Solapur is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch line to the cities of Kalaburagi and Vijayapura in the neighbouring state of Karnataka. Solapur International Airport is under construction. It is classified as A1 Tier and B-1 class city by House Rent Allowance (HRA) classification by the Government of India. It is the seventh biggest Metropolis Urban Agglomeration and 11th most populated city in Maharashtra as well as 43rd largest urban agglomeration and 49th most populous city in India.
Pune Division is one of the six administrative divisions of the Indian State of Maharashtra. Pune Division is bound by Konkan Division to the west, Nashik Division to the north, Aurangabad Division to the east, and the state of Karnataka to the south.
Akkalkot is a City and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated 38 km southeast of Solapur and close to the border of Karnataka state.
Solapur District is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.
Karmala is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Marathi cinema, also known as Marathi Chithrapat, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi Language widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based in Mumbai. It is the oldest film industry of India and one of the leader in Filmmaking in India's film industry. The first Marathi talkie film was Ayodhyecha Raja, released in 1932, just one year after Alam Ara the first Hindi talkie, before releasing the Aayodhyecha Raja, all the Marathi films until then were Silent films with Intertitles.
Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale. They won the Best Music Direction award at the 56th National Film Awards from the Government of India for their music in the Marathi film Jogwa in 2008. They made their debut in the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List securing a position of 82 and were placed 22nd in 2019. They have composed music for many hit Marathi & Hindi films.
Barshi Taluka is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This tehsil occupies the Northeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the north and east, Madha Taluka to the west, Mohol Taluka to the southwest and North Solapur Taluka to the south. The tehsil headquarters is located at Barshi, which is also the largest city in the tehsil.
Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati or Kon Honar Crorepati is an Indian game show presented in Marathi language on ETV Marathi and later on Sony Marathi. It is the official Indian Marathi adaptation of the Sony Pictures, television-owned game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and its Hindi adaptation Kaun Banega Crorepati hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
Karmala Taluka is one of the 11 talukas of Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parts of the movie Sairat were shot in this taluka. Its headquarters are in the town of Karmala.
Fandry (transl. Pig) is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language film, written and directed by Nagraj Manjule in his directorial debut. It stars Somnath Awghade and Rajeshwari Kharat. The story focuses on a young boy's love amidst caste-based discrimination. The film, set in Akolner, a village near Ahmednagar, revolves around the issue of caste discrimination and narrates the story of a teenager from a Dalit family who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper caste girl.
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, filmmaker and he works in the Marathi Cinema, best known for his Marathi film Sairat, short-film Pistulya for which he received National Film Award in Non-Feature Film category.
Sairat (transl. Wild) is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language romantic tragedy film directed by Nagraj Manjule and produced by Manjule himself under his banner Aatpat Production along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane under Essel Vision Productions and Zee Studios. Starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar in their debuts, it tells the story of two young college students from different castes who fall in love, sparking conflict between their families.
The Silence is a 2015 Indian Marathi drama film directed by Gajendra Ahire. The film stars the Sairat director Nagraj Manjule, Raghubir Yadav, Mugdha Chaphekar and Anjali Patil.
Akash Thosar is an Indian actor who appears in Marathi cinema and Bollywood. He is best known for his role as Parshya in the 2016 Marathi film Sairat for which he won a Filmfare Award Marathi Best Male Debut. He was ranked eighth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019.
Ghar Banduk Biryani abbreviated as GBB, is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language action comedy film directed by Hemant Jangal Awtade in his directorial debut. It was produced by Zee Studios and Nagraj Popatrao Manjule. The film stars Akash Thosar, Sayaji Shinde and Manjule in the leading roles. In the film, Commander Pallam's insurgency activities take place in the fictional village of Kolagad. Raju meets his future wife Lakshmi in a nearby hamlet. However, Lakshmi's father has a need that Raju have a house, which Raju cannot meet. Away from all of this, Inspector Raya Patil is truly carrying out his duty in Pune, which gets him into problems and leads to his transfer to Kolagad.
Pistulya is an Indian Marathi-language short film written and directed by Nagraj Manjule and jointly produced by Aatpat Production and New Arts DCS. The film won National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction and Best Child Artist Award in Non-feature Film category at the 58th National Film Awards.
Pavsacha Nibandh is an Indian Marathi-language short film directed by Nagraj Manjule. It is produced by Balkrishna Manjule, Sheshraj Manjule and Gargee Kulkarni. Film won the Best Director in Non-Feature Film and Best Audiography in Non-feature Film category at 65th National Film Awards in 2018. It was released on 15 July 2020 and available for streaming on ZEE5.
Somnath Awghade is an Indian actor known for his work in Fandry. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the role as Jambuwant "Jabya" Kachru Mane, a Dalit teenager. Somnath Awghade also appeared in Free Hit Danka (2021) and Bollywood film Jhund (2022).
Suraj Pawar is an Indian actor who works in Marathi cinema. He made his debut with the short film Pistulya and gained popularity with the film Sairat.
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