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Ajintha (film)
''Ajintha'' ( mr, अजिंठा) is a Marathi movie directed by acclaimed art filmmaker Nitin Chandrakant Desai. It narrates a love story between a Marathi Buddhist tribal Paro (Sonalee Kulkarni) and British Major Robert Gill (Wallace), an artist, while he visited India to paint the historical monuments and scriptures. It also showcases the historic Ajanta caves and the beautiful scriptures on the walls of the caves depicting the ancient Buddhist culture. Cast *Sonalee Kulkarni: Paro * Philip Scott Wallace: Major Robert Gill * Manoj Kolhatkar: Jalal-Ud-Ddin *Avinash Narkar: Pandit *Jan Bostock: Capt. James Smith *Reena Aggarwal: Kamala *Murli Sharma: Mukhiya *Makarand Deshpande: Daulatya *Manoj Joshi (actor): Nizam *S.N. Patil: Dhanaji Soundtrack Background score and the music to the tracks is given by Kaushal Inamdar, and lyrics are penned by Marathi author and poet N. D. Mahanor Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor (born 16 September 1942) is a Marathi poet, lyricist, farmer and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Nitin Chandrakant Desai is a noted Indian art director and production designer of Indian cinema turned film and television producer, most known for his work in Marathi and Hindi Films, World Cultural Festival 2016 at Delhi and films like, ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999), ''Lagaan'' (2001), ''Devdas'' (2002), ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008) and ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' (2015). During his career spanning twenty years, he has worked with directors like Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. In 2002, he turned film producer with Chandrakant Productions' ''Desh Devi'', a devotional film on the Devi Mata of Kutch. He has won National Film Award for Best Art Direction four times, and Filmfare Best Art Direction Award three times. In 2005, he opened his ND Studios spread over at Karjat, Navi Mumbai, near Mumbai, which has since hosted movies like ''Jodha Akbar'', ''Traffic Signal'' as also Color's reality show '' Big Boss''. Early life and educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
