If there’s one actor in Marathi right now who truly represents today’s Marathi entertainment it’s Subodh Bhave! He has been seen in quite many films in recent times & now he has another film lined up for release. His ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ releases on 30^th August & is a psychological horror film, based on a popular play of the 80s of the same name that was based on a true incident. He talked to us about the film & about his latest serial on Zee Marathi ‘Tula Pahate Re’!

‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ is a film that is supposedly based on a true incident. Has anything supernatural happened with you in your real life?

Not really. Nothing supernatural has happened with me. It’s a different thing that I am still afraid of the ‘supernatural’ as others are. I remember an incident that happened with me at Taljai Hills, Pune. Usually I used to go there with my friends but that day I was alone & a bit angry. The moment I entered into the jungle I was afraid & I started sweating out of fear. I started praying to god to save me from here. Suddenly out of nowhere I saw an old man. I told him that I am lost please show me the way out. The old man helped me out. He told me how to reach the main road, & turned on the other side. The moment I turned & looked back the old man had disappeared in just a moment! But this could be something normal but I did experience it. However I don’t really wish to experience something drastically supernatural!

How was your experience of doing the film? Swapna Waghmare-Joshi (director) says you are her favourite actor, so did you sign this film because she is the director or you wanted to act in a film of this genre?

Whatever happens with the character of ‘Kusum’ (played by Trupti Toradmal), I’ve seen that happen in real life. There was a ‘Khandoba’ temple where I lived in Pune, there used to be many people there who were supposedly in the influence of ‘spirit’.  They start behaving oddly. I remember my grandfather used to apply ‘bhandara’ on their foreheads & they used to suddenly calm down. Now I don’t know what’s true & what’s not. I don’t really understand what the person must be feeling from within. All I know is that I’ve known about the situation & I had seen them first hand!

So when the same happens with ‘Kusum’ (the character in the film) I used to relate that to those people. So I wasn’t that shocked & thrilled while shooting the film since I had experienced similar people. But Trupti’s (actress Trupti Toradmal) eyes & her overall voice & get up of that character used to scare me & others on the sets! She has really worked her for her role also because this is her debut film.

How should we look at ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ the film & the character played by Trupti Toradmal? Can we call it ‘supernatural’ or all of that is happening on a psychological level?

I don’t think we should call it ‘supernatural’. This is more connected to a person’s psychology & the voice within her head! People don’t fly or something when she simply looks at them (like they do in fantasy films). The people who are there are completely changed from the mind after watching her! They are shocked that the person we just saw has transformed into something else within a moment!

What exactly does the film say?

I think the film doesn’t say anything! I don’t think it’s a necessity for every film to give a social message! This film doesn’t even support any blind faith. It only entertains! When we watch films like ‘Lord of the Rings’ do we expect a social message? Or do we expect a message while watching Dracula? Similarly this is a romantic horror film made to entertain!

Within a week your serial on Zee Marathi ‘Tula Pahate Re’ has broke TRP records of other serials? How did this happen?

This serial is very special for me as I am doing the lead role in a serial after a long time. Almost 8 years! And still the audiences responded so positively! It makes me teary eyed! Moreover the audiences of all ages have liked the serial from youngsters to elderly people. But I can’t say how exactly did this happen. All I could do is, do good work.

And I have lot of love for the television medium because it gave me a identity. No matter how many films & plays I do, TV will always be very special. People have given so much love to me for my work on TV! They remember all my roles straight from ‘Abhalmaya’ & ‘Avantika’.

People have developed trust about you. Hence your new serial has got such great response in such less time.

It took me 18 years to develop this ‘trust’! & I had to do all kinds of works for that, some I liked & some I didn’t. But throughout my journey I have never lost faith & love for my work. I guess that’s why this day has arrived.

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Savita Damodar Paranjape is an upcoming Marathi film that deals with a unique genre of psychological thriller. However, it also has traits of traditional melodrama seen in many classic Marathi films. The new song from the film that was recently revealed on social media reminds us of how some films used dramatic songs to amplify the tension & drama of the narrative of the film.

As the trailer for the film reveals ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ is a film that has an evil power that enters the life of a happily married couple & creates havoc in their life. So to win over this evil power one needs the blessings of a higher power. And who is higher than the almighty?

Shri Swami Samarth’ song penned by Vaibhav Joshi, composed by Amit Raj & sung by Swapnil Bandodkar, Adarsh Shinde represents this positive energy that the characters of the film desire for to defeat the evil powers. ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ is one of a kind of psychological horror-thriller that the audiences are very excited for.

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Composed by Nilesh Moharir ‘Jaadugari’ is a song from the upcoming psychological thriller ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape‘. Nilesh Moharir is back after some time along with his frequent collaborator Swapnil Bandodkar. And their magic seems to be working again! This song has a hint of mysticness that doesn’t overpower the sensual romantic flavor of it.

Moreover, Swapnil Bandodkar’s voice adds a lot of depth to the song. It also gels with the overall theme of the film perfectly. ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ is a highly anticipated Marathi film since it’s the first Marathi film of Bollywood star John Abraham as a producer.

Directed by Swapna Waghmare-Joshi the film is based on a popular Marathi play & stars Subodh Bhave, Trupti Toradmal, Raqesh Bapat & Manjiri Patil in lead roles. The film releases on 31st August & the audiences are eagerly waiting for the film to watch it on the very first day first show.

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• Movie : Savita Damodar Paranjpe | सविता दामोदर परांजपे
• Producer : John Abraham
• Director : Swapna Waghmare Joshi
• Studio : J A Entertainment and Panorama Studios
• Star Cast :
  • Subodh Bhave as Sharad Abhyankar
  • Rakesh Bapat as Ashok
  • Pallavi Patil as Neetu
  • Trupti Toradmal as Kussum Abhyankar
  • Angad Mhaskar
  • Savita Prabhune
• Story : Shekhar Tamhane
• Screenplay and Dialogues : Shirish Latkar
• Lyrics : Vaibhav Joshi and Mandar Cholkar
• Music Director : Amit Raj and Nilesh Mohrir
• Music : T Series
• Background Music : Piyush Kanojia
• Sound Design : Pranam Pansare
• Re-Recording Mixer :
• Original Score :
• Cinematography (DOP) : Prasad Bhende
• Editor : Kshitija Khandagale
• Art Director : Santosh Phutane
• Costume : Malvika Bajaj
• Make-Up : Vinod Sarode
• Choreography :
• Chief Assistant Director : Archana Thavare and Akash Gursale
• Executive Producer : Milind Shingate
• Co-Producer : Yogendra Mogare and Trupti Madhukar Toradmal
• Chief of Development : Sanyukta Chavata Shaikh
• Creative Producer : Minakshi Das
• Line Producer : Anand Gaikwad and Rahul Dinanath Tulaskar
• Color : RedChillies.Color
• Colorist : Tushar Jadhav
• Digital Marketing : Hezalnight Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd
• Trailer Editor : Parth Y Bhatt
• Distribution : Murali Chatvani
• Marketing : Priya Rajesh
• Publicity Design and Visual Promotion : Brain On Rent
• Genre : Drama, Thrillejr
• Release Date : 31st August 2018

Synopsis : This film is based on the popular Marathi play of the same name in the 80s. Directed by Shekhar Tamhane & starring Reema Lagoo & Rajan Tamhane, this play raised quite a few eyebrows when it came. To re-create the same impact this play is now being adapted into a film. Presented by J. A. Enteratainment & Panorama Studios, this film is produced by John Abraham & directed by Swapna Waghmare.

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Marathi cinema is well known for being content oriented. Many Hindi stars have got attracted towards Marathi films because of this quality. John Abraham is the latest addition to this list of stars. The trailer of ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ was recently revealed in an event. This film is produced by ‘Panaroma Studios’ & John Abraham’s production house.  John firmly believes in the film & hopes the audiences like it.

The trailer of the film suggests us that the story is a mix of romance, horror, thriller & family drama! This film is directed by ‘Fugay’ fame Swapna Waghmare & it stars Subodh Bhave, Trupti Toradmal & Raqesh Bapat in the lead. The debutant actress Trupti Toradmal seems to be palying a very challenging role in this film. As the film is mainly connected to her character it will be exciting to see a young talented actress perform a challenging role.

Subodh Bhave & Raqesh Bapat too seem to play unique characters which have never played before. The whole ‘horror’ genre is not really explored in Marathi cinema. The trailer of ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ will truly bring the horror fans in theatres who have been waiting for good horror films in Marathi.

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John Abraham has come a long way! From being a model, to a actor, to a action star, & then becoming a successful film producer with films like ‘Vicky Donor’ & ‘Rocky Handsome’ to his credit. Few months back he showed interest in Marathi industry as a producer & now his first Marathi production ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ is here.

This film is based on the popular Marathi play of the same name in the 80s. Directed by Shekhar Tamhane & starring Reema Lagoo & Rajan Tamhane, this play raised quite a few eyebrows when it came. To re-create the same impact this play is now being adapted into a film. Presented by J. A. Enteratainment & Panorama Studios, this film is produced by John Abraham & directed by Swapna Waghmare.

Our favourite actor Subodh Bhave will be playing the lead role in this film. Alongside him the film also stars Trupti Toradmal & Rakesh Bapat. Shirish Latkar is the writer of the film & composers Nilesh Mohrir & Amit Raj have done the music for this film. ‘Savita Damodar Paranjape’ is set to release in theatres from 31^st of August!

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Sonalee Kulkarni is one of the rare examples of beauty with brains. She has transformed herself from one of the pretty actresses to one of the most reliable performers on Marathi big screen. In her upcoming film ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ she is paired opposite the acting powerhouse Subodh Bhave. The film releases all over Maharashtra on 8^th September. We chated with Sonalee on this occasion. 

Tula Kalnar Nahi seems to be a hardcore emotional drama based on relationships. What made you say yes to the film?

I had done ‘Mitwa’ before with Swapna Tai (director of Tula Kalnar Nahi). And I was waiting to do something nice again with her. Then we found this script! In fact there isn’t much melodrama in this film. It is very light-hearted fun film. It can be easily relatable to the audiences. This story is about Rahul & Anjali & what happens between them after marriage. Their relationship goes through many obstacles throughout the journey. We had seen Shahrukh-Kajol as Rahul-Anjali. But their love story was up to their marriage, & this love story takes it from there & tells us what happens to Rahul-Anjali after marriage. They are on a journey of different places in Maharashtra throughout the film.

Tell us about your experience of working with director Swapna Waghmare-Joshi for the second time now. And what do you think are her positives as a director?

She is very emotional & sensitive. And I think she succeeds in transporting that in her films, that too in a subtle way. Even ‘Mitwa’ was an emotional film about relationships. Swapna Tai’s strongest point is the way she deals with relationships in her films. Moreover in her films there are strong female characters. My role of Nandini in ‘Mitwa’ was very complicated yet it was loved by the audiences. Here too my character ‘Anjali’ is very strong. She is today’s woman & is ambitious yet loving. She has her own perspective of looking at relations. She is also willing to change for her husband. In personal life too I have a great tuning with Swapna Tai. She knows me in & out. She knows my strong points as well as weak points & she also knows how to project them on the screen.

This is your first film with Subodh Bhave. How did the chemistry between you & him developed on & off screen?

It was a fun experience working with him. We weren’t friends before because we hadn’t worked together. But we knew each other & whenever we met talked about each other works. Subodh has guided me throughout. He is like a mentor to me. After watching my every film, he calls me & tells me what he liked & what he didn’t. He recommends me which films to watch, which books to read. In fact all that I have read in Marathi literature, it’s all recommended by him. So I was sure that I would get to learn a lot while working with him. We became good friends while working together in this film. There were many scenes where we had to quarrel like husband & wife. These quarrels needed to be very spontaneous. So we didn’t rehearse any scenes in this film. This film is actually only about Rahul & Anjali, hence it is necessary that a chemistry is developed between us so that the audiences connects with our journey.

One thing is common in almost all your films. That is good music! What do you think is the secret behind it?

I think music is a part of Indian cinema. Even in Marathi films music is very much essential. It also takes the story of our films forward. As a society we are all music lovers. We listen to different genres of music. I have been lucky too, that people have loved the music & songs of my films. In Tula Kalnar Nahi there are three songs. All these songs are in the background and they take the story forward. ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ is the title song of the film that is been used in the film at many occasions in different ways. The interesting fact about this song is that, the title of the film was not decided in the beginning. And then this song arrived & we listened to it, & all of us loved it & unanimously we decided that ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ should be the title of this film.

In the future what kind of films would you love to do? Do you have a dream role as such?

I have done 2-3 film which will soon come out, which are of different genres. I have a different look in them & I have worked with different people on these films. Last 3-4 years I have been trying to work in different films.

Yes you did a film like ‘Shutter’ which was very well appreciated.

Yes. In the last three years I have done films like Rama-Madhav, Classmates, Mitwa, Shutter & Poshter Girl. All of these films are completely different from each other. In the future too there are 2-3 such films. Which are definitely different from whatever I’ve done up until now. The very next film of mine is ‘Hampi’ which is directed by Prakash Kunte. It has a truly out of the box character, & I am sure the audiences will love it. Then I am doing a film alongside Amruta Subhash.

Finally, how do you think ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ will connect with the audiences?

It will connect very easily with audiences. Every couple of all ages & who are at different stages of their relationship will relate to this film. In everyone’s lives there is love & there are quarrels too. I am 100% sure that every husband will find his wife in ‘Anjali’ & every wife will find her husband in ‘Rahul’.  I think we should celebrate ‘Relationship Maintenance Day’ on 8^th September!

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Known for his special talent of playing characters of all sorts in all sorts of films, Subodh Bhave will soon be seen playing another new character in his upcoming film ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’. The film is a light-hearted fun take on today’s relationships & stars Subodh Bhave & Sonalee Kulkarni. This film is set to release on 8^th September & is directed by ‘Mitwa’ & ‘Fugay’ fame director Swapna Waghmare-Joshi.

From the trailer of ‘Tula Kalnnaar Nahi’ it seems to be an emotional relationship based film. What excited you about the film?

I think this story belongs to today’s times & it is relatable to all of us. And the treatment of this story is light-hearted & fun. It doesn’t pretend to be socially responsible in anyway. The film still speaks about the relationship of husband-wife in a simple, natural way. Both these characters (Rahul-Anjali) express themselves in an interesting way. They are a couple who were immensely in love with each other before marriage but soon post marriage their married life becomes stressful. This story could have been told in a serious way too, but since it is been treated in a fun way, the subject reaches the audiences even better.

You’ve been paired opposite actress of all age! You suit character of a young man perfectly & you also suit the character of a middle aged person perfectly! What is the secret behind this?

I don’t know the secret! But I try to search for the essence of the character. Once I get that the age doesn’t matter. I would rather thank my directors who consistently thought of me for different characters.

You, Swapna Waghmare-Joshi & Swwapnil Joshi you have teamed up together for the second time after ‘Fugay’. Was there ever a confusion about who would play this character between you & Swwapnil Joshi?

No there wasn’t any confusion because after ‘Mitwa’ Swapna & Sonalee wanted to work together & it was their decision to cast the perfect actor for this role. And I feel grateful that all three of them Swwapnil, Swapna & Sonalee jointly decided to cast me for this role.

This is your first film opposite Sonalee Kulkarni. How did the chemistry work out between you & her?  

It was wonderful! I really like her work & I am a fan of her work. The way she has developed her career step by step & by playing different characters is commendable. She was looked at as an dancing actress, & now she has changed that perception. She has established a place for herself in our films. I always wanted to work with her, she too wanted to work with me, but the opportunity didn’t come our way. Finally because of ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ we are working together. We even think alike & we were on same grounds in terms of our creativity our hence journey was simple. Many a times even when I wasn’t aware about what exactly she’ll be doing in a scene, I would still match her & our chemistry worked out very naturally. And finally the job was done right, & it’s the most important thing.

This is your second film with Swapna Waghmare-Joshi after ‘Fugay’. Both films are completely different from each other. How did Swapna Mam’s process of direction changed with this film?

Swapna is good at making the story alive on the screen. She identifies the emotions in the story really well. And she helps us (actors) to emote the little places that are there in the story. So the director is the same, but the stories keep changing. And if the director understands the story well like Swapna then he/she can help to interpret more meanings from the story.

Finally tell us when is your next film as a director coming out? After giving us a path-breaking film like ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusali’.

This year nothing is coming out for sure. By next year when I am done with the writing process of the film, I would start shooting the film. I will surely declare once everything finalizes.

Is that film titled ‘Pushpak Viman’?

No. Pushpak Viman is also there, but this film is different. I am collaborating with Vaibhav (Vaibhav Chinchalkar, producer/director) for ‘Pushpak Viman’. And the other film will be directed by me alone. Once the script is locked I will officially declare everything about it.

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• Movie : Tula Kalnnaar Nahi (2017) | तुला कळंणार नाही
• Producer :  Swwapnil Joshi, Shreea Yogesh Kadam, Arjun Singgh Baran and Kartik Nishandar
• Director : Swapna Waghmare Joshi
• Studio : Saksham Filmz, GSEAMS
• Star Cast :
  • Subodh Bhave as Rahul
  • Sonalee Kulkarni as Anjali
  • Sushant Shelar as Sachin
  • Neeta Shetty
  • Jaywant Wadkar
  • Anuradha Rajadhyaksha
• Story : Sameer Arora
• Screenplay : Shirish latkar, Sameer Arora
• Dialogues : Shirish latkar
• Music :  Nilesh Moharir, Amitraj
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan, Ashwini Shende Bagwadkar
• Playback Singers :  Swapnil Bandodkar, Neha Rajpal, Nihira Joshi, Jaanvi Prabhu Arora
• Cinematography (DOP) :  Prasad Bhende, Sandeep Dhumal
• Editor :  Kshitija Khandagale
• Art Director : Chetan Shikharkhane
• Co-producer :  Nirav Shaha, Ilachi Nagada, jayesh Muzumdar
• Genre :  Drama, Romance
• Duration : 1 Hr 52 Mins
• Release Date : 8 September 2017

Synopsis : Tula Kalnnaar Nahi is a Romantic Love Story of a Married Couple Rahul (Subodh Bhave) & Anjali (Sonalee Kulkarni). The romantic drama is directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi.

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Many a times a title track of a film is irrelevant to the actual film & seems to be forcefully included in the film. That is not the case with ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ title song. This song & the video introduces us to the film, the characters & even the conflict of the film. Starring Sonalee Kulkarni & Subodh Bhave ‘Tula Kalnar Nahi’ is directed by ‘Fugay’, ‘Mitwa’ fame Swapna Waghmare Joshi & is produced by Shreea Yogesh Kadam, Arjun Singgh Baran, Kartik Nishandar & Swwapnil Joshi too!

This song is sung by Neha Rajpal & Swapnil Bandodkar, the lyrics are written by Kshitij Patwardhan & the music composer is our favourite Amitraj! This video song can well work as an alternate trailer for the film.

This song presents the complicated love & hate relationship between the lead characters played by Subodh Bhave & Sonalee Kulkarni. The audiences who love movies based on relationships will definitely be excited for this film!

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