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Vihir
''Vihir'' (English: The well) is a 2009 Marathi film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni which was released in March 2010 and was featured in Berlin film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, the Netherlands. This is AB Corp Limited's first Marathi film. Plot Vihir is a story of two adolescent boys Sameer and Nachiket (cousins, who are best friends) who struggle with their unconventional outlooks on life and family. They write to each other telling each other about their doings and happenings in life. They get to meet after a long time as Sameer with his mother and sister visit Nachiket's village for a family wedding. Sameer and Nachiket both observe people in the house and try to understand their behaviour as they are not used to complexity of family relationships. Meanwhile, Sameer finds Nachiket's lonely and cut-off attitude towards the family quite strange and when he confronts Nachiket about it, Nachiket tells him about his outlook towards life which confu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Rajwade
Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989) is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays. Early life Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He went on to join Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was part of various theatre troupes like '' Aasakta Kalamanch'' and ''Samanvay''. He was a founding member of the theatre troupe Natak Company, in 2008. He directed and acted in various plays for Natak Company. Career Rajwade's first major play was in ''Abhraham Lincolnche Patra'' (a Marathi Adaptation of Abraham Lincoln's Letter) by an organisation named ''Jagar''. In 2008, he starred in the Bhojpuri film, ''Udedh Bun''. In 2009, he was part of the critically acclaimed movie ''Vihir''. In 2010, he wrote a play titled ''Geli Ekvis Varsha'' (which was directed by him as well) which was performed at Italy's Universo Teatro. In 2012, Rajwade was seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Kulkarni
Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in ''Deool'' and National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the same film. He is well known for Marathi cinema, Marathi films such as ''Valu (film), Valu'', ''Vihir'', ''Deool'', ''Gabhricha Paus'' and ''Jaundya Na Balasaheb''. He is known to Hindi audiences for his role in the Aamir Khan starrer ''Dangal (film), Dangal'' and Anurag Kashyap's movie ''Ugly (film), Ugly''. He received acclaim for his portrayal of gangster 'Appa' in the 2017 Marathi crime thriller Faster Fene opposite Amey Wagh. He also starred in India's first Netflix original series ''Sacred Games (TV series), Sacred Games''. Personal life Kulkarni was born on 25 November 1977 in the Paranda Tahsil, Paranda Taluka of Osmanabad district and grew up in Pune. He pursued his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII), Pune. He is known for Marathi films such as ''Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Vihir'' (The Well), ''Deool'' (The Temple) and ''Highway''. He is known for short films such as ''Girni'' (Grinding Machine), ''Three Of Us'', ''Vilay'', ''Gaarud'' and ''Darshan''. He received a National Film award for Best Debut Director for his short film ''Girni''. His other short film ''Three Of Us'' was also appreciated world wide. ''Deool'' (The Temple), his feature film, received a National Film Award for best film in the year 2011. Early life and career Umesh Kulkarni was born on 6 December 1976 in Pune to Vinayak and Vishakha Kulkarni. He graduated in commerce from BMCC, Pune besides acquiring a law degree. He joined FTII Pune in February 2000. Kulkarni also directed short films such as ''Girni, Three of Us, Vilay'' and ''Gaarud''. ''Girni'' won the National Film Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madan Deodhar
Madan Deodhar is an Indian actor prominently featuring in Marathi films. Career Deodhar started his acting career as a child actor in the Hindi film '' Mahek'' (2007), a coming-of-age film directed by Kranti Kanade. The film won Best Feature Film Award at Arpa International Film Festival. In 2009 he went on to play the lead role in the Marathi film ''Vihir''. Deodhar portrayed the character of a school going swimmer Sameer who is very close to his cousin Nachiket (played by Alok Rajwade). Nachiket dies by drowning in a well and shocked Sameer sets on a journey to find meaning to life. The film received multiple awards and Deodhar's performance was also appreciated. Film's review in ''IBN Live'' called Deodhar and Rajwade's work as "outstanding" and credits them for the film's success. In 2010, he played the childhood role of actor Sharman Joshi in the Hindi film ''Allah Ke Banday''. In 2012, he also appeared in a Bhojpuri film ''He'' about a slum boy who gets a chance to work in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyoti Subhash
Jyoti Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi film, television and theatre industry. She is best known for her works in Marathi films like ''Valu'' (2008), ''Gabhricha Paus'' (2009) and Bollywood films like ''Phoonk'' (2008) and ''Aiyyaa'' (2012). Career Jyoti Subhash started her career through theatre and then moving to television and films. She was recognised in her early works of television. Aired on Doordarshan, she featured in the telefilms ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' (1991) and ''Zazeere'' (1992). Directed by Govind Nihalani, the 1991 show ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' was based on the Spanish play ''The House of Bernarda Alba'', which was written by Federico García Lorca. A story of a new-widow, Rukmavati, raising her five unwed daughters in her ''haveli'' in Rajasthan, was shot on 16 mm film and was later blown up to 35 mm. Recently in 2009, the film was shown in a special session by National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. In 1999, she translated the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amruta Subhash
Amruta Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi and Hindi films, television, and theatre. She is a graduate of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Marathi-language film ''Astu'' (2015) and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Hindi-language film ''Gully Boy'' (2019). Career Subhash made her debut with the National Award-winning film and India's Oscar entry for the year 2004, ''Shwaas''. She won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013 for her role in the Marathi film ''Astu'' and has starred in numerous critically acclaimed films that have won various awards around the world, such as the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Fedeora Award at the Venice Film Festival. Subhash is also a classically trained singer who has lent her voice to various Marathi films. As a playback singer, she has won accolades such as the Maharashtra Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Busan International Film Festival
The 14th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 8 to October 16, 2009, in Busan, South Korea. A total of 355 films from over 70 countries were screened, beating the record set in the last festival. With a total attendance of 173,516, it had 98 world premieres and 46 international premieres. The 9.9 billion won event opened with the South Korean film ''Good Morning President'', directed by Jang Jin and closed with the Chinese film '' The Message'', directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu. Program :† World premiere :†† International premiere : Opening Film Gala Presentation A Window on Asian Cinema New Currents Korean Cinema Today - Panorama Korean Cinema Today - Vision Korean Cinema Retrospective Archeology of Korean Cinema Ha Kil-chong, The Dreamer for New Cinema Remembering Yu Hyun-mok World Cinema Flash Forward Wide Angle Korean Short Film Competition Asian Short Film Competition Short Film Showcase Documentary Competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrikant Yadav
Shrikant Mohan Yadav is a film actor. He is known for Marathi films such as ''Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Deool'', ''Ajoba'', Ek Hazarachi Note, Highway and the upcoming ''Jaundya Na Balasaheb''. His performance in Marathi films ''Deool'' and ''Ajoba'' has been widely appreciated. Filmography *'' Section 375'' (2019) *Lathe Joshi (2018) *''Faster Fene'' (2017) * ''Baghtos Kay Mujra Kar'' (2017) * ''Jaundya Na Balasaheb'' (2016) * ''Half Ticket (2016 film)'' (2016) * ''Highway (2015 film)'' (2015) * ''Killa (film)'' (2015) * '' Ek Hazarachi Note'' (2014) * ''Ajoba'' (2014) * '' Pune 52'' (2013) * ''Night school'' (2012) * ''Vihir ''Vihir'' (English: The well) is a 2009 Marathi film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni which was released in March 2010 and was featured in Berlin film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, the Netherlands. This is AB Corp L ...'' (2009) * '' Bhirkit'' (2022) References External links * Male actors in Marathi cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parna Pethe
Parna Pethe is an Indian film & theatre actress who has appeared in many Marathi films and experimental plays. Early life Parna was born and raised in Pune. She studied at Abhinava Vidyalaya School and graduated from Fergusson College, Pune. She started acting while she was studying at Fergusson. She has been a Bharatnatyam dancer since she was 8. Personal life She dated Alok Rajwade for 6 years before tying the knot, on 29 February 2016. They had a court marriage at Mangal Karyalay, Pune. Career Pethe was one of the founding members of ''Natak Company'', in 2008. She was also part of the theatre troupe, Aasakta Kalamanch. In 2014,she appeared in Rama Madhav, in which she played the titular character along with Alok Rajwade. In 2016, she appeared in the movie '' YZ''. She replaced Sakhi Gokhale in the famous play, Amar Photo Studio in 2018. In 2019, she was part of an online short film series, titled ''Safe Journeys'', opposite Suvrat Joshi. She would be seen next in ''Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Cinema
Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was ''Shree Pundalik'' by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at Coronation Cinematograph, Mumbai. and a Marathi crew who were performing Marathi and Sanskrit (musicals) and plays in Marathi at that period. The first Marathi talkie film, ''Ayodhyecha Raja'', was released in 1932, just one year after ''Alam Ara'' the first Hindi talkie. Although the industry is much smaller than Hindi cinema (which is also primarily based in Mumbai), Marathi cinema is tax free at the privilege of the state of Maharashtra, and is experiencing growth in recent years. ''Raja Harishchandra'', directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, was a Marathi film, now known as India's first full-length feature, released in 1913. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. is an Indian entertainment company which is owned by Amitabh Bachchan. It was founded in 1996, it did event-management, film production and distribution work. During 1999 it emerged as fiasco for Amitabh Bachchan. It was gone into bankruptcy and financial losses to owner. Miss World 1996 was organised by this organisation. Controversies The company specialized in film production and event management. The business was plagued by financial difficulties. The main reason for the bad performance of ABCL was blamed on the gross mismanagement of the company by the, then CEO, Sanjiv Gupta, who went on to become the CEO of Coca-Cola India. The company burst into the limelight in 1996 when it was responsible for bringing to India the Miss World Pageant, but was then mired with controversy when the company was not able to pay its dues. TV Show ''Dekh Bhai Dekh'' a Hindi sitcom was directed by Anand Mahendru, produced by Jaya Bachchan (via ABCL) and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulabha Deshpande
Sulabha Deshpande ( mr, सुलभा देशपांडे; 1937 – 4 June 2016) was an Indian actress and theatre director. Apart from Marathi theatre and Hindi theatre in Mumbai, she acted in over 73 mainstream Bollywood films. She also performed in art house cinema such as ''Bhumika'' (1977), ''Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' (1978), and ''Gaman'' (1978) as a character actor, along with numerous TV series and plays. A leading figure in experimental theatre movement of the 1960s, she was associated with ''Rangayan'', and personalities like Vijay Tendulkar, Vijaya Mehta, and Satyadev Dubey. In 1971, she co-founded the theatre group ''Awishkar'' with her husband Arvind Deshpande, and also started its children's wing, ''Chandrashala'', which continues to perform professional children theatre. In later years, she acted in serials such as ''Jee Ley Zara'', ''Ek Packet Umeed'', '' Asmita'' and in films such as ''English Vinglish''. Early life She was born and brought up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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