• Review :  Baapjanma (2017)
• Producer : Sumatilal Shah
• Director : Nipun Dharmadhikari
• Star Cast : Sachin Khedekar, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Sharvari Lohokare, Satyajeet Patwardhan, Akarsh Khurana
• Story : Nipun Dharmadhikari
• Music : Gandhaar
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 4.5/5

निपुण धर्माधिकारी लिखित दिग्दर्शित ‘बापजन्म’ चित्रपट तुम्हाला तुमच्या बाबांची दुसरी बाजू जाणून घेण्यास प्रवृत्त करेल! कसा? वाचा आमचा सविस्तर रिव्ह्यू-

Baapjanma Marathi Movie Review :

Nipun Dharmadhikari’s debut film as a director ‘Baapjanma’ is a treat to audiences of all tastes. He has so beautifully incorporated different audience sensibilities to give us a film that can be enjoyed by all. This is what Marathi cinema needs right now more than anything else. This film is conventional in a way that it won’t possibly discover something entirely new, yet there’s a fair amount of novelty to it. 

The trailer of ‘Baapjanma’ gives very little about the actual film. The film wants the audiences to enter the theatre with that little information. The audiences though only realize it when they watch the film. It’s almost a calculative decision by the makers to make the audience perceive one film & later surprise them with something unexpected & refreshing. Out of which one thing I can definitely reveal is that this film is a laugh riot at so many instances! Pushkaraj Chirputkar as Mauli is responsible for most of it. He simply owns his character!

Yes the film is a story about a 60 plus man who has written his will. But the humour as mentioned above doesn’t have the traits of a black comedy. Instead it’s more like harmless light hearted fun. It helps this film to get a certain completeness that Marathi audiences desire for. Sachin Khedekar’s Bhaskar Pandit is a complex character. He isn’t stereotypical in any way & hence he becomes the perfect protagonist for this non-stereotypical story. Among the rest of the characters Madhav Vaze stands out with almost four lines or so throughout the runtime. Last seen in 3 Idiots, this senior actor is actually the little kid who played ‘Shyam’ in 1950s Marathi classic ‘Shyamchi Aai’.

Last year we had ‘Ventilator’ that reminded us that our fathers are as important as our mothers (I mean in our Films). ‘Baapjanma’ makes even stronger connect on that level; but the film doesn’t necessarily try to make the father in this story relatable to all. Bhaskar Pandit as said before is a complex man & the audiences shouldn’t try to find a straightforward moral of this story regarding fatherhood!

Among the rest of the cast Sharvari Lohokare (Bhaskar Pandit’s daughter) & Satyajeet Patwardhan (Bhaskar Pandit’s son) seem to be perfectly casted. Sharvari Lohokare is one of the underrated actors working in Marathi currently here she makes the most of the opportunity. Patwardhan too enacts his role with good effect, of a son who has much against his father yet deep down he loves his father for the few happy memories.

There are a few moments in ‘Baapjanma’ that defy logic however they never disconnect us from the story. Also because they arrive late in the film & the film has already entertained us thoroughly.

Sachin Khedekar continues his top form as usual. This character had ‘Sachin Khedekar’ written all over it. It must be author backed. Yet Khedekar manages to do it differently, had this film arrived say five years ago that wouldn’t have happened. In the last 2-3 years Sachin Khedekar has transformed himself into a polished actor who projects the minutest of details on screen.

In a scene we see Bhaskar Pandit typing a long message to his son through an online chating medium. We see the son waiting for the message to arrive (as ‘typing’ appears on the messenger), but then Bhaskar Pandit deletes it & the messenger shows ‘offline’. This little scene is the soul of ‘Baapjanma’ for me. Nipun Dharmadhikari has managed to modernize our old emotions. They are as effective as they were earlier but now they are presented in a way that actually exists today!

Overall:

‘Baapjanma’ is a beautiful story told even more beautifully. It doesn’t have a formula to it, it organically reaches a complete form by the end of the film & as audiences we take home the whole story with us than just a moral message!

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We’ve seen many Indian films made about mothers & motherhood. Very few films try to figure what exactly is it to be a father, that too not an out of proportion filmy style father, but a father we all have in our lives. A father who might have performed all the responsibilities of providing food, shelter, clothing, security to his children & family, but emotionally he has been distant from them.

The trailer of Sachin Khedekar starrer & Nipun Dharmadhikari directorial ‘Baapjanma’ makes us think about all this & the father in our lives. This subject itself is so refreshingly novel. The story of a man who has lived a certain way all his life & suddenly at a point he is made to rethink about everything. As if he’s been given an opportunity to correct his mistakes!

Sachin Khedekar has been in top form recently & this trailer suggests that it would be a sheer treat to watch him play this character!

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Sachin Khedekar is a veteran actor on Marathi screen for more than 25 years and has many acclaimed films to his credit like ‘Mee Shivajiraje Bhosle Boltoy’, ‘Kaaksparsh’, ‘Aajcha Mazha Divaas’, etc and now his most eagerly awaited film ‘Baapjanm’ is about to release and we caught up with him at the trailer launch of the film .Here is what he has to say.

‘Baapjanm’ sounds like a very strange title?

Yes. But it is relevant to the story of the film. We have often seen films on relationships between a motherand her son, but this film will focus on the relationship between a father and a son and I play the father in the film. He is not an emotional father but a strict disciplinary one.  It focuses on the generation gap that exists between the present generation and the older one. Director Nipun Dharmadhikari who makes his debut with this film has presented the film in a different and effective way.

What is your opinion about the debutant director Nipun Dharmadhikari?

He is young and talented and I have seen him perform and direct in plays staged in Pune and the Purushottam Karandak and he has also acted in a very nice way in the film ‘Highway’. He has a very bright future ahead of him. He shot the film in just 35 days in and around Pune. It was a pleasure working with him.

What is the other cast of the film?

The film also stars Pushkrakj Chirputkar, Sharvari Lohkare, Satyajeet Patwardhan and Akarsh Khurana.

You are gradually moving towards character roles.

Yes. At my age one can’t expect more and there is a lot of depth in the characters I play and its also an always pivotal role in the film. Marathi films are generally character driven and not hero or heroine oriented. The graph of the actor and the role is very important like my roles in the recently released Kaccha Limboo, etc.

Whats next on the anvil?

I am waiting for a good book adaptation for a film in Marathi as the Marathi culture is full of great authors and I am waiting for some director to approach me with such a role. Also I am acting in Hindi films like Judwaa 2 and Golmaal-4.

Do you find any difference in Marathi and Hindi film industry ?

Basically it’s the same but the atmosphre on a Marathi film set is very friendly and less stressed out and whereas on a Hindi film set, its all chaos and there is a lot of stress and a lot of a noisy atmosphere on the sets.

Please name any five films in Marathi that you are really proud of.

Astitva, Mee Shivaji Raje Bhosle Boltoy, Aajcha Divas Majha , Kaaksparsh and Shikshanachya Aicha Gho.

Any plans of turning director?

No. I  am not temperementally fit to be a director. I am happy being an actor.      

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• Movie : Baapjanma (2017) | बापजन्म
• Producer : Sumatilal Shah
• Director : Nipun Dharmadhikari
• Studio : Sixteen by Sixty-Four Production, Everest Entertainment, Eros International
• Presented By : Sanjay Chhabria – Everest Entertainment

• Star Cast : 

  • Sachin Khedekar as Bhaskar pandit
  • Pushkaraj Chirputkar as Mauli
  • Sharvari Lohokare as Veena
  • Satyajeet Patwardhan as Vikram
  • Akarsh Khurana as Ashok Khurana
  • Shriram Pendse as Old man 1
  • Ramesh Medhekar as Old man 2
  • Sunil Godbole as Old man 3
  • Sudhir Phatak as Old man 4
• Story : Nipun Dharmadhikari
• Music & Background Score : Gandhaar Sangoram
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Singer : Deepti Mate (Man Shevantiche Phool), Jaydeep Vaidya (Gandha Ajunahi)
• Sound Design : Akshay Vaidya
• Cinematography (DOP) : Abhijit D. Abde
• Editor : Suchitra Sathe
• Makeup : Dinesh Naik
• Costumes : Sayli Soman
• Marketing : Amit Bhanushali
• Production Design : Satyajeet Patwardhan
• Color: redchillies.color
• Publicity Campaign: Sachin Suresh Gurav
• Visual Promotions : Navprabhat Studio
• Co-Producers : Keyur Godse, Neeraj Biniwale, Amrut Athavale, Nipun Dharmadhikari
• Genre : Drama
• Duration : 134 Mins
• Release Date : 29 September 2017

Synopsis : Bhaskar Pandit is a senior citizen living only with his caretaker Mauli and his dog Tiger. His wife has passed away a few years back and he has a strained relationship with both his children. One day, while going through his journal he realizes that he has been living the exact same routine for many months. With this sudden jolt of realization, he decides to go on a mission to mend the relationship with his children… and he will stop at nothing till he achieves what he wants!

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• Review : TTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi (2017)
• Producer : Dr. Santosh Uttam Sawane
• Director : Kuldip Jadhav
• Star Cast : Lalit Prabhakar, Neha Mahajan, Vidyadhar Joshi, Savita Prabhune, Satish Pulekar, Seema Deshmukh, Sagar Karande, Pushkar Lonarkar, Sharvari Lohakare, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Bharat Ganeshpure, Sriram Pendse, Chetan Chawda, Jayesh Sanghvi, Kadambari Kadam.
• Writer : Tejpal Wagh
• Music : Pankaj Padghan
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 2/5

TTMM Marathi Movie Review :

‘TTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi’ is a film that tells nothing new, & also the way in which it tells has nothing new about it. From ‘Chori Chori’ (Raj Kapoor – Nargis), ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi’ (Aamir Khan – Pooja Bhatt) to even ‘Jab We Met’ (Shahid – Kareena) this formula of ‘opposites attract’ has been used repeatedly. However, as most of the times the problem is not the formula but the elements it uses to surround it. Countless little scenes in this film become empty & plain boring because the emotional context that is supposed to drive the audiences towards the film fails miserably.

The boy (Lalit Prabhakar) is a passionate traveler & he feels that marriage will put a halt to his freedom & his dream to travel the world will remain unfulfilled. The girl (Neha Mahajan) at a different place, wishes to marry the boy of her dreams (how typically 90s) & is not ready to settle with a slightly bald guy. It’s ironic how the girl never even once thinks about her professional life! The film romantically keeps its hero in today’s times & the girl in the age-old era of 80s or 90s. So they both meet on a bus by co-incidence & start fighting from the word ‘go’. You must have predicted why & how these two strangers meet on a bus. And then start their meaningless journey of self-exploration.

Right now we can give away the logical errors till this point, but then the major conflict of the film too is a major logical flaw! I am not revealing anything but we are all familiar about Goa & how it’s one of the safest & the most popular tourist destinations of India & the tourists there enjoy enough freedom! But just how the film deals with its heroine, it deals quite similarly with Goa, & honestly that hurts!

Though most of the cast that includes Lalit, Neha, Savita Prabhune, Vidyadhar Joshi, Satish Pulekar, Bharat Ganeshpure, & the unfortunately type casted kid Pushkar Lonarkar; have done their bit, but none of them manage to interest us, except Sagar Karande (with some of his usual antics) & Seema Deshmukh as the mother of the heroine who gets a few effective scenes. The film has desperately tried to portray today’s father through Satish Pulekar (heroine’s father) & Vidyadhar Joshi (hero’s father) by giving them exclusive scenes where they try to put forth ‘father styled philosophy’ in front of their ‘confused’ kids. But unfortunately none of these scenes work, mainly because we aren’t connected with the confusion that’s happening in our hero-heroine’s lives.           

Technically the film is nothing extraordinary but definitely not a disaster. The basic idea (though not completely original) did have potential, & could have made the film a decent entertainer provided the writer-director had worked on the logic part of the film. ‘TTMM’ is a film that doesn’t really get on your nerves or bombards you with loud background score & theatrical acting (something that is being a bit common in Marathi right now), instead it bores you with factually normal but shots (& scenes) that appear unnecessarily long. Dialogues that for no particular reasons have pauses, and all of these aspects (& more) disinterest you throughout the runtime.

One thing that needs to be noticed, that a film (especially the first film) reflects its director’s passions & his/her take on life in general. The director of this film Kuldeep Jadhav might have failed in the craft of filmmaking in his debut but if he tries to learn it more (& of course through experience) he might give us interesting films about passionate travellers in the future.

Overall:

You have to be a die-hard fan of Lalit Prabhakar or Neha Mahajan to able to enjoy this film or else ‘TTMM’ is easily avoidable.

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Pushkaraj Chirputkar has ruled over millions of hearts through his popular and unforgettable character ‘Ashu’ from the very famous Marathi sitcom ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari’. We all have seen him in a Hindi Movie Budhiya Singh – Born to Run, but now Pushkaraj is to make an appearance in a Marathi movie too.

His fans can see him in the Upcoming movie TTMM (Tujha Tu Majha Mi). We saw Pushkaraj in the song ‘Sajiri Gojiri’ from the film TTMM which has released recently. His fans will be too excited to watch him on the bigger screen. Directed by Kuldip Jadhav and Presented by Eros International & Vaishali Entertainment, ‘TTMM (Tujha Tu Majha Mi)’ is all set to release on June 16.

TTMM is one of the most popular phrases among youth. TTMM implies Tujha Tu Majha Mee while paying the bills. The music is composed by Pankaj Padghan and music will be available on Video Palace. The film is produced by Dr. Santosh Uttam Sawane. The film is presented by Eros International.

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TTMM is one of the most popular phrases among youth. TTMM implies Tujha Tu Majha Mee while paying the bills. Kuldip Jadhav directed TTMM brings a fresh twist to this concept.

Lalit Prabhakar has delivered a hit like Chi. Va Chi. Sau Ka this month. In Chi V a Chi Sau Kan he played a role of an eligible bachelor who wanted to test the compatibility with his partner before marriage. IN this film, he plays a young and free boy who runs away from his wedding. Neha Mahajan is the leading lady and she is also troubled by the concept of an arrange marriage. The duo clicks of as a very beautiful couple on the screen.

The music is composed by Pankaj Padghan and music will be available on Video Palace. The film is produced by Dr. Santosh Uttam Sawane. The film is presented by Eros International.

The film will be releasing on 16 June all over Maharashtra.

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Savita Prabhune probably is the most popular and favourite screen mother in the Marathi and Hindi entertainment Fraternity. She played the loving & doting mother in many serials and films. She fits into the typical mother’s role and has belted out one typical mother performances one after another with a consistency and ease that very few have displayed in the industry.

Now this loving screen mother will be seen playing the mother of Lalit Prabhakar in the upcoming film TTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi. Since Savita Prabhune and Lalit Prabhakar are playing mother and son for the first time, audience will surely enjoy the mother-son bonding and chemistry on the bigger screen.

The film is slated to release on the 16th of June, 2017.

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‘TTMM’ – Tujha Tu Majha Mi is an upcoming Marathi film that has been widely anticipated by the Marathi audiences. The first song from the film ‘Kshan Mohare’ is out on social media & it has received lots of love from Marathi audiences. Shot in scenic locales of India’s holiday most loved holiday destination Goa. This song truly takes us to Goa!

The song has been sung by Rohit Shyam Raut & ‘The Voice of India’ fame Shrinidhi Ghatate. And the lyrics are written by the versatile writer Kshitij Patwardhan. And the music is composed by popular music director Pankaj Padghan.

The lead pair of Neha Mahajan & Lalit Prabhakar looks fresh & they seem to be enjoying playing these characters. Both Neha & Lalit seem to play characters that are quite similar to any youngsters today. Presented by Eros International and Vaishali Entertainment and directed by Kuldip Jadhav, TTMM Tujha Tu Majha Mi is slated release on the 16th of June 2017.

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After winning big at Maharashtra State Film Festival, the trailer of highly anticipated ‘Oli Ki Suki’ is finally out.

The film deals with kids who grow up in slums of our cities. Their way of life, dialect & the characters seem to be very realistic in this trailer. The film stars many child artists & Tejashri Pradhan in the role of a girl who works as a person who would give the right direction to these otherwise directionless kids.

The film looks to be technically well made too, especially the action scenes look very well crafted. This genre isn’t new in Marathi but ‘Oli Ki Suki’ seems to be doing it differently. This trailer will definitely attract a lot of audience towards the film! ‘OliKi Suki’ is written & directed by Anand Dilip Gokhale & produced by Vaibhav Uttamrao Joshi & is set to release on 26th May.

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