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Sonali Kulkarni
Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi, Hindi and few Tamil films. Kulkarni is considered as one of the most accomplished and highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema, and is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Maharashtra State Film Awards and four Filmfare Marathi Awards. She was honoured with V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award in 2010 by the Government of Maharashtra. She has worked in over 70 films, both experimental and non-experimental, in addition to acting in a few non-Indian films. She is regarded as one of the most versatile Marathi actresses. Although born into a middle-class Maharashtrian family in Pune, Kulkarni was drawn to acting at an early age and had attended Satyadev Dubey's acting workshops. At the age of 18, she made her cinematic debut in the Hindi film '' Cheluvi'' (1992). Later, she debuted with '' Mukta (1''994) in Marathi. This was foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gharabaher
''Gharabaher'' is an Indian Marathi-language political drama film released on 27 October 1999. The movie was produced by Ratan Madaan and directed by Sanjay Surkar. Plot In a time when the government decides to boost women's role in politics by setting quotas, there's Annasaheb, an experienced MLA for thirty years. He looks to his bright daughter, Vasudha, and urges her to step into his shoes, thinking it will ensure that things remain unchanged for their family. However, as Vasudha gets deeper into the role, she realizes it's more of a puppet position, with her father pulling the strings. While Vasudha's brother starts causing more trouble, the family chooses to ignore it. Things take a dark turn when Vasudha's college friend, Sameer Shinde, speaks out against the family. This doesn't sit well with them, leading to Sameer's tragic murder. This heartbreaking event becomes the turning point for Vasudha. Faced with injustice and family ties that seem to have lost their essence, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loksatta
''Loksatta'' is an Indian newspaper. It was established on 14 January 1948. ''Loksatta'' gained notability through its coverage of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and subsequent developments; the founder of the Indian Express Group, Ramnath Goenka Ramnath Goenka (22 April 1904 – 5 October 1991) was an Indian newspaper publisher. He bought the majority stake of ''The Indian Express'' in 1930s. He created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications.'' ..., 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 circulated around 400,000 daily papers 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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pension (film)
''Pension'' is a 2021 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Pundalilik Yoshada Laxman Dhumal and produced by Savi Goel. Reception ''The Times of India'' said "Director Pundalik YL Dhumal's film is based on a soul-stirring premise. The story has its heart in the right place too. However, the final product lacks finesse. Daily life in the village, petty quarrels, peculiar people - too much time is spent exploring everything else than the crux of the matter. This hampers the flow and doesn't hold the viewer's attention for long". ''Maharashtra Times'' praised the performances: Cast * Sumit Gutte as Balu * Nilambari Khamkar as Grandmother * Sonali Kulkarni Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi, Hindi and few Tamil films. Kulkarni is considered as one of the most accomplished and highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema, ... as Vimal * Vimal Singh as Vimal Singh Soundtrack References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachcha Limboo
Kachcha Limboo is a 2017 Marathi language feature film directed by Prasad Oak and produced by Mandar Devasthali. The film was the recipient of the 2017 National Film Award in the Best Arts/Cultural Film category. Plot Shaila (Sonali Kulkarni) and Mohan Katdare (Ravi Jadhav) live in Mumbai with their mentally challenged son Bachhu (Manmeet Pem). Shaila works from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in an office, while Mohan works night shifts at a telegraph office and also types from home during the day to care for Bachhu. They hardly spend time together and lack intimacy. Shaila sees their situation as a sacrifice for Bachhu, but Mohan is frustrated. Things get more complicated when Bachhu, at 15, becomes addicted to sexual desires. Cast * Ravi Jadhav as Mohan Katdare * Sonali Kulkarni as Shaila Katdare * Sachin Khedekar as Mr. Pandit * Manmeet Pem as Bachchu Katdare * Ananth Narayan Mahadevan as Venkat * Uday Sabnis as Prasanna Awards Reception Nandani Ramnath of '' Scroll.in'' sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulabjaam
''Gulabjaam'' is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film directed by Sachin Kundalkar and starring Siddharth Chandekar and Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles and Madhura Deshpande and Chinmay Udgirkar in supporting roles. Plot The film revolves around an NRI, Aditya Naik (Siddharth Chandekar), who dreams of opening a Maharashtrian gourment restaurant in London to spread its magic across borders. To fulfill his dream, he resigns from his job of a banker and comes to Pune to learn the traditional cooking styles. Aditya finds inspiration in an eccentric woman, Radha Agarkar (Sonali Kulkarni), who runs a small-time tiffin business, and wishes to learn from her. Cast *Siddharth Chandekar as Aditya Naik *Sonali Kulkarni as Radha Agarkar * Madhura Deshpande as Neha (Aditya's fiancée) *Chinmay Udgirkar as Amey (Radha's old friend) * Mahesh Ghag as Popat (Radha's tiffin delivery person) * Mohanabai as Rukmini Mavshi (Radha's housemaid) * Priya Bapat as London Hotel Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Road
''The Good Road'' is a 2013 Indian Gujarati-language drama film written and directed by Gyan Correa. It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film won the award for Best Gujarati film at the 60th National Film Awards. It is told in a hyperlink format, where several stories are intertwined, with the center of the action being a highway in the rural lands of Gujarat near a town in Kutch. The film is the first Gujarati film ever selected to represent India at the Oscars. Cast * Shamji Dhana Kerasia as Pappu * Sonali Kulkarni as Kiran * Ajay Gehi as David * Keval Katrodia as Aditya * Poonam Kesar Singh as Poonam * Priyank Upadhyay as Shaukat Awards The film won the Best Gujarati film award at the 60th National Film Awards for "capturing the flavor of the never-ending and undulating highways of the other India and its hidden facets." The film won the Best Feature Film Jury Award at the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune 52
''Pune 52'' is a 2013 Neo-noir Thriller Marathi language film directed by National Award Winner Nikhil Mahajan. It stars Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni and Sai Tamhankar in the leading roles. The film was loosely inspired by 1974 Hollywood classic Chinatown. This is directorial debut film for Nikhil Mahajan. Atif Afzal composed the music and background score for the film. The movie got released on 18 April 2015 in Maharashtra. On 21 May 2014 it is officially released on YouTube on the official account of IME Motion Pictures. Plot Amar Apte is a private detective who makes ends meet by spying on cheating partners. He is married to Prachi who silently regrets marrying him despite her parents being against this marriage. Amar is not able to meet ends & supported by his in-laws. On one such assignment, he is able to get a close-up of a lady with her lover as insisted by her husband but gets exposed because of proximity. Although he escapes from the scene, later he gets a visit f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deool
''Deool'' () is a 2011 Indian Marathi language, Marathi comedy directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is about the effect of globalization on India's small towns and the terrible state of Indian villages, with a political backdrop. ''Deool'' won the 59th National Film Awards for National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Best Feature Film, National Film Award for Best Actor, Best Actor (Girish Kulkarni) and National Film Award for Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue (Girish Kulkarni). The film also marks the debut of veteran Hindi film actor Naseeruddin Shah in Marathi film industry. Plot In the rural areas of Maharashtra lies a peaceful village called Mangrul. Keshya (Girish Kulkarni), a simple village youth, who works for Bhau (Nana Patekar) as a cow stockman, takes one of Bhau's cows named "KARDI", to one of the hills in the village where there is an Audumber (F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaitra (film)
''Chaitra'' is a short film by Kranti Kanade based on author G.A. Kulkarni's story of the same name. Kranti selected this story for his thesis short film towards completion of his degree in Direction from Film and Television Institute of India. The film went on to win three National Film Awards in 2002. Plot The story of a proud woman, her poetic vindication of unfair social insult, and her inevitable sad destiny. A very culture-specific film dipped in a local festival of rural women. Cast * Sonali Kulkarni as Mother * Abhishek Bhave as Madhu * Lalan Sarang as Naik Kaku * Vandana Vakhnis as Naik baai * Dhiresh Joshi as Father * Bhakti Pathare as Rakhma * Uttara Kulkarni as Shanta * Shripad Amte as Mama Production The film was shot in Alandi village near Pune and the post-production done at FTII. Being a student film, director did not have enough budget but Sonali Kulkarni and Lalan Sarang agreed to do the film without remuneration. Music director Bhaskar Chandavarkar not on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singham
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as the first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film '' of the same title'' by Hari, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj, who reprises his role from the original film. ''Singham'' marked Devgn's return to the action genre after several years. It was theatrically released in India on 22 July 2011 with general positive reviews from the critics towards praise for action-emotional drama, dialogues and homage to 70s masala films. It opened with strong box office response; the film earned 876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of against a budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster. ''Singham'' gained a cult film status over the years, particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi No
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a Driving, driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are decided by the service provider, not by the customers, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode. There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries: * Hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing throughout communities * Private hire vehicles, also known as minicabs or private hire taxis, licensed for pre-booking only * Taxibuses, also come in many variations throughout the Developing country, developing countries as Share taxi#United States, jitneys or jeepney, operating on pre-set routes typified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
