• Movie : Mulshi Pattern (2018) | मुळशी पॅटर्न
• Producer : Abhijit Bhosale and Puneet Balan
• Director : Pravin Vitthal Tarde
• Studio : Abhijit Bhosale Genuine Production LLP and Puneet Balan Entertainment Pvt Ltd
• Star Cast :
  • Pravin Tarde as Nanya Bhai
  • Mahesh Manjrekar as Shirpya
  • Mohan Joshi as Sakha
  • Om Bhutkar as Rahul Patil
  • Sunil Abhyankar as Vakil
  • Ramesh Pardeshi as Pitya Bhai
  • Devendra Gaikwad
  • Ajay Purkar as Shinde Builder
  • Savita Malpekar as Dhurpi
  • Kshitish Date as Ganya
  • Dipti Dhotre as Mangal
  • Malvika Gaikwad as Dipali
  • Abhay Arun Gaikwad as Daya
  • Upendra Limaye as Vitthal
  • Suresh Vishwakarma as Uday
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogues : Pravin Vitthal Tarde
• Concept : NA
• Singer : Adarsh Shinde and Avdhoot Gupte
• Lyrics : Pranit Kulkarni
• Sound : NA
• Sound Design : Tushar Pandit, Sanket Dhotkar, Adwait Walujkar and Ishan Devsthali
• Music and Background Music : Narendra Bhide
• Cinematography (DOP) : Mahesh Limaye
• Editor : Mayur Hardas
• Art Director : Eknath Kadam
• Costume : Manasi Attarde
• Hair Stylist : NA
• Make-up : Mahesh Barate
• Executive Producer : Vishal Chandane
• Creative Producer : Ramesh Pardeshi
• Presenter : Abhijit Bhosale Genuine Production LLP and Kiran Dagde Patil Production
• Choreography : Umesh Jadhav
• Production Administrator : Sudarshan Mhaske
• VFX : NA
• VFX Artist : NA
• Chief Publicity : NA
• Digital Promotions : Khaas Re TV and Loki’s Studios
• Title : NA
• Publicity Design : Loki’s Studios
• Marketing : Vinod Satav and Akash Pendharkar
• Distributor : Anil Thadani (AA Films)
• DI Colorist : NA
• DI Lab : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 23rd November 2018

Synopsis : A stark portrayal of the hardships faced by farmers, Mulshi Pattern tackles some of the raging issues of our times. The film lays bare the deep flaws of the system which turns the farmer into a criminal and a social outcast.

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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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The premier of Chi va Chi Sau Ka was a very glossy affair. The event was attended by many Marathi celebrities along with the cast and crew of the film. Mrinmayee Godbole was looking very glamorous in her stylish dress. Lalit was as usual very handsome in his casuals. The event was also attended by Paresh Mokashi and Madhugandha Kulkarni- director and writer of the film.

The film has been receiving great reviews from the critics and audience has loved the film. The film is a love story of a eco-conservationist and an animal lover. The great story, beautiful performances and witty dialogues have made a film big hit.

The premiere was attended by Shashank ketkar, Sai Tamhankar, Parna Pethe, Jitendra Joshi, Sukanya Kulkarni, Supriya Pathare, Amruta Subhash, Jyoti Subhash, Amey Wagh, Akshay Bardapurkar Suhrud Godbole, Girija Oak, Omprakash Shinde, Rasika Sunil, Paresh Mokashi, Nikhil Sane, Madhugandha Kulkarni, Purnima Talwalkar, Suhita Thatte, Rohini Hattangadi along with other cast & crew of film.

Here are some photographs of this event:

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Chi Va Chi Sau Ka – Zee Studio’s upcoming Marathi Movie 

• Movie : Chi Va Chi Sau Ka (2017) | चि.व.चि.सौ.कां
• Producer : Nikhil Sane
• Director : Paresh Mokashi
• Studio : Zee Studio’s
• Star Cast :
  • Lalit Prabhakar as Satya
  • Mrinmayee Godbole as Savi
  • Bharat Ganeshpure
  • Pushkar Lonarkar as Savi brother
  • Sharmishtha Raut as Savi Sister
  • Jyoti Subhash
  • Supriya Pathare as Satya’s Mother
  • Pradeep Joshi as Satya’s Father
  • Sunil Abhyankar as Savi Mother
  • Purnima Talwalkar Savi Mother
• Story : Paresh Mokashi & Madhugandha Kulkarni
• Screenplay & Dialogues : Paresh Mokashi & Madhugandha Kulkarni
• Music :  Narendra Bhide
• Playback Singers :  NA
• Cinematography (DOP) :  Sudhir Palsane
• Editor :  Abhijeet Deshpande
• Art Director : Siddharth Tatooskar
• Makeup :  NA
• Costumes :  NA
• Executive-producer :  NA
• Genre :  Comedy, Drama
• Duration : 2 hrs 16 mins
• Release Date : 12th May 2017

Synopsis : Savitri, a veterinary doctor and Satyaprakash, an electrical engineer who are polls apart in personalities are being forced to marry each other by their parents. However, the two who are apprehensive about getting married unanimously take a decision, which creates chaos in their families.

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• Review : Deool Band (2015)
• Directors: Pravin Tarde and Pranit Kulkarni
• Producers: Vatavruksha Entertainment
• Writers: Pravin Tarde and Pranit Kulkarni
• Cast : Gashmeer Mahajani, Mohan Joshi, Mohan Agashe,Girija Joshi, Nivedita Saraf
• Review By: Keyur Seta

Rating : 1.5/5

Review:

Turning an atheist into a theist requires conviction, more than anything else. Unfortunately, this is not the only issue with Deool Banda. In trying to be over-ambitiously religious and entertaining at the same time, the film ends up making fun of itself and that too through a duration of 3 hours and 5 minutes.

It revolves around the scientist Dr Raghav Shastri (Gashmeer Mahajani), who is an NRI living in the US. He visits India, with his wife and daughter, to add value to ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organization) security systems that track terror activities. Raghav is a strict atheist, who is against Swami Samartha due to personal reasons.

Due to security reasons, he is given accommodation in a normal housing society. He is annoyed to know that the society has a Swami Samartha temple, which is thronged by residents throughout the day. Simultaneously, Raghav is having a tough time with ISRO members, whom he considers good-for-nothing.

Frankly speaking, Deool Banda has nothing working for itself. It looks as if the makers were so eager to spread the worship of Swami Samartha that they completely forgot about a proper storyline and a convincing narration. Merely speaking great things about Swami Samartha and playing his songs isn’t enough.

The film doesn’t stop at that. Swami Samartha is also an important character. So, one would expect him to spread his message and wisdom. But almost all the time, he just makes fun of the protagonist through one-liners and PJs. However, in a way, this is the only aspect that makes the film somewhat watchable as it produces both intentional and unintentional laughter.

There is more unintentional laughter in store through the following points:-

• The title is established in a shockingly silly manner. The protagonist wishes to take revenge on the society members by getting the temple closed. So, he calls up the head of ISRO, who puts forth the request to the Prime Minister of India (!!!). The temple is sealed within 20 minutes and, on top of that, a couple of cops stand on guard around it. Seriously? How dumb can you expect the audience to be?
• The members of this housing society are continuously seen worshiping Swami Samartha whenever they appear. The makers have simply crossed the line between being religious and being religious fanatic.
• A resident wakes up the protagonist daily as early as 5 am more than once and urges him to attend the aarti despite knowing that he is an atheist. The protagonist, who gets irritated and angry at every little thing, hardly reacts to this.
• Raghav stays on the 10^th  floor. Yet he is able to hear loud noises of the aarti even after shutting all windows, although there is no use of any kind of speaker or microphone.
• There is a certain Mr Deshpande in ISRO. He is supposed to be funny but turns out to be completely the opposite. Worse, the protagonist recalls his antics later on in detail while laughing uncontrollably. But apart from him, nobody else is laughing.
• The protagonist and the audience are forcefully made to visit a series of holy places through some flimsy reasons. This is the major reason for such an enormous length.
• The behavior and reactions of characters throughout the film is questionable and weird.

Many more points can be added but they aren’t to avoid spoilers. A couple of religious songs do go well with the subject. There is nothing noteworthy in the camerawork. The background score is too loud, especially during an important scene where you are forced to cover your ears.

The biggest plus point is Gashmeer Mahajani. He succeeds in proving that apart from good looks, more importantly, he also possesses some serious acting talent. Mohan Joshi provides entertainment as Swami Samartha. Girija Joshi is average in the role of a routine wife of an ambitious husband. Nivedita Saraf appears over-religious. But not as much as Pravin Tarde, who turns out to be a fanatic. Mohan Agashe is decent.

Overall:

Deool Band tries too hard to put across a message without any sort of conviction. It might attract a decent crowd due to the subject of Swami Samartha. But there isn’t much hope at the box office.

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Mohan Joshi is one of the leading character actors who have made their high places in the Marathi and Hindi film industry. Now his latest film ‘Deool Band’ is all set for release and we spoke to the rugged actor about his new film. Here is what he has said.

What is the film ‘Deool Bandh’ all about?

It is about science versus religion. The syndrome about the believers and the non- believers of God. The film tries to explore the pros and cons of religion and the various opinions about them in the common masses.

What is your character in the film?

I play Swami Samarth, a great saint of the previous centuries who had a great following among the masses and was supposed to be a miracle maker. There are still people who worship him and believe in him.

How did you prepare for the role?

I went entirely by the directors conviction as no one has seen the saint nor any material is available about him but he was supposed to be very short tempered and I have inculcated this trait in the character.

Tell us something about your young co-star Gashmeer Mahajani?

He is very talented and tough looking and dances well and emotes well. Of course he is the son of ex-star Ravindra Mahajani and I am sure he will make his father proud. He is a good choreographer also.

Tell us something about the director duo.

Yes. The directors Praveen Tarde and Pranit Kulkarni are no doubt good directors and know their craft and are well versed in story telling and the technique of film-making . I am sure they will go far.

What about acting in Hindi cinema?

I have stopped acting in Hindi cinema for the last 10-12 years and will concentrate on Marathi film industry.

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The story of ‘Deool Band’ revolves around an atheist played by Gashmeer Mahajani and his fight to shut down the temple. He is a complete nonbeliever in god and has a strong dislike for religious people.

Mahajani is seen on a spree to stop all the devotional activities. One fine day, the god himself comes up, and gives a 360 degree turn to the life of the protagonist.

Starcast of the movie includes some of the finest actors like Girija Joshi, Mohan Agashe, Nivedita Saraf, Shweta Shinde, Satish Alekar, Kiran Yadnyopavit, Sharvari Jamenis, Sunil Abhyankar, Pravin Tarde, Snehal Tarde, Ramesh Pardeshi, Devendra Gaikwad, Deepak Karanjikar, & Arya Ghare.

Directed by Pravin Vitthal Tarde & Pranit Kulkarni the movie is all set to hit the theatres on July 31st, 2015.

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Legendary Marathi actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar launched theatrical trailer of Mohan Joshi starrer ‘Deool Band’. The film stars Mohan Joshi as Swami Samarth, along with Gashmeer Mahajani, Nivedita Saraf, Girija Joshi. Produced by Jayashree Kailash Wani and Julie Kailash Wani of Vatvruksha Entertainment, the film marks the directorial debut of duo Pravin Tarade and Pranit Kulkarni. Based on Swami’s philosophies, the film deals with Science versus spirituality and beyond science and is slated to release on 31st July.
Shot across more than five states the film is a pure commercial entertainer.

The theatrical trailer gives the audience a glimpse of all the elements of the film. The Music and Background score compliments the visuals crafted by Narendra Bhide. The trailer also highlights the songs choreographed by the well-known choreographer Umesh Jadhav, and gives a glimpse of the dramatic transformation, both in character and situations which Gashmeer and Mohan Joshi go through. The film features Mohan Joshi in a never seen before calm, confident and humorous side of Swami Samarth’s Avatar.

Other credits include Dialogues: and Original story: Pravin Tarde, Director of Photography: Prashant B. Misle, Editor: Mayur Hardas, Music: Narendra Bhide, Lyrics: Pranit Kulkarni and Executive Producer: Club 11

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