We are used to watching Hollywood films that give tributes to their rich history of pop culture. We have always wondered why can’t we do something similar? But now we have! This new song from Ameya Vinod Khopkar Entertainment combines countless Marathi pop culture references together & stars countless Marathi celebrities from all walks of popular culture!

The Acappella format used for this song doesn’t use a single musical instrument. All sounds that we hear in the song are created by humans on their own! This video was released on AVK Entertainment’s official YouTube channel on 2nd May on the anniversary of very First Indian film ‘Raja Harishchandra’ as a tribute, released in 1913 this film was made by Marathi Manoos Dadasaheb Phalke. This song has compiled countless songs, dialogues & references from our rich history of Marathi pop culture especially films!

This unique experiment could be one of it’s kind in the whole of India! It truly makes the Marathi Manoos proud & also motivates us to do greater things in future!

FEATURING (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) ARTISTS: Abhijeet Panse, Abhinay Berde, Abhinay Deo, Adinath Kothare, , Aniket Vishwasrao, Ashok Saraf, Atul Parchure, Bharat Jadhav, Charu Desale, Chetan Shashital [Bal Thackeray VO], Deepali Vichare, Jitendra Joshi, Kaushal Inamdar, Kedar Shinde, Kishori Shahne, Kranti Redkar, Mahesh Kothare, Mahesh Manjrekar, Madhura Velankar, Makrand Anaspure, Manasi Naik, Mangesh Desai, Mrunal Kulkarni, Prajakta Mali, Prathamesh Parab, Pushkar Shotri, Phulwa Khamkar, Ramdas Padhye, Rinku Rajguru, Sachin Khedekar, Sachin Kumbhar, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sanjay Jadhav, Sayali Sanjeev, Sneha Chavan, Sonali Khare, Swapnil Joshi, Vishal Inamdar, Vinod Kambli, Vikram Gokhale, Vikram Phadnis

SINGERS: Ajit Parab, Avdhoot Gupte, Hari Haran, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan(Vocals), Sonu Nigam, Sudesh Bhosle, Swapnil Bhandhodkar, Vaishali Samant

CHILD ARTISTS: Ayaan Patel, Asma Khamkar, Ishaan Khopkar, Mrunal Jadhav, Trushnika Shinde

NEWS REPORTERS: Amol Parchure, Jayanti Waghdhare, Neelima Kulkarni, Pooja Borkar, Prerna Jangnam, Sahil Joshi, Saumitra Pote, Shreyas Sawant, Tushar Shete

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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.

Tula Kalnnaar Nahi Marathi Movie Photos, Poster :

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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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A few months back The Two Thousand Rupees Note came into existence. Though it shocked us for a while, but later we have smoothly accepted its existence. Inspired by it a unique item song ‘Mi Gulabi Note Don Hazarachi’ was recently shot. Starring the item song queen of Marathi, Manasi Naik this song is a part of an upcoming film ‘Prema’.

Markandey Films presents ‘Prema’ produced by Ramesh Gurram & directed by Sadanand Ippkayal. The songs of this film are written & composed by Shekhar Anande. Popular singers like Avadhoot Gupte, Swapnil Bandodkar & Reshma Sonawane have lent their voices to these songs, whereas these songs are choreographed by Siddhesh Pai. The film stars Nayan Nirwal, Shilpa Thakre & Sachin Battul in the lead.

Just as the people accepted the new Two Thousand Rupees Note they would also accept this Gulabi Two Thousand Rupees note on the silver screen, believes the ‘Prema’ team.

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Recently, song recordings of the film “Vishwas” was done in Mumbai. The film stars Ramesh Bhatkar, Vinay Yedekar, Madhu Kambikar, Girija Prabhu, Sagar Padole and Harshada Gupte in the lead roles. This Nagesh Darak directed film is produced by Kailas Unde Patil under the banners of Sadguru Productions.

The music has been composed by Nandu Honap and lyrics are penned by Rupa Kulkarni. The songs have been sung by various singers.

Ravindra Sathe has sung a sad song “Nasheebaachee thattaa jhaalee”. Vaishali Made and Rohit Raut has sung a duet “Mathyavarache kunku tu japasheel kaa?” Vaishali Samant has sung “popat pisatala” an item song whie Jahnavi Prabhu Arora and Swapnil Bandodkar has sung romantic “Tujhya Majhya Preetiche JHepavale paakharo”.

The film is co-produced by Sagar Padole and Ajit Sahani. The film will go on the floors very soon.

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Come Shravan and the festive season begins! In this auspicious month of the Hindu calendar everyone’s favourite festival Gokulashtami arrives. And the fervour and enthusiasm with which the festival is celebrated in Mumbai and its neighboring areas has just to be seen to be believed. Popular composer-director Avdhoot Gupte who has made films like Zenda and Maurya in the past will soon be releasing his latest film called Kanha. As the name suggests, the film is about Gokulashtami and the competition between two Govinda pathaks to construct the tallest human pyramid.

Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik’s Vihang Group has produced this film along with YoungBerry Productions and Joe Rajan. Kanha is going to be Zee studio’s next release as well. It is always a matter of interest regarding which film Zee Studios would be releasing and now we know of their association with Kanha.

Pratap Sarnaik’s Sanskruti Yuva Pratishthan hosts one of the most popular Govinda’s in town. It’s own Govinda team holds the record for the highest human pyramid ever. So his obvious love for the subject ensured that no stone was left unturned in the making of Kanha.

The music of the film composed by Avdhoot Gupte himself was launched at a gala event in a prestigious 5 star hotel in Mumbai. The event was attended by who’s who of the world of politics like Praful Patel, Amar Singh and the CM of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis. The marathi film fraternity also made their presence felt.The film has six songs which are sung by Suresh Wadkar, Kailash Kher, Vaishali Samant, Sonu Kakkar, Avdhoot Gupte, Swapnil Bandodkar and Purvesh Sarnaik.

Kanha is about the competition between two pathaks to form the highest human pyramid. It completes the trilogy of films on Maharashtra culture by Avdhoot Gupte after Zenda and Morya. The film has two leads, the energetic and natural Vaibhav Tatwawadi and the hunk Gashmeer Mahajani. The films also stars Gauri Nalawade, Prasad Oak, Kiran Karmarkar and child actor Sumedh Vani.

Kanha is going to be released by Zee Studio all over Maharashtra on August 26th, 2016.

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Song recording for Jidda was recently completed at Ajiwasan Studio of Mumbai. The song was sung by Swapnil Bandodkar, Adarsh Shinde, Sayali Pankaj, Rohit Raut and Sancheti. The music has been composed by Ajay Atul. The album contains various songs like item song, romantic duets and sad songs. The lyrics have been penned by Santosh Katkade. The film stars Deepak Shirke, Arun Geete, Sunil Godbole, Vikrant Thakare, Pratik Chandvadkar, Dnyaneshwar Wagh and Pooja Raj. The film is directed by Sai Anand.

The story of Jidda is based on a student’s perseverance and how he overcomes his hurdles in his college life. The story screenplay is by Santosh Katkade and dialogues are by Abhijeet Kulkarni.

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Avinash- Vishwajeet, a duo composer who have given many hits recently including Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai, Premachee Gosht and Classmates will be performing live on October 1 at Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium at 9:30 pm. Singers Bela Shendye, Swapmil Bandodkar, Hrishikesh Ranade, Rohit Raut, Anandi Joshi, Mugdha Karhade, Shikha Ajmera and Ashish Sharma will also be singing live in this concert.

The program will be an audio-visual treat for the audience as apart from composer’s Marathi film songs, various experiments in music will also be presented through visual medium including contemporary, folk, pop and rock music.

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