Whether it’s films, serials or plays Ramesh Bhatkar had played iconic unforgettable characters in every medium. After Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar it was Ramesh Bhatkar who essayed the role of ‘Lalya’ in the popular play ‘Ashrunchi Jhali Phule’ & his work was appreciated & loved.

As a film actor Ramesh Bhatkar was part of many iconic films like ‘Ashtavinayak’ & ‘Maherchi Saadi’! He was very recently seen in the Hindi film ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ playing the role of then Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chauhan. In serials he was seen in Zee Marathi’s hit serials like ‘Tu Tithe Mi’ & ‘Majhe Pati Saubhagyavati’!

He was suffering from Cancer & was admitted in ‘Elizabeth Hospital’ in Mumbai. He was battling cancer from some time & unfortunately lost to it. However till the very end he was known as a full of energy actor who entertained the audiences for several decades. May his soul rest in peace.

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Madhusudan Kalelkar has given us many unforgettable plays on Marathi theatre. His 1964 play “Apradh Meech Kela” set a new trend in Marathi art world. This play will be presented again by Kiwi Productions. Recently, the Muhurt was performed and the rehearsals were started in the presence of the entire cast. The original play was directed by Atmaram Bhende and the new set will be directed by Vijay Gokhale.

The new cast includes Ramesh Bhatkar as Commander Ashok Verti. Other cast members include Nisha Parulekar, Vijay Gokhale, Vighnesh Joshi, Sanjay Kshemkalyani, Kishor Sawant, Sonali Bangera, Vilas Gurjar, Yash Joshi et al.

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• TV Serial : 100 Days – हंड्रेड डेज (Zee Marathi)
• Also Known As : TJR, Tuzyat Jiv Rangala, Tujyat Jiv Rangala
• Producer : Santosh Ayachit, Sunil Bhosale
• Director : Vighnesh Kamble
• Production House : Sajari Creatives
• StarCast :
  • Adinath Kothare as Ajay Thakur (Inspector)
  • Tejaswini Pandit as Rani Sardesai
  • Ramesh Bhatkar as Dhanajay Sardesai
  • Archana Nipankar
• Story & Screenplay : Santosh Ayachit
• Dilogues : Pralhad Kudtarkar
• Music :
• Title Song Music : Pankaj Padgham
• Singer : Harshdeep Kaur
• Cinematography (DOP) :
• Editor :
• Art Director :
• Make Up :
• Costumes :
• Hair Stylist :
• Channel : Zee Marathi
• Starting Date : 24th October 2016
• Starting Time : 10:30 Pm Monday To Saturday

Story Outline : 

‘100 Days’ is the suspense thriller story which revolves around Rani and Inspector Ajay Thakur. It’s a murder mystery where Rani’s husband gets murdered. Inspector Ajay Thakur is a investigating officer who takes the charge of investigation for this murder. It’s a finite edge of the seat thriller, where there will be a backward countdown of 100 days.

100 Days Zee Marathi Tv Serial Photos :

100 Days Zee Marathi Serial Promo:

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The reason Zee Marathi is the leading Marathi Channel is because of their ability to experiment. They extended the usual prime time slot from 7 to 9.30 pm to 10.30 pm. First with a unique youth centric show like ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari‘, later with ‘Ratris Khel Chale‘ & a step further with a sensuous mystery thriller ‘100 Days’.

Also See – 100 Days Zee Marathi Serial Cast & Photos

As the title suggests this mystery unfolds in 100 days. Yes you read it right 100 Days will be of only 100 episodes! This is really an important decision taken by Zee especially in the context of future of Indian television.

It stars two of Marathi’s glamorous stars Tejaswini Pandit & Adinath Kothare. it will be telecasted from 24th October in the 10.30 pm slot. 100 Days also stars Ramesh Bhatkar & Archana Nipankar in pivotal roles. The writers, producers & dialogue writers of 100 Days are as same of ‘Ratris Khel Chale’ hence we are sure that 100 Days will be a true blue thriller!

Rani (Tejaswini) & Dhananjay Sardesai (Ramesh Bhatkar) are a happily married couple until one day Dhananjay disappears. Inspector Ajay Thakur (Aadinath) is assigned to handle this case & then he meets the mysterious & sensuous Rani! Ajay feels Rani herself is involved in this but struggles to find evidence. So make sure you don’t miss a single episodes out of the 100 episodes of 100 Days only on Zee Marathi.

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Muhurat shot for Charlie is Back was recently taken at the Lalbaugcha Raja. The film us directed by Prakash Bhalekar and stars Ramesh Bhatkar, Ashok Shinde, Sushant Shelar, Pooja Sawant, Sara Shravan, Rupesh Palav and Junior Charlie.

Santukrao Kolte, Vinod Vaishav and Somnath Swabhavane has produiced this film and Rajesh Kulkarni will be the executive producer.

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Recently, song recordings of the film “Vishwas” was done in Mumbai. The film stars Ramesh Bhatkar, Vinay Yedekar, Madhu Kambikar, Girija Prabhu, Sagar Padole and Harshada Gupte in the lead roles. This Nagesh Darak directed film is produced by Kailas Unde Patil under the banners of Sadguru Productions.

The music has been composed by Nandu Honap and lyrics are penned by Rupa Kulkarni. The songs have been sung by various singers.

Ravindra Sathe has sung a sad song “Nasheebaachee thattaa jhaalee”. Vaishali Made and Rohit Raut has sung a duet “Mathyavarache kunku tu japasheel kaa?” Vaishali Samant has sung “popat pisatala” an item song whie Jahnavi Prabhu Arora and Swapnil Bandodkar has sung romantic “Tujhya Majhya Preetiche JHepavale paakharo”.

The film is co-produced by Sagar Padole and Ajit Sahani. The film will go on the floors very soon.

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• Review : Mumbai Time (2016)
• Producer : Somnath Chitra
• Directer : Sushrut Bhagwat
• Star Cast : Umesh Kamat, Rahul Mehendale, Ramesh Bhatkar, Kishor Choughule, Mahesh Manjrekar, Deepak Shirke, Sanjay Mone, Ashwini Ekbote, Mrunal Dusanis & Others
• Writer : Udaydada Lad
• Music : Ashok Patki and Yogita Chitale
• Genre : Action, Love Story, Revenge Drama
• Review By : Rasik Tirodkar

Rating : 1.5/5

Review:

Post Guru, Mumbai Time is another film that seems to have been strongly influenced by the loud cinema from the South.

Mumbai Time is a gangster film that shows how a young man from a lower middle class background gets caught in the world of crime and then traces his journey there. We have seen many such films in Hindi and also in Marathi like the recent Dagadi Chawl. This film is no different than the ones that have already released. These kinds of gangster films are dime a dozen.

Amar Surve (Umesh Kamat) has an issue with a villain in a South Indian gang who’s head honcho played by Deepak Shirke. Amar has to go through the entire hierarchy to exact his revenge. He cannot directly take revenge. There is also another Muslim Gang whose leader is played by Ramesh Bhatkar. Mahesh Manjrekar plays the role of an ACP who is only shown playing chess most of the time.

The film starts on a loud note and bizarrely that loudness is maintained right throughout. The film somehow has very few scenes which are at a low pitch and this works against the film. The drama unfolding on screen loses its impact. Umesh Kamat is an interesting casting as we have seldom seen him in such roles; his performance is one of the better parts of the film. Apart from him all other actors are theatrical or over the top. This results in the film becoming very loud. Marathi films of the recent past seem to have borrowed this over the top story telling from their southern counterparts. Guru clearly had an influence of Telugu and Tamil commercial potboilers. Mumbai Time too seems to be influenced by cinema from the South.

Another negative aspect of the film is that it is predictable. Nearly every point in the story can be guessed from a distance.

Overall:

A loud and predictable gangster film that has nothing new in it.

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Marathi film industry has tried many genres movies and they have successive path towards positive response from audience. Now Marathi movie is now ready to entertain audience with their breathtaking action film for the first time.

This new revenge movie ‘Mumbai Time’ presented by Udaydada Lad. Directed by Sushrut Bhagwat and produced by Somnath Chitra. This movie starring Umesh Kamat, Rahul Mehendale, Ramesh Bhatkar and Kishor Chaughule.

The story of this movie based on a journey of a well-educated middle class Marathi boy who’s forced to be a part of Mumbai Underworld in the era of 1985 to 1990. Audience will get to see the middle class boy’s journey on 29th January 2016 all over Maharashtra.

Here is the first teaser of ‘Mumbai Time’.

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• Movie : Mumbai Time (2016) | मुंबई टाईम
• Producer : Somnath Chitra
• Directer : Sushrut Bhagwat
• Star Cast : Umesh Kamat, Rahul Mehendale, Ramesh Bhatkar, Kishor Choughule, Mahesh Manjrekar, Deepak Shirke, Sanjay Mone, Ashwini Ekbote, Mrunal Dusanis, Upendra Date, Ashok Samel, Adwait Dadarkar, Anil Khopkar, Rekha Kambale, Anil Nagarkar, Rahul Gore, Vivek Gore, Nandesh Umap, Janardan Kadam, Pramod Pawar, Shivraj Walwekar, Anil Gavas, Sagar Satpute, Mayur Bhatkar, Harshal Shastri, Tushar Gaware, Bhushan Telang, Ajay Purkar, Sameer Chougule, Gayatri Deshmukh, Kaliprasad Shah, Vikas Sonawane.
• Story : Udaydada Lad
• Screenplay : Ashish Pathre
• Music : Ashok Patki and Yogita Chitale
• Lyrics : Guru Thakur
• Dialogues : Ashish Pathre
• Singers : Madhura Datar, Pooja Gaytonde and Shalmali Sukhtandar
• Director of Photography : Ajith V. Reddy
• Art Director : Shamim Khopkar
• Editor : Rajesh Rao
• Choreographer : Dipali Vichare
• Sound : Aditya v. Oke
• Costumes : Aparna Apte
• Executive Producer : Nitin Gosambe
• Genre  : Action, Love Story, Revenge Drama
• Release Date : 5th, February 2016

Synopsis:
It’s a film based on a journey of a well educated middle class Marathi boy who’s forced to be a part of Mumbai Underworld in the era of 1985 to 1990.

Mumbai Time Marathi Movie Poster / Still Photos :

Mumbai Time Marathi Movie Official Trailer:

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Zee Marathi has geared up for launch of new serial, Maze Pati Saubhagyawati, with a unique concept which has already created huge buzz and curiosity in the viewers. We spoke to the multi-talented actor Vaibhav Mangle about his new role. Here is what Vaibhav told us ex-tempore.

What is the tele-scenario of the show?

It is said that to understand a woman one needs to step into her shoes. Maze Pati Saubhagyawati is a story about a man who realizes the worth of a woman when he himself has to essay the role of one. Vaibhav is a struggling actor who came to Mumbai 14 years ago along with his wife Lakshmi and dreams of becoming a successful actor. But unfortunately Vaibhav and Lakshmi have not been able to accomplish their dreams and are still where they started from. However, after a series of rejections, Vaibhav has reached a stage where his belief in himself has slowly begun to crumble. He’s got one last chance to give himself and Lakshmi a better life. A role, if he performs well, will not only start his career but also change his perspective of looking at life. But, call this his fortune, or add it to list of despairs, the role is such that he cannot disclose it to anyone. It’s the role of female lead in a show.

Does this change your character in any way?

Yes. In the process, Vaibhav who is a chauvinistic husband and has always took his wife for granted starts realizing her worth. He starts to realize experiences the struggles of a woman, her pain, her happiness and her aspirations making him empathize with his wife more.

What are the other credits of the show?

This intriguing drama is produced by Teamwork Ultra creations banner, and directed by Mandar Devsthali, who has given extremely popular serials like Honar Sunn Mi Hya Gharachi to the audience. Stage and film actress Nandita Dhuri will be playing my wife’s role. She is an extremely talented actress. Ashok Shinde and Ramesh Bhatkar will be also seen in the supporting roles.

How did you prepare yourself for the role?

I have played such characters earlier in shows like ‘FU BAI FU’ and other plays and I could easily get into the character and since I had earlier worked with Ramesh Bhatkar and Ashok Shinde, Uday Sabnis, Ajit Kelkar, it was easier for me to essay the character.

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