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Natarang
''Natarang'', also spelled Natrang (, an wikt:ornamental, ornamental word for "artist", especially a theatre artist), is a 2010 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by debutant Ravi Jadhav and starring Atul Kulkarni and Sonalee Kulkarni. Composer duo Ajay–Atul composed the original score and songs of the film. Based on ''Natarang'', 1978 Marathi novel by Anand Yadav, the film depicts the journey of a young artist in overcoming hurdles in the form of family, friends, society and to finally realise the unthinkable dream. Set in the 1970s, in the backdrop of a village in Maharashtra, ''Natarang'' highlights the emotions related to gender bias and the sacrifices of an artiste for the love of his art. Plot Gunvantrao Kagalkar aka 'Guna' (Atul Kulkarni), a poor village labourer, nurtures an obsession for Tamasha - a popular theatrical folk art form of Maharashtra. Unforeseen circumstances lead him to lose his job as a labourer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay–Atul
Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale. Known for their works in Cinema of India, Indian cinema; predominantly in Marathi cinema, Marathi and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. They are recipient of a National Film Awards, National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards Marathi, three Maharashtra State Film Awards, twelve Mirchi Music Awards, and two Zee Cine Awards. They made their debut in the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List securing a position of 82 and were placed 22nd in 2019. They began their career with the devotional album ''Vishwa Vinayak'', which combined traditional Mantra, Ganpati mantras with Orchestra, symphonic music. Over the years, they have worked on notable films such as ''Natarang'', ''Sairat'', ''Agneepath (2012 film), Agneepath'', ''Dhadak'', and ''Tumbbad''. Their compositions often feature Live instrumentation, live instruments and draw from a mix of Folk music, traditional and Contemporary music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Atul
Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale. Known for their works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films. They are recipient of a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards Marathi, three Maharashtra State Film Awards, twelve Mirchi Music Awards, and two Zee Cine Awards. They made their debut in the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List securing a position of 82 and were placed 22nd in 2019. They began their career with the devotional album ''Vishwa Vinayak'', which combined traditional Ganpati mantras with symphonic music. Over the years, they have worked on notable films such as ''Natarang'', '' Sairat'', '' Agneepath'', '' Dhadak'', and '' Tumbbad''. Their compositions often feature live instruments and draw from a mix of traditional and contemporary styles. In recent years, their work in Marathi films like '' Chandramukhi'' and '' Ved'' has received critical recognition and awards. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonalee Kulkarni
Sonalee Kulkarni Benodekar (née Kulkarni) is an Indian actress who has established herself as a prominent figure in Marathi cinema. Praised for her versatility and powerful performances, She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema and she has received numerous accolades, including two Filmfare Awards Marathi, a Maharashtra State Film Award, Four Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar and four Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Awards. Kulkarni began her career as a model and dancer, making her acting debut in the Marathi television series ''Ha Khel Sanchitacha'' (2006) and subsequently in the film '' Gauri'' (2006). Her breakthrough came with the title role in Kedar Shinde's '' Bakula Namdeo Ghotale'' (2007), which earned her the Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actress and the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Debut Actress. Her performance in the Tamasha drama film ''Natarang'' (2010), where she portrayed the dancer Nayna Kolhapurkarin, earned her widespread recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Jadhav
Ravindra Jadhav (born 22 September 1971) known professionally as Ravi Jadhav is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Marathi musical drama ''Natarang'' in 2010. Ravi studied in Sir J.J Institute of Applied art and won the 2009 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. Some of his other films are '' Balak Palak'', produced by Ritesh Deshmukh, and ''Balgandharva'', which won three national awards at the 59th National Film Awards. Early life Ravi was born in Mumbai, India to Harishchandra Jadhav, and Shubhangini Jadhav. He studied Visual Communication and Graphic Design at Sir J.J Institute of Applied art. Soon after he graduated, Ravi began his career as a creative director and copywriter for a leading advertising agency. Career Ravi made his directorial debut with Marathi musical drama ''Natarang'' in 2010, which is based on the 1978 novel ''Natrang'' by Dr. Anand Yadav. His next film was ''Balgandha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Thakur
Guru Thakur is an Indian poet, lyricist, scriptwriter, actor and playwright from Mumbai (Maharashtra), known for his contributions in Marathi and Hindi film industry. Early life Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Guru started his career at the age of 19 as a political cartoonist at Marathi weekly Marmik. Career as Scriptwriter Guru Thakur has written dialogues/scripts for movies, Aga bai Arrecha, Natarang, Bhikari and Narbachi Wadi. Awards and nominations Guru Thakur has won many awards and honours including: * 2022 शांताबाई शेळके स्मृती पुरस्कार 2022 * 2022 Aarti Prabhu award 2022 * 2021 Planet Marathi Filmfare award 2021 - Best Lyrics for the song 'Kona Mage Bhirbhirta' from the movie Preetam * 2013 'Ma. Ta. Sanman Award' as Best Lyricist for the song 'Bagh Ughadun Daar' from the movie Bharatiya. * 2010 'BIG FM' BIG Lyricist Award for Song Khel Mandla form Natarang * 2010 ' Zee Gaurav Award' as Best Lyricist for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amruta Khanvilkar
Amruta Khanvilkar (; born 23 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress and producer. She primarily works in Marathi language, Marathi and Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema. Khanvilkar aspired to be a film actress from an early age and began her career as a contestant on ''India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj'' in 2004. She made her Marathi film debut with ''Golmaal (Marathi film), Golmaal'' (2006), followed by her Hindi debut with ''Mumbai Salsa'' (2007). This was followed by commercial success with the romcom ''Saade Maade Teen'' (2007), the supernatural horror ''Phoonk'' (2008) and the suspense thriller ''Gaiir'' (2009). She gained popularity in 2010 with her Lavani dance performance "Wajale Ki Bara" from the Marathi film ''Natarang''. Her performance in the highly praised Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (film), ''Katyar Kaljat Ghusali'' in 2015 won her praise and nominations at the Maharashtra State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards Marathi. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting Actor for the films '' Hey Ram'' and '' Chandni Bar''. He is also the president of Quest, a research-action organization concentrating on enhancing quality of education. He left his study in engineering at College of Engineering, Pune while he was in his first year. He is known for his performances in films like '' Hey Ram'', '' Chandni Bar'', '' Rang De Basanti'' (2006), ''Natarang'' (2010) among others. He has also written the screenplay of '' Laal Singh Chadda'', the official remake of ''Forrest Gump ''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the Forrest Gump (novel), 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibhavari Deshpande
Vibhawari Deshpande is an Indian actress, writer and director who works in Marathi theatre and Marathi cinema. Career Writer and director Deshpande started her career with acting and off-screen works in college drama. She also attended various courses organised by National School of Drama, Delhi and workshops conducted by noted theatre personality Satyadev Dubey. While working for drama, she mainly worked off-screen in writing department. She has also written dialogues for the Marathi TV serial ''Agnihotra'' that aired on Star Pravaha. Deshpande is active in theater with an Indo-German group " Grips" that produces plays for children. Along with acting and writing scripts, she has also directed a Kannada play ''Gumma Banda Gumma''. Acting Deshpande received her first acting break for a cameo role as a receptionist in the multi-award-winning 2004 film ''Shwaas''. Her next role came in Smita Talwalkar's production '' Saatchya Aat Gharat''. Here she played the role of Ketaki, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Limaye
Mahesh Limaye is an Indian cinematographer - director known for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. Some of his work include ''Traffic Signal'', ''Corporate'', ''Fashion'', ''Heroine'', ''Dabaang'', ''Uttarayan'', ''Natarang'', ''Balgandharva'', '' Rege'' and '' Mulshi Pattern''. Early life and education Mahesh was born in Dombivli, Maharashtra. Right from his young days he always had an inclination towards arts. He got into Sir J J School of arts and completed his graduation in commercial arts with specialization in photography. His love for music videos made him take keen interest in cinematography. Career Post his graduation from Sir J J School of Arts, Mahesh assisted Raja Sayed, a well known cinematographer. He also got a chance to assist a lot of foreign cinematographers in their advertisement projects. Mahesh shot his first film as an independent cinematographer with director Marlon Rodrigues in 2005 named CU at 9. Bipin Nadkarni, an advertisement directo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Yadav
Anand Ratan Yadav (30 November 1935 – 27 November 2016) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He is best known for his autobiography ''Zombi''. Literary work Yadav was one of the early writers of Marathi ''Gramin Sahitya'' (literature pertaining to rural life in Maharashtra). His novel "Zombi" (झोंबी) (meaning "fight against all odds") won a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990. The novel is an autobiographical story of a young boy, his loving mother, his life of utter poverty, and his eagerness to receive education. Yadav wrote three sequels to autobiographical ''Zombi'' (झोंबी), ''Nangarani'' (नांगरणी) (meaning ''cultivation of the soil''), ''Gharabhinti'' (घरभिंती ) (meaning ''housewalls''), and ''Kachawel'' (काचवेल) (meaning ''a vine of pieces of glass''). The famous Marathi movie ''Natarang'' is based on Yadav's novel ''Natarang''. The lesson Gaavachi Sanskruti he Gaavache Vyaktimatva in Marathi textbook of Mahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavani
Lavani is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra, India. Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of ''Dholki'', a percussion instrument. Lavani is noted for its powerful rhythm. Lavani has contributed substantially to the development of Marathi folk theatre. In Maharashtra and southern Madhya Pradesh it is performed by the female performers wearing nine-yard long Sari, sarees also called Lugade saree. The songs are sung in a quick tempo. History Vocabulary According to a tradition, the word Lavani is derived from the word '''Lavanya which means 'beauty'. Origin Lavani dance originated from Maharashtra in the 18th and 19th century. Lavani dancers were patronised by Maratha Lords and Kings. Lavani dance was generally performed by Dhangars or Shepherd living in Solapur, Maharashtra. History and genres Traditionally, this genre of folk dance deals with different and varied subject matters such as society, religion and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamasha
Tamasha () is a traditional form of Marathi theatre, often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India."Tamasha", in James R. Brandon and Martin Banham (eds), ''The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre'', pp. 108-9. It has also been the subject of several Marathi films. Some Hindi movies have also included Tamasha-themed songs, known as Lavanis, in the past. Traditional Tamasha is influenced by many Indian art forms and draws from such diverse traditions as kaveli, ghazals, Kathak dance, dashavatara, lalit (raga), lalit and kirtan. There are two types of Tamasha: ''dholki bhaari'' and the older form, ''sangeet baari'' which contains more dance and music than drama. In Maharashtra, the Kolhati groups are traditionally associated with the performance of Tamasha. Etymology The word "Tamasha" is a loanword from Persian language, Persian, which in turn loaned it from Arabic language, Arabic]meaning a show or theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
