Shoots and releases commence
With the withdrawal of the monsoons from Maharashtra and the approach of the Navratri and Diwali holidays, the shoots of films on outdoor locations as well as indoors, in studios, have recommenced. Most of the Marathi film producers are readying their films for certification by the Central Board of Film Certification so as to release them during the holiday season or immediately thereafter. The first film to be released is the devotional Aai Shaktidevata at Pune, Nashik, Satara and other centres with effect from Friday September 29. Several films, irrespective of their release, will certainly seek certification before December 31,2000 so as to qualify for entry for the Maharashtra State Awards for Marathi films.

Baiko Chukli Standwar
shoot in Mumbai
Among the films which have resumed film shoots is Ashta Siddhivinayak Chitra’s Baiko Chukli Standwar, which is completing its last shooting schedule in Mumbai at the Essel Studios as well as on locations at Versova. According to the director of the film, Bhaskar Jadhav, the current and final shoot was to conclude by October 2. He said that the film was a rollicking comedy which had the rural as well as the urban backdrops.
Being produced by Vijay Shinde, the film stars Laxmikant Berde, Varsha Usgaonkar, Mohan Joshi and Chetan Dalvi. The story, screenplay and dialogues have been written by Bhaskar Jadhav himself, who has also jointly penned the lyrics along with Shrikant Narule. There are six songs in the flm set to music by Nandu Honap and have been sung by Ravindra Sathe, Uttara Kelkar, Anupama Deshpande and Vinay Mandke. Being cinematographed by Prakash Shinde, it will be edited by Vijay Khochikar.

Tuch Maazi Suhasini:
An offbeat, sensitive tale
Pasaydan Chitra’s Tuch Maazi Suhasini is said to be an offbeat and sensitive story revolving round a cop’s life. Produced and directed by Satish Randive, the film is complete and expected to be released soon. Based on a story and script written by Prakash Zende, with dialogues penned by Pratap Gangavne, it stars Ajinkya Deo, Varsha Usgaonkar, Alka Athalye, Sulabha Deshpande, Chandrakant Gokhale, Ravi Patwardhan, Uday Tikekar, Dr Vilas Ujavane, Supriya Pathare, Alka Inamdar and Pinky. Rajshekhar and Babanrao Gholap are guest artistes. The lyrics, written by Jagdish Khebudkar, have been set to music by Nandu Honap. The songs have been rendered by Suresh Wadkar, Ravindra Sathe and Ila Arun, who has rendered a Marathi song for the first time. Cinematographed by Prakash Shinde and Chinubhai Shah, the film has been edited by Sham Gupte. Art by Manohar Achrekar, audiography by Anil Nikam, choreography by Subal Sarkar and action by Akbar Sharif are the other technical credits. The film is being presented by Damodar Mhatre and Pravin Gaikwad.

Dhani Kunkawacha editing completed
Editor Ashok Patwardhan has completed the editing of Swapnil Communication’s Dhani Kunkawacha directed by N Relekar for producer Gajanan Mandhare. The makers of the film are readying it for an early release all over Maharashtra. The story is by Bhanudas Jagtap, while the screenplay and dialogues have been written by N Relekar, who has also written the lyrics jointly with DR Joshi. The musical score is by Shashank Powar. The film stars Varsha Usgaonkar, Deepak Deoolkar, Satish Pulekar,Chetan Dalvi, Surekha Kudchi, Jayshri Naik, Jyoti Nisal, Deepak Chaphekar, Maqbul Mulla, Manju Nagdevte, Maya Khutegaonkar and Giriraj, in a villain’s role for the first time. Cinematographed by Koya Yamkar, it has choreography by Subal Sarkar.

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