Satish Vasant Alekar is a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, and most known for his plays Mahanirvan (1974), Mahapoor (1975), Atirekee (1990), Pidhijat (2003), Mickey ani Memsahib (1973), and Begum Barve (1979), all of which he also directed for the Academy. Along with Mahesh Elkunchwar and Vijay Tendulkar he is considered among the most influential and progressive playwrights in modern Marathi and Indian theatre.
Gauri Deshpande was a novelist, short story writer, and poet from Maharashtra, India. She wrote in Marathi and English.
Mukta Barve is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of seven Maharashtra State Film Awards one for Best Debut and other six for Best Actress in different plays and films.
Swapnil Joshi is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show Uttar Ramayan. He has done some of the most successful series in television such as Krishna, Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta as well as films like Duniyadari, Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai casting him as the lead actor. He has done many comedy shows like Comedy Circus and Papad Pol – Shahabuddin Rathod Ki Rangeen Duniya in Hindi industry. Swapnil owns a wrestling team named 'Vidarbhache Wagh' in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal. He was ranked twelfth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2017.
Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai is a 2010 Indian Marathi-language romance film directed and co-written by Satish Rajwade. The film was released in Maharashtra on 11 June 2010 and stars Swapnil Joshi and Mukta Barve as the only two unnamed characters from different cities of Pune and Mumbai, respectively, and the film is about how their competitive spirits bring them together. The film was critically and commercially successful at the box office and is the first installment of the Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai film series before its two sequels titled Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2 (2015) and Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 3 (2018). The was remade in Hindi in 2014 as Mumbai Delhi Mumbai, in Kannada as Pyarge Aagbittaite, in Telugu as Made in Vizag and in Punjabi as Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh. In Gujarati, it is remade as "Taari Saathe".
Satish Rajwade is an Indian Marathi film and television director and writer. He has also acted in few Hindi films and Marathi television series.
Premachi Goshta is a 2013 Marathi language film directed by Satish Rajwade. The film released on 1 February 2013. The film features Atul Kulkarni and Sagarika Ghatge in lead roles and Sulekha Talwalkar, Satish Rajwade and Rohini Hattangadi in supporting roles. The film marks the debut of actress Sagarika Ghatge in marathi.
Hrishikesh Ranade is an Indian playback singer in Marathi film industry. He has sung songs in Marathi, Hindi, Konkani and in some other Indian languages. He won Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Maharashtracha Ajacha Awaaj.
Sanngto Aika is a 2014 Indian Marathi-language film, written by Parag Kulkarni and directed by Satish Rajwade, based on a social issue. The film was released on 2 October 2014 all over Maharashtra. It was the debut film of television actress Sanskruti Balgude, alongside Sachin Pilgaonkar, Bhau Kadam, Vaibhav Mangle. The film was produced and presented by Vidhi Kasliwal and Landmarc Films.
Ishq Wala Love is a 2014 Indian Marathi language Romantic Drama film written, directed and produced by Renu Desai under Akira Films and Shree Aadya Films banners. The movie is the directorial debut film of Desai and stars Adinath Kothare and Sulagna Panigrahi in lead roles, with Suchitra Bandekar, Leena Bhagwat, Bhargavi Chirmule, Sukanya Kulkarni, Apurva Nemlekar and Vijay Pushkar among others. The film was released in theatres on 10 October 2014.
Double Seat is a Marathi movie directed by Sameer Vidwans, director of Time Please. Released on 14 August 2015, it starred Ankush Choudhary and Mukta Barve.
Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2 is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language romantic drama film directed by Satish Rajwade and distributed by Eros International. The film is the second installment of the Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai film series before its prequel titled Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai (2010) and was followed by a sequel titled Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 3 (2018). Released on 12 November 2015, the film stars an ensemble cast of Swapnil Joshi, Mukta Barve, Prashant Damle, Mangal Kenkre, Vijay Kenkre, Savita Prabhune, Asavari Joshi, Suhas Joshi and Angad Mhaskar. The screenplay and the dialogues were written by Ashwini Shende. The score and soundtrack album of the film are composed by Avinash-Vishwajeet with lyrics are penned by Shrirang Godbole, Ashwini Shende and Vishwajeet Joshi and cinematography by Suhas Gujarathi. Subhash Nakashe is the film's choreographer while the editing was done by Rajesh Rao. The principal photography began in February 2015 and the film marks as the most awaited film in the Marathi cinema.
Hrudayantar is an Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Vikram Phadnis, produced by Young Berry Entertainment, Imtiaz Khatri, Purvesh Sarnaik and Vikram Phadnis Productions in association with TOABH Entertainment. The film stars Subodh Bhave and Mukta Barve in the lead roles.
Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed by Satish Rajwade and written by Girish Girija Joshi, from dialogues by Kiran Yadnyopavi. The cinematography is handled Suresh Deshmane and music is composed by Vishwajeet–Avinash. The film is produced by Shree Mangesh Films and Zee Talkies. The film stars Ashok Saraf in the lead role of Dadasaheb Dandage, while Mukta Barve, Kishori Shahane, Pushkar Shrotri, Bharat Ganeshpure, Prasad Oak, Madhura Velankar plays the supporting characters in the film.
Avinash–Vishwajeet are a Marathi film composer duo consisting of Avinash and Vishwajeet Joshi. They have written the scores for films such as Sanngto Aika…!, Popat, Premachi Goshta, Badam Rani Gulam Chor, Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai. Avinash–Vishwajeet is their professional name and appears on the covers of their music CDs and DVDs. Apart from music direction, Vishwajeet Joshi is also a lyricist.
Aamhi Doghi is a Marathi-language feminist drama film starring Mukta Barve and Priya Bapat, directed by Pratima Joshi and produced by Puja Chhabria. It is an adaptation of the short story Paus Ala Motha by the late author Gauri Deshpande.
Smile Please is an Indian Marathi language drama film directed by Vikram Phadnis. The film follows Nandini Joshi a photographer who is diagnosed with early-onset dementia and struggles to find a sense of purpose and dignity.
Abhalmaya (transl. Skylove) was an Indian Marathi television series which was aired on Alpha TV Marathi. It is one of the successful Marathi television series. It starred Sukanya Kulkarni, Manoj Joshi and Sanjay Mone in lead roles.
Ekda Kaay Zala is a 2022 Marathi language family drama film directed and produced by Saleel Kulkarni. The film stars Sumeet Raghvan as the titular character with Urmilla Kothare, Mohan Agashe, Pushkar Shrotri, Mukta Barve, Arjun Purnapatre and Suhas Joshi in supporting roles.
Y is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language thriller film directed by Ajit Suryakant Wadikar, written by Swapneel Sojwal and Ajit Wadikar. It features Mukta Barve, Nandu Madhav, Prajakta Mali, Omkar Govardhan, Sandeep Pathak, Rohit Kokate, Suhas Sirsath. The film was screened at MAMI Festival in 2019 and was released in theatres on 24 June 2022. The film won the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film in 57th Maharashtra State Film Awards.
