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Rekha Kamat
Rekha Kamat (born Kumud Sukhtankar; 1932 – 11 January 2022) popularly known as Rekha was an Indian film and television Actress. Early life and education Kamat was born in 1932 in Mahim, Mumbai. Her father was a clerk in the Indian Navy. He had his primary education (up to class IV) at a school in Kumbharwada area on Bhawani Shankar Road. He matriculated from General Education Society Chabildas School after fifth standard. Further from SNDT F.Y. After that, Kamat is married to G.R. Kamat. Plays * Kalpavruksha kannesathi * Runanubadha * Ekach Pyala * Ghosht Janmantarichi * Tarun Turka Mhatare Arka * Sangeet Punyaprabhav as kinkini * Bhavbandhan * Sanshaykallol * Saubhadra * Dilya Ghari Tu Sukhi Raha * Tujha Aahe Tujpashi * Lagnachi Bedi * Premachya Gava Jave * Diva Jalu De Sari Raat * Kaal Chakra Filmography Films * ''Lakhachi Gosht'' (1952) * ''Kanchan Ganga'' (1954) * ''Kuberache Dhan'' (1953) * ''Mazi Zameen'' (1953) * ''Ganget Ghode Nahale'' (1955) * ' ...
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Mahim
Mahim (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [maːɦiːm])(Marathi language, Marathi: माहिम) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Mahim Junction railway station on the Western Railway zone, Western Railway and Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway), Harbour Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, Mumbai Suburban Railway network is the last station of the Mumbai City district, city, as neighboring Bandra comes in Mumbai Mumbai Suburban district, Suburb. Mahim is an ethnically and religiously diverse town and has a Hindu temple, church, mosque and Parsis, Parsi Fire temple, fire-temple existing within a few meters of each other. The town has a large Rich and Upper Middle class Marathi people, Marathi population. History The name Mahim is derived from the ancient ''Mahikavati'' meaning "miraculous" in Sanskrit. Other historical names for the area include ''Mahimawati,'' ''Maijim'', and ''Mejambu''. Mahim was one of the seven islands that originally ...
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Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ...
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Loksatta
''Loksatta'' (''Lōksattā'') is a Marathi daily newspaper in Maharashtra, India. It is published by The Indian Express Group and was launched on 14 January 1948. ''Loksatta'' is published out of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Palghar, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Aurangabad and Nashik. History Established in 1948, on the Makar Sankranti day, ''Loksatta'' gained notability through coverage of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and subsequent developments. The founder of the Indian Express Group, Ramnath Goenka, remained dedicated to ''Loksatta''. After remaining the largest circulated standard Marathi daily for many years, by the late-90s, ''Loksatta'' saw competition from newer daily newspapers like ''Maharashtra Times''. By 1997, it only had a circulation of 400,000 in Mumbai, Pune, Ahmednagar and Nagpur combined. However, Circulation increased in the 2000s after changes which included addition of various supplements and adding several new city editions for local news. Editors * T.V. ...
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Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates significantly in the Persian Gulf Region, the Horn of Africa, the Strait of Malacca, and routinely conducts anti-piracy operations and partners with other navies in the region. It also conducts routine two to three month-long deployments in the South and East China seas as well as the western Mediterranean sea simultaneously. The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation's maritime borders, and in conjunction with other Armed Forces of the union, act to deter or defeat any threats or aggression against the territory, people or maritime interests of India, both in war and peace. Through joint exercises, goodwill visits and humanitarian missions, including disaster relief, the Indian Navy promotes bilateral relations between n ...
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Jagachya Pathivar
''Jagachya Pathivar'' () is a 1960 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Raja Paranjape and produced by Shripad Chitra. Plot Sakharam was wandering for a job. While wandering he goes to a beggar's settlement. Here he meets a blind young girl. She feeds herself by dancing and singing. Sakharam supports her. But this girl is the lost daughter of a rich man. Her parents find her. The sign fits and her parents take her. She takes Sakharam with her. Good days come to Sakharam. His cycle of bad luck ends. Cast *Raja Paranjape *Seema Deo * G.D.Madgulkar * Dhumal *Mai Bhide *Vinay Kale *Raja Gosavi *Ramesh Deo *Raja Patwardhan *Sharad Talwalkar *Raj Dutt *Surekha Joshi *Vasant Thengadi *Kusum Deshpande *Sudhir Phadke Sudhir Phadke (, 25 July 1919 – 29 July 2002) was an Indian singer-composer. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi ''Sugam Sangeet'' (light music) for five decades. Apart from Marathi, Phadke sang and composed son ... * Rekha Kamat ...
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Sinhasan
''Sinhasan'' (Marathi: Throne) is 1979 Indian Marathi-language political drama film directed by Jabbar Patel and written by journalist Arun Sadhoo. The film is based on two novels - one of the same name and the other named ''Mumbai Dinank'' by writer and freelance journalist Arun Sadhu. The cast of the film included Nilu Phule, Arun Sarnaik, Shriram Lagoo, Mohan Agashe, Reema Lagoo, Nana Patekar, Usha Nadkarni, Datta Bhatt and Satish Dubhashi. Plot The movie draws a parallel from the political turmoil of India. The main character is a journalist named Digu Tipnis (Nilu Phule) who uncovers a network of telephone tapping, relations between trade unions and politicians, etc. The plot addresses Maharashtra's political corruption linked with Mumbai's entrepreneurial sector. The movie starts with an assembly session where Chief Minister (Arun Sarnaik) has to leave the heated discussion to attend an urgent call. The caller (claims to be a well-wisher and informer) informs CM that s ...
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Bhoot (film)
''Bhoot'' () is a 2003 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and stars Ajay Devgn and Urmila Matondkar. It was the second horror film made by Ram Gopal Verma after '' Raat''. It was perceived to be different from a typical Hindi film as it did not contain songs. It was later dubbed in Telugu as ''12 Va Anthasthu'' and remade in Tamil as ''Shock''. The film was a box-office hit. Urmila won several accolades and awards for her performance as a ghost possessed wife. Verma made a sequel called ''Bhoot Returns'' which was released on 12 October 2012. Plot The story is about Vishal (Ajay Devgn) who is married to Swati (Urmila Matondkar). The couple rents a high rise apartment at a ridiculously low price. The caretaker of the apartment, Mr. Thakkar (Amar Talwar) explains to Vishal that a widow named Manjeet Khosla (Barkha Madan), the previous resident, committed suicide after killing her own son. Vishal hides this fact from Swati, as she will object to buying su ...
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Aga Bai Arrecha!
''Aga Bai Arrechha!'' () is a Marathi comedy drama film by director Kedar Shinde loosely based on the Hollywood film ''What Women Want''. It was released in 2004. The film highlights the life and the problems of a common man living in a metropolitan city like Mumbai. His greatest desire in life is to answer the question "What do women want?" He is then blessed by the Kuldevi (Clan Goddess) of his village and gets a special "ear" for the internal dialogues of the women around him. It highlights his transition from a frustrated individual to someone who is happy, content and in charge of his life. The film also had a sequel titled '' Aga Bai Arechyaa 2'', which was not a commercial success. The songs from the film have become particularly popular. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Vaare Vah'', starring Komal. Plot Shriranga Deshmukh (or Ranga) is a frustrated man. His frustration is particularly towards the women in his life—his wife, his mother and particularly his ever ...
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Pak Pak Pakaak
''Pak Pak Pakaak'' is a 2005 Indian Marathi-language children's adventure comedy-drama film directed by Gautam Joglekar and produced by Aashish Rego under the banner of SOC Films. Synopsis A young mischievous boy Chikhluoo/Chiklu (Shaksham) goes to a big forest which is haunted by a demon called Bhutya (Nana). Through many encounters, Chiklu befriends a ghost and their lives change forever. Cast * Saksham Kulkarni as Chikhloo * Nana Patekar as Bhutya/Sakharam Vaidya * Narayani Shastri as Saloo * Jyoti Subhash as grandmother of Chikhloo * Nandu Pol as village chief * Vijay Patwardhan as teacher * Usha Nadkarni as Gaurakha * Vidhyadhar Joshi as Exorcist * Jyoti Joshi as Shanta * Aaditi Deshpande as Amba * Prachi Shah as Bhutya/Sakharam's wife * Rekha Kamat as Tribal old woman Soundtrack Songs: *Title track - by Ravindra Sathe, Vinod Rathod, and Yash Narvekar *Bhutyachye Naman - Sudesh Bhonsale *Kashaa Paai - Nana Patekar, Ravindra Sathe *Naanachi Taang - Nana Patek ...
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Hawaa Hawaai
'' Hawaa Hawaai '' is a 2014 Indian sports drama film directed by Amole Gupte. The film features Partho Gupte and Saqib Saleem. The film is produced by Fox Star Studios. Saleem portrays a roller skating coach in the film. Gupte also composed and sang one song for the film. Rest of the songs were composed by Hitesh Sonik. Amol Gole, a long time collaborator with Gupte, worked as the cinematographer. The film released in theatres on 9 May 2014 with good reviews. Plot The plot centres around Arjun Harishchand Waghmare and his dream to skate. The film chronicles his coach Aniket Bhargava and Arjun's journey towards being a champion skater. After his father's death, Arjun and his family move to Mumbai. Arjun starts to work at a tea stall where he sees some children arrive at night for Lucky (Aniket) Sir. He sees that the children are skating and gets attracted to skating. He finds the skates too expensive so his four friends make a pair of skates out of garbage and call it hawaa hawaa ...
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Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta
''Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta'' () was the Indian Marathi language TV serial aired on Zee Marathi from 16 January 2012 to 25 August 2012. The show starred Mukta Barve and Swapnil Joshi in lead roles. Its franchise '' Eka Lagnachi Teesri Goshta'' starring Spruha Joshi and Umesh Kamat began airing in 2013. The series premiered from Monday to Saturday at 8.30 pm by replacing ''Guntata Hriday He''. Plot The show is the story of a boy and a girl with a very different approach towards their life and career. The boy, Ghanashyam Kale ( Swapnil Joshi) has an American Dream, and desperately wants to shift in USA. The girl, Radha Desai ( Mukta Barve), is working in an advertising agency and living with her father. Radha's father is a single parent. Radha and Ghana have their individual goals in their lives and don't want to be married. But both Kale and Desai families put pressure on them to get married as soon as possible because of their age. Both families arrange dates for them many ...
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Maharashtra Times
''Maharashtra Times'' ( mr, महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स), colloquially referred to as 'Ma Ta' (मटा) from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest selling daily Marathi newspapers in the country and part of The Times of India group. According to the IRS 2005 survey, ''Maharashtra Times'' enjoys the second largest readership in Mumbai. Other than ''The Times of India'', ''Maharashtra Times'' is the only newspaper in Mumbai which has more than one million readers in the city. Editions ''Maharashtra Times'' has 6 editions from 6 major cities in Maharashtra namely - Mumbai (including Vasai-Virar), Pune, Thane (including Navi Mumbai), Nashik, Aurangabad and Nagpur. In May 2020, they stopped their Ahmednagar, Jalgaon and Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur ...
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