Swatantryaveer Savarkar or Veer Savarkar as he was fondly called by his followers & the whole of India. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was one of the great freedom fighters & thinkers of India. His philosophy of ‘Hindutva’ was ahead of it’s time & never included the caste divide or any other divides.

Today we seem to have forgotten what Veer Savarkar really stood for. Many a times we see him used as an icon for extremist religious views. But even Maharashtra’s great writer Pu La Deshpande said that Veer Savarkar was different than that & he thought about the whole nation.

Viju Mane, Prasad Oak, Aakash Pendharkar & Vinod Satav are present a new film initiative which would tell the story of real Veer Savarkar. One who believed that if a dumb person in born in Brahmin family he should still be called dumb & if a intelligent person is born in a Shudra family he should still be called intelligent! The news of this film was revealed on the occasion of Savarakar Jayanti recently.

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Avadhoot Gupte has ruled on Marathi hearts for so many years now as a singer, composer and even film director! Now he is all set to add another dimension to his all-rounder abilities. He will soon be seen making his acting debut in Nishta Productions upcoming children film ‘Monkey Baat’!

Avadhoot Gupte says he had been offered acting roles long back when he starred in his own music videos, but he has always been reluctant about it as he thought it wasn’t his department! Even when Viju Mane (director of Monkey Baat) offered him a role he was reluctant but after listening to the story of the film he was excited to play the part!

The songs of the film and the dialogues of the film are written by Sandeep Khare and music is composed by Saleel Kulkarni. Presented by Akash Pendharkar, Vinod Satav, Abhay Thakur, Prasad Chavan, Shankar Konde and produced by Vivek D, Rasmi Karambelkar, Mandar Tillu and Viju Mane. ‘Monkey Baat’ is a treat for family audiences this summer holidays which releases on 18th May!

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Presented by Akash Pendharkar, Vinod Satav, Abhay Thakur, Prasad Chavan, Shankar Konde & produced by Vivek D, Rasjmi Karambelkar, Mandar Tillu & Viju Mane, ‘Monkey Baat’ is treat for family audiences this summer holidays! ‘Shya’ song from the film tells us why ‘Vayu’ the little hero of this film is frustrated!

He has just shifted from Kolhapur to Mumbai & he doesn’t have friends neither does he have the nature’s wealth which he loved in Kolhapur! ‘Shya’ is a very specific Marathi slang which just cannot be translated in another language. It presents one’s frustration & irritation in a funny way!

This song is created by favorite composer & poet of bachhe company, Salil Kulkarni & Sandeep Khare. They don’t seem to have lost their magic one bit! The film stars Pushkar Shrotri & Bhargavi Chirmule in lead. Releasing on 18^th May, ‘Monkey Baat’ promises to entertain the bachhe company & their parents equally!

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Though there have been very few children films made in Marathi, some of them have captured fancy of our audiences they are watched repeatedly & enjoyed by audiences especially the children! Viju Mane directorial ‘Monkey Baat‘ seems to continue this tradition of entertaining children films.

The film is set to release in this summer vacation on 18th May & hence the whole Bachhe Company can enjoy it with their parents. The unique character of a monkey is the most intriguing part of the film. It would be interesting to see how the monkey in the film contributes in the actual story of the film.

The music & songs of the film is done by  a very popular pair of singer-composer Salil Kulkarni & lyricist-poet Sandeep Khare! The title of the film is a smart pun made on the very famous ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of our honorable PM of India. We could only know if there’s anything related to the same in the actual after watch it in theaters.

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• Review : Shikari (2018)
• Producer : Vijay Patil
• Director : Viju Mane
• Dialogue Writer : Rajesh Deshpande
• Star Cast : Neha Khan, Suvrat Joshi, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Prasad Oak & others
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 1/5

Shikari Movie Review:

Marathi cinema in the 70s & 80s went through the most ‘commercially’ successful phase because of a single man ‘Dada Kondke’. We’ve grown up hearing his legendary tales of how the great Raj Kapoor used to make sure if there isn’t a Dada Kondke movie in theatres before releasing his films. There was a distinct ‘double meaning’ humour that he introduced us to & made it work for a audience that were only interested in having a good time in theatres especially in the rural parts. Since then whenever anyone has tried a hand at this kind of humour has failed miserably or has been easily discarded as cheap ‘b’ or ‘c’ grade stuff. Even there has never been the same response from the audiences.

Viju Mane directorial ‘Shikari’ proudly promoted itself as a film that endorses the same ‘Kondke’ brand of humour. The truth is Shikari’s humour doesn’t really belong to the same brand, in fact it doesn’t even belong to any brand of humour. A few adult jokes here & there, some slapstick humour here & there (which doesn’t work) but the film is more of an erotica especially in the first half. An erotica that is so deliberately designed which doesn’t have any logical backbone of it’s own! While doing so it makes a fool of an aspiring actress played by Neha Khan. Her character of ‘Savita’ has been exploited in the story of the film by opportunist men. Sadly her character in the scheme of things of the actual film too has been exploited. How dumb can her character be? She never understands if a man is lusting for her!

But then the other characters of her husband (Prasad Oak), Phulwa (Mrunmayee Deshpande) too are equally dumb. Whereas Suvrat Joshi, Bharat Ganeshpure & Siddharth Jadhav play opportunist men who only care about lust, this is the entire range of the characters in the film. The other supporting characters played by Bhau Kadam, Vaibhav Mangle & Kashmera Shah are completely irrelevant to the film. Again Kashmera Shah has been unnecessarily exploited as an object of ‘lust’.

There are two films that are mixed up together here. One is a straightforward copy of the 80s Hindi film ‘Anubhav’ that starred Padmini Kolhapure & Shekhar Suman. A childish girl who doesn’t understand a bit about post marital proceedings between a husband & wife (though here, one fine day just one watch of an adult film all of a sudden makes her matured!). The other film is about ‘casting couch’ in the film industry. And the ‘Shikari’ is a metaphor for all lustful men! The irony is that the first half feels targeted towards these exact Shikaris among the audiences. While the second part of the film has mindlessly dumbed-down Savita’s character to make her a victim to give us a message.

Neha Khan though thoroughly exploited in the plot of the film & in the actual film is a really effective actress. We hope she finds good films. Mrunmayee Deshpande usually entertaining to watch is ineffective here. Suvrat Joshi is good in his part but that doesn’t save the film in any way. ‘Shikari’ is a crude film that is supposedly about the exploitation of women in today’s world but ironically ends up exploiting the female cast of the film! The makers believed it’s a commercial film & not for an intellectual audiences. If it ends up becoming a super-hit, that would surely say a lot about today’s society of our’s with countless Shikaris roaming free.

Overall:

‘Shikari’ could entertain only those who watch films to satisfy their lustful urges, for the rest this film will only end up being highly offensive as it was for me.

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Once upon a time during the reign of Marathi’s biggest blockbuster star Dada Kondake double meaning erotic comedy was a norm! And all that happened in the mainstream of Marathi cinema. However after that this genre could only be associated with b grade films in Marathi or even in Hindi.

But now Viju Mane directorial ‘Shikari’ a film presented by Mahesh Manjrekar is making this brave attempt. The trailer reminds us of an old Hindi film ‘Anubhav’ in one way. ‘Anubhav’ starred Shekhar Suman & Padmini Kolhapure in the lead. The track of a childish girl (played by Mrunmayee Deshpande) getting married to the hero (Suvrat Joshi) of the film & then the hero looks elsewhere (Neha Khan) to satisfy his needs is pretty much common with ‘Anubhav’.

However the other track of ‘Shikari’ one that is connected with the film industry looks completely new! The makers of the film also said that ‘Shikari’ is a term that represents the mentality of many powerful men in the industry who hunt their prey. These preys could be any young artists that are looking for opportunities. It would be interesting to see how ‘Shikari’ manages to mix together these two different subjects together while also entertaining the audience.

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‘Shikari’ the upcoming Marathi release is the talk of the town! A bold sex comedy with a message is what the makers are saying about their film! The film stars Suvrat Joshi, Neha Khan, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Kashmera Shah, Siddharth Jadhav, Bhau Kadam & Bharat Ganeshpure. For Mrunmayee especially ‘Shikari’ marks a new beginning as an actress!

The director of the film Viju Mane says, he was in doubt before asking Mrunmayee to do this role! As she has portrayed smart characters in her previous film here she plays a medium witted childish village girl! But Mrunmayee was excited to play a role which she hasn’t played before.

There are two version of this character played by Mrunmayee in ‘Shikari’. One is of a childish girl & the other one demands her to appear attractive in sensual scenes without making the scenes appear vulgar in any way! This task wasn’t easy for the directors & Mrunmayee herself but her talent helped her out & the result was as per the need of the film, says Viju Mane.

‘Shikari’ releases on 20^th April all over Maharashtra so be ready to be hunted!

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• Movie : Shikari (2018) | शिकारी
• Producer : Vijay Patil
• Director : Viju Mane
• Studio : Mahesh Manjrekar Movies and Aryan Global Entertainment
• StarCast :
  • Prasad Oak
  • Mrunmayee Deshpande
  • Bhau kadam
  • Bharat Ganeshpure
  • Vaibhav Mangle
  • Kashmera Shah
  • Savita Malpekar
  • Santosh Juvekar
  • Kushal Badrike
  • Suvrat Joshi (Introducing)
  • Neha Khan (Introducing)
  • Siddhartha Jadhav as Guest appearance
• Dialogues : Rajesh Deshpande
• Music : Ajit Parab, Chinar-Mahesh, Shailendra Barve, Samir Mhatre
• Lyrics : Jitendra Joshi, Vaibhav Joshi, Akhil joshi
• Editor : Satish Patil
• Cinematography : Karan Rawat
• Art Director : Sumit Patil
• Executive Producer : Umesh Shinde
• Co-Producer : Anand Vaidyanathan
• PR : Vaibhav Patil
• Visual Promotion : Just Right Studioz
• Digital Promotion : Be Birbal Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
• Publicity Designs : Miliind Matkar
• Marketing : Amit Bhanushali (52 Friday Cinemas)
• Release Date : 20th April 2018

Synopsis : Savita, an aspiring actress from a small village near Kolhapur, dreams of making it big in the showbiz industry. Her pursuit leads her to marry Bharat, a local theatre director. However, her marital relationship turns sour and she yearns to be in the limelight more. Her struggles increase when she meets, Raghu, who smitten by her beauty, takes her to Mumbai and promises fame. Whilst in Mumbai, Savita finds herself pushed deep in a web of deceit.

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On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, a monkey suddenly out of nowhere landed at Bansidhar Hanuman Mandir, Pokhran-Thane. To everyone’s shock that monkey took blessings from Hanuman’s idol. Slowly a lot of crowd especially kids gathered at the temple to witness this unusual miracle. That monkey joined the crowd & the crowd started praying to it!

Suddenly the monkey stood straight like a human & started speaking too! The crowd was bewildered but then they realized it was in fact a child disguised as a monkey!

That child was a child artist & the occasion was the promotion of one of a kind upcoming Marathi children film ‘Monkey-Baat’. Written & directed by Viju Mane this unique Monkey get up was designed by popular make-up artist from Bollywood, Vidyadhar Bhatte! He has worked on films like ‘Parineeta’, ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’, ‘English Vinglish’ & many more.

Vidyadhar Bhate says that the reason this get up looked so realistic is because of ‘silicon’ mask which feels very much like natural skin & the artist wearing the get up can easily breathe inside it, so during the shoot the actors didn’t have to suffer one bit!

This film is set to release in this summer vacation from 18^th May so that all the Chillar Party can enjoy it in theatres!

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• Movie : Monkey Baat (2018) | मंकी बात
• Producer : Vivek D., Rashmi Karambelkar, Mandar Tillu and Viju Mane
• Director : Viju Mane
• Studio : Nishtha Productions
• Star Cast :
  • Pushkar Shrotri
  • Bhargavi Chirmule
  • Nayan Jadhav
  • Mangesh Desai
  • Vijay Kadam
  • Avadhoot Gupte
• Story : Viju Mane
• Screenplay : Viju Mane and Mahendra Kadam
• Dialogues : Sandeep Khare and Viju Mane
• Lyrics : Sandeep Khare
• Singer : Shalmali Kholgade and Shubhankar Kulkarni
• Music : Dr. Saleel Kulkarni
• Background Music : Anurag Godbole
• Sound Design : Rohit Pradhan
• Cinematography (DOP) : Krishna Soren
• Editor : Satish Patil
• Art Director : Vasu Patil
• Choreography : Vitthal Patil
• Executive Producer : Atul Salve
• Creative Producer : Tejas Narkar
• Look Designer : Vidhyadar Bhatte
• Presenter : Aakash Pendharkar and Vinod Satav
• In Association With : Abhay Thakur, Prasad Chavan and Shankar Konde
• Team ProActive : Ahwini Teranikar and Kirti Mehendale
• Digital Co-Ordinator : Anup Gore (Digimagic Media)
• VFX Supervisor and DI : Yogesh Dixit
• Visual Promotion : Studio 108
• Genre : Children Drama
• Release Date : 18th May 2018

Synopsis : An enthusiastic kid Vayu, moves to Mumbai from his hometown Kolhapur but leaving his friends behind does not sit well with him. To overcome this, he resorts to monkey business so that his parents are forced to take him back, but God has other plans for him.

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