मराठी प्रेक्षक ज्या सिनेमाची आतुरतेने वाट पाहत होता तो सिनेमा म्हणजे ‘फत्तेशिकस्त‘! ‘फर्जंद’ सिनेमाच्या यशानंतर दिग्दर्शक दिग्पाल लांजेकर यांचा हा दुसरा इतिहासिक मराठी सिनेमा! ‘फर्जंद’ प्रमाणेच मराठी प्रेक्षकांनी ‘फत्तेशिकस्त’ ला सिनेमागृहात भरभरून प्रेम दिलं आहे. सिनेमा प्रदर्शित झालेल्या पहिल्या आठवड्यातच सिनेमाने ३.५ कोटींचा गल्ला जमा केला आहे!

शुक्रवारी सिनेमाने महाराष्ट्रभरातून ६५ लाखांची कमाई केली. तर आठवड्यातल्या पुढल्या दोन दिवशी ‘फत्तेशिकस्त’ ची बॉक्स ऑफिसवरली कामगिरी अजूनच चांगली होत गेली! शनिवारी १.१७ कोटी तर रविवारी १.६८ कोटी असे अभूतपूर्व आकडे ‘फत्तेशिकस्त'(Fatteshikast) चं यश दर्शावतात! या सिनेमाने पुन्हा एकदा मराठी प्रेक्षकांच्या मनात स्वराज्य कालीन सिनेमावरचं प्रेम जागं केलं आहे.

‘फत्तेशिकस्त’ सिनेमामध्ये लाल किल्ल्यावर छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांनी शाईस्तखानाची छाटली गेलेली बोटं हा प्रसंग केंद्रस्थानी आहे. कशाप्रकारे महाराजांनी आपल्या सहकार्यांसोबत हि मोहीम गनिमी काव्याने पार पाडली याचं चित्रण सिनेमात केलं गेलं आहे. अभिनेता चिन्मय मांडलेकर (Chinmay Mandlekar) याने महाराजांची भूमिका साकारली आहे तर अनेक प्रसिद्ध कलाकार महत्त्वाच्या भूमिकांमधून सिनेमात दिसतात. दिग्दर्शक दिग्पाल लांजेकर यांनी आपला पुढला स्वराज्य कालीन सिनेमा हि जाहीर केला आहे जो सुद्धा लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येणार आहे.

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Swapnil Joshi Starrer ‘Mogra Phulaalaa‘ has received very good response from the audience. The film is doing very well in the theaters in Mumbai, Thane, Pune to watch the family drama, which has been subtly narrated. The film registered the business of Rs 37.5 lakh on the first day of it released, followed by Rs 56.2 lakh on Saturday, the second day of the release. Despite of the much hyped cricket match between India and Pakistan on Sunday, June 16,  the film registered the business of Rs 51.5 lakh. The business for first three days was pegged at Rs 1.45 crore.

The response to the film has compelled the producers to increase the number of shows in multiplexes and theaters says Arjun Singh Baran and Kartik Nishandar of GSEAMS Films. Directed by Shrabani Deodhar who has made cult classics in Marathi cinema like ‘Lapandav’ & ‘Sarkarnama’. The film marks debut of Sai Shakti Anand into Marathi cinema who had been seen in popular Hindi serials.

Leading actors from Marathi industry Nina Kulkarni, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Anand Ingale, Sandeep Pathak  too have contributed to the rich production values of the film. Mother played by Nina Kulkarni resembles with the great character of mother played by other noted actresses on silver screen. Award winning director Chandrakant Kulkarni has tried his acting skills after a long period in this film by playing character of Swwapnil’s uncle. Shankar Mahadevan, Bela Shende, Jasraj Joshi and Rohit Raut have sung the songs composed by Rohit Raut and penned by Abhishek Kankhar. The film will be remembered for decades, undoubtedly, owing to the great story, appealing concept duly supported by leading actors and ear soothing songs.

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Following the success of the prequel ‘Boyz 2‘ has garnered equal amount of love from the audiences. In the first weekend of it’s releases it has already earned 5.11 Crore Rupees! On the opening Friday ‘Boyz 2’ made 1.30 Crores (Which is a big number for a Marathi film) & then on Saturday the film earned 1.61 Crores & on Sunday it made 2.20 Crores! It means the collections are only increasing day by day! The ‘Boyz 2’ team is ecstatic & will be celebrating their success.

Starring the young trio of Parth Bhalerao, Sumant Shinde & Prateek Lad the ‘Boyz’ franchise seems to have connected really well with the audiences & especially the youth audiences! Though the film was certified ‘A’ by the censor boards, the audiences have responded in great numbers.

The film tells the story of three boys who are juniors in the college & who keep challenging their seniors. The audiences have seemed to enjoy the humour & the action of the film. The music of the film too seems to be a hit among the audiences as many incidents have been reported where the audiences have danced in the theatre to it’s song!

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The magic of first love is always special, no matter if it reaches completion or not. At the beginning of 2017 Marathi Cinema was blessed with one such film that celebrated the phenomenon of ‘First Love’. Starring Ankush Chaudhari, Tejashri Pradhan, Abhinay Berde & Aarya Ambekar. Now right in the most beautiful stage of monsoon season, Zee Marathi is bringing you the world T.V. premiere of ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte‘.

Today on 25th June Sunday you can witness Marathi Cinema’s biggest hit of 2017 ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’ at 7 pm in the evening. The story of Anurag & Tanvi who first meet in their childhood & became the closest friends of each other. They grow older together & still continue their friendship in college, But soon things start to change & their paths differ. After a long time their paths coincide & Anurag’s feelings for Tanvi & rediscovered.

This beautiful story of Anurag & Tanvi has proved to be highly relatable to the audience, especially for people who grew up in the 90s. That uncomplicated space & time has been beautifully recreated by director Satish Rajwade. Ti Saddhya Kay Karte was produced by Zee Studios & it turned out to be one of Zee’s most special success stories.
So don’t forget to tune into Zee Marathi today evening at 7 pm!

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Fugay is proving out to be a true blue entertainer on the box office. The audiences are truly enjoying this laugh ride filled with complete entertainment! Even though the release of this film was postponed it has made up for it in no time. This proves no matter what if your film is entertaining it will succeed on the box office.

On Friday, 10th February ‘Fugay’ collected 87.5 Lacs on the box office. And the number went on increasing in the weekend. On Saturday it made 1.12 Crores& on Sunday 1.32 Crores! Thanks to positive word of mouth it continued its success after the weekend too! On Monday the collections were 63.5 Lacs! The total collections of ‘Fugay’ are 3.965 Crores so far!

Apart from all these numbers we can assure you that the audiences couldn’t stop laughing while watching the film! Swwapnil Joshi, Subodh Bhave & the rest of the cast all have given splendid performances. So make sure you don’t miss this roller coaster entertainer in theatres!

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2017 started with a beautiful romantic note for Marathi film industry with Satish Rajwade’s ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte. The audience has showered immense amount of love on this film. In the opening weekend it earned over 6 Crores & now the number has increased to 15 Crores & more. Well, it’s not just about the numbers but the sheer love it has gathered from audience around the world is simply heart-warming.  

In this video you can see how Marathi stars from Sachin Pilgaonkar to Ashok Saraf, Pushkar Shrotri, Shreyas Talpade, Aditya Kothare, Jitendra Joshi, Supriya Pilagaonkar, Amruta Subhash& filmmakers like Ravi Jadhav, Sanjay Jadhav, Purushottam Berde & Hindi stars like Johnny Lever all have simply loved this film. All these artists are genuinely praising this beautiful film from the bottom of their hearts. 

Alongside Maharashtra ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’ also released in MP, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gujarat, Gurgaon, Goa & Belgaum. That’s not all it also had a global release in USA, UK, Australia, Singapore & Dubai.

‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’ also owes its success to the Zee Studios team which has marketed this film so well & has made the Marathi film industry proud.

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Zee Studios’ ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’ has turned out to be 2017’s first big success story for Marathi cinema. The magical romance in this Satish Rajwade directorial seems to have casted it’s spell on the audiences of Maharashtra!

In simply 3 days i.e 6th Jan to 8th Jan ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’ has captured the box office & has collected over 6 crores! This film is a fine case study for filmmakers & producers all around India that if you give good content & promote it efficiently the audience will respond.

Last year Ankush Chaudhari gave us a well-made hit film like ‘Double Seat’. Since then Ankush is consciously making those choices which are both artistically good & appealable to the audience. This film also became popular for two debutants Abhinay Berde & Arya Ambekar, but the audiences have equally loved the little Hruditya & Nirmohee. Tejashri Pradhan was also refreshingly pleasing in this film & we want her do more films now!

The music of ‘Ti Saddhya..’ is making the audience fall in love all over again. The title of this film was considered unusual at first but it started a viral trend on social media where everyone was asking only one question ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’ & now we have the answer!

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Satish Rajwade is one of the new breed of Marathi directors who is known for his hit films like ‘Mumbai Pune Mumbai-1 and 2’, etc and now his most eagerly awaited film ‘Ti Sadhya Kaay Karte’ is up for release and we spoke to him about this film and this is what he has to tell us.

How did you get the subject of ‘Ti Sadhya Kaay Karte’?
Some of it is based on my own experiences and some what I have observed from other people like my friends and other sources and this is how I wrote the story of the film and it is very real and without anything filmy.

What is the film all about?
It is about love that happens to us in all stages of life, be it in childhood or adolescence or adulthood but the fact is that we can’t leave our childhood love behind and we always remember it or cherish it and there is always a curiosity factor about our childhood love which always lingers on. . The film also depicts what really goes out at the end when the two lead actors separate the two and the way events transpires between the two.

You are introducing Laxmikant Berde’s son Akshay in the film?
Yes. But I have not cast him for he being just Laxmikant Berde’s son but also because after he gave an audition , I thought he fitted the bill for the role and he agreed to do my film and he has suited the role like a glove. Also Ankush Chodhari has been just right for the character in the film and also singing star Aarya Ambekar is also perfect for her character in the film. Tejashri Pradhan also plays an important role in the film.

Where have you shot the film?
The film has been shot entirely in Mumbai and Pune locales.

What about the promotions of the film?
Zee Talkies and Nikhil Sane and producer Arvind Jog are looking about the promotions of the film.

And the music?
It has a wonderful score by Nilesh Mohrir and Vishwajeet Joshi.

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Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat has been creating box office history by each passing week. The tale of two lovers has already crossed 70 crores collection on the box office which is a box office record for Marathi film industry. Though these numbers are just for the third week collections and as the shows are still running house-full in almost every town in Maharashtra, the makers are hoping that the film is set to create another record at the box office.

The producers have also awarded bonus of 5 crores to lead cast of the film – Akash Thosar and Rinku Rajguru. The other cast and crew will also receive similar bonus. It has to be noted that Manjule made this film only pn the budget of 4 crores and Rinku and Akash were signed for less than 5 lakh initially. However, as the film has started printing money at the box office the producers at Zee Marathi felt that the cast of this film deserves to be a part of the amount as well. Many artistes from the industry have expressed that this is indeed a nice gesture and a good initiative by the producers.

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Marathi cinema has come a long way from the last decade. Not only is there a rise in the quality of the films, a few of them have also managed to have a great run in the theatres. Here’s an attempt to look at the most successful Marathi films in terms of gross collections at the box office.

Also See : Top 15 Ajay-Atul Songs

We have referred to Wikipeda for the box office figures.

Timepass 2

Ravi Jadav is a star director of marathi cinema. He has only given superhits to the marathi film industry. Natrang, Balak Palak, Timepass all were huge hits. But the sequel to Timepass was a bigger hit than all the previously mentioned films. The film rode on the popularity of the first film. It supposedly earned close to Rs. 35 crore at the box office.

Lai Bhaari

Ritiesh Deshmukh debuted in the marathi film industry with a bang. Directed by Nishikant Kamat, Lai Bhaari was an instant hit. It used all the tropes of usual commercial Indian cinema and came up with a winner of a film. The music by Ajay-Atul was also popular. Lai Bhaari also earned close to Rs. 40 crores at the box office, but supposedly a little less than Katyar.

Katyar Kaljaat Ghusli

Again an adaptation of a classic Sangeet Natak, this film that released in 2015 had enthralled one and all. The delectable classical music and the solid story was a winning combination. Great performances by Sachin Pilgaonkar and Subodh Bhave further lend the film the much needed push at the box office. Produced by Zee studios, this film also approximately earned close to Rs. 40 crores at the box office, but supposedly a little less than Natsamrat which also earned from shows in US and other countries.

Natsamrat

The Nana Patekar starrer melodrama adapted from a seminal play by the created a furor at the box office at the beginning of the year. The story of a retired thespian being ill-treated by his own children touched the heart of Maharashtra. Nana Patekar gave one of his best ever performances and impressed one and all. Produced by Great Marathi Entertaiment, Fincraft Media and Gajanan Chitra and distributed by Zee, Natsamrat was till a few months back the highest grossing Marathi film with a collection of approx. Rs. 40 crores.

Sairat

Even two weeks into its release, Sairat still has the whole of Maharashtra under its spell. People are still queuing up outside cinema halls in every nook and corner of the state. Within 2 weeks itself it has broken the all-time record of a marathi film’s collection at the box office. The epic love story with a tragic end has struck a chord with the classes as well as the masses of Maharashtra. Ajay-Atul’s music is superhit! sairat has the rare distinction of being the film that has won over the critics and the audiences alike. It has grossed Rs. 41 crore till now and the numbers are still pretty much steady. Most trade analysts are not counting off Sairat crossing the Rs. 60 crore mark, with the Rs. 50 crore mark well in sight. This is a massive jump from the second highest grosser of Rs. 40 crore. This shows that the film is working due to its content and not only due to the massive promotions by Zee.

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