Sudhir Joshi was an Indian Marathi actor and comedian.
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye is a 2006 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Raj Kanwar, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar and starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, and Anil Kapoor in lead roles. Bhagyashree, Vivek Shauq, Shernaz Patel and Manoj Joshi also star in supporting roles. The film is produced by the Indian music company, T-Series and Inderjit Films Combine. The movie's score and soundtrack is composed by Anu Malik, while Himesh Reshammiya was invited as guest composer to compose only one song. with lyrics by Sameer. The film released on 14 April 2006. The music of the film released on 4 February 2006.
Aga Bai Arrechha! is a 2004 Indian Marathi comedy drama film by director Kedar Shinde loosely based on the Hollywood film What Women Want. It was released in 2004. The film highlights the life and the problems of a common man living in a metropolitan city like Mumbai. His greatest desire in life is to answer the question "What do women want?" He is then blessed by the Kuldevi of his village and gets a special "ear" for the internal dialogues of the women around him. It highlights his transition from a frustrated individual to someone who is happy, content and in charge of his life. The film also had a sequel titled Aga Bai Arechyaa 2, which was not a commercial success.
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi is a 1988 Indian Marathi-language comedy buddy film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Kiran Shantaram under the production banner of V. Shantaram Productions. Released in Maharashtra on 23 September 1988 and now considered to be a cult film in Marathi cinema, the film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Laxmikant Berde, Siddharth Ray, Ashwini Bhave, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Priya Arun, Nivedita Joshi, Nayantara, Viju Khote and Sudhir Joshi. The film borrows the basic plot from the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Biwi Aur Makan (1966) which was based on the Bengali film Joy Maa Kali Boarding, and was remade in Kannada as Olu Saar Bari Olu (2003), in Hindi as Paying Guests (2009), in Punjabi as Mr & Mrs 420 (2014) and in Bengali as Jio Pagla (2017). The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 Telugu film Chitram Bhalare Vichitram, which was remade in Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and in Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).
Deool is a 2011 Indian Marathi dark comedy directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is about the effect of globalization on India's small towns and the terrible state of Indian villages, with a political backdrop.
Anand Abhyankar was an Indian Marathi film, television and theatre actor. He starred in films such as Spandan (2012), Balgandharva (2011), Matichya Chuli (2006), Vaastav (1999) and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain. On television, he is known for his roles in Mala Sasu Havi, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Fu Bai Fu, Avaghachi Sansar and Asambhav. Abhyankar died on 24 December 2012 in a car crash.
Sanjay Surkar was a Marathi film director. He won three National Film Awards for the films Rao Saheb (1996), Tu Tithe Mee (1998) and Gharabaher (1999) in Best Feature Film in Marathi category. Along with films, Surkar had also worked in television and theatre.
Sunil Barve is an Indian film, television and theatre actor, singer and producer. Predominantly working in Marathi, he has also worked in Hindi and Gujarati entertainment industry. He is also a radio jockey. He started doing small roles for serials and theatres and starred in several Marathi films and serials. After 25 years in the industry, he launched an initiative named Herbarium through his production company Subak to "bring back the lost glory of Marathi musical plays".
Zapatlela 2 is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language horror comedy thriller film written and directed by Mahesh Kothare, produced by Adinath Kothare under the production banner of Kothare and Kothare Vision and distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Released in Maharashtra on 7 June 2013, the film stars Adinath Kothare, Sonalee Kulkarni, Mahesh Kothare, Makarand Anaspure, Sai Tamhankar, Madhu Kambikar, Vijay Chavan, Deepak Shirke and Dilip Prabhavalkar as the voiceover for the ventriloquist's puppet Tatya Vinchu created by ventriloquist and puppeteer Ramdas Padhye. The film is a sequel for the film Zapatlela (1993) released 20 years earlier and is marked to be first Marathi film shot entirely with a 3D camera. Mahesh Kothare had stated that if the film did well, it would be dubbed into Hindi and a third movie in the series could be made.
Timepass is a 2014 Indian Marathi language romantic drama film. It is a story about teenage love set up in '90s between Dagadu and Prajakta, also starring Bhalchandra Kadam and Vaibhav Mangle. It is directed by Ravi Jadhav who has provided prior hits like Balak-Palak, Balgandharva, Natarang.
Zapatlela is a 1993 Indian Marathi-language horror comedy film directed and produced by Mahesh Kothare. Released in Maharashtra on 16 April 1993, the film stars an ensemble cast of Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Kishori Ambiye, Pooja Pawar, Madhu Kambikar, Ravindra Berde, Jairam Kulkarni, Vijay Chavan, Raghavendra Kadkol, Bipin Varti and Dilip Prabhavalkar in a cameo appearance as well as the voiceover for the puppet Tatya Vinchu. The practical effects involving the puppet Tatya Vinchu in the film were created by Ramdas Padhye, a ventriloquist and puppeteer, and the film was followed by a sequel Zapatlela 2 released 20 years later in 2013 in 3D format. The film is an adaptation of 1988 Hollywood film Child's Play and is dubbed in Hindi as Khilona Bana Khalnayak.
Jaaundya na Balasaheb is an Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Girish Kulkarni. was released on 7 October 2016. The shooting of the film began in Pune and its surroundings, in February–March of the year 2015. The music of the film is composed by Ajay–Atul who also have a role as a producer for this film.
Hate Story 3 is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film directed by Vishal Pandya. Produced by T-Series, it stars Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover, Zareen Khan and Daisy Shah, with Priyanshu Chatterjee in a pivotal role. Written by Vikram Bhatt, Anupam Saroj and Madhuri Banerji, the film is part of the Hate Story film series. The film was released on 4 December 2015 and was a box office success.
Murder Mestri is a 2015 Marathi film directed by Rahul Jadhav. Starring Vandana Gupte, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Kranti Redkar, Sanjay Khapre, Manasi Naik, Vikas Kadam, and Hrishikesh Joshi. The movie was released on 10 July 2015.
Aditya Sarpotdar is an Indian Marathi film director and costume designer best known for the 2015 film Classmates. His first movie as a director was Uladhaal, starring Ankush Chaudhari and Subodh Bhave.
Chuk Bhul Dyavi Ghyavi is a Marathi Television romantic comedy produced by Manava Naik and directed by Swapnanil Jaykar. It started airing on Zee Marathi from 18 January 2017 and ended on 29 July 2017. The show was aired every Wednesday to Saturday at 9:30 pm. It stars Dilip Prabhavalkar, Sukanya Kulkarni, Nayana Apte, Priyadarshan Jadhav and Sayali Phatak in lead roles.
Faster Fene is a 2017 Marathi-language crime thriller film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar The film stars Amey Wagh in and as Faster Fene, based on the character created by Bhaskar Ramachandra Bhagwat and also stars National Award winning actor Girish Kulkarni in a negative role. Supporting star cast includes Parna Pethe, Chinmayi Sumit, Dilip Prabhavalkar and Siddharth Jadhav in supporting roles. Dilip Prabhavalkar plays the role of Bhaskar Ramachandra Bhagwat.
