Pasarni is a village in the taluka of
Wai in the
Satara district of
Maharashtra.
Main Attraction
* En route is the picturesque Pasarni ghat connecting Wai and hill station of
Panchgani
Panchgani, called Paachgani (पाचगणी in Marathi), is a hill station and municipal council in Satara district in Maharashtra, India. Panchgani attracts tourists throughout the year. It is also known for having many residential educa ...
.yarana old movies parasuit
* "
Swades: We, the People" - 2004 Hindi movie starring
Shahrukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood ...
was shot here among other villages.
* Also
Ajay Devgan
Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...
starrer
Gangajal
''Gangaajal: The Holy Weapon'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action crime drama film written, directed, co-produced and edited by Prakash Jha. Featuring an ensemble cast of 87 actors, it revolves around the Superintendent of Police Amit ...
and
Omkara was shot here.
Notable personalities
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Padma Shri
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Late
B G Shirke, the noted industrialist and head of the Shirke Group of Industries was born in this village in 1918.
*
Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is confe ...
Shahir Krishnarao Ganpatrao Sable popularly known as "Shahir Sable", who is a famous
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
See also
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language folk artiste was born in this village in 1923.
References
Villages in Satara district
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