Sonalee Kulkarni is one of the rare examples of beauty with brains. She has transformed herself from one of the pretty actresses to one of the most reliable performers on Marathi big screen. In her upcoming film ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ she is paired opposite the acting powerhouse Subodh Bhave. The film releases all over Maharashtra on 8^th September. We chated with Sonalee on this occasion. 

Tula Kalnar Nahi seems to be a hardcore emotional drama based on relationships. What made you say yes to the film?

I had done ‘Mitwa’ before with Swapna Tai (director of Tula Kalnar Nahi). And I was waiting to do something nice again with her. Then we found this script! In fact there isn’t much melodrama in this film. It is very light-hearted fun film. It can be easily relatable to the audiences. This story is about Rahul & Anjali & what happens between them after marriage. Their relationship goes through many obstacles throughout the journey. We had seen Shahrukh-Kajol as Rahul-Anjali. But their love story was up to their marriage, & this love story takes it from there & tells us what happens to Rahul-Anjali after marriage. They are on a journey of different places in Maharashtra throughout the film.

Tell us about your experience of working with director Swapna Waghmare-Joshi for the second time now. And what do you think are her positives as a director?

She is very emotional & sensitive. And I think she succeeds in transporting that in her films, that too in a subtle way. Even ‘Mitwa’ was an emotional film about relationships. Swapna Tai’s strongest point is the way she deals with relationships in her films. Moreover in her films there are strong female characters. My role of Nandini in ‘Mitwa’ was very complicated yet it was loved by the audiences. Here too my character ‘Anjali’ is very strong. She is today’s woman & is ambitious yet loving. She has her own perspective of looking at relations. She is also willing to change for her husband. In personal life too I have a great tuning with Swapna Tai. She knows me in & out. She knows my strong points as well as weak points & she also knows how to project them on the screen.

This is your first film with Subodh Bhave. How did the chemistry between you & him developed on & off screen?

It was a fun experience working with him. We weren’t friends before because we hadn’t worked together. But we knew each other & whenever we met talked about each other works. Subodh has guided me throughout. He is like a mentor to me. After watching my every film, he calls me & tells me what he liked & what he didn’t. He recommends me which films to watch, which books to read. In fact all that I have read in Marathi literature, it’s all recommended by him. So I was sure that I would get to learn a lot while working with him. We became good friends while working together in this film. There were many scenes where we had to quarrel like husband & wife. These quarrels needed to be very spontaneous. So we didn’t rehearse any scenes in this film. This film is actually only about Rahul & Anjali, hence it is necessary that a chemistry is developed between us so that the audiences connects with our journey.

One thing is common in almost all your films. That is good music! What do you think is the secret behind it?

I think music is a part of Indian cinema. Even in Marathi films music is very much essential. It also takes the story of our films forward. As a society we are all music lovers. We listen to different genres of music. I have been lucky too, that people have loved the music & songs of my films. In Tula Kalnar Nahi there are three songs. All these songs are in the background and they take the story forward. ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ is the title song of the film that is been used in the film at many occasions in different ways. The interesting fact about this song is that, the title of the film was not decided in the beginning. And then this song arrived & we listened to it, & all of us loved it & unanimously we decided that ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ should be the title of this film.

In the future what kind of films would you love to do? Do you have a dream role as such?

I have done 2-3 film which will soon come out, which are of different genres. I have a different look in them & I have worked with different people on these films. Last 3-4 years I have been trying to work in different films.

Yes you did a film like ‘Shutter’ which was very well appreciated.

Yes. In the last three years I have done films like Rama-Madhav, Classmates, Mitwa, Shutter & Poshter Girl. All of these films are completely different from each other. In the future too there are 2-3 such films. Which are definitely different from whatever I’ve done up until now. The very next film of mine is ‘Hampi’ which is directed by Prakash Kunte. It has a truly out of the box character, & I am sure the audiences will love it. Then I am doing a film alongside Amruta Subhash.

Finally, how do you think ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ will connect with the audiences?

It will connect very easily with audiences. Every couple of all ages & who are at different stages of their relationship will relate to this film. In everyone’s lives there is love & there are quarrels too. I am 100% sure that every husband will find his wife in ‘Anjali’ & every wife will find her husband in ‘Rahul’.  I think we should celebrate ‘Relationship Maintenance Day’ on 8^th September!

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Known for his special talent of playing characters of all sorts in all sorts of films, Subodh Bhave will soon be seen playing another new character in his upcoming film ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’. The film is a light-hearted fun take on today’s relationships & stars Subodh Bhave & Sonalee Kulkarni. This film is set to release on 8^th September & is directed by ‘Mitwa’ & ‘Fugay’ fame director Swapna Waghmare-Joshi.

From the trailer of ‘Tula Kalnnaar Nahi’ it seems to be an emotional relationship based film. What excited you about the film?

I think this story belongs to today’s times & it is relatable to all of us. And the treatment of this story is light-hearted & fun. It doesn’t pretend to be socially responsible in anyway. The film still speaks about the relationship of husband-wife in a simple, natural way. Both these characters (Rahul-Anjali) express themselves in an interesting way. They are a couple who were immensely in love with each other before marriage but soon post marriage their married life becomes stressful. This story could have been told in a serious way too, but since it is been treated in a fun way, the subject reaches the audiences even better.

You’ve been paired opposite actress of all age! You suit character of a young man perfectly & you also suit the character of a middle aged person perfectly! What is the secret behind this?

I don’t know the secret! But I try to search for the essence of the character. Once I get that the age doesn’t matter. I would rather thank my directors who consistently thought of me for different characters.

You, Swapna Waghmare-Joshi & Swwapnil Joshi you have teamed up together for the second time after ‘Fugay’. Was there ever a confusion about who would play this character between you & Swwapnil Joshi?

No there wasn’t any confusion because after ‘Mitwa’ Swapna & Sonalee wanted to work together & it was their decision to cast the perfect actor for this role. And I feel grateful that all three of them Swwapnil, Swapna & Sonalee jointly decided to cast me for this role.

This is your first film opposite Sonalee Kulkarni. How did the chemistry work out between you & her?  

It was wonderful! I really like her work & I am a fan of her work. The way she has developed her career step by step & by playing different characters is commendable. She was looked at as an dancing actress, & now she has changed that perception. She has established a place for herself in our films. I always wanted to work with her, she too wanted to work with me, but the opportunity didn’t come our way. Finally because of ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ we are working together. We even think alike & we were on same grounds in terms of our creativity our hence journey was simple. Many a times even when I wasn’t aware about what exactly she’ll be doing in a scene, I would still match her & our chemistry worked out very naturally. And finally the job was done right, & it’s the most important thing.

This is your second film with Swapna Waghmare-Joshi after ‘Fugay’. Both films are completely different from each other. How did Swapna Mam’s process of direction changed with this film?

Swapna is good at making the story alive on the screen. She identifies the emotions in the story really well. And she helps us (actors) to emote the little places that are there in the story. So the director is the same, but the stories keep changing. And if the director understands the story well like Swapna then he/she can help to interpret more meanings from the story.

Finally tell us when is your next film as a director coming out? After giving us a path-breaking film like ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali’.

This year nothing is coming out for sure. By next year when I am done with the writing process of the film, I would start shooting the film. I will surely declare once everything finalizes.

Is that film titled ‘Pushpak Viman’?

No. Pushpak Viman is also there, but this film is different. I am collaborating with Vaibhav (Vaibhav Chinchalkar, producer/director) for ‘Pushpak Viman’. And the other film will be directed by me alone. Once the script is locked I will officially declare everything about it.

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• Movie : Tula Kalnnaar Nahi (2017) | तुला कळंणार नाही
• Producer :  Swwapnil Joshi, Shreea Yogesh Kadam, Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartik Nishandar
• Director : Swapna Waghmare Joshi
• Studio : Saksham Filmz, GSEAMS
• Star Cast :
  • Subodh Bhave as Rahul
  • Sonalee Kulkarni as Anjali
  • Sushant Shelar as Sachin
  • Neeta Shetty
  • Jaywant Wadkar
  • Anuradha Rajadhyaksha
• Story : Sameer Arora
• Screenplay : Shirish latkar, Sameer Arora
• Dialogues : Shirish latkar
• Music :  Nilesh Moharir, Amitraj
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan, Ashwini Shende Bagwadkar
• Playback Singers :  Swapnil Bandodkar, Neha Rajpal, Nihira Joshi, Jaanvi Prabhu Arora
• Cinematography (DOP) :  Prasad Bhende, Sandeep Dhumal
• Editor :  Kshitija Khandagale
• Art Director : Chetan Shikharkhane
• Co-producer :  Nirav Shaha, Ilachi Nagada, jayesh Muzumdar
• Genre :  Drama, Romance
• Duration : 1 Hr 52 Mins
• Release Date : 8 September 2017

Synopsis : Tula Kalnnaar Nahi is a Romantic Love Story of a Married Couple Rahul (Subodh Bhave) & Anjali (Sonalee Kulkarni). The romantic drama is directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi.

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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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Fugay Upcoming Marathi Movie Starring Swwapnil Joshi, Subodh Bhave, Prarthana Behere:

• Movie : Fugay (2017) | फुगे
• Producer : Inderraj Kapoor
• Director : Swapna Waghmare Joshi
• Studio : STV Networks
• Star Cast :
  • Swwapnil Joshi
  • Subodh Bhave
  • Prarthana Behere
  • Neeta Shetty
• Story : Swwapnil Subodh
• Screenplay : Hemant Dhome and Abhijeet Guru
• Music : Rochak Kohli, Amitraj  and Nilesh Moharir
• Cinematography (DOP) : Prasad Bhende
• Editor : Ksheetija Khandagale
• Co-producer : Anuradha Joshi, Arjun Singgh Baran & Kartik Nishandar. (GSEAMS-MAAY).
• Genre : Comedy, Drama
• Release Date : 10th February 2017

Synopsis : 

Love is always blind, be it between two best friends! The film stars Swapnil Joshi and Subodh Bhave in the leading roles. What kind of mayhem their unusual friendship will create will be seen in this film. The film also stars Prarthana Behere and Neeta Shetty as leading heroines. Senior actors like Mohan Joshi, Anand Ingle, Suhas joshi will be seen in various roles. This is a complete family entertainer.

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Swapnil Joshi and Subodh Bhave starrer Fugay is already in the news with its hatke plotline. The leading lady of this film will be Neeta Shetty, a known Hindi Film and TV actress. She will be seen as Subodh Bhave’s girlfriend Kamini. This will be her first Marathi film.

Kamini is a very bold, modern and brad-minded person. By profession, she is a tattoo artiste. In real life also, Neeta is a very fun-loving and entertaining person.
The film is directed by Swapna Waghmare and also stars Prarthana Behere, Anand Ingle, Mohan Joshi and Suhas Joshi.

The film is presented by Indar Raj Kapoor and produced by Aswain Anchan and  co produced by Arjun Singh Barhan, Kartik Nishandar of GSeams and Anuradha Joshi. The film will be releasing on 10 th February all over Maharashtra.

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Based on the friendship of two close friends, ‘Fugay’ will also showcase a unique father-son ‘Jodi’. Fugay’s star actor Subodh Bhave’s son Malhar Bhave will be seen playing the younger version of his father in this film. Were as Swwapnil Joshi’s younger version is played by Vihan Nishandar, son of Fugay’s co-producer Kartik Nishandar. Just like Subodh & Swwapnil’s chemistry Malhar & Vihan too complement each other very well.

We might have seen a father-son ‘Jodi’ in many films before, but Malhar would easily be the first son to play his father’s younger self in a Marathi film!

Two friends who forget the whole world when they are together & give lots of head-ache to their families stand for Fugay’s in this film. As the tagline goes ‘Premachi Backstory’ Fugay explores a different angle of a ‘love’ story. ‘Fugay’ is directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi & produced by ‘STV’ Networks Ashwin Anchan, co-produced by Anuradha Joshi, Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartik Nishandar; & is presented by Inder Raj Kapoor. ‘Fugay’ has created a lot of hype even before its release because of the songs, unique title & an exciting star cast.

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The decision of Modi government to ban 500 & 1000 rupee notes for the eradication of black money has received mixed reactions around the nation. This decision has affected all sections & fields in the society including the entertainment industry. So to support this cause & also for the convenience of the film audience ‘Fugay’ Marathi film’s release date has been postponed. ‘Fugay’ was supposed to release on 2nd December, but now the audience have to wait for few weeks more.

‘Fugay’ produced by Ashwin Anchan & Anuradha Joshi under the banner ‘Maay Productions’& co-produced by GSEAMS’ Arjun Singh Baran & Kartik Nishandar will soon be released in theatres.

GSEAMS’ Arjun Singh Baran & Kartik Nishandar said that they do support this decision as it’s for the welfare of the nation but currently people are busy exchanging the notes, hence it would be unfair to release the film now.

‘Fugay’ has excited the audience & they are willing to watch this film. In this situation they might not manage to watch this film & that would disappoint them. Hence the producers of this film took this decision of postponing the release. Inder Raj Kapoor’s ‘STV Networks’ presents, Swapna Waghmare Joshi directorial & Swwapnil Joshi-Subodh Bhave starrer ‘Fugay’ is already a hit on different mediums like social media & else, so considering that this is definitely the right decision.

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Subodh Bhave & Swwapnil Joshi starrer ‘Fugay’ has already excited the Marathi film lovers. With a quirky, youthful flavor Fugay seems to be the ultimate Masala entertainer we all aspire for. The new party song from this film transcends the similar feeling. ‘Party De’ penned hilariously by Kshitij Patwardhan & sung-composed by Amitraj is out & deserves to be called the ultimate Marathmola party anthem!

Along with Swwapnil & Subodh the video of this song also stars the rest of the fantastic cast which includes the likes of Suhas Joshi, Prarthana Behere, Mohan Joshi & others. We can also see a hint of the quirky plot in this song. All these other characters are stopping Swwapnil & Subodh from meeting each other & celebrating their friendship together. What could be the reason behind it? Well we have to wait til the release of the film!

The story of this film is written by Swwapnil & Subodh itself & has been turned into a screenplay by Hemant Dhome. The directorial responsibilities are with the ‘Mitwaa’ fame director Swapna Waghmare Joshi. Inderraj Kapoor presents ‘Fugay‘ is produced by Ashwin Anchan, while Anuradha Joshi, Arjun Singgh Baran & Kartik Nishandar are the co-producers. Film releases in December 2016 & it’s promising to be a roller coaster ride.

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John Abraham is well known to be a choosy actor. He associates himself to fresh ideas both as an actor & as a producer. After Bollywood stars like Vidya Balan & Priyanka Chopra now John is all set to enter the Marathi film industry as a producer. Recently at the trailer launch event of upcoming Marathi film ‘Fugay’ John spoke about it & he also revealed that very soon he will bring his first Marathi film as a producer.

On this occasion John also expressed his thoughts about Marathi Cinema being more great content wise & morals wise. Marathi Cinema stands boldly ahead of any film fraternity in India because there is corruption in the business strategies too, felt John. He also said that the Hindi film industry needs to take a lesson from Marathi Cinema!

John wished the entire team of ‘Fugay’ all the very best. ‘Fugay’ is a complete entertaining package starring the two stars of Marathi industry Subodh Bhave & Swwapnil Joshi. John felt this film will definitely click with the audience & will be successful at the box office. John also revealed that his first Marathi film as a producer will also be directed by the director of ‘Fugay’ Swapna Waghmare Joshi. John mentioned that along with Marathi, the Malayalam film industry too is bold & brave enough to experiment with different subjects; a quality that is inspiring to other film industries including Bollywood.

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