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Dombivali Fast
''Dombivli Fast'' () is a 2005 Indian Marathi-language psychological action drama film directed by Nishikanth Kamat. It is the story of a middle class bank employee, Madhav Apte, an ordinary, law-abiding and honest citizen who faces constant frustration with the injustice and corruption that pervades in all walks of his life. The film portrays Apte's mental breakdown as he reaches his breaking point, and his rampage as a vigilante across Mumbai to set things right. The film stars Sandeep Kulkarni in the lead with Shilpa Tulaskar and Sandesh Jadhav. The film bears resemblance to the 1993 Hollywood film Falling Down, starring Michael Douglas. Kamat remade the film in Tamil as '' Evano Oruvan'' with R. Madhavan playing the lead in the year 2007. Plot Madhav Apte lives a lower-middle-class life in Dombivli area of Mumbai together with his wife Alka, son Rahul and daughter Prachi. He travels to his workplace, Nariman Point, each day by train; and takes the Dombivli Fast local tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishikanth Kamath
Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, ''Dombivali Fast'' earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Tamil language, Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as ''Evano Oruvan'', which opened to rave reviews. He also acted in the Marathi cinema, Marathi film ''Saatchya Aat Gharat''. His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'', which was filmed in Hindi. He directed the popular movie ''Force (2011 film), Force'', starring John Abraham and debut of Vidyut Jamwal. It was a remake of the Tamil movie ''Kaakha Kaakha''. He also played a negative role in the movie ''Rocky Handsome''. Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College, Mumbai, Wilson College and Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit. Kamat died at the age of 50 due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evano Oruvan
''Evano Oruvan'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's Marathi film, '' Dombivli Fast'', which is loosely based on the 1993 American ''Falling Down''. The film stars Madhavan and Sangeetha, with Seeman acting in a pivotal role. The film's music is composed by P. Sameer and the title song by G. V. Prakash Kumar. It is produced by noted Hindi directors Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla as they make their debuts as Tamil film producers under the distribution of their home banner, Burmawalla Limited. It had been previously named, ''Ivan Yaaro''. The film's title is based on a song from '' Minnale'' (2001), also starring Madhavan. Plot Sridhar Vasudevan is a middle-class family man employed in a bank. He is very idealistic, principled, and recognizes a deep sense of belonging with the society he is part of. He gets annoyed and flustered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Marathi-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Maharashtra
The Government of Maharashtra is the executive branch of the Indian states of india, state of Maharashtra. The government is led by the List of chief ministers of Maharashtra, chief minister (currently Devendra Fadnavis since 5 December 2024) who selects the council of ministers and is appointed by the Governor of Maharashtra. The state has had a BJP-led government since 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2024. The chief minister and his council of ministers form the cabinet of maharashtra which is responsible for overseeing the administration of the state, policy formulation, etc. Ministers are Responsible government, responsible to the Maharashtra Legislature, House in which they sit; they make statements in that House and take questions from members of that House. For most senior ministers, this is usually the directly elected Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly rather than the indirectly elected Maharashtra Legislative Council, Legislative Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune International Film Festival
The Pune International Film Festival (also known as PIFF) is an annual film festival held in Pune, a city in Maharashtra, India. Open to general public, the films are screened at National Film Archive of India, NFAI, INOX Leisure Limited, Inox, City Pride, PVR Cinemas, PVR cinema halls, all located in Pune city. Jabbar Patel, Dr Jabbar Patel is the chairman and director of the festival. The festival commences on the second Thursday and concludes on the third Thursday of January. First Edition of PIFF was started in year 2002 and has been running annually except for 2004. Latest PIFF was concluded on 16 January 2020 in its 18th edition. The theme of year was 'Samyukta Maharashtra movement, 60 Years of Foundation of Maharashtra'. It celebrated the centenary year of legends - Federico Fellini, Kaifi Azmi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Shamshad Begum, and Ravi Shankar, Pandit Ravi Shankar. It also paid tribute to late Shriram Lagoo, Dr Sriram Lagoo. Festival categories *World Competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals from 1973 until 2020, and by the National Film Development Corporation of India, NFDC since 2021. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is an annual film festival held in Los Angeles, California. Established by Christina Marouda in 2003, as a nonprofit organization devoted to paving the way for a greater appreciation of Indian cinemaGreek-born Christina Marouda has dedicated herself to the cause of promoting Indian cinema overseas '''', 17 December 2005. and diverse by pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishikant Kamat
Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, ''Dombivali Fast'' earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Tamil with R. Madhavan in the lead as '' Evano Oruvan'', which opened to rave reviews. He also acted in the Marathi film ''Saatchya Aat Gharat''. His Bollywood debut project was based upon the 2006 Mumbai Bombings, titled, '' Mumbai Meri Jaan'', which was filmed in Hindi. He directed the popular movie ''Force'', starring John Abraham and debut of Vidyut Jamwal. It was a remake of the Tamil movie ''Kaakha Kaakha''. He also played a negative role in the movie ''Rocky Handsome''. Born in a Marathi family, Kamat was an alumnus of Mumbai's Wilson College and Ramnarain Ruia College where he rose to prominence in the amateur theatre circuit. Kamat died at the age of 50 due to cirrhosis and COVID-19. Filmography Television *'' The Final Call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Festival Of First Films
The Asian Festival of First Films () (AFFF) was an annual film festival held in Singapore from 2005 to 2009 to celebrate and provide a platform for emerging filmmakers. It was also part of the Asian Film Market. The festival focused on first-time film- and documentary-makers and provided a platform for emerging film talent, including directors, actors and writers. Films submitted were screened at Golden Village's cinemas in Singapore. It culminated in an awards event during which the results of the competition were announced. There were 11 categories of awards in 2008. It was part of the Asian Film Market. History The Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF) was launched in November 2005 by Teamwork Productions, in collaboration with Singapore's Media Development Authority. In 2008, AFFF was part of the Asia Media Festival, and the festival director was Sanjoy K. Roy. The festival received 638 submissions from more than 23 countries, and selected 28 films and documentaries for no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Screen Awards
The Screen Awards was an annual awards ceremony held in India, honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection was done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by '' Screen'' magazine of the Indian Express Group in 1995. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently closed down. Star India continues to sponsor the event under the Star Screen Awards title. The name of each year's ceremony was determined by the presenting network: the first "Star Screen Awards" were telecast on Star Plus from 2000 until 2011, after which the "Colors Screen Awards" were broadcast on Colors and the "Life OK Screen Awards" on Life OK, each for a period of two years. As of 2019, Star continues to hold the television distribution rights to the event. History The Screen Awards, initiated by the chairman of the Express Group, Viveck Goenka, in 1994, focused on excellence in Indian films. The prizes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharashtra State Film Award For Best Film
The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film is an award presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to the best film in Marathi cinema. The awards are managed directly by the Maharashtra Government under the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Maharashtra. The inaugural award was named as "Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Best Feature Film" and was awarded to ''Prapanch'', directed by Madhukar Pathak. Rajdutt is the most honoured director where eight of his films— ''Gharchi Rani'' (1968), ''Apradh'' (1969), ''Devaki Nandan Gopala'' (1978), '' Shapit'' (1982), ''Raghu Maina'' (1983), ''Hech Maze Maher'' (1984), ''Ardhangi'' (1985) and ''Pudhcha Paaul'' (1986) won the award, followed Raja Thakur and Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar (four each), Jabbar Patel Dr. Jabbar Patel (born 23 June 1942) is a former paediatrician and a Marathi-language theatre and film director of India. His production of Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkrishna Shinde
Balkrishna Shinde is an Indian film actor and director. He is best known for his work in Marathi cinema. He came to limelight in Rajiv Patil's film Savarkhed Ek Gaon ''Savarkhed Ek Gaon'' () is a 2004 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Thriller film, thriller film directed by Rajiv Patil. Produced by Laxmikant Bhattad, Shankar Bhattad and Rahul Bhattad. The film starring Ankush Chaudhari, Shreyas Talp ... for his role as Baban. Education Balkrishna Shinde did his schooling at Anant English School, Satara. Later, he completed his B.Com from Lal Bahadur Shastri College, Satara. He also his Bachelors and Masters in Journalism and holds a diploma in software management from Aptech.. Career Balkrishna Shinde has appeared in both TV serials and films, though he is best known for his role as Patangrao Nangare Patil in Star Pravahas's '' Premacha Game Same To Same'', which was produced by Sobo Films. His 2005 film, Dombivali Fast, received the Marathi Cinema Award at the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
