• Movie : Menka Urvashi (2019) | मेनका उर्वशी
• Producer : Bharati Natekar, Avinash Chate and Kranti Chate
• Director : Macchindra Chate
• Studio :  Deoyani Movies
• Star Cast :
  • Nagesh Bhosale
  • Maithili Javkar
  • Priya Berde
  • Bhargavi Chirmule
  • Ashok Shinde
  • Sanjay Khapre
  • Abhay Rane
  • Surekha Punekar
  • Smita Shewale
  • Siddheshwar Zadbuke
  • Sandeep Pathak
  • Sukanya Kalan
  • Bharati Natekar
  • Harish Dhudhade
• Story : NA
• Screenplay and Dialogues : NA
• Lyrics : Yogiraj Mane
• Sound : NA
• Sound Design : NA
• Music : Rajesh Sarkate
• Background Music : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : Rahul Janardhan Jadhav
• Editor : Jafar Sultan
• Art Director : Sudhir Devdatta Tarkar
• Costume : Kranti Chate
• Make-up : NA
• Presenter : NA
• Choreography : Dr. Kishu Pal, Umesh Jadhav, Prachi Shailesh, Subodh Aarekar and Prakash Ghadge
• Chief Assistant Director : Bharati Natekar
• Co-Producer : NA
• Visual Promotions : NA
• Digital Promotions : NA
• DI Colorist : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 15th March 2019

Synopsis : Menka Urvashi is the story and picturization of Marathi Culture in Rural Maharashtra over a period between 1955 to 1975. Tukaram Patil, the rich and powerful baron of the village, is obsessed with power and driven by self-interest. Circumstances put him at odds with a poor farmer named Dhanaji, and he plots a devious scheme to bring Dhanaji down. As Patil`s tyranny continues, destiny intervenes in the form of a lavani dancer named Ambika, who takes it upon herself to make sure that justice is served. This movie is the first directorial effort of Machindra Chate, who is the well-known personality in Maharashtra in the Education field.

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• Review : Mantra (2018)
• Producer : Sanjay Katkar
• Director : Harshawardhan
• Writer : Harshwardhan
• Star Cast : Saurabh Gogate, Deepti Devi, Manoj Joshi, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Shubhankar Ekbote
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 3/5

Mantra Movie Review:

Mantra is a film that is weaker in craft & technique at many instances but the lasting impression it makes purely on what it wants to say & how clearly & confidently it says it overpowers it’s weakness when looked in totality, having said that the message or the philosophy that the film abides by could have been organically imbibed into the screenplay of the film.

The film begins with flashback hinting us that something drastic has happened in the life of the protagonist. While in most of recent Marathi films the use of flashback isn’t really justified, here it makes sense & makes us connect with the protagonist. Niranjan (Saurabh Gogate) belonging to a ‘purohit’ family is all set for his CA preparations, his father (Manoj Joshi) & his elder brother (Pushkaraj Chirputkar) aren’t unhappy with his decision of not taking up the ‘purohit’ work. But soon an opportunity lands up in the family which requires one of the priests from within the family (which also includes Niranjan’s uncle) to shift to Germany at a temple that requires a priest.

The elder brother has an inferiority complex about English or any foreign language & culture, he isn’t ready to move to Germany. This uncle is already interested but then Niranjan shows interest & since the requirement was of a young (& a physically fit person to adapt easily to the climate) priest, Niranjan’s father Shridhar Pant approves him! But only after confronting him about his sudden change of plan!

Now majority of the film’s ‘point’ relies on the characterization of ‘Shridhar Pant’ his values, his calmness & his studios nature about religion & spirituality. He is almost a ‘Gandhi-like’ figure of this field. Is he believable? To me he was! No matter how rare, there are people like him in all facets of life! People who are honest in their work & who search for ‘satisfaction’ in every little deed they do. Manoj Joshi gets to play an exact opposite version of a priest from what he played in ‘Dashkriya’! And he is very much effective here!

Moving onto Niranjan, he has enrolled into a German speaking class every evening accompanied by his best friend ‘Sunny’ (Shubhankar Ekbote), son of a politician. In the morning under his father’s guidance Niranjan is learning all the rituals which he needs to be aware of to function as a priest in Germany. Now enters the female lead of the film, Antara Joshi played by Deepti Devi, (she too is in the German speaking class) a hardcore atheist who has just got over a break up. Now Antara is a progressive modern day woman who smokes cigarettes, & has blacklisted every religion, religious practices, etc as she had been through a tragedy! Well, Antara is just as cliché as she could be, yet there’s a moment in the film in the climax where she becomes more than just a caricature & makes a healthy contribution in making the ‘point’ of the film.

While I can’t reveal what the film says about theism vs atheism or what it’s point is regarding ‘religion’ & the people who practice it professionally like the mentioned priests, I would still say that the film says something very fundamental! The purpose of religion & the idea of god had a fundamental purpose in our lives, one that gives us inner peace & is very much personal. But does the film say that religion is irreplaceable? Or it says that it’s all up to us? That’s for you to know!

Overall:

‘Mantra’ could have trimmed it’s length a bit, avoiding few scenes set in the German speaking class or from the Niranjan-Sunny track. The film could have been dubbed better. At many instances it’s evident that we are not hearing the actual voice from the scene. Sparing these flaws ‘Mantra’ needs to be seen in today’s religiously polluted atmosphere to find some clarity about the subject & it’s practical influence on our lives.

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Produced by ‘Dreambook Prductions’, ‘Vedarth Creations’ & written-directed by Harshwardhan upcoming Marathi film ‘Mantra’ is soon releasing in theatres. The film’s music & teaser launch event was successfully held in Mumbai recently.

This film deals with a unique subject of a young man who becomes a priest by default following his father’s footsteps but when a girl enters his life who doesn’t believe in all this, the hero too starts questioning himself. A unique spiritual conflict is handled in ‘Mantra’. The film stars Saurabh Gogate & Deepti Devi in lead & along with them it also stars Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Manoj Joshi, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Sunil Abhyankar, Dhiresh Joshi, Rajesh Katkar, & others.

The music for ‘Mantra’ is composed by Avinash-Vishwajeet. The film has three songs in Sanskrit poetry! Popular singers like Ajay Gogavale, Avadhoot Gupte, Rohit Raut, Dhawal Chandwadkar & Vishwajeet Joshi have sung for the film. ‘Mantra’ is set to release all over Maharashtra on 13^th April!

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• Movie : Mantr (2018) | मंत्र
• Producer : Sanjay Katkar
• Directer : Devendra Shinde (Harshwardhan)
• Studio : Dreambook Productions in association with Vedarth Creations
• StarCast :
  • Saurabh Gogate as Niranjan
  • Deepti Devi as Antara
  • Manoj Joshi as Shridhar Pant
  • Pushkaraj Churputkar as Kashinath
  • Siddheshwar Zadbuke as Ambavane
  • Shubhankar Ekbote as Sunny
  • Sujay Jadhav as David
  • Vrushali Katkar as Niranjan’s Aai
  • Dhiresh Joshi as Rangnath kaka
  • Sunil Abhyankar as Mrdamle. Nadkarni
  • Anuradha Marathe as Niranjan’s Aaji
  • Shubhangi Damle as Antara’s Aaji
  • Amruta Joshi as Antara’s Sister
  • Vishwajit Joshi as Mr. Raste
• Story and Screenplay : Devendra Shinde (Harshwardhan)
• Music : Avinash-Vishwajeet
• Lyrics : Vishwajeet Joshi
• Cinematography : Pran Shirodkar
• Art and Executive Producer : Rajneesh Kalawant
• Production Manager : Supriya Tamhane and Chetan Birla
• Editor and VFX : Sachin Pandit
• Costumes : Jui Suhas
• Distribution : AP Communications
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 13th April 2018

Synopsis :    A young boy from a family of Purohits (Preacher) is not keen to take up the family profession, but due to friend’s advice, he accepts purohit’s job in Germany. Here, his brain dominates the heart and mind which later in the story meets him in a German language class as Antara. Antara, hates Purohits, religious/spiritual leaders for a valid reason. The boy thinks that she is an atheist and hides his real identity as he starts loving her. She proves him that the God is created to threaten people and Purohits do not have anything substantial to sell to their clients. His friends play a role in the story proving how religion is made for politics and his uncle is also a reason for him to believe that the temples are just means of earnings for Purohits. Then his father, a very honest believer, is the only person who can help the boy complete the journey of realisation by answering questions about God, religion and temples. The explanation of his father is decoded for the boy through the experience created by Antara.

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We have seen many Hollywood actors whose method acting stories are romanticized by film writer & fans but a similar approach in our films is ignored by all. Recently a few passionate artists proved that even Marathi artists can give their heart & soul to the role & performance.

Popular comic actor Bharat Ganeshpure & young actress Aishwariya Tupe were filming an intense argument scen in Dr. Sudhir Nikam directorial ‘Khopa’ Marathi film, when suddenly Bharat Ganeshpure & the director Dr. Sudhir Nikam decided that to bring realism in the scene Aishwariya has to slap Bharat Ganeshpure.

At first Aishwariya was hesistant to slap Bharat Sir as he is one of the most loved & respected actors in Marathi but then both the director & Bharat Ganeshpure himself convinced the actress to do the needful to bring the impact in the scene! And Aishwariya did it, but after that she was under lots of mental stress & took lots of time to come out of it.

‘Khopa’ is film that gives a social message & also stars Yatin Karyekar & Vikram Gokhale in important roles.

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Khopa – a film directed by Dr. Sudheer Nikam and starring Sankarshan Karhade and Aishwarya Tupe will be releasing on 26 May all over Maharashtra. The film is presented by Mahaganpati Films and produced by Jalinder Bhujbal.

The film also stars Rupalaxmi Chuagule, Bharat Ganeshpure, Asha Tare, Ketan Pawar, Vikram Gokhale, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Vinod Khedekar, Jalinder Bhujbal, Deepa Gaikwad, Sanjay Bhure, Pramod Ramdasi, Dr. Sudheer Nikam, Vidya Bhagwat, Prashant Tapaswi, Kasture Sarang, Gautami Devasthali, Vinita Sancheti, Yash Daundkar and Rishikesh Bam.

The film has done an amazing use of VFX by Ginilal Solanki. The DoP is Sameer Bhaskar and executive producer is Smita Phadke. Sandeep Inam is the art director and costume designer is Satish Sandbhor. Music has been composed by A V Prafullachandra. Rashe Butte is the sound recordist and sound design by Manas Mali. The story and the lyrics have been penned by Dr. Sudheer Nikam himself.

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Punha Gondhal Punha Mujra – a film starring Makrand Anaspure and Sayaji Shinde will be telecast on Zee Talkies on 10th April at 12 noon and 6 pm.

The film revolves around two politicians Narayan Wagh and Vishwasrao Tope who are aspiring to be ministers.

The film stars Makrand Anaspure, Sayaji Shinde, Dr. Vilas Ujawane, Swapnil Rajshekhar, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Vinit Bhonde, Medelina Alexandra, Purnima Ahere, Rasika Vaze, Jyoti Joshi, Sharad Shelar, Vinod Khedkar, Ujjwala God. The film has a special cameo by Aloknath and Ashish Vidyarthi.

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• TV Serial : Saraswati
• Director : Mangesh Kanthale
• StarCast : 
  • Aastad Kale
  • Titeeksha Tawde as Saraswati
  • Harish Dudhade as Ranjeet
  • Jui Gadkari as Devika
  • Sangram Salvi
  • Siddheshwar Zadbuke
  • Sulekha Talwalkar
  • Madhav Deochakke
  • Shekar Phadake
  • Pooja Nayak
  • Raseek Raj
  • Sunil Barve
• Written By : Amit Baiche
• Music : Nitin Suresh Sawant
• Sound Recording : Sagar Tanpure
• Cinematography (DOP) : Raju Shahu jadhav
• Editor : Amey godkar, Santosh Yadav, Anant D.Z
• Costumes : Vaishali Deshmukh
• Channel : Colors Marathi
• Starting Date : December 13, 2015
• Starting Time : 7:00Pm to 7:30Pm, Monday To Saturday

Story Outline : Saraswati is the story of a 20 year old girl – Daughter, Sister, Friend, Wife, Leader who is the strength of her family. She who goes beyond all limits and overcomes every hurdle to fulfill her promises. Will her promise become the purpose of her life ?? Will Saraswati be able to fulfill this promise??

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• Movie : PG (2015)
• Producer : Jayant Lade
• Director : Sushrut Bhagwat
• Studio : Lade Bros Films Pvt. Ltd.
• Star Cast : Umesh Kamat, Spruha Joshi, Pushkar Shrotri, Pushkar Shrotri, Sharvani Pillaai, Anita Daate, Atul Parchure, Sameer Chougule, Sanavi Naik, Abha Bodas, Samrudhi Salvi, Mrunal Jadhav, Siddhi Kolekar, Khoshaboo Kulkarni, Uma Sardeshmukh, Umesh Damale, Shrirang Deshmukh, Kanchan Pagare, Bhushan Telang, Pornima Ahire, Girish Joshi, Mangesh Diwanji, Ajay Tillu, Siddheshwar Zadbuke & Mahesh Manjarekar
• Story : Vasant Purashottam Kale ( V.P. Kale )
• Story Development : Sharvani – Sushrut
• Music: Narendra Bhide
• Lyrics : Vaibhav Joshi
• Screenplay : Sanjay Mone
• Dialogues : Sanjay D. Mone
• DOP : Prasad Bhende
• Editor : Rajesh Rao
• Sound : Tushar Pandit
• Art Director : Shamim Khopkar
• Choreographers : Dipali Vichare, Subhash Nakashe
• Costumes : Reshma Joshi (Gawaksha), Aijaz Sheikh, Kalyani Deshpande
• Makeup : Mukesh Gala
• Asso. Director : Ranjan Bidkar
• Chief Asst. Director : Sanika Abhyankar
• VFX Design : Om & Kamal
• Executive Producer : Jayant Lade
• Co-Producer : Rohan Shinde Naik, Balasaheb Yelpale
• Production Head : Rohit Mourya, Sanjay Khan, Moiz
• Genre : Comedy, Love story, Drama
• Release Date : 29th May 2015

Synposis:
PG is a Indian Marathi language film. This is a fiction story based on a famous novel authored by V.P. Kale. The movie directed by Sushrut Bhagwat. Screenplay & dialogue has been written by Sanjay Mone. The movie is produced by Jayant Lade, Lade Bros Films Pvt. Ltd.

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A film with a story of ghosts is all set to release on 29 May! The film is called as ‘A PAYING GHOST‘! And in the film ghosts will entertain everyone and their human traits will tease people but they won’t terrorize people. Nowadays films with different subjects and content are being made and the audience is lapping it up. Such a different film is ‘A PAYING GHOST’which will mesmerize you from 29 May. The film produced by Lade Brothers Pvt Ltd and Ambairsh Darak is eagerly awaited by the audiences .

The star pair of Umesh Kamat and Spruha Joshi sizzle in the film. The co-producers are Rohan Shinde Naik and Babasaheb Yelpale . The music launch and the first look of the film was held in a grand scale recently at the hands of Sachin Pilgaonkar. The film is based on a story by VP Kale and his daughter Swati Chandorkar wished the team of the film including director Sushrut Bhagwat. The film’s cast includes Pushkar Shrotri, Shravani Pillay, Sanvi Naik, Samruddhi Salvi, Mrunal Jadhav, Sameer Chougule, Atul Parchure, Khushboo Kulkarni, Srirang Deshmukh, Siddhi Kolekar Siddheshwar Jhadbuke, and Mahesh Manjrekar. The film has music by Narendra Bhide and lyrics by Vaibhav Josi and choreography by Deepali Vichare,and Subhash Nakawe. SushrutBhagwat hasadapted the story along with Shravani and the dialogues are by Sanjay Mone . DOP is Prasad Bhende.

Director Sushrut Bhagwat says, ” I and my friend Shravani Pillay adapted this VP Kale popular story ‘Badli’ and we were on the lookout for a producer toproduce this family entertainment film and luckily when we narrated the story to Jayant Lade, he liked itand immediately agred to produce the film and we were very happy. For a debutant director like me, Lade showed confidence in me and I will always be indebted to him and I must thank my entire team too”. Producer Jayant Lade says, ” I was always creatively inclined and was alwaysthinking of making films and made a few TV shows and gained experience and when I came across this story by Shushrut Bhagwat and Shravani Pillay and decided to produce this film which was a tough decision but ultimately thefilm is complete and will release on 29 Th May and the audiences will like the humane sensitive story and the funny ghosts in the film”.

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