadnis himself is also a part of the song!

Overall there are total 32 Marathi Stars together in one song! The lyrics of the inspirational song are penned by Manndar Cholkar, the music is composed by Rohan Rohan & the singers to lend their voices include Avadhoot Gupte, Mugdha Karhade, Bela Shende, Rohan Pradhan, Sachin Pilgaonkar & Gwen Dias! Smile Please releases in theatres on 19th of July and it promises to be a inspiring film about loving our own self & living life to the fullest!

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From films like Baban, Hampi, Shentimental, and along with many Marathi films India’s first space film ‘Tik Tik Tik’, A.R. Rehman’s musical concert ‘One Heart’ all of this is part of Sunshine Studios’ repertoire. Ankit Chandiramani of ‘Sunshine Studios’ has now made an entry into Marathi cinema as a presenter with upcoming film ‘Smile Please’ starring Mukta Barve, Lalit Prabhakar & Prasad Oak!

Ankit Chandiramani is a hugely respected name in the field of film distribution. After working under many reputed companies like Rajat Enterprises, DAR Motion Pictures & Zee Studios, two years back Ankit Chandiramani started ‘Sunshine Studios’! In the last two years he has distributed more than 80 films! While overall he has an experience of over 700 movies. Along with Indian films he has also distributed Hollywood blockbusters like ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ & ‘Fast & Furious 6’!

“I am very happy to enter the Marathi industry as a presenter. In recent times Marathi films have been exceptionally successful. We were looking for a good story for a long time, and then we found ‘Smile Please‘. Directed by fashion designer turned filmmaker Vikram Phadnis who previously made ‘Hrudayantar‘, ‘Smile Please’ is a heart touching story that will definitely connect with the audience!” said Ankit Chandiramani.

‘Smile Please’ hits theatres on 19th July!

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Fashion Designer turned filmmaker Vikram Phadnis is back with his second Marathi film ‘Smile Please‘ after the success of Subodh Bhave-Mukta Barve starrer ‘Hrudayantar‘. This time too with he continues his partnership with Marathi’s most loved actress of our time Mukta Barve. And this time around Mukta is being paired along side the young & dashing Lalit Prabhakar. Whereas Prasad Oak is also a part of the star studded cast.

The teaser of the film was recently released. While the film again looks as lavish as Vikram Phadnis’ previous film the teaser doesn’t give away much about the film. Maybe there is a hint that Mukta Barve in this film is suffering from the Alzheimer’s disease! In ‘Hrudayantar’ we saw Vikram Phadnis dealing with subject of cancer & now too it seams the subject might be about another disease!

This film also marks the comeback of super model turned actress Aditi Govitrikar into Marathi cinema. She was long back seen in a few Marathi films mainly Sanjay Jadhav directorial psychological thriller ‘Ringa Ringa’! ‘Smile Please’ truly seems to be one of the most awaited Marathi films of 2019!

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• Movie : Medium Spicy (201X) | मीडीयम स्पाईसी
• Producer : Vidhi Kasliwal
• Director : Mohit Takalkar
• Studio : LandmarcFilms
• Star Cast :
  • Lalit Prabhakar
  • Sai Tamhankar
  • Parna Pethe
• Story : Irawati Karnik
• Screenplay and Dialogues : NA
• Lyrics : NA
• Sound : NA
• Sound Design : NA
• Music : NA
• Background Music : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : NA
• Editor : NA
• Art Director : NA
• Costume : NA
• Make-up : NA
• Presenter : NA
• Choreography : NA
• Co-Producer : NA
• Visual Promotions : NA
• Digital Promotions : NA
• DI Colorist : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : NA

Synopsis :

Medium Spicy Marathi Movie Poster/Photos :

Medium Spicy Marathi Movie Trailer :

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• Movie : Smile Please (2019) | स्माईल प्लिज
• Producer : Nisha Sujan & Saanika Gandhi
• Director : Vikram Phadnis
• Studio : A Hashtag Film Studios & Krtyavat Production
• Star Cast :
  • Mukta Barve
  • Lalit Prabhakar
  • Prasad Oak
  • Aditi Govitrikar
• Story : Vikram Phadnis
• Screenplay : Vikram Phadnis & Iravati Karnik
• Dialogues : Iravati Karnik
• Lyrics : Mandar Cholkar
• Sound : Rohit Pradhan
• Music : Rohan Rohan
• Background Music : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : NA
• Editor : Faisal Mahadik & Imran Mahadik
• Creative Head : Monika Dharankar
• Art Director : NA
• Costume : NA
• Make-up : NA
• Choreography : Bosco Martis & Vikram Phadnis
• Co-Producer : NA
• Visual Promotions : Humming Bees
• Publicity Deisgn : Milind Matkar
• Digital Promotions : Sameer Bhosale
• DI Colorist : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 19th Jaly

Synopsis : NA

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Smile Please Marathi Movie Trailer:

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• Review: Anandi Gopal (2019)
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Star Cast : Lalit Prabhakar, Bhagyashree Milind, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Yogesh Soman
• Screenplay : Karan Shrikant Sharma

Quick Viewpoint: Sameer Vidwans has beautifully created a world that is less about the backdrop & more about the humans of the pre independence era. He succeeds in telling us the inspiring story of India’s first female doctor!

What Works? 

• Anandi Gopal craft wise is one of the most superior films made in Marathi that are set in a different era. Yet as said earlier the film’s focus isn’t on the backdrop of that era or the overall British rule over India. Especially the camera work by Akash Agrawal maintains that personal feel in the film.
• The character arc of Gopalrao Joshi (Lalit Prabhakar) is so mindfully created that we understand the minute changes his character goes through because of the situations that he is put into. He is throughout believable as a person who can be both strong and weak in different scenarios.
• Bhagyashree Milind as Anandibai Joshi has given a sublime nuanced performance. Again because just like Gopalrao’s arc her character too is beautifully sketched out making us understand both the revolutionary, confident woman & the child that she was before.
• The film doesn’t over dramatize or underplay the difficulties that Anandibai & Gopalrao had to face to make their dream a reality. Every conflict that is show in the film & the way it is shown is very much believable. Hence we are throughout by their side routing for their dream to come true! And when it does it becomes an emotionally rewarding closure for us.
• Never does the film ever distract itself from it’s main narrative. I mention this because there was clearly scope for the film to indulge itself in the freedom struggle or the other social problems. The film wholly stays personal & specific.

What Fails? 

• Though Lalit Prabhakar shows sparks throughout his performance here & there, overall his performance remains inconsistent. Many a times his limitations to function only at two emotional extremes hampers the nuances the performance demanded at some occasions.

Final Verdict: ‘Anandi Gopal’ is a film that is a must watch for the inspiring tale of a woman who had the guts to work hard for achieving her goal/dream in a completely unfavorable situation & her husband who had the vision for a different society in India.

Rating: 4/5

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• Movie : Anandi Gopal (2019) | आनंदी गोपाळ
• Producer : Kishor Arora, Sharin Mantri Kediya, Arunva Joy Sengupta, Aakash Chawla
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Studio : Zee Studios, Fresh Lime Films & Namah Pictures
• Star Cast :
  • Lalit Prabhakar as Gopal
  • Bhagyashree Milind as Aanandi
  • Geetanjali Kulkarni
  • Yogesh Soman
• Screenplay : Karan Shrikant Sharma
• Dialogues : Iravati Karnik
• Lyrics : Vaibhav Joshi
• Music : Hrushikesh Datar, Saurabh Bhalerao, Jasraj Joshi
• Sound Design : Vidnya Bhushan Dahal
• Background Score : Saurabh Bhalerao
• Cinematography (DOP) : Aakash Agrawal
• Editor : Charu Shri Roy
• Art Director : Suneel Nigvekar, Nilesh Wagh
• Costume : Sachin Lovlekar
• Make-up : D. N. Studio
• Co-Producer : Kaval Kohli
• Executive Producer : Sanjay Mehata
• Publicity Design : Sachin Suresh Gurav
• Digital Marketing : Vizual Junkies
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 15th February 2019

Synopsis : In times when gender equality and feminism are raised at almost every forum and podium, a couple in the 1800’s practiced and fought for these very ideas. Anandi Gopal is a love story more than a biopic about the struggle of a husband to educate his wife and her response and determination to become the first Indian Female Doctor.

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• Review : Hampi
• Producer : Yogesh Bhalerao, Chaitanya Akolkar
• Director : Prakash Kunte
• Star Cast : Sonalee Kulkarni, Lalit Prabhakar, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Prajakta Mali & Chhaya Kadam
• Story, Screenplay & Dialogues : Aditi Moghe
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 2.5/5

Hampi Marathi Movie Review:

Some films don’t require a complete story. As one of the dialogues in ‘Hampi’ it need not be about a full-fledged ‘novel’ all the time, it’s about those few moments that speak as loud as a complete story. Unfortunately this film doesn’t manage to fully justify this thought. But yes it succeeds partially, especially in the first half!

Director Prakash Kunte convinces us that this film belongs in ‘Hampi’ a small tourist centre near Bangalore, Karnataka. Sonalee Kulkarni’s ‘Isha’ appears a strong protagonist to the film, then enters ‘Kabir’ (Lalit Prabhakar), who takes his name a little too seriously & keeps giving philosophical lessons to ‘Isha’ & us. Kabir is strictly a cliché character, yet the flair with which Lalit Prabhakar essays him makes him interesting. This film definitely borrows from quite a few films in its central theme from Richard Linklater’s ‘Before’ series to Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Tamasha’, though the inspirations are healthy.

But one expects the film to discover some of its own renditions to the genre.  And this is where the weak script (by Aditi Moghe) restricts ‘Hampi’. Slowly in the second half the calmness of the film feels more like emptiness, the character of ‘Girija’ (Prajakta Mali) adds nothing to the film. While a character established & utilised smartly (to induce humour) in the first half, of Priyadarshan Jadhav (Rickshaw Driver cum guide cum Proud Hampian) is neglected completely from the scheme of things!

Throughout, the film avoids ‘drama’. Even the back story of Isha is presented in a subtle non-dramatic way. But suddenly to make a specific point in the end, & to give a definite end to the film it indulges in a dramatic climax! And the situation that causes it isn’t dramatic at all.

‘Hampi’ is sharply edited, running around 96 minutes. It’s a good decision keeping in mind the compactness of the film. However as I said above it needed more moments that could project the soul of the film more beautifully, the director makes use of everything he has on paper but it just isn’t enough! Hampi succeeds in every department from sound, background score, editing, cinematography except writing!

A story is not always essential to a film. A good script can be made up of simply conversations, but conversations that reflect a sense of novelty, discovery to it! In fact it’s lot more difficult then telling a well rounded story on screen. ‘Hampi’ deserves credit for an attempt, it could have been lot better had it searched for something more beneath the surface of its theme, plot, characters & the setting of this place called ‘Hampi’!

However both Sonalee Kulkarni & Lalit Prabhakar have given soulful performances, & probably their best so far! A lot of this credit goes to director Prakash Kunte for pulling out such performances from them. Priyadarshan Jadhav is effortlessly funny in the first half but loses screen time in the second. Prajakta Mali is comfortable in a new makeover, yet the existence of her character seems pointless. Vijay Nikam plays a fun character but becomes repetitive immediately.

Prakash Kunte’s films represent the new sophisticated Marathi cinema & ‘Hampi’ is no exception. But here it feels ‘Hampi’ gives us away the Marathiness. I mean, it could have been in another Indian language & nothing of it would’ve changed. Some would call it ideally universal, I feel it needed some Marathi context, this isn’t a flaw though.

Overall:

Hampi is definitely, at least a one-time watch. However there’s scope for different subjective reactions to this film, more positive or negative!

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