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Welcome Zindagi
''Welcome Zindagi'' (Marathi: वेलकम जिंदगी) is a Marathi language film. The film is a dark comedy about a girl who wants to end it all, and a boy who will change her perception of life. The movie is a dark comedy about life and death. The film is a remake of successful Bengali language film, ''Hemlock Society'', which starred Koel Mallick and Parambrata Chatterjee in lead roles. Plot Meera, a young media professional, finds herself cornered every step of the way, as she tries to live a normal life. She feels ignored by her father, betrayed by her fiancé, faces trouble at work. The only escape route she can think of, is taking her own life with a massive dose of sleeping pills. Enters Anand Prabhu, who stops her at a crucial moment, although he has no plans of making her change her mind. His advice instead, is to go about it systematically. Anand is the founder of ‘Happy Ending Society’, an organization that believes that every person has a right to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srijit Mukherji
Srijit Mukherji is an excellent national award winning Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. His regular collaboration with veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee brought him into the limelight. His first feature film ''Autograph'' (2010), was a critical and commercial success, where he had written the script with Chatterjee in mind. His fifth film, ''Jaatishwar,'' won four national awards at India's 61st National Film Awards (2014). He won the National Film Award for Best Direction and Best Original Screenplay for his sixth film, '' Chotushkone,'' at India's 62nd National Film Awards. His eighth film, '' Rajkahini'' had been remade into a Hindi film titled, '' Begum Jaan'', starring Vidya Balan in 2017. His 2018 release Ek Je Chhilo Raja won the 'Best Bengali Film' Award at India's 66th National Film Awards. His 2019 film Gumnaami won him the Best Bengali Film and Best Adapted Screenplay Awards at the 67th National Film Awards Early lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prashant Damle
Prashant Damle (born 5 April 1961) is a Marathi actor, comedian who has acted in numerous Marathi drama, movie and Soap opera over 35 years. He has been associated with Marathi theatre since 1983 and till date has performed in 27 different plays and a variety of hundreds of roles. Damle is widely recognized as the biggest ultimate superstar of Marathi theatre. In the journey of 35 years of performing arts, he has been honored with many prestigious awards. To date he has 5 Limca Book of Records in his name. He has also performed in 37 Marathi Feature Films and 24 Marathi serials. On 6th November 2022, his performance in '' Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta'' marked his career's 12,500th show, a record. Career After the first few stage performances during his school years and college years he got an opportunity to act in the Marathi play named "Tur Tur". That proved to be a major breakthrough for him and thus he ventured into the commercial Marathi theater. He proved his excellenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Films
2015 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' described 2015 as, "one of Hollywood's worst years" but also stated that it was also "a terrific year for movies over all". He emphasized that, "The anticipated Oscarizables have mainly ranged from the blandly enjoyable to the droningly disastrous. Partly, the problem is merely one of scheduling: most of Hollywood's inspired directors, the ones whose images have a natural musical sublimity and complexity, weren't on call this year. My list reflects the unfortunate accident of a calendar year with no release by many of the best American directors working in or out of the Hollywood system, such as Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, Miranda July, Terrence Malick, James Gray, David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, and Paul Thomas Anderson." Highest-grossing films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahalakshmi Iyer
Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi, Assamese and Tamil songs. She has sung in many other Indian languages as well, including Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati and Kannada. Career Playback singing Mahalakshmi made her playback debut with the film '' Dus'' in 1997'','' but the film never completed and released due to the sudden passing of the film's director. The album however was released in 1999 as a tribute. She sang the track ''Ae Ajnabee'' with Udit Narayan for A. R. Rahman in Mani Ratnam's '' Dil Se..'' which was her first release as a playback singer and considered to be her debut. Mahalakshmi continued singing for Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and A.R. Rahman in many films which followed. Since then she has also sung many serials, jingles, and original albums. She was part of several successful soundtracks such as '' Mission Kashmir'', '' Yaadein'' and '' Saathiya'' and worked with some of the biggest music composers like A. R. Rah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Manjrekar
Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi, Telugu and Bhojpuri films. He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films '' Vaastav: The Reality'' (1999), ''Astitva'' (2000) and '' Viruddh... Family Comes First'' (2005). He has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Astitva and two Star Screen Awards. He is also known as host of the reality show, ''Bigg Boss Marathi'' since 2018. Early life Mahesh Manjrekar was born on 16 August 1958 in Mumbai, Maharashtra (erstwhile Bombay state). He was brought up in a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family. Career Manjrekar has acted in several films, including some of his own productions. He was first seen in the Door darshan Marathi series named Kshitij, in which he played a leprosy patient. He first gained acclaim as an actor for his perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urmila Kanitkar
Urmilla Kanetkar Kothare is an Indian actress in Marathi cinema and television. She is known for her roles in the Marathi films Duniyadari, ''Shubha Mangal Saavadhan'' , '' Ti Saddhya Kay Karte'' and Hindi TV serials '' Maayka'' and ''Mera Sasural'' and the Marathi serials ''Asambhav'', ''Uun Paus'' and ''Goshta Eka Lagnachi''. She is a classical dancer and made her Telugu cinema debut in 2014 with ''Welcome Obama''. Personal life Urmilla and Adinath Kothare both meet each other in 2006 where they team up for Marathi film ''Shubha Mangal Saavdhaan''. In 2011, they both get married. In 2018, The couple welcoming their first baby daughter named Jija Kothare. Career Born in Pune, Kanetkar is a trained kathak dancer, and has a Master of Arts degree in it. She has taken lessons in Bhubaneshwar from Sujata Mahapatra for Odissi as well. In 1997, she participated in the program held for Fiftieth Independence Day Celebrations for India. She earned a BA degree from the St. Xavier's Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushkar Shrotri
Pushkar Sudhakar Shrotri is a Marathi, Hindi film & theatre actor, producer, and director. Early life and education Shrotri was born in Mumbai in 1970. He graduated with a commerce degree from M. L. Dahanukar College in Mumbai. Career Pushkar has also acted in a Marathi theater play ''Hasva Fasvi'' in which he has played 6 distinctively different character roles. He has acted in over 25 movies in Hindi and Marathi languages and is particularly known for the comic roles and timing. In 2014 movie Rege, he played the role of real life cop Sachin Waze. He directed the Marathi film Ubuntu Ubuntu ( ) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially released in three editions: '' Desktop'', '' Server'', and ''Core'' for Internet of things devices and robots. All th ..., which was released on 15 September 2017. Awards Pushkar has received the 'Favourite Sahayak Abhineta' (Favourite Supporting Actor) award of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Lagoo
Reema Lagoo (born Nayan Bhadbhade; 21 June 1958 – 18 May 2017) was an Indian theatre and screen actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre, after which she became a household name for playing motherly roles in the 1990s and early 2000s. She became a household name after her roles in the 90s classic TV sitcoms ''Shriman Shrimati'' (as Kokila Kulkarni) and as Devaki Verma starring opposite Supriya Pilgaonkar in '' Tu Tu Main Main''. Career Lagoo's career as an actor began as a child, influenced by her mother, who was a Marathi stage and film actress. She appeared in five films including ''Masterji'', directed by Durga Khote. Her senior career continued in Marathi stage after a long gap following work as a child artiste. It began with her coming to Mumbai and appearing in P. L. Deshpande's play, an adaptation of '' My Fair Lady''. However, she received wider recognition with roles in television serials, Hindi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharti Achrekar
Bharati Achrekar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starring as Radhika Wagle in Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey. Career Bharati made her acting debut with a Hindi drama Apne Paraye, directed by Basu Chatterjee. The series is based on the 1917 Bengali novel, Nishkriti written by Sarat Chandra. Filmography Films Television * ''Aa Bel Mujhe Maar'' Hindi * ''Kachchi Dhoop'' (1987) * '' Wagle Ki Duniya'' (1988) as Radhika Wagle * ''Shrimati Sharma Na Kehti Thi'' Hindi * ''Teri Bhi Chup Meri Bhi Chup'' Hindi * ''Lapataganj'' (2009–2014) - as Saas of Mukundi lal * ''Chidiya Ghar'' (2011–2017) - as Billo Bua * '' Sumit Sambhal Lega'' (2015–2016) - as Dolly Walia (Sumit's mother) * '' Main Kab Saas Banoongi'' (2008–2009) as Saraswati * ''Siya Ke Ram'' (2015–2016) * ''Son Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satish Alekar
Satish Vasant Alekar (born 30 January 1949) is a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, and most known for his plays ''Mahanirvan'' (1974), ''Mahapoor'' (1975), ''Atirekee'' (1990), ''Pidhijat'' (2003), ''Mickey ani Memsahib'' (1973), and ''Begum Barve'' (1979), all of which he also directed for the Academy. Along with Mahesh Elkunchwar and Vijay Tendulkar he is considered among the most influential and progressive playwrights in modern Marathi and Indian theatre. He has also remained the head of Centre for Performing Arts, University of Pune (1996–2009), which he founded, after forgoing the Directorship of NSD and previously remained an adjunct professor at various universities in US, at the Duke University, Durhum, NC (1994), Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University as a Fulbright Scholar (2003). and Dept. Theatre and Film Studies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (2005) He was awarded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
