• Movie : Makeup (2020) | मेकअप
• Producer : Deepak Mukut, B. Balaji Rao, Hiren Gada, Neeraj Kumar Burman, Amit Singh
• Director : Ganesh Pandit
• Star Cast : Rinku Rajguru, Chinmay Udgirkar, Prateeksha Lonkar, Rajan Tamhane
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogues : Sujoy Roy & Ganesh Pandit

Viewpoint: Rinku Rajguru’s third outing in Marathi cinema, ‘Makeup’ turns out be problematic in terms of her performance but overall the film succeeds because it defies stereotypes and avoids usual sentimental melodrama! The two halves of the film though distinctly different in terms of plot and tone, they compliment each other well and give us a strangely unique mainstream entertainer!

What Works? 

• Ganesh Pandit has been an established writer in Marathi cinema for around a decade now, this film is his directorial debut & the film reflects his unique sense of comedy in many ways. One of the most effective ways is the way in which he uses certain details in objects or props to extract humour. Throughout the first half which is primarily a comedy he uses certain objects, elements in almost every scene to convey few underlying themes of that particular scene or about the characters. Whether it’s a mobile phone, simple entrance doors, an audio device that constantly chants “Shree Swami Samarth”, or a sizzler dish ordered in a restaurant! Not many filmmakers in Marathi use such elements creatively.
• ‘Makeup’ succeeds in protecting the film by not revealing too much in the promos, trailers. Many films don’t understand the risk of giving away too much. Here because of the protection we are pleasantly surprised with the turns the plot takes.
• The film defies the norm that we need a conventional hero, conventional heroine coming together conventionally in a romantic dramedy! The two of the main characters are put through strange circumstances and are made to go through things we all face in our lives.
• The strangeness of the second half is such that many a times we as audiences are conflicted on whether to laugh or to feel bad! While this could be frustrating for some lot of the audiences to me it was exciting! Seldomly our films put us in such conflicted two minds, I enjoyed it!
• The film silently stands for all the right things related to feminism in today’s times. But more so it also looks at family in a new way, one that could be easily relatable to today’s youth.
• The music of the film is really good. Especially because these days it has become rare in Marathi cinema. Though there’s one song which is a remake of a popular Hindi song.
• Chinmay Udgirkar who’s in the male lead along with the rest of the supporting cast except Rinku have given consistent performances.

What Fails? 

• Rinku’s performance falters majorly in all the humorous moments designed around her character. However she is completely effective in other moments. This inconsistency could have been worked upon. It reinstates the fact that ‘comedy’ is the most difficult part of acting, and you can’t be good in it by default.
• The dialogues of the film (especially in the 1^st half) most of the times are too cheesy. It might be deliberately done but it isn’t effective enough.
• It’s clearly evident that the film is directed by a first time director. This film under a more finessed director could have been even more effective! But nevertheless we can expect Pandit’s next film to be better directed!

Final Verdict: ‘Makeup’ is a film about which we can’t really be general in terms of whether all kinds of audiences would be able to enjoy it or not. But certainly if an audience is open minded enough to consume content that defies their expectations and presents a confusing but lifelike tale of love, romance & relationships, ‘Makeup’ can work for them!

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• Movie : Makeup (2019) | मेकअप
• Producer : Deepak Mukut, B. Balaji Rao, Hiren Gada, Neeraj Kumar Burman, Amit Singh
• Director : Ganesh Pandit
• Studio : Soham Rockstar Entertainment, Bala Industries & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd., Green Apple Media
• Star Cast :
  • Rinku Rajguru
  • Chinmay Udgirkar
• Writer : Ganesh Pandit
• Creative Director : Sujoy Roy
• Screenplay and Dialogues : NA
• Lyrics : NA
• Sound : Rashi Butte
• Sound Design :
• Music : AV Prafullchandra
• Background Music :
• Cinematography (DOP) : Suman Sahu
• Editor : Aashish Mhatre, Apurva Motiwale Sahai
• Art Director : Mahesh kore
• Costume : Manasi Attarde
• Make-up : Santosh Gayke
• Presenter : NA
• Choreography : NA
• Co-Producer : Ketan Maru, Kaleem Khan
• Visual Promotions : NA
• Digital Promotions : NA
• DI Colorist : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 7th February 2020.

Synopsis : Makeup is a Marathi movie starring Rinku Rajguru in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Ganesh Pandit.

Makeup Marathi Movie Poster/Photos :

Makeup Marathi Movie Trailer :

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Review: Kaagar
Cast: Rinku Rajguru, Shubhankar Tawde, Shashank Shende, Suhas Palshikar & Umesh Jagtap
Director: Makarand Mane

Viewpoint: ‘Kaagar’ succeeds on a directorial level where it builds an exciting atmosphere of a fast paced political thriller that is stylized on many levels including the background score & the way film is edited. But ‘Kaagar’ is also weak in the writing department, both in  screenplay & in dialogues.

What Works? 

• Up until the first half ‘Kaagar’ is completely engaging & it sucks us into the world it creates. A world that is based on actual villages in Maharashtra & how the politics is connected with the sugar cane farming. The film instantly connects us with it’s subject.
• The two lead characters of ‘Rani’ (Rinku Rajguru) & ‘Yuvraj’ (Shubhankar Tawde) have been created well, we understand their behaviour & their motives especially in the first half. Rinku’s ‘Rani’ character is distinctly different from the ‘Archi’ character of ‘Sairat’ & in the most parts of the film she plays her character convincingly.
• As said above the film is very stylized technically. Even though there are glimpses of ‘Sairat’ here & there, the background score in particular gives ‘Kaagar’ a style of it’s own!
• The pre-interval scene of the film is a major highlight of the film’s plot. It’s a twist that arrives unexpectedly & works really well in keeping us intrigued for the next half. Though what happens in the second half is a different story!

What Fails? 

• The trailer of the film was a major spoiler. It gave away the entire plot of the film! For example we see a major character dying in the trailer & then while we are watching the film we expect that to happen early in the film since it has been revealed in the trailer, but that’s not the case & hence the shock factor of that incident happening doesn’t exist! Ideally the film should have been promoted as a love story based in a political backdrop & not the other way round.
• The film shies away from giving a grey shade to one major character especially when the situation demands it, instead it chooses a safer way by making things happen on it’s own.
• The overall second half of the film doesn’t live up to the first half. There are many plot-holes & some of the important characters in the film are treated wrongly, undermining characteristics of the character & ideally how it should have acted in the situations that have been created.
• Shashank Shende’s ‘Guruji’ was a ‘Krishna’ like figure in this political ‘Mahabharat’ but eventually the way it shapes up takes away all the fun from the character. The actual complexity in today’s politics could have been explored through his character but the makes miss that chance!

Final Verdict: ‘Kaagar’ overall is an engaging & effective political thriller. We as a society are always politically driven & especially currently when it’s the election season going on! Hence ‘Kaagar’ definitely deserves one watch! Not to forget fans of Rinku Rajguru will be pleased by her presence & performance.

Rating: 3/5

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Maharashtra is a state where everyone is interested in politics and has a political opinion, sometimes even without voting in the elections! However, this obsession in our culture has hardly been seen in our films. Sparring a few classics like ‘Samna’ & ‘Sinhasan’ we have hardly had any films related to politics. Hence Rinku Rajguru starrer ‘Kaagar‘ is a rare & precious film to be excited for!

While the teaser of the film established the Rinku’s character & the overall theme of the film, the trailer which is out now going in further details about the overall tone of the film. From the trailer, one can say nothing can be taken on face value! Every character seems to be more in a grey shade than black or white!

This film is directed by Makarand Mane who has bagged a national award for his debut film ‘Ringan’. Alike ‘Ringan’ & his second film ‘Youngraad’, Shashank Shende also stars in ‘Kaagar‘ in an important role! Rinku Rajguru looks absolutely perfect in her part in this twisted political thriller where she also stands out being an alone lady in the midst of all men!

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The much-awaited teaser of Rinku Rajguru’s second Marathi film was released online & the first impression of the film ‘Kaagar‘ is of a stylistic political drama. Rinku’s character looks very dynamic & suits her public persona which was created after her character of ‘Archi’ in ‘Sairat‘.

Written & directed by national award-winning filmmaker Makarand Mane ‘Kaagar’ looks to be a journey of a young girl who comes from a humble background but after getting married to a politician’s son gets involved in politics. A major plot point of the film has been revealed in the teaser, that of the girl’s husband dying!

It would be interesting to see how ‘Kaagar’ rediscovers the actress within Rinku. Moreover, this film also seems to be the first Marathi film that is exploring the rise of a young politician. Many audiences would also be drawing parallels to real life female politicians in Maharashtra & would be searching for inspirations from real life or incidents in the film!

‘Kaagar‘ is being presented by Viacom 18 & is releasing in theatres on 26th of April!

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Rinku Rajguru became Maharashtra’s most loved actress post the success of ‘Sairat‘. She achieved superstardom overnight at a very young age! Now she is all set to prove her versatility as an actress in her second Marathi film ‘Kagar’ which is directed by national award winning director Makarand Mane.

The first official poster of the film was recently revealed & one can easily make out that ‘Kaagar‘ is a film about politics! There have also been rumors that Rinku’s character in the film is based on an actual female politician! But nothing has been revealed of that sort by the makers of the film! Who do you think would be that politician?

The film also stars gifted actor Shashank Shende who has been previously part of ‘Ringan’ & ‘Youngraad‘ also made by director Makarand Mane. Fans of Rinku would be all geared up for ‘Kagar’ & moreover since there are waves of elections all around the country & Maharashtra the subject of politics will surely be of excitement for the audiences!

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• Movie : Kaagar (2019) | कागर
• Producer : Sudhir Kolte and Vikas Hande Ajit Andhare, NikhilSane
• Director : Makarand Mane
• Studio : Udaharanarth Nirmit, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Star Cast :
  • Rinku Rajguru
  • Shashank Shende
  • Shantanu Gangane
• Story : NA
• Screenplay and Dialogues : NA
• Lyrics : NA
• Sound : NA
• Sound Design : NA
• Music : NA
• Background Music : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : NA
• Editor : NA
• Art Director : NA
• Costume : NA
• Hair Stylist : NA
• Make-up : NA
• Presenter : NA
• Choreography : NA
• Co-Producer : NA
• Visual Promotions : NA
• Digital Promotions : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : Coming Soon

Synopsis : KaaGaR is a Marathi movie starring Rinku Rajguru and Shashank Shende in prominent roles. The movie also stars Shantanu Gangane. It is a drama directed by Makrand Mane.

Kaagar Marathi Movie Poster/Photos :

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Currently the most awaited Marathi film is easily the Rinku Rajguru starrer ‘Kagar’. Recently a video featuring Rinku went viral. The video was nothing but the making video of one of the songs from ‘Kagar’. The audiences are getting to see a new side of Rinku Rajguru!

After a long gap Rinku is back in front of us & she looks all grown up & beautiful! ‘Kagar’ is directed by national award winning director, ‘Ringan’ & ‘Youngraad’ fame Makarand Mane. The film is produced by Sudhir Kolte & Vikas Hande under their banner ‘Udaharanarth’.

The hero of the film opposite Rinku is yet kept under wraps. The audience are excited for the film since it’s announcement & now this viral video has taken the excitement to the next level. The making video has been posted on the official social media handles of ‘Kagar’. Rinku is dancing on fun number in this video & she also tells us that her film will soon come out!

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We are used to watching Hollywood films that give tributes to their rich history of pop culture. We have always wondered why can’t we do something similar? But now we have! This new song from Ameya Vinod Khopkar Entertainment combines countless Marathi pop culture references together & stars countless Marathi celebrities from all walks of popular culture!

The Acappella format used for this song doesn’t use a single musical instrument. All sounds that we hear in the song are created by humans on their own! This video was released on AVK Entertainment’s official YouTube channel on 2nd May on the anniversary of very First Indian film ‘Raja Harishchandra’ as a tribute, released in 1913 this film was made by Marathi Manoos Dadasaheb Phalke. This song has compiled countless songs, dialogues & references from our rich history of Marathi pop culture especially films!

This unique experiment could be one of it’s kind in the whole of India! It truly makes the Marathi Manoos proud & also motivates us to do greater things in future!

FEATURING (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) ARTISTS: Abhijeet Panse, Abhinay Berde, Abhinay Deo, Adinath Kothare, , Aniket Vishwasrao, Ashok Saraf, Atul Parchure, Bharat Jadhav, Charu Desale, Chetan Shashital [Bal Thackeray VO], Deepali Vichare, Jitendra Joshi, Kaushal Inamdar, Kedar Shinde, Kishori Shahne, Kranti Redkar, Mahesh Kothare, Mahesh Manjrekar, Madhura Velankar, Makrand Anaspure, Manasi Naik, Mangesh Desai, Mrunal Kulkarni, Prajakta Mali, Prathamesh Parab, Pushkar Shotri, Phulwa Khamkar, Ramdas Padhye, Rinku Rajguru, Sachin Khedekar, Sachin Kumbhar, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sanjay Jadhav, Sayali Sanjeev, Sneha Chavan, Sonali Khare, Swapnil Joshi, Vishal Inamdar, Vinod Kambli, Vikram Gokhale, Vikram Phadnis

SINGERS: Ajit Parab, Avdhoot Gupte, Hari Haran, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan(Vocals), Sonu Nigam, Sudesh Bhosle, Swapnil Bhandhodkar, Vaishali Samant

CHILD ARTISTS: Ayaan Patel, Asma Khamkar, Ishaan Khopkar, Mrunal Jadhav, Trushnika Shinde

NEWS REPORTERS: Amol Parchure, Jayanti Waghdhare, Neelima Kulkarni, Pooja Borkar, Prerna Jangnam, Sahil Joshi, Saumitra Pote, Shreyas Sawant, Tushar Shete

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Rinku Rajguru became a household name in the whole Maharashtra post the success of ‘Sairat’. Some time ago the news of Rinku signing her second Marathi film with national award winning director Makarand Mane (of ‘Ringan’ fame) was out. But the title of the film wasn’t revealed!

The title of this film, ‘Kagar’ was revealed with its official font that also represents the soul of the film. There’s lot be interpreted from this unique font used by the designers who as per the director have represented the film perfectly. It resembles some sort of ‘Aggression’. Today the whole world is experiencing the same phenomenon. However the ‘Gulal’ in the image represents ‘victory’ as always!

We can also see blood on it, which is oozing out of a tree’s branch. This imagery represents a dramatic conflict in the film. The rest of the cast of this film has been kept under wraps as of now. This film is produced by Sudhir Kolte & Vikas Hande under their banner ‘Udaharnarth’.

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