Amar Photo Studio
''Amar Photo Studio'' is a two-act Marathi play directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari, featuring Amey Wagh, Sakhi Gokhale, Suvrat Joshi, Pooja Thombre and Siddhesh Purkar. The first show was on August 13, 2016 at Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha, Kothrud. It was written by Manaswini Lata Ravindra. The play is produced by Subak, in association with Kalakarkhana. Sakhi Gokhale was replaced by Parna Pethe after the 250th show. Conception While shooting for ''Dil Dosti Duniyadari'', the cast wanted to create stories that the audience could relate to hence they came up with the gist for the play and approached the writer of the show, Manaswini, to expand upon it. After eight drafts, the script for ''Amar Photo Studio'' was created. Plot summary The story revolves around two lovers, Apu and Tanu. Their relationship has become monotonous. Apu is stressed out due to abandonment issues with the father figures, who left the family at 27 and never returned. Now that Apu is 27, he is depres ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manaswini Lata Ravindra
Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and director, known for writing the play '' Amar Photo Studio'' and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom '' Dil Dosti Duniyadari''. In 2016, she is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallya Early life She started writing poetry at the age of 3. She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree. She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003. Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called ''Lalit Mumbai''. Career Ravindra wrote her first play ''Cigarettes'' when she was 20''.'' In 2006, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in Playwriting, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi. In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind. In 2007, she wrote the play ''Alvida''. In 2010, she was also part of ''Pratibimb'', the firs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marathi Language
Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011. Marathi ranks 11th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Marathi distinguishes inclusive and exclusive forms of 'we' and possesses a three-way gender system, that features the neuter in addition to the masculine and the feminine. In its phonology, it contrasts apico-alveolar with alveopalatal affricates and alveolar with retroflex laterals ( and (Marathi letters and respectively). H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nipun Dharmadhikari
Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari (born in 1987) is a Marathi writer, actor, and director. He is known for the revival of Sangeet Natak(Musicals) and long five act plays. Early life & personal life Dharmadhikari's early education was in a convent school. He started learning classical music when he was 8. His first contact with arts came when he did an impromptu performance of the Marathi play, ''Varhad Nighalay London La'' in front of his class, in school. The teachers found out and he then began performing for annual days and other public events. He was a student of Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, where he was studying to become a chartered accountant. In 2003, Dharmadhikari started acting in plays for ''Purushottam Karandak'', Pune's intercollegiate theatre competition. He has also participated in ''Zee Karandak''. He is married to singer Sanhita Chandorkar. Career He started Natak Company along with Amey Wagh, Parna Pethe and few students from Brihan Maharashtra Coll ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amey Wagh
Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1987) is an Indian Marathi actor known for films such as ''Popat'', ''Faster Fene'', '' Muramba'', ''Girlfriend''. He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 of '' Sacred Games'' and Rasool Sheikh in '' Asur- Welcome to Your Dark Side''. Early life Wagh studied in Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune. He began actively participating in play competitions since he began college. He lived in a joint family in Pune, consisting of around 65 members. His family was in the transport business. Career Wagh is part of the theatre group, '' Natak Company''. He auditioned for the role of Chatur in ''3 Idiots'' (2009) but was rejected. He made his Bollywood debut in 2012 through the movie, '' Aiyyaa'', where he played Nana. He made his marathi film debut through Sangeeta Pusalkar's directorial, ''Aaicha Gondhal'' (2008), starring Kuldip Pawar, as his father and Nirmiti Sawant, as his mother. In 2014, he was in an English play titled ''The G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sakhi Gokhale
Sakhi Gokhale (born 27 July 1993) is a Marathi television and theatre actress. She known for her portrayed in '' Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' as Reshma Inamdar and ''Dil Dosti Dobara'' as Pari. Early life and education Gokhale attended Sahyadri School until grade 10. She later pursued a Bachelor of Arts at Ruparel College. She also has interest in dancing and has attended workshops by Shiamak Davar. Her mother gifted her a DSLR after she finished her school education, which cultivated in her an interest in still photography. She then pursued a degree in Fashion and Fine Arts Photography from Bharti Vidyapeeth's School of Photography, Pune, going on to intern as a photographer under the guidance of Jaideep Oberoi, before getting into acting. As of July 2018, she was pursuing a master's degree in Art Curation in the UK at the Royal College of Art. Career Gokhale began her television career by appearing in a few Hindi advertisements. She played a small role, Venu, in the Hindi movie, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suvrat Joshi
Suvrat Joshi (born 22 April 1985) is an Indian drama, television actor. He is widely known for his work in the Marathi sitcom, '' Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' and its sequel, ''Dil Dosti Dobara''. Early life He was born in Pune. His father is Laxman Joshi. He is the nephew of Jayant Godbole. Both his father and uncle were responsible for making him interested in performing arts. He is also an alumnus of Fergusson College. He participated in inter collegiate theatre competitions while at Fergusson. He won the Nirmal Award for best actor in '' Purushottam Karandak'' in 12th grade. He never thought he would pursue acting as a career and wanted to be a journalist. He is an acting and music graduate from National School of Drama. Career He started off his career in theatre, before going into television, because he was curious about how it would be to act in front of cameras. His first commercial role was in a play where he portrayed Hitler. He played Sujay Sathe, a know-it-all owner ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pooja Thombre
Puja or Pooja may refer to: Religion *Puja (Hinduism), a ritual to host, honor or of devotional worship, or one to celebrate an event *Puja (Buddhism), expressions of honour, worship and devotional attention * Puja, a wooden stick, sometimes leather-covered, used to play a singing bowl People *Pooja Banerjee (born 1991), Indian television actress * Pooja Bhatt (born 1972), Bollywood producer, director and actress * Pooja Bose, Indian television actress *Pooja Gandhi, Indian film actress * Pooja Hegde, Indian actress *Pooja Pal (alternate spelling Puja Pal), Indian politician from the Bahujan Samaj Party *Pooja Singh, Indian television actress * Pooja Umashankar, Indian actress *Puja Gupta, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 *Frigyes Puja (1921–2008), native form Puja Frigyes, Hungarian politician *Miss Pooja, (born 1980) (real name Gurinder Kaur Kainth), Indian singer Other uses *Puja, Nepal, a town in the Rapti Zone of central south-western Nepal *Pooja Naberrie The Sky ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kothrud
Kothrud (Kothrud Baug during the Maratha Empire era) is an upmarket residential neighborhood in the city of Pune. The neighborhood is located to the West-Central region of the city. During the recent times, Kothrud has seen a rapid expansion as well as development in commercial and residential real estate. Landmarks in Kothrud include the Mrityunjaya Temple dating to Peshwa times. This was also the residence place of Mastani. Several prominent citizens of Pune, who are active in Bollywood, Marathi Cinema, Media, Cricket and Politics reside in this area. Geography Kothrud primarily consists of areas around Paud Road and Karve Road. Paud Road begins at Paud Phata and leads to Paud through Chandni Chowk (on Katraj-Dehu Bypass). Karve Road begins in Deccan and ends at Warje. Kothrud is one of the largest areas of Pune, and its forest cover has been deeply impacted due the fast-paced growth and development of this area. Population The population is estimated to be around 250,000 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ''Me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dil Dosti Duniyadari
''Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' is a Marathi television sitcom produced by Sanjay Jadhav and Deepak Rane. It started airing on Zee Marathi from 9 March 2015 and also digitally available on ZEE5. It revolves around six friends living as paying guests in Mumbai with the home owner's nephew Sujay, in a house they affectionately call "Mazghar". The serial's first season concluded on 20 February 2016. The series second season, ''Dil Dosti Dobara'', was a reboot sequel. Premise ''Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' is a journey of six friends, all of different shades and colours. Meenal, Anna, Reshma, Sujay, Kaivalya and Ashutosh not only share the same flat but also share their lives with each other. All of them have come to Mumbai with a reason of their own. When destiny brings them together, it becomes a mad man’s world to live in. Each day brings about a new set of fun-filled expeditions for them. No matter how bad the situation is they always stand by each other. The life in this house is no le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shubhangi Gokhale
Shubhangi Gokhale (born 2 June 1968) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She is the wife of late Hindi/Marathi actor Mohan Gokhale who played the title role on the Doordarshan show '' Mr Yogi''. She has completed more than 300 shows of the popular play ''Sakhar Khallea Manus'' along with Prashant Damle, and has had roles in film and television. She is currently playing the role of Kusumavati Dhale-Patil in Colors Marathi's Raja Rani Chi Ga Jodi and Shaku Khanwilkar in Zee Marathi's Yeu Kashi Tashi Me Nandayla. Early life and career Shubhangi Gokhale was born in Khamgaon as Shubhangi Sangwai. Her father was a district judge while her mother was a housewife. Because her father's job required him to move around, the family relocated several times and lived in Jalna, Malkhapur, Buldhana and several other districts in Maharashtra. She did her schooling at various locations and was interested in reading books and participated in debates and o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |