Marvel has ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’, Bollywood has Rohit Shetty’s ‘Super Cop Cinematic Universe’ but now Marathi cinema too has it’s own cinematic universe which is even more special as unlike these other universe our Marathi universe isn’t all imaginary and fantasized! Our heroes lived in the real world & did many many brave deeds in the real world!

‘Swarajya Cinematic Universe’ as we are calling it is writer director Digpal Lanjekar’s take on the Maratha history! After the success of ‘Farzand‘ he is back with ‘Fatteshikast‘ where many familiar faces are being seen, some reprising their same characters and some playing new characters! The trailer of ‘Fatteshikast’ is truly goosebumps inducing for all of us!

The starcast of Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Annup Sonii, Ankit Mohan, Ajay Purkar, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Nikhil Raut, Sameer Dharmadhikari & others seem perfectly casted in their parts. The film hits theatres on 15th of November and promises to be a huge blockbuster that will also entertain the non-Marathi audiences along with the Marathi audiences!

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• Movie : Fatteshikast | फत्तेशिकस्त
• Producer : Almonds Creations
• Director : Digpal Lanjekar
• Studio : Almonds Creations
• Star Cast :
  • Chinmay Deepak Mandlekar as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
  • Mrinal Kulkarni as Rajmata Jijausaheb
  • Mrunmayee Deshpande as Keshar
  • Harish Dudhade as Bahirji Naik
  • Sameer Dharmadhikari
  • Ankit Mohan
  • Nikhil N Raut as Kisna
  • Ajay Purkar
  • Prasad Kiran Limaye
  • Vikram Gaikwad
  • Aastad Kale
  • Ruchi Savarn Mohan
  • Siddheshwar Zadbuke as Chimnaji
  • Rishi Saxena
  • Ashwini Kulkarni
  • Ramesh P. Pardeshi
  • Amol Hinge
• Story : NA
• Music : Devdatta Manisha Baaji
• Background Score : Devdatta Manisha Baaji
• Lyrics : Santshreshta Tukaram Maharaj, V.S.Khandekar, Digpal Lanjekar
• Cinematography (DOP) : Reshma Sarkar
• Editor : Pramod Kahar
• Art Director : NA
• Costume : Pornima Oak
• Make-up : Sanika Gadgil
• Hair-Stylist : NA
• Production Manager : NA
• Executive Producer : Utkarsh Jadhav
• Associate Director : NA
• Visual Effects : NA
• Post Production Studio : Pixel D
• Production Desing : Pratik Redij, Sanjay Karole(Shades)
• Marketing Director : Sunny Bakshi (V.R.G.Media)
• Visual Promotion : Just Right Studios N X
• Digital Campaign : Visual Junkies
• Publicity Photoshoot : Tejas Nerurkar
• Publicity Designs : Bridges Kalyanji Dedhiya
• DI & Colorist : Prakash Josef
• Mixing : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : NA

Synopsis : Fatteshikast is a Marathi movie starring Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Annup Sonii, Ankit Mohan, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Nikhil Raut and Sameer Dharmadhikari in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Digpal Lanjekar.

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The brave tale of Kondaji Farzand & his few brave men winning the Panhala Fort was the subject of the Marathi film ‘Farzand’ that released on 1^st June. The audiences have given a thunderous response to the film! There wasn’t a single Marathi released on 15^th June as the Bollywood film ‘Race 3’ was releasing.

But Farzand has stood strong in this competition against Bollywood & has gathered great occupancy in whatever shows in had in multiplexes as well as single screen theatres all over Maharashtra. It’s unfair for Marathi films to get lesser shows because of Big Bollywood release, yet Farzand has managed to break the shackles & succeed!

In the first week Farzand got 450 shows in 302 theatres, in the second week it was 391 shows in 240 theatres & then in the third week, the film has got merely 230 shows in 162 theatres. Even after having packed shows & the audiences showing interest to watch the film Marathi cinema has been consistently being hampered by Bollywood. But the success of ‘Farzand’ proves that the Marathi audiences are strongly behind Marathi cinema!

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• Review : Farzand (2018)
• Producer : Anirban Sarkar
• Director : Digpal Lanjekar
• Screenplay: Digpal Lanjekar
• Star Cast : Ankit Mohan, Prasad Oak, Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Pravin Tarde, Aastad Kale, Ajay Purkar, Sameer Dharmadhikari & Neha Joshi
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 3.5/5

Farzand Review (Marathi Movie):

As much the great Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is a part of our culture & our cultural references it has hardly reflected in our films. There is a whole genre of literature dedicated to the king & other kings who were connected to him in some ways, but very few attempts have been made in our films especially in today’s times. So ‘Farzand’ clearly has a huge advantage for taking up the subject with such conviction & confidence.

The film introduces us to it’s world by directly letting us into the tactical war methodology of ‘Ganimi Kawa’ being implemented by Tanaji Malusare (Ganesh Yadav) & his men. We see a smashing few dialogues with a touch of humour & then Tanaji & his men directly start the warfare. Now the problem here is the idea of ‘Ganimi Kawa’ gets lost here. The direct cut to sword fight where the unfocussed men in the backdrop simply seem like faking the fight, this action piece proves week & we start telling ourselves, we shouldn’t expect more. But even in those scenes the ‘Spirit’ is evident clear & loud!

After this episode the actual track of the narrative begins. Maharaj (Chinmay Mandlekar) has won all the forts within the Swarajya vicinity. The only fort that remains is ‘Panhala’! Mughal emperor Beshak Khan (Sameer Dharmadhikari) rules over Panhala. And under his rule many women from the Swarajya are facing threat everyday, his men kidnap random women from the vicinity & take them to the fort. Maharaj feels guilty to perform the ‘Rajyabhishek’ ritual when his people are facing such threats! He decides no matter what ‘Panhala’ needs to be under the Marathas!

Then the title character of the film comes into play! From the very first moment actor Ankit Mohan convinces us to be a warrior! His body, his body language, the fire in his eyes all of it contributes immensely in the impact of ‘Farzand’. Alongside him almost equal footage & importance is shared by Prasad Oak who portrays the ‘Bahuroopi’ Bahirji Naik. The rest of the team that includes Ajay Purkar, Aastad Kale, Praveen Tarde, Nikhil Raut or even Mrunmayee Deshpande & some others too fit their parts perfectly! Chinmay Mandlekar as Maharaj is almost magical to say the least! This perfectly casted ensemble is another big advantage for Farzand!

Now to begin with the problems, the first is the use of VFX. To some extent this was an obvious problem. Though I believe it could have been smartly dealt. The serial style establishing shots of the fort from the top view could have easily been avoided. It’s better to not have them than having them clearly appear fake. The next problem & a bigger one is the logic behind the actual war methodology & implementation. While the methodology is workable in theory it just seems impossible for just 60 men against an empire of nearly 2500 soldiers (that’s what they say). They even establish the fact that it would be one against 40! But the fact is we never really see 1 vs 40. We clearly see 1 vs 1 or at max 1 vs 2!

Another major problem can’t be revealed as it could be a spoiler, but let’s say it’s connected with the warfare outcome. Obviously I am not talking about whether the Marathas won Panhala or not? That we all know that we did, but ‘how?’ is the problem! Anyways throughout the warfare by spirit we are still with the film & that is the reason why even with so many problems ‘Farzand’ emerges victorious!

Farzand has a well structured narrative with lots of humour sprinkled around it. One could say it wastes too much time in the preparation of the war, but that part of the film is not really empty in terms of the narrative. Along with humour It also has a few interesting points to make about the mentality of us; Maharashtrians! These 60 men too are not really perfect. In fact even Maharaj, Farzand all of them have a human like characterization. They can make mistakes, they can be vulnerable, they could also fear the enemy at one point. But that doesn’t take anything away from their bravery! We don’t really want larger than life Bahubalis who are almost super humans!

Farzand could have been better directed for sure, but this is a great start! Let’s hope the audiences reward this film & this highly workable genre establishes itself in Marathi cinema!

Overall:

For all Maharaj devotees ‘Farzand’ is the film they were waiting for! And for other Marathi audiences too for the first time you could experience a spirited historical epic that has great performances & which also shies away from too much jingoism.

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‘Farzand‘ is a highly awaited historical action film in Marathi that is set to release on 1st June. Ever since the first news came out about the film, the audiences & shivbhakts have been eagerly awaiting to watch the film on the big screen. Written & directed by Digpal Lanjekar ‘Farzand’ feels like an extravaganza of action!

The great battle of Panhala from the history feels to be recreated & could be relived by watching this film. The film stars Chinmay Mandlekar as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mrinal Kulkarni as ‘Jijau’, Prasad Oak as ‘Bahirji Naik’ & in the title role of ‘Farzand’ we will be seeing young & dashing actor Ankit Mohan.

The trailer of the film tells us that this film is focused on only the battle of Panhala, hence there’s more scope to go into the details of the battle fought resulting into a never before seen experience. We are sure ‘Farzand’ will get an enormous response from the audiences when it releases all over Maharashtra on 1st June!

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‘Farzand’ is currently the most awaited Marathi film that is all set to actualize our dream of a big budget action film based in the times of the Great Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The first poster of the film was recently revealed it gives us the exact idea of a grand historical action film! Presented by ‘Swami Samarth Movies Creations LLP’ ‘Farzand’ releases on the 1^st of June.

This film is based on the battle of Panhala fort during the times of ‘Shivshahi’. Kondaji Farzand along with few brave Mavalas won the fort for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj & Swarajya. This tale of bravery is presented in a grand cinematic style in this film. This film is produced by Anirban Sarkar & is co-produced by Sandeep Jadhav, Mahesh Jaurkar & Swapnil Potdar. Digpal Lanjekar is the writer-director of the film.

This poster has definitely excited the audiences in general & the Shivbhakts specifically! Actor Chinmay Mandlekar is seen playing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in this film, whereas we will also see Prasad Oak & Mrunmayee Deshpande in important roles in ‘Farzand’. The title role of ‘Farzand’ is played by a new actor who is already getting good appreciation from the audiences.

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For every artist the ultimate moment of happiness is to get a positive reaction from the audience. When the audiences are blown away by a piece of art & communicate their love for the same directly to the artist, the artists too feel satisfied & all their hard work feels to be rewarded. Similar incident has happened with actor Nikhil Raut

He plays the role of ‘Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’ in the new Marathi play ‘Challenge’. One of the audiences was so much moved by his performance that he met Nikhil after the performance & couldn’t stop himself from crying. He even gifted actor Nikhil Raut & director Digpal Lanjekar with an envelope of cash as a token of love & blessings.

Nikhil had a similar experience with another woman from the audiences who also gave him an envelope! Some Savarkar devotees come up & touch Nikhi’s feet after the show. Nikhil says he has been overwhelmed with this response & feels he also a responsibility from now on. ‘Challenge’ also stars actress Deepti Lele & is presented by Mukta Barve!

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• Movie : Farzand (2018) | फर्जंद
• Producer :  Anirban Sarkar
• Director : Digpal Lanjekar
• Studio : Swami Samarth Creations LLP
• Star Cast :
  • Ankit Mohan in Lead Role
  • Mrinal Kulkarni as Jijabai
  • Chinmay Mandlekar as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
  • Neha Joshi as Kamali
  • Mrunmayee Deshpande as Kesar
  • Prasad Oak as Bahirji Naik
  • Sameer Dharmadhikari as Beshak Khan
  • Nikhil Raut as Kisna
• Story : Digpal Lanjekar
• Screenplay and Dialogues : Digpal Lanjekar
• Music : Amitraj
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan and Digpal Lanjekar
• Sound Design : Nikhil Lanjekar
• Background Music : Kedar Divekar
• Singers : Adarsh Shinde and Vaishali Samant
• Cinematography (DOP) : Kedar Gaikwad
• Editor : Pramod Kahar
• Art Director : Nitin Chandrakant Desai
• Action Director : Prashant Naik
• Costume : Pournima Oak
• Make-Up : Sachin Dete
• Choreography : Akshata Thite
• Co-Producer : Sandip Jadhav, Mahesh Jaurkar and Swapnil Potdar
• Executive Producer : Utkarsh Jadhav
• Production Designer : Nitin Chandrakant Desai
• DI : After Studio
• VFX : Loading Pixels and Corridor Studioz
• Production Design : Nitin Chandrakant Desai
• Genre : Biography and drama
• Release Date : 1st June 2018

Synopsis : The film is based on the battle of Fort Panhala for which Shivaji Maharaj needed a real warrior with the heart of a tiger. Kondaji Farzand fought for this battle for Maharaj and all the Swaraj of that time. The pages of history seem to be coming alive beautifully through this film.

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Prasad Oak is widely known as an actor of a great calibre. He has portrayed many iconic roles from Mahatma Phule to Bajirao Peshwa & now he is all set to play the first ever Marathi spy, ‘Bahirji Naik’ known as a spy in the Hindvi Swarajya! In the upcoming historical war film ‘Farzand’ we will be seeing Prasad Oak as Bahirji Naik! Directed by Digpal Lanjekar & produced by Anirban Sarkar this film is presented by ‘Swami Samarth Movies’ & is set to release on 1^st June.

Many historical names from the Shiv era haven’t really been known to the people of today. Bahirji Naik had the complete trust of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj & they wanted him to become a spy after realizing his skills & talent. Bahirji Naik knew around 14 spoken languages of those times & he was brilliant in changing his get up!

Ever since the first look of Prasad Oak as Bahirji Naik has been revealed the audiences have reacted very positively towards it! ‘Farzand’ is already a highly awaited film but now the eagerness among the audiences to watch this film is on another level! ‘Farzand’ releases on 1^st June all over Maharashtra.

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Zee Marathi broke many borders of T.V. entertainment by launching a multi-lingual serial like ‘Kahe Diya Pardes’. The serial has major characters speak in Marathi & some in Hindi. In a way not only did Shiv & Gauri came together, but also the audiences of both languages & cultures came together.

Rishi Saxena & Sayali Sanjeev became household names & all the actors from Mohan Joshi, Shubhangi Gokhale to Sameer Khandekar & others too were loved by all. The Kahe Diya Pardes team recently celebrated their one year anniversary by throwing a bash for all the team members.

The audiences have developed a very special bond with the characters of this serial. Since the audiences too have been through the whole emotional journey from Shiv & Gauri falling in love, getting married to tackling every new obstacle that comes their way to break their relationship, but the relationship has only grown stronger just as the audiences have been strongly connected with them.

We wish the Kahe Diya Pardes team all the very best for their journey ahead!

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