Prabha Atre was an Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana. She was awarded all three of the Padma Awards by the Government of India. She died after experiencing breathing difficulty in the early hours and was taken to Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital. She died from cardiac arrest before reaching the hospital. Atre died on 13 January 2024, at the age of 91.
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films.
Ajinkya Deo is an Indian actor in Marathi films and is the son of veteran Marathi actor Ramesh Deo and Seema Deo. He was the Prominent figure in Marathi Cinema during 80s and 90s. He appeared over 85 movies in Hindi and Marathi movies. He is the recipient of Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor. he made his debut with a role in the Superhit Marathi movie Ardhangi (1985) opposite Archana Joglekar. He emerged as a star with Sarja (1987) and went on to establish himself with his roles in the action films Shabbash sunbai (1986), Jeeva Sakha (1991) Ghayal (1993), Bajrangachi Kamal (1994) and Vishwvinayak (1994). Deo's other commercially successful films include Majh ghar majha sansar (1986), Sansar (1987), Kashyasathi premasathi (1987), Maherchi Sadi (1991), Bandhan (1991), Lapandav (1993), Vajwa re Vajwa (1993), Kunku (1994), Sarkarnama (1998), and Vasudeo balwant phadke (2007). Deo has also played supporting roles in Jeta (2010), Ringa Ringa (2010), Dubhang (2011), Sau Shashi Deodhar (2014), Raakhandaar (2014), Nati (2014), Tanhaji (2020) and Gharat Ganpati (2024).
Vasant Desai (1912–1975) was an Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram films like Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959), Sampoorna Ramayan (1961), Ashirwad (1968) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi (1971).
Aarya Ambekar is a Marathi playback singer and actor from Pune, Maharashtra. She has recorded numerous songs for films and albums in Marathi and Hindi. She has also performed at various prestigious concerts across India and overseas including UAE, USA amongst others. Aarya has won numerous accolades including a Filmfare Award.
Marathi Abhimaangeet is a song written in Marathi by the noted poet Suresh Bhat and set to music by well known composer Kaushal Inamdar.
Crazy Kutumba is a 2010 Kannada comedy film directed by B. Ramamurthy and produced by Ravi Joshi for Luv Kush Productions banner. The story is a remake of Marathi film De Dhakka (2008) which was inspired from the Hollywood film, Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
Dharmaveer is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language biographical political drama film written and directed by Pravin Tarde and produced by Mangesh Desai under the banner of Zee Studios. It covers the story of late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe. The film features Prasad Oak, Kshitish Date, Makarand Paddhye, Snehal Tarde and Shruti Marathe in the lead roles.
Elnaaz Norouzi is an Iranian model, actress and singer who mainly works in Bollywood. She is known for playing the role of Zoya Mirza in Indian crime thriller Sacred Games. She made her Hollywood debut with Gerard Butler in Kandahar, a movie by Ric Roman Waugh.
Takatak 2 is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Milind Kavde. It is the sequel for the 2019 film Takatak. The film stars Prathamesh Parab, Akshay Kelkar, Ajinkya Raut, Bhoomika Kadam and Pranali Bhalerao. The popular song "Hridayi Vasant Phulatana" in the 1988 Marathi comedy drama film Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi was adapted with the same title, featured Iranian-German actress Elnaaz Norouzi.
Shabas Sunbai is an Indian Marathi-language family drama film produced and written by Bhalji Pendharkar and directed by Prabhakar Pendharkar, starring Ajinkya Deo and debutant Ashwini Bhave in the lead roles.
"Hridayi Vasant Phulatana" is an Indian Marathi-language song from the soundtrack of the 1988 film Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi. It was composed by Arun Paudwal, with lyrics penned by Shantaram Nandgaonkar and vocals provided by Suresh Wadkar, Anuradha Paudwal, Sudesh Bhosale, Shailendra Singh, Sachin Pilgaonkar, and Aparna Mayekar.
Takatak is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language adult comedy film directed by Milind Kavde and produced by Purple Bull Entertainment. The film starring Prathamesh Parab, Ritika Shrotri, Abhijeet Amkar and Pranali Bhalerao in the leading roles. The film was a commercial success grossed over ₹14.27 crore (US$1.7 million) in three weeks.
"Sukh Kalale" is a Marathi-language song from the soundtrack album of the film Ved, directed by Riteish Deshmukh. The song is composed and written by Ajay-Atul, sung by Shreya Ghoshal. The song depicting Shravani's one-sided love in the film. It became a huge hit. A new version of the same song is featured in the voice of Ajay Gogavle.
"Aaha Hero" is a 2023 Indian Marathi song from the soundtrack album of Ghar Banduk Biryani, composed by AV Prafullachandra and sung by Pravin Kuwar. The lyrics are penned by Vaibhav Deshmukh. The music video for the track features Sayaji Shinde and Akash Thosar. It was released on February 28, 2023, as the second single from the album after "Gun Gun" through Zee Music Company.
Songya is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language film based on real events in modern India. It is directed by Milind Inamdar and produced by Nirami Films. It features Rutuja Bagwe, Ajinkya Nanaware, Ganesh Yadav, Anil Gawas, Aparna Kakirde, Pradeep Doiphode, Dipali Jadhav, and Yogesh Chikatgaokar. Vijay Narayan Gavande composed music for the film and Guru Thakur wrote the lyrics for songs.
