Ventilator is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and produced by Priyanka Chopra. The film features an ensemble cast of more than 100 actors, including Ashutosh Gowariker, Jitendra Joshi, Sulbha Arya and Sukanya Kulkarni. It tells the story of the Kamerkar family, whose eldest and most beloved member goes into a coma and is put on a medical ventilator a few days before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations.
Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff, popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and as of 2020, has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Odia, Gujarati and English. He has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades. He became an overnight star with Subhash Ghai's Hero (1983) film, and eventually established himself as one of the leading men of Indian cinema from 1980s to 1990s.
Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of Mahatma Gandhi.
Kabhi Na Kabhi is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Pooja Bhatt. The film was produced by R. Mohan in the banner of a Malayalam film production company, Shogun Films. The film which began production in 1994 had a delayed release on 17 April 1998.
Hasti is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Ashok Gaekwad and produced by Sandeep D. Shinde. It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Nagma and Varsha Usgaonkar in pivotal roles.
Bey Yaar is a 2014 Indian Gujarati-language coming-of-age film directed by Abhishek Jain. The film is about friendship and two friends. The film stars Manoj Joshi, Darshan Jariwala, Divyang Thakkar, Pratik Gandhi, Amit Mistry, Samvedna Suwalka. The film was released on 29 August 2014, to positive reviews and became a box-office success. It completed 50 weeks in theatres. The film was screened at New York Indian Film Festival, becoming the first ever Gujarati film hosted by the festival.
Pratik Gandhi is an Indian actor. He worked in Gujarati theatre before entering Gujarati cinema. He received wide acclaim for portraying Harshad Mehta in Sony LIV series Scam 1992. He acted in several Hindi films thereafter.
Purple Pebble Pictures (PPP) is an Indian film production company established by actress and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas. It is located in Mumbai, Maharastra, India. The company aims on producing small budget films and promoting new talent such as writers, actors, directors, and technicians.
Rajesh Mapuskar is an Indian film writer, director and producer. He got involved in the world of films at a very young age, as his family owned a cinema hall. He made his writing and directional debut with Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012). Later, he wrote and directed the acclaimed Marathi language film Ventilator (2016), which won him several accolades, including the National Film Award for Best Director.
Chor Bani Thangaat Kare is a 2017 Gujarati comedy, drama film directed by Rahul Bhole and written by Rahul Bhole, Chetan Dhanani, Mehul Vyas and Vinit Kanojia. It is produced by Arpan Pandya with Creative Producer Harsh Parmar and Supervising Producer Sachi Rathod under the banner of Reelium Films. The film stars Amit Mistry, Bijal Joshi, Prem Gadhavi, Manan Desai, Ojas Rawal, Nimrit Vaishnav, Sharad Sharma, Annapurna Shukla, Jineeta Rawal and Prashant Barot. The soundtrack album is composed by Sachin–Jigar, while lyrics for the songs were written by Niren Bhatt. Filmed mostly in Ahmedabad, the film is a comedy of errors about the lead character Rajkumar Trivedi, aka Robin, who suffers from Kleptomania and his only way of recovering is by finding true love. The film released on 21 July 2017 to a universally positive response from critics and audiences.
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been working in the Hindi films for almost four decades and till now has appeared in more than 250 films in thirteen languages. He has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades. He has also appeared in several successful short films.
Mantr is a 2018 Indian Marathi film directed by Devendra Shinde. The film stars Saurabh Gogate, Deepti Devi, Manoj Joshi, Shubhankar Ekbote, and Pushkaraj Chirputkar in pivo tal roles. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Productions, North East Films, Shri Productions, and Zenyth Media House.
Shu Thayu? is a 2018 Indian Gujarati language comedy film written and directed by Krishnadev Yagnik and produced by Mahesh Danannavar, the founder of MD Media Corp & Vaishal Shah. It stars Malhar Thakar, Yash Soni, Mayur Chauhan, Mitra Gadhavi, Aarjav Trivedi and Kinjal Rajpriya. The score was composed by the Kedar-Bhargav and Rahul Munjariya. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012).
Order Order Out of Order is a 2019 Gujarati courtroom drama starring Jinal Belani, Raunaq Kamdar and Gaurav Paswala. On a concept created by Shyam Khandhedia, the film was directed by Dhwani Gautam and produced by Shyam Khandhedia and Rahul Savani under banner of Spark Films & Company. The film was released in India by Pen India Limited on 1 February 2019.
Manan Desai is an Indian actor, comedian, and a former Radio Jockey. He is co-founder of Gujarati YouTube channel The Comedy Factory. In past, he worked as a RJ in My FM and Radio Mirchi. He was also in Indian comedy reality show Comedy Nights Bachao along with Amruta Khanvilkar. He acted in Gujarati films like Ventilator, Chor Bani Thangaat Kare, and Order Order Out Of Order.
Hemu Gadhavi, also spelled Hemu Gadhvi, was a Gujarati singer, songwriter, composer, dramatist, and actor. He was an exponent of folk-music of Saurashtra.
Atithi Bhooto Bhava is an Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film written by Aniket Wakchaure and directed by Hardik Gajjar. It features Jackie Shroff, Pratik Gandhi and Sharmin Segal in lead roles. The film went on floors in January 2021. It was released on ZEE5 on September 23, 2022.
Sharmin Segal is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She started her career as an assistant director and made her acting debut with Malaal (2019), receiving Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. Segal has since starred in Atithi Bhooto Bhava (2022).
Mitra Gadhavi is an Indian actor, writer and lyricist from Gujarat. He is known for his roles in films such as Chhello Divas, Bas Ek Chance, and Shu Thayu?. His career as a theatre artist spanned more than a decade. His 2020 short film Anita became the first ever Gujarati movie to be screened at Venice Film Festival. His upcoming film 3 Ekka will release around Janmashtami 2023.
