Taptapadi: Massive Task Gone Wrong

By Praveen Lulekar Let’s look at Taptapadi like an academic project for a film student. The professor tells you to create a film that shows all the camera angles you’ve learnt, cast lead actors that are ‘still learning’ (so that you can master the skill of extracting acting) and of course, create...

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Reliving the Olden Times

Taptapadi, a new Marathi film is inspired by Tagore’s short story Drishtidaan Nachiket Joshi Taptapadi, a Marathi period film inspired by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s short story Drishtidaan will release on March 28 across Maharashtra.  Taptapadi marks the debut of Sachin Nagargoje...

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An Unscripted Dialogue

In the last session of the Arbhaat Short Film Club for this year, Umesh Kulkarni interviewed Nagraj Manjule and the rest just followed…   Praveen Lulekar Umesh Kulkarni and Nagraj Majule in conversation For a film buff, it was an occasion close to something historic. Though that might...

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Yashwantrao Chavan : A Sad Compromise

by Praveen Lulekar I had two important cautions in my mind before watching Yashwantrao Chavan – Bakhar Ekaa Vadalachi. First, being an ardent admirer of Director Dr. Jabbar Patel’s all the previous works, I did not want to be biased. Second, I wanted to see the film only cinematically – the story...

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‘Yashwantrao is a Deep and Different Thought’

The film written by veteran author Arun Sadhu and directed by celebrated filmmaker by Dr Jabbar Patel set to release on March 14 . By team m4m Yashwantrao Chavan, beyond a person, is a deep and different thought. It was a huge challenge to create this biopic, veteran filmmaker Dr. Jabbar Patel...

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Hello Nandan: A Realistic Thriller

The young team of Hello Nandan talks about the film as it is all set to release on March 14 team m4m Hello Nandan, is a story of a man who loses his cell phone and consequently faces series of unusual situations while he goes looking for it. The film that promises to be a realistic thriller...

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Dhag: Honest Story-telling

Praveen Lulekar A story can be narrated in a number of ways. Most familiar among them – implied and direct. What we saw a few weeks ago, in Fandry, was a film that told everything quietly, through its camera angles, the silence between characters and a host of symbolisms. Dhag is a simplistic narrative...

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'Dhag' changed my Life Completely

As the highly acclaimed Marathi film Dhag releases on March 7, lead actor Usha Jadhav speaks to m4m about her work experience and the National Award Nachiket Joshi A simple girl from Kolhapur went to Mumbai with nothing but a zest to fulfill her dreams. Her struggle constitutes of a cameo...

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Dhag: Story of a Tragic Irony

The National Award winning film will finally release on March 7 team m4m Dhag is the tragic irony of a family that becomes happy when a death happens in the village, said director Shivaji Lotan Patil explaining his film. The national award-winning film is based on the plight of a lower-caste...

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