करोना विषाणू संसर्गामुळे महाराष्ट्र राज्य स्थापनेचा हीरकमहोत्सवी वर्धापन दिन साजरा करता आला नाही. मात्र, मराठी चित्रपटसृष्टीतील कलाकारांनी वैभव महाराष्ट्राचं या खास व्हिडिओच्या माध्यमातून अभिवादन केलं आहे. विशेष म्हणजे, या कलाकारांनी एकत्र न येता त्यांच्याच घरी राहून हा व्हिडीओ चित्रीत केला आहे.

स्वरूप स्टुडिओ आणि चलचित्र कंपनीच्या आकाश पेंढारकर, हेमंत ढोमे यांनी सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म हेलोच्या सहकार्याने या व्हिडिओची निर्मिती केली आहे. हेमंत ढोमे दिग्दर्शित बघतोस काय मुजरा कर या चित्रपटातील बघतोस काय मुजरा कर या गाण्याच्या चालीवरच क्षितिज पटवर्धन यांनी नवं गीत लिहिलं आहे. अमितराज यांचं संगीत असून, हर्षवर्धन वावरे, कस्तुरी वावरे यांनी हे गीत गायलं आहे.

व्हिडिओमध्ये सोनाली कुलकर्णी, हेमंत ढोमे, अनिकेत विश्वासराव, सुमीत राघवन, शशांक केतकर, रसिका धबडगांवकर, संजय जाधव, प्रार्थना बेहरे, अमितराज, अभिनय बेर्डे, सौरभ गोखले, अनुजा साठे, चैत्राली गुप्ते, लोकेश गुप्ते, सिद्धार्थ मेनन, कीर्ती पेंढारकर, सुयश टिळक, सायली संजीव, प्राजक्ता माळी यांचा सहभाग आहे. या गाण्यात महाराष्ट्रातील महत्त्वाची ठिकाणं, संस्थां यांची माहिती देण्यात आली आहे. सोशल मीडियामध्ये या गाण्याला उत्स्फूर्त प्रतिसाद लाभतो आहे.

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• Movie : Dhurala (2019) | धुरळा
• Producer : Zee Studios, Anish Joag, Ranjit Gugle
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Star Cast : Ankush Chaudhari, Sai Tamhankar, Siddharth Jadhav, Sonalee Kulkarni, Amey Wagh, Prasad Oak, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Umesh Kamat & Alka Kubal-Athalye
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogues : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Background Music : A V Prafullchandra

Viewpoint: Marathi cinema has had very few but great political films over the years. Most of them have lasted the test of time and are considered classics. Moreover we as a culture are very politically inclined and find day to day political incidents fascinating and exciting with our strong opinions about it. The recent chaotic political atmosphere also fueled the same, and in between all this ‘Dhurala’ is a brilliantly crafted political film that we all deserved!

What Works? 

• Unlike many other recent Indian political films, the political canvas of ‘Dhurala’ is smaller. It’s not about state level or national level politicians but about a political family working within the boundaries of a village. But the makers of this film have proved that the stakes are equally high here! In fact since the focus remains on a family and their internal as well as external politics the film becomes very character driven and we get to know all the primary characters in & out!
• The dialogue writing of the film strikes the right balance of being slightly filmy yet extremely believable! ‘Right’ because that’s what we see politicians doing too! Dramaticness or ‘filmyness’ has become an inseparable part of our politics.
• The film gives an inside view of how a political family functions from within. How in a strange way their privilege might actually be more of a curse. We understand the ruthlessness and the ugliness of the political games they have to play to survive or go forward.
• All the lead actors get an equal opportunity to shine! Siddharth Jadhav and Sonalee Kulkarni in particular get to play characters which they had never played before and shine in them! Ankush Chaudhari matches the subtle smartness of his character perfectly and Sai Tamhankar again hits it out of the park with her extremely sensitive performance!
• Technically the film is good at all levels. But it’s the background score that stands out bright and bold! The score gives context to many simpler scenes and makes us more interested than otherwise. It’s not just the quality of the score but the timing of it that makes the difference I believe and this film has so precisely got it right!
• Eventually ‘Dhurala’ works as a basic human drama. The setting is all of a political film, but somewhere we see ourselves in the film, that is what cinema is supposed to do! It has to speak to us in a very human way beyond all of it’s outer layers!

What Fails?

• No real major flaw in this film. Except a little one, I feel many a times the film doesn’t build an atmosphere. It feels a little too focused on it’s characters alone (which is great) but visually it could have done with building scenes in such a way that we feel where exactly is it happening, and we are a part of it.

Final Verdict: Post Sairat Marathi cinema has been in search of a film that works easily with a broader audience and is also brilliantly crafted. ‘Dhurala’ has that potential in my opinion. It surely feels like a hopeful resurrection of good Marathi cinema at the box office!

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• Movie : Dhurala (2019) | धुरळा
• Producer : Zee Studios, Anish Joag, Ranjit Gugle
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Studio : Zee Studios
• Star Cast :
  • Ankush Chaudhari
  • Sai Tamhankar
  • Siddharth Jadhav
  • Sonalee Kulkarni
  • Amey Wagh
  • Prasad Oak
  • Priyadarshan Jadhav
  • Umesh Kamat
  • Alka Kubal-Athalye
• Story : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Screenplay and Dialogues :
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan
• Sound :
• Sound Design : Avinash Sonawane
• Music : A V Prafullchandra
• Background Music : A V Prafullchandra
• Cinematography (DOP) : Akash Agrawal
• Editor : Faisal Mahadik
• Art Director : Nilesh Wagh
• Costume : Kalyani Kulkarni Gugale
• Make-up : Saurabh Kapde
• Presenter :
• Choreography :
• Co-Producer : Gautam Munot
• Visual Promotions :
• Digital Promotions :
• DI Colorist :
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 3rd January 2020

Synopsis :

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Ever since the first teaser of upcoming Marathi release ‘Dhurala‘ went out the excitement among Marathi film lovers has been on the peak! After a long long time Marathi audiences are anticipating a truly exciting Marathi film! Rightfully so as the names associated to this film from writer Kshitij Patwardhan, director Sameer Vidwans to the star studded cast of the film, all of it create expectations!

While the first teaser of the film hinted us that the film is set in a village and the politics within it. The trailer of the film goes deeper into that and now the film feels more like a story set in the internal politics of a political family! We believe the audiences might be treated with two genres in one and we might see two sides of the characters through these genres!

Sai Tamhankar, Ankush Chaudhari, Amey Wagh, Sonalee Kulkarni, Prasad Oak, Siddharth Jadhav, Alka Kubal & Umesh Kamat all these actors seem very natural in the trailer of the film and ‘Dhurala’ promises to give all of them their chance to shine! The film releases on 3rd of January 2020 and hopefully would start the new year on a great note for Marathi cinema.

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महाराष्ट्राच्या राजकारणात नेहमी धुरळा उडतच असतो. मात्र महाराष्ट्राने ह्या महिन्याभरात एक राजकीय सिनेमाच पाहिलाय. कारण एखाद्या सिनेमालाही लाजवेल अशा घडामोडी महाराष्ट्राच्या यंदाच्या राजकारणात घडल्या आहेत.

आणि याच राजकीय वातावरणात एका मराठी सिनेमाचा टीजर युट्युबवर रिलीज करण्यात आला. हव्वा कुनाची रं? हव्वा आपलीच रं. ह्या ‘धुरळा’ डायलॉगने तर टीकटॉक, इंस्टाग्रामवर तुफान व्हायरल झालेले आपण पहिले.

‘धुरळा’ हा सिनेमा महाराष्ट्राच्या राजकारणावर आधारित आहे असा अंदाज टीजर बघितल्यावर नक्कीच येतो. महाराष्ट्रातील सत्तास्थापनेची परिस्थिती आणि त्याच वातावरणात धुरळा सिनेमाचा टीजर रिलीज होणे हा योगयोग म्हणावा की पूर्वनियोजित सिनेमा???

ह्या सगळ्यात भर अशी कि सोशल मिडीयावर एका फोटोत डाव्या बाजूला सुप्रिया सुळे आणि उजव्या बाजूला सई ताम्हनकर, दुसऱ्या फोटोत आदित्य ठाकरे आणि अमेय वाघ एकत्रित, तिसर्यात धनंजय मुंडे आणि अंकुश चौधरी तर चौथ्यात प्रणिती ताई शिंदे यांच्या शेजारी सोनाली कुलकर्णीचा असा फोटो. हे सगळे कलाकार खरोखरच या राजकारणी मंडळींच्या भूमिका साकारताना दिसणार आहेत का? अशी चर्चा सगळीकडे चालू आहे!

सामना, सिंहासन, वजीर, सरकारनामा, ते अगदी आजचा दिवस माझा, मराठीत राजकीय पार्श्वभूमी असलेल्या सिनेमांची परंपरा कायम राहिली आहे. क्षितीज पटवर्धन लिखित, समीर विद्वांस दिग्दर्शित आणि ‘झी स्टुडिओज’ निर्मित ‘धुरळा’ हि त्या परंपरेत मानाचं स्थान पटकावेल का? हे पाहणे औत्सुक्याचे ठरेल!

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The highly awaited Sonalee Kulkarni starrer ‘Vicky Velingkar’  released by producers Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartk D Nishandar of GSEAMS in association with presenters Pranay Chokshi and Dancing Shiva Production is all set to hit the theatres this friday! We list out top 5 reasons to not miss the film in theatres!

• Fast Paced Action Thriller

Marathi audiences today demand more than just romantic dramas or family dramas or comedies from Marathi cinema. This search for variety can be answered by ‘Vicky Velingkar’ which is a fast paced action thriller and promises to keep the audiences on the edge of their seat throughout.

• Relatable Backdrop for Today’s Audience

In the trailer of the film we can see a mysterious mask man as the evil hacker who is doing some harm to our protagonist. Today’s audiences are very much aware of such cyber crimes and hence would easily relate with the backdrop of the film.

• Directed by a Successful Bollywood Director!

In recent times we have seen quite a few Marathi filmmakers making the transition from Marathi cinema to Bollywood, but even Bollywood filmmakers are equally attracted towards Marathi cinema. Saurabh Vermawho made the cult Bollywood hit ‘Mickey Virus’ has entered Marathi cinema with ‘Vicky Velingkar’ and surely there are expectations from him!

• A Theatre Experience is Must

‘Vicky Velingkar’ seems like a film that should be compulsorily enjoyed in theatres on the big screen! Certain films are made for the big screen and their impact can be felt more effectively in theatres alone!

• The Talented Star Cast

Along with Sonalee Kulkarni in the titular role the film also stars talented actors like Spruha Joshi, Sangram Samel, Gaurav More & Vinita Kharat! All their characters seem to perfectly fit them and feels like everyone has their share of importance in the story of the film.

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The highly awaited Marathi film ‘Vicky Velingkar’ released by producers Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartk D Nishandar of GSEAMS in association with presenters Pranay Chokshi and Dancing Shiva Production is all set to hit the theatres on 6th of December! The teasers and promos of the film have given rise to immense curiosity among the audiences. And now the new song ‘Da Ra Ding Ding Na’ takes the curiosity of the audiences to it’s peak!

The unique lyrics ‘Saaj Ashi Ki Man Julata Thambe Na, Varyavari, Paay Khali Pan Pade Na, Don’t Stop You Tap Your Feet On The Floor, Man Bole Nachu More More More, Udyavari Ahe Tuza Majha Kasala Jor, Da Ra Ding Ding Na…..’ are written and sung by Piyush Ambhore. Manan Munjal has composed the music for this funky song! Most importantly the song also seems to be taking the story of the film forward!

Sonalee Kulkarni is seen hunting for somebody while the song goes playing in the backdrop. The Mask Man too appears on the screen during the song. Manan Munjal and Piysh Ambhoare said, “We enjoyed composing the song. The song is very close to our heart as we have very memorable moments while composing it. We are sure that it will be popular among the youngsters and music lover collegians. We are very happy that director Saurabh Verma and GSEAMS gave us the opportunity to work for the film.”

Along with Sonalee Kulkarni, ‘Vicky Velingkar’ also features Spruha Joshi,Vinita Kharat, Ketan Singh, Jui Pawar, Gaurav More, Sangram Samel and Rama Joshi in significant roles. Directed by Saurabh Verma and produced by Arjun Sing Baran and Kartik D Nishandar of GSEAMS, Anuya Chauhan Kudecha, Ritesh Kudecha,  Sachin Lokhande & Atul Tarkar, the film will release across the state on December 6.

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Alka Kubal, Prasad Oak, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Sulekha Talwalkar, Ankush Chaudhari, Umesh Kamat, Amey Wagh, Siddharth Jadhav, Sonalee Kulkarni & Sai Tamhankar! Who could have thought that all these above mentioned actors could be working together in a Marathi film and that too a film which isn’t a romantic drama or a comedy but a hardcore stylistic political film! Well the director-writer pair of Sameer Vidwans-Kshitij Patwardhan along with the backing of Zee Studios has made this possible with their new film ‘Dhurala‘!

Currently in a completely chaotic world of politics in Maharashtra a film like ‘Dhurala’ makes more sense than ever! However it will be interesting to see what the pair of Vidwans-Patwardhan contribute to this genre. So far filmmakers in Marathi have mostly sticked to their comfort zones, i.e artists from Mumbai-Pune have hardly focused on rural backdrops in their films, similarly filmmakers coming from rural parts haven’t tried stories set in the urban backdrop much.

But with ‘Dhurala’ Vidwans-Patwardhan have focused on rural politics! From the teaser of the film one can make out that this will be a stylistic commercial political drama about the competition and the games people play in politics! It will be interesting to see how the audiences react to it when they are already much entertained by the current political scenario of our state! ‘Dhurala’ releases in theatres on 3rd of Jan, 2020!

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The trailer of Sonalee Kulkarni starrer ‘Vicky Velingkar‘ presented by Arjun Singgh Baran & Kartk D Nishandar in association with Dancing Shiva and Chokshi Pranay & Produced by Gseams, Anuya Chauhan Kudecha Ritesh Kudecha Sachin Maruti Lokhande & Atul Janardan Tarkar, Dancing Shiva, Loki’s Studio is finally out. And the film looks like an action packed fast paced thriller that is extremely rare in Marathi cinema.

Directed by Bollywood director Saurabh Varma of ‘Mickey Virus’ fame is again exploring the world of computer hacking and how it can ruin someone’s life or become a window to peep into someone’s life and harm them! The audiences today are well versed with this world of internet and hacking and hence would easily relate with the story of the film.

The film is set to hit theatres on 6th of December. And surely promises to be a big screen experience! Along with Sonalee the film also stars Sangram Samel & Spruha Joshi in important roles. Will Vicky be able to fight & survive against this modern day supervillain ‘Mask Man’? Will be known soon in theatres near you!

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The teaser of highly awaited action thriller starring Sonalee Kulkarni in & as ‘Vicky Velingkar‘ is out! And it seems like something that has never been seen in Marathi cinema before. The film is directed by Bollywood filmmaker who made the cult hit ‘Mickey Virus’!

Producers Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartk D Nishandar of GSEAMS in association with presenters Pranay Chokshi and Dancing Shiva Production released the first look of actress Sonalee Kulkarni and glimpse of special character Mask Man and Actress Spruha Joshi from the Marathi film Vicky Velingkar recently. Directed by Saurabh Varma, ‘Vicky Velingkar’ features Sonalee Kulkarni, Spruha Joshi, Vineeta Kharat, Kettan Singh, Jui Pawar, Gaurav More, Sangram Samel and Rama Joshi.

The teaser depicts a ‘Joker’ like supervillain in the form of the Mask Man, being introduced in Marathi films for the first time. “Vicky Velingkar’ is a comic book artist and a clock seller who is entangled in an unexpected life mystery. The film is about a female underdog who rises against all odds” says Saurabh Varma, director who has Mickey Virus, 7 Hours to Go and other films to his credit as director.

Presented by Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartk D Nishandar in association with Dancing Shiva and Pranay Choksi and Directed by Saurabh Varma ‘Vicky Velingkar’ produced by GSEAMS, Anuya Chauhan Kudecha, Ritesh Kudecha, Sachin Lokhande & Atul Tarkar is set to release in theatres on 6th of December!

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