Tamasha is a traditional form of Marathi theatre, often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India. It has also been the subject of several Marathi films. Some Hindi movies have also included Tamasha-themed songs, known as Lavanis, in the past.
Kishori Shahane is an Indian classical and folk dancer and actress who works in the Marathi and Hindi movies and television. She is married to Hindi filmmaker Deepak Balraj Vij. She is a producer who helped to make a film about the life of Sai Baba of Shirdi. She is known for appearing in shows like Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki and Ishq Mein Marjawan. In 2019 she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss Marathi 2 finishing at the fifth place. From October 2020 until January 2024, she was playing the role of Bhavani Chavan in Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin. and Babita Singh Ahuja in Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye
Mrinal Deo-Kulkarni is an Indian actress and director known for her work in several films and television productions. She is best known for her role as Mirabai in doordarshan's Mirabai and as an angel on Star Plus's Son Pari.
Jayshree Gadkar was a noted Marathi and Hindi movie actress and a star of Marathi cinema from the 1950s up to the 1980s.
Maherchi Sadi is a 1991 Indian Marathi-language family drama film produced and directed by Vijay Kondke. The film stars Alka Kubal, Usha Nadkarni, Ramesh Bhatkar, Vijay Chavan and Ajinkya Deo played pivotal roles. The film grossed over ₹12 crore in its first three months of release, making it the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 1991 as well as highest-grossing Marathi film of that time.
Pinjara is a 1972 Indian Marathi-language film directed and produced by V. Shantaram, starring Shriram Lagoo and Sandhya in the lead roles. In 1972, the film was also released in Hindi with the same title.
Sonalee Benodekar is an Indian actress who mainly acts in Marathi and Hindi-language films. She is the recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Awards Marathi. She is noted for her lavani dance song, "Apsara Aali" in the Marathi film Natarang,.
Sulochana Mahadev Kadam, better known as Sulochana Chavan, was an Indian singer who was known for her lavanis in Marathi.
Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar was an Indian dancer, singer and Tamasha artist.
Vaman Tukaram Mandhare (1925–1999) professionally known as Suryakant was an Indian actor and director who worked in Marathi film industry, has acted in more than 100 films. Actor and artist Chandrakant Mandare is the elder brother of Suryakant.
Lokshahir Ram Joshi also called Matawala Shair Ram Joshi in Hindi, is a 1947 Marathi biopic film of the poet Ram Joshi, written by G. D. Madgulkar, directed by Baburao Painter and co-directed by V. Shantaram. Shantaram had given the direction to Painter but had to complete the film when Painter fell ill during production. Produced under the Rajkamal Kalamandir banner, it is also referred to as Lok Shahir Ramjoshi. The story writer was G.D. Madgulkar, who is cited as the "first specialist film writer" in Marathi cinema. This film was his first "full-fledged writing assignment", wherein he wrote the story, screenplay, dialogue and lyrics. It was also his debut as a screenplay writer. The film starred Jayaram Shiledar as Ram Joshi and Hansa Wadkar as Baya. The rest of the cast included Shakuntala Paranjpye, Parashuram, Sudha Apte and G. D. Madgulkar.
Hansa Wadkar (1923–1971) was a Marathi and Hindi film and stage actress of Indian cinema. She started her acting career at the age of thirteen years, as a heroine in the bilingual film Vijaychi Lagne (1936). Wadkar went on to make a name for herself working in the reputable film companies like Bombay Talkies, Prabhat Film Company and National Studios. Her career defining role was in Vishnupant Damle's Sant Sakhu (1941) where she enacted the role of the female saint Sakhu. Her other memorable roles were in the Tamasha genre films like Lokshahir Ram Joshi (1947), termed as the "Classic Marathi Tamasha musical". Sangtye Aika (1959) was another of Marathi cinema's "best known Tamasha film" along with Ram Joshi. She thus acted in two of Marathi cinema's biggest hits Lokshahir Ramjoshi and Sangtye Aika. The title "Sangtye Aika" was used by Wadkar for her autobiography compiled in 1971. The autobiography was initially serialised in the Marathi magazine Manoos helped by journalist Arun Sadhu.
Majha Hoshil Na is an Indian Marathi language television series which aired on Zee Marathi. It starred Gautami Deshpande and Virajas Kulkarni in lead roles. It is produced by Subodh Khanolkar, Onkar Kate and Sujay Hande under the banner of Ocean film company and directed by Aniket Sane. It premiered from 2 March 2020 by replacing Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji.
Kranti Redkar-Wankhede is an Indian film actress, director, and writer who primarily worked in Marathi films.
Sangte Aika is an Indian Marathi-language drama film film directed and produced by Anant Mane, from a screenplay Vyankatesh Madgulkar, featured Jayshree Gadkar, Dada Salvi, Chandrakant, Suryakant, Hansa Wadkar, Sulochana Latkar, Vasant Shinde. The film was a huge commercial hit, ran over 131 weeks in Pune's Vijayanand Theatre and screened alomost two year across the cities in Maharashtra, a record that later broken by the Hindi film Sholay. Afterwards, the movie served as the inspiration for Wadkar's 1970 autobiography of the same name.
Mohityanchi Manjula is a 1963 Indian Marathi-language historical fiction film directed by Bhalji Pendharkar who also provide story, screenplay and dialougues and produced by Jay Bhavani Chitra, the film stars Suryakant, Jayshree Gadkar, Chandrakant, Baburao Pendharkar in the pivotal roles. The film plot follows a fictional story inspired from the life of Bahirji Naik, a secret agent of Chhatrapati Shivaji.
Manini is a 1961 Indian Marathi-language family drama film directed by Anant Mane and produced by Kala Chitra. The film stars Jayshree Gadkar, Chandrakant Gokhale, Hansa Wadkar, Indira Chitnis, Ramesh Deo, Vasant Shinde, and Sharad Talwalkar.
