Poshter Girl has been declared as a super hit on the box office. Dealing with a sensitive subject of Women Empowerment, the film makes it point through a social satire. The leading lady of this film, Sonalee Kulkarni is more than happy with this role. A meaty role in this woman-centric film has given her critical acclaim and box office collections. We spoke to Sonalee about her performance and experience in this film.

Here are some excerpts from this interview.

Congratulations! Poshter Girl has been receiving tremendous feedback from the audience. How does it feel?

It feels amazing. We all worked really very hard for this film. There are some things in your life which are beyond commercial mathematics. I really wished this to do a film do better and appreciated by the audience. All of us are really very passionate about the film. The hard work was enormous but fortunately it has paid off. The impact Poshter Girl has created in the audience mind is more important. It is touching hearts of the people and gaining good money on the box office.  What more can an artiste ask for.

Though both films have different plots, Poshter Girl was thought as the sequel to Poshter Girl. Did you think that it will be compared with the first film?

When you give a successful film, people start expecting more from your second film. This has happened with Sameer as well, Poshter Boys did not have any burden of expectations, but for this film it was obvious that people are going to expect more. The fact that he titles second film similar to his fist film, even though subjects are different, made more speculations. However, fortunately everybody knew that these are two different films, neither sequel nor prequels. For me the most important thing is people like this film immensely. It has gone one step ahead of Poshter Bys in terms of opening on the box office.

Poshter Girl has a usual star cast. There are no definite romantic leads, or a hero. The subject revolves around your character. How does it feel to star in such a woman centric role?

The role was really marvelous and I will call it as actress’ dream role. I really wanted to do something like this, and I am so fortunate that makers thought that I could carry this role. The film is about women empowerment but it never becomes preachy. Though it is female oriented film, it is still a very commercial paisa vasool film also. Generally what happens with such films is that they become very preachy and socially biased. In Poshter Girl, the message is never in the face, but very subtle. Hence, it stays with the people for longer time. The best compliment for us is when people tell us that they are laughing and enjoying the film, but when they are coming out of the theatre this film is making them heavy hearted. The film makes you think and feel responsible towards our society and women.  I feel much honored be a part of this film. This is the best thing happened in my career so far.

You were working with Sameer Patil for the first time. How was the experience?

Sameer has a distinctive style as a director. He has a different genre for making films. Working with him becomes very effortless as he is a good actor himself. When you work with new people the elements that are unknown to even you can be explored. This was my first black comedy and social satire. I really appreciate that he thought I can play this character.

How did you prepare for this role?

Rupali Thorat is completely different from all the characters I have played earlier. She is even unlike Sonali Kulkarni. So for me getting into the skin of this character was very difficult. She doesn’t talk much in the film but she always speaks sensible. She is such a strong headed girl yet she never preaches anybody. Getting this balance of the character was really challenging. Everybody else is having some good punch lines and amazing scenes, but she is the only one who is talking very little but sensible. So, I had to work a lot on my dialogue deliveries.

You hail from an urbanized background. Was playing a rural girl a challenge? 

My first film Bakula Namdev Ghotale was also a woman oriented title role film where I played a village girl. For Poshter girl, the character was little tricky, though she is rural, she is not brought up in that village. She has studied agriculture in Pune. She has roots and connections to that village but she was not raised there. The trickiest part for me was to bring in the flavor but not to play just like any other village girl. To get this, we approached the character reversely. What generally we do is we start with the looks then think about the body language and then the language. However, for Rupali, we decided about her language and then her looks.  Before shooting I used to record one scene on voice recording and send it to Sameer and then we discuss about it. The character was inspired by Vishwas Nangare Patil. He is also from small town guy so I listened to his speeches and interviews. Rupali Thorat is not over the top fake girl. She is very much real like any other well educated girl from the rural area. This subtlety was the trickiest part but Sameer and Hemant Dhome helped me tremendously.

Jitendra Joshi is such an energetic and spontaneous actor. How was the experience of working with him?

He is a rock star. I have done a farcical comedy “Hay Kay Nay Kay” and small part in Singham with him. He is such a hyper energetic actor. He helped me a lot during this film. Not only him, but all the other actors helped each other to make this film brilliant. For me, this was also a learning experience. Sandeep Pathak is known for his comic timing; Hrishikesh Joshi has an excellent command over Marathi. So, I kept learning from everybody. This is a very rare film which has an ensemble cast, but every cast member is given an excellent scene. So, when I had to do my scenes, every other member helped me a lot. Nobody tried to kill each other’s work, this happens seldom.

Somehow that positive atmosphere and team work shows on the screen as well.

Yeah! We completed each other but never competed. All the five boys had to do lots of hard work, but they always gave their 100 percent. This is the best film crew I have worked so far! Such was the positive and healthy set environment was!

Poshter Girl songs are already chartbusters. Which one is your favourite?

It has to be Rakhumai! We have four different songs in the film composed by Amit Raj and all have become popolar. Avaj vadhav DJ has become a chartbuster immediately after its release in December. But, Rakhumai is a song that will stay with you forever. It has got a classic library value. This song stays with you, it makes you feel, it makes you cry. Every time I listen to this song, I get Goosebumps. It has been written so beautifully and composed so serenely. The real highlight of this song is Pandit Vishvamohan Bhat has played Mohanveena. I am so privileged to be associated with this song.

You said Poshter Girl was your dream role. Now what is ahead?

Your ambition has to go higher. I will not say I have achieved everything in my career. It is time for me to do different roles, as people have started taking me seriously as an actress. Earlier I was more like a glamour doll or just a good dancer. I still love that image but Poshter Girl has given me the credentials for being a substantiated actress. When you do something successful then next thing should be bigger and brighter.  Thus begins my new journey. Poshter girl has proven to everybody including me and my film people that Apsara Aali has become Poshter girl. Now my career has begun on a completely new level. I want to go beyond this and explore myself.

Tell us more about you upcoming projects.

I believe in doing one film at a time. I want to give my 100 percent to a film and I am very passionate about what I do. I had done three films in the previous year. This year Poshter girl has started in a big way and I am working with something equally exciting but it is too early to talk about this project.

Sonalee, Thanks for speaking with Marathistars.com. We wish you all the best for your next projects and expect such nice heartwarming performances from you.

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• Review : Poshter Girl (2016)
• Producer :  Hadi Ali Abrar and Pushpank Gawade
• Directer : Sameer Patil
• Star Cast :  Sonalee Kulkarni, Jitendra Joshi, Aniket Vishwasrao, Siddharth Menon, Hemant Dhome, Sandeep Pathak, Akshay Tanksale and Hrishikesh Joshi.
• Writer : Hemant Dhome
• Music : Amitraj
• Genre : Comedy, Drama
• Review By : Rasik Tirodkar

Rating : 2.5/5

Poshter Girl Marathi Movie Review:

Poshter Girl is directed by Sameer Patil who had also directed the film Poshter Boyz (2014). It is not exactly a sequel of the 2014 film, but it is still similar in style, flavor and intent. Now, I felt Poshter Boyz was a totally misfired attempt and did not even do well commercially. So, it did not really seem wise to make a similar kind of film. However, now that Poshter Girl is made lets shift the focus on this latest film.

Poshter Girl is definitely an improvement over Poshter Boys. Sameer Patil seems to have learnt from his debut film; his second film does not have as many issues. But, some negatives of Poshter Boyz are found in this film too.

The film is about a village called Tekawade and how due to female infanticide and a rampant misogynist thinking, the village is devoid of any young girl. Tekawade has been blacklisted by all the neighboring villages and nobody is willing to marry off their daughters into that village. However, a strong willed and pretty girl named Rupali (Sonalee Kulkarni) comes to live in the village and all hell break’s loose. A group of five young men – Bharatrao (Hrishikesh Joshi), Bajrang (Aniket Vishwasrao), Arjun (Siddharth Menon), Ramesh (Akshay Tanksale) and Suresh (Sandeep Pathak) – enter into a game of one-upmanship to win Rupali’s heart and get her hand in marriage.

Now, the biggest positive of the film has to be its casting. Hrishikesh Joshi was one of the best things about Poshter Boyz and most likely that is why he has been given a lead character here. In Poshter Girl, too, he steals the show and brings out the most laughs as the childless Uncle Kishan of Rupali who is supervising over this competition (or swyamvar) among the young and most eligible bachelors of the village. Sonalee Kulkarni does justice to her part in the film and doesn’t overact for the most parts. The bunch of eligible bachelors too are well casted and do bring out laughs at some places, but they cannot help being over the top, much like the acting in Poshter Boyz.

Another negative of Poshter Boyz that is found here is the lack of fully developed characters. Apart from Kishan and Rupali almost all other characters are mere caricatures. The screenplay credited to Hemant Dhome and Sameer Patil, has interesting back stories to Bharatrao and Bajrang, however it just scratches the surface and does not allow us to connect with the characters at all. It has all the obvious double meaning jokes and other slapstick scenes that people expect from such a comedy. The gags hardly have anything novel in them, but they might work for the target audience. Poster Girl, thankfully, does not have any ridiculous product placement like Poshter Boyz and neither does it have any inane cameo just for the heck of it.

The attempt to tackle social evils of female infanticide and misogyny in Poster Girl are also marginally more successful than the tackling of the taboo of vasectomy in Poshter Boyz. But, the way the message is put across is certainly a bit pushy and preachy. However, though not fully successful, the attempt to deliver a message in the form of humour is definitely worthy of a little praise.

Overall:

Despite being better than Poshter Boyz, the film is only partially successful in delivering a message under the garb of humour.

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Lavani and new face of Marathi film industry is kind of best combination of perfect performance.  This same thing happened in ‘Poshter Girl’s lavani ‘Kashyala Lavato Naat’.  The new face of M-Town Rasika Sunil performed on this lavani and she has stolen everyone’s heart with her graceful performance. Dressed in heavy Navvari Sari, Rasika has surprised the audiences with her stunning looks and awesome dance moves.

Lavani is the well-known folk dance which is a combination of traditional song and dance, mostly performed to the beats of Dholki. Lavani has been entertaining us since ages. This dance form has always come across the audiences through Marathi movies. Rasika Sunil performed on this lavani very well and this lavani is recorded in Bela Shende’s melodious voice and it’s been choreographed by the very talented Phulwa Khamkar.

Watch : Rasika Sunil’s Lavani Song ‘Kashyala Lavato’ From Poshter Girl

Rasika dazzled the dance floor and has given total justice to the song with her amazing expressions and amazing performance. This dance number has become popular within a short span of time. This new face in M – Town seems promising. Rasika started her career in Marathi film industry with a bang, audience will definitely like to see her on the big screen in near future.

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The Poshter Girl team has recently disclosed an interesting thing about Jitendra Joshi. Jitu has done an amazing improvisation during the shoot for his character in this film. Jitendra Joshi is playing role of vice sarpanch of his village and is very boastful about his designation. In the entire film he keeps beating some or the other person in the file to show his superiority.

Sameer Patil director of the film said, “when I use to explain the seen to him he used to immediately grasp it and thereafter give his touch and that use to be very hilarious”.

The writer of the film Hemant Dhome said, ‘You will see the character Bharatrao Zende always hitting some or the other actor in the entire film. This was his idea of giving that extra added touch to his character”.

Viacom 18 motion pictures and Chalo film banayein produced Poshter Girl is set to release all over Maharashtra on the 12th of February.

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Sonalee  Kulkarni who has been noticed in films like ‘Natarang’ ‘Bakula Namdev Ghotale’, ‘Classmates’, ‘Ajintha’, etc. is now all set to wow the audiences in her forthcoming much buzzed film ‘Poshter Girl’. We spoke to the fair and green eyed beauty at a press meet of the film. Here are some excerpts.

There are a lot of expectations from ‘Poshter Girl’. What are your views?

Yes. It’s the second film directed by Sameer Patil after his successful debut in ‘Poshter Boyz’ and it’s backed by a leading studio like Viacom 18 and has a medley of a leading cast like Hrishikesh Joshi, Aniket Vishwasrao, Hemant Dhome who has also written the story of the film, Jitendra Joshi, etc.

What is your character in the film like?

I play an ambitious village girl who is studying in Pune and wants to be an agricultural officer but when she comes to her native village, her life changes when she finds that the village has a paucity of marriageable girls for boys and how she is wooed by all the boys of the village and how she finds that  each boy is different in their behavior and manner like she finds Aniket as a very boyish innocent boy, Jitendra Joshi, a very powerful boy of a leading powerful family of the village, Hemant Dhome as a very funny  and completely rural boy and her uncle played by Hrishikesh Joshi wants her to get married to one of these boys and this is the gist of the film.

How close is the character in the film to your real self?

I am also a reasonably ambitious girl also hailing from Pune and I am also a simple girl with simple wants in life and acting is my only passion. I am happy that I have got a female centric role in the film which is always satisfying as an actor.

How was it like working with Sameer Patil as a director?

Unfortunately I hadn’t seen Poshter Boyz before the shooting of the film but I made it a point to see the film after I signed ‘Poshter Girl’ and I found that he is a director who likes the satirical black comedy genre but albeit with a good message and when we shot on the locations in Wai, I found he was a really nice and a complete gentleman who knows his craft and always trying to excel himself. I am very happy that I have acted in this film as I got an opportunity to grow as an actress and also our entire team was like one big happy family.

Isn’t it a great thing that a big studio like VIACOM 18 is producing this film?

Yes. Marathi cinema has grown over the years and they have made Marathi films in past, some successful like ‘Zapatlela-2, and this is a sign of Marathi cinema coming of age.

Do you have any song and dance sequences for which you are famous for after Natarang’?

Yes, Natarang was a landmark film for me but I have done films in which didn’t have any dance sequences and ‘Poshter Girl’ is one such film. It is a completely performance driven film.

What’s next?

I like to do one film at a time and after the release of ‘Poshter Girl’ I will take a much needed break for a while and then I will start reading scripts and then sign a very good film.

Are you open to television offers?

Television is not my cup of tea. I like to do things in a very easy paced and a no stress manner and television is too hectic for me and so I want to keep away from television.

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Lavani is the most attractive and famous dance form. It’s a mixture of traditional look, song, dance and it is mostly perform on the beats of Dholki. The most awaited lavani song from ‘Poshter Girl’ is out now. Audience will enjoy the every beat of this lavani; Amitraj has composed the best music for lavani.

Here are the starting lines of Lavani, “धडाचं नाही तुमचं बियानं, तेनंच लावलिया वाट, लई कसाची जमीन माझी, तिला कश्शाला लावतोस नाट…”

‘Kashyala Lavato’ lavani’s lyrics penned by Guru Thakur, sung by Bela Shende, music composed by Amitraj and beautiful choreography done by Phulwa Khamkar. This lavani picturized on Actress Rasika Sunil, Jitendra Joshi, Sandeep Pathak, Aniket Vishwasrao, Siddharth Menon and Akshay Tanksale and Poshter Girl’s Uncle Hrishikesh Joshi. Audience will surely love dancing on this lavani.

‘Poshter Girl’ movie is produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Chalo Film Banaye and directed by Samir Patil. This movie starring Sonalee Kulkarni, Hrishikesh Joshi, Jitendra Joshi, Sandeep Pathak, Aniket Vishwasrao, Siddharth Menon, Hemant Dhome & Akshay Tanksale. DOP is Pushpank Gawade and Editor is Kshitija Khandagale. Story is written by Hemant Dhome. ‘Poshter Girl’ movie is releasing on 12th February 2016.

Kashyala Lavato Lavani Song Lyrics:

धडाचं नाही तुमचं बियानं
तेनंच लावलिया वाट
लई कसाची जमीन माझी
तिला कश्शाला लावतोस नाट..

पेरतोस मिरची कोल्हापुरची नी
उसाची धरतोस आशा
रिकाम्या हिरीला ईंजान लावतोस
हायब्रीड तुझा तमाशा
नुस्याच करतोस बाराच्या वार्ता
हिशेब पावने आठ..
लई कसाची जमीन माझी तिला
कश्शाला लावतोस नाट..

खुळं पाखरू तुझ्या जीवाचं
झुरतय कोनापाई
कशाला ठेवतंय चोच रिकामी
दान्याला म्हंतय नाही
सुगीच सांगतेय लूटून जाया
शिवार बिनबोभाट
लई कसाची जमीन माझी
तिला कश्शाला लावतोस नाट..

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Poshter Girl Team recently visited Siddhivinayak Temple at Prabhadevi to seek blessings from the beloved Bappa for the film. The film is slated to be released on the 12 February. Lead pair of the film Sonalee Kulkarni, Hemant Dhome, director Sameer Patil, Music composer Amit Raj, choreographer Phulwa Khamkar and producers Pushpank Gawde and Hadi Ali Abrar visited the temple.

Hemant Dhome who will be seen in this film has also written the story and screenplay for the film.

Sonalee  said, “How mother understands what her child wants in the similar way God does and he is the creator he has already decided what and when to give. So we are here to thank him for what he has given to us”.

The film deals with a strong social message yet this message has been conveyed through light hearted comedy.

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• Movie : Poshter Girl (2016) | पोश्टर गर्ल
• Producer : Hadi Ali Abrar and Pushpank Gawade
• Directer : Sameer Patil
• Studio : Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Chalo Film Banaye
• Star Cast :
  • Sonalee Kulkarni as Rupali Thorat
  • Jitendra Joshi as Bharatrao Zende
  • Aniket Vishwasrao as Bajrang Dudhbhate
  • Siddharth Menon as Arjun Kalal
  • Hemant Dhome as Suraj
  • Sandeep Pathak as Suresh Yadgaokar Patil
  • Hrishikesh Joshi as Kisanrao Thorat
  • Akshay Tanksale as Ramesh Yadgaokar Patil
  • Anand Ingale and Vaibhav Mangale.
• Story : Hemant Dhome
• Music : Amitraj
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Singers : Anand Shinde and Adarsh Shinde
• Director of Photography : Pushpank Gawade
• Editor : Kshitija Khandagale
• Choreography : Phulwa Khamkar
• Costume : Kalyani Gugale, Uma and Biju
• Visual Promotion : Just Right Studioz
• Production Design : Siddarth Tattoskar and Shree Kumar Nair
• Publicity Design : Chaitanya Sant (Mantra SDS)
• Genre  : Comedy, Drama
• Release Date : February 12, 2016

Synopsis:
Poshter Girl takes you on a mad roller coaster ride of a quaint, little village in Maharashtra – Tekawde, which is ill-famous for female infanticide and as a result there are no girls left within the village. When the question of boys’ marriage is on heat, a beautiful and Intelligent girl enters the scenario and changes everything. This is the story of the girl Rupali and her chosen 5 candidates who would do anything to win her heart.

Poshter Girl Marathi Movie Poster / Still Photos :

Poshter Girl Marathi Movie Official Trailer:

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‘Simple simple’ song from upcoming Marathi movie ‘Poshter Girl’ is simply awesome.  After energetic song ‘Aawaz Vadhav DJ Tula…’ it’s time to melt your heart with lovely song ‘Simple Simple’. This song sung by Harshvardhan Wavare, simple and meaningful lyrics penned by Kshitij Patwardhan and music composed by none other than Amitraj.

This song picturized on Poshter Girl Sonalee Kulkarni  , Jitendra Joshi, Sandeep Pathak, Aniket Vishwasrao, Siddharth Menon and Akshay Tanksale.  ‘Poshter Girl’ produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Chalo Film Banaye and directed by Sameer Patil. Though this movie has a comedy genre but it is based on a sensitive subject and this movie will pass a message in a society.

Every boy is always waiting for her dream girl and he wished that she should be simple and this song will help boys to impress his simple girl. Keep listening to ‘Hastach Chandani, Lajtaach Mohini, Pahtach Kamini, Kalajachi Swamini…. Simple Simple Havi, Simple Madhe Dimple Havi’.

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Sameer Patil as a director hit the box office with his first film ‘Poshter Boyz’ and now he is ready with his second film ‘Poshter Girl’. We caught up with the mild mannered soft spoken director about his eagerly awaited film. A Few excerpt.

There are a lot of expectations from your second film.

Yes. And I hope I live up to the expectations as I have worked harder in this film than the first. Though the film is not a sequel or prequel of the original only the title is a brand and that’s what we have retained it.

What is the story of the film?

The story is about a village and there are a majority of girls in the village with only a few men of marriageable age and hence it creates a funny but difficult situation and this is the germ of this satirical comedy film.

Was the casting of Sonalee Kulkarni your choice?

Yes. We needed an actress who not only looked glamorous and also could dance well and act too and all her previous films like ‘Natarang’, ‘Ajintha’ are proof of this and hence we casted her in the film along with actors like Hrishikesh Joshi, Aniket Vishwasrao, Jitendra Joshi, Siddharth Menon and Sandeep Pathak. The film has a fresh new look and I am sure it will entertain the audiences.

What about the music of the film?

The film has four good songs especially a devotional number shot in a temple and a lavni picturized on Sonalee Kulkarni.

A big corporate like Viacom is producing your film, Isn’t it great?

Yes. It’s a great achievement and I am proud of that Marathi films are now garnering good business and backing from corporate houses.

You started as an actor. So why not act in your films too?

(Laughs) I can’t do too many things at a time and I can’t handle two departments at one time. But in future if an opportunity arises I will definitely act.

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