Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar is an Indian music director & occasional singer. He is the only son of musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger brother of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. He is popularly known as Balasaheb in the music and film industry. He Received Filmfare Marathi Lifetime Achievement Award For His Contribution in Marathi Cinema.
Udit Narayan Jha is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Sindhi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Malayalam, Assamese, Bagheli and Maithili. He has won four National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards with twenty nominations among many others. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution towards arts and culture. As many as 21 of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time".
Hariharan Anantha Subramani is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10+ languages including Marathi, Sinhala, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Odia, Bengali, Sanskrit, Gujarati and English. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. Hariharan is widely regarded as one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema.
Avadhoot Gupte is an Indian singer, musician, writer, music & film director, film producer, television presenter and actor who works primarily in Marathi cinema. He started his career as a film director with Zenda in 2010.
Rahul Deshpande is an Indian classical music singer and actor. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, Filmfare Awards Marathi And Maharashtra State Film Awards for his work in Me Vasantrao. He is the grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande.
Dr.Jabbar Patel is a former paediatrician and a Marathi-language theatre and film director of India. His production of Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre. He has received several accolades, including seven National Film Awards, eight Maharashtra State Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards Marathi. Patel received Filmfare Marathi Lifetime Achievement Award at 7th Filmfare Awards Marathi. He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1978. In 2005, he was honoured with the V. Shantaram Award, Maharashtra's highest award in the field of cinema. In 1982, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country.
Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of the prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language films and artists. They were first awarded in 1963.
Jogwa - The Awakening is a 2009 Marathi-language film directed by Rajiv Patil and produced under iDream Productions & Screenplay by Sanjay Krishnaji Patil. It stars Upendra Limaye and Mukta Barve while Priya Berde, Vinay Apte, Sharvani Pillai and Kishor Kadam essay supporting roles.
Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale. known for their works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films. They are recipient of a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards Marathi, three Maharashtra State Film Awards, twelve Mirchi Music Awards, and two Zee Cine Awards. 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.
Upendra Limaye is an Indian actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film Jogwa. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Limaye's performance in the film Jogwa on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema."
Neha Rajpal is a producer, singer and anchor in the Indian music industry, Hindi films, and especially the Marathi regional music industry. Winner of the prestigious Hindi Zee TV reality Music show – Saregamapa in 2004 Neha has also performed in various other Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Sindhi, Gujarati and Chhattisgarhi. Neha spells her name as 'Nehha'. Neha has produced her maiden Marathi film PhotoCopy under the banner "Neha Rajpal Productions" in association with Viacom18. The film written by national award winner Vijay Maurya and Yogesh Vinayak Joshi released in 2016. Its music was highly appreciated and it went on to win the best music album of the year against blockbuster like Sairat. She sang the 'Sridevi' Hindi dubbed song of Telegu movie Waltair_Veerayya composed by Pushpa movie director Devi_Sri_Prasad and picturised on Superstar Cheeranjivi and Shruti Hassan
Ram Kadam was a noted Indian lavani composer and film score composer, who worked in Marathi cinema, during the 1940s to the 1990s, composing for nearly 200 films. He is most known for composing Lavani songs, a folk form of Maharashtra, and popular Lavani-based songs of hit film, Pinjra (1972), directed by V. Shantaram. He also composed music of plays.
Amitraj Sawant is a Marathi music director-composer and singer from Mumbai. After Duniyadari his career took higher graph in Marathi film industry. In 2014 he won the International Marathi Film Festival Award for all 3 categories in music section for the movie 72 Miles – Ek Pravas.
Nandkishore Kapote is a Kathak classical dancer of Indian origin. He is a distinguished guide for one of the PhD programmes at the Tilak Maharashtra University, as well as at the Sri Sri Centre for Kathak Research (SSCARK) at Sri Sri University.
Aatpadi Nights is a 2019 Indian Marathi language romantic comedy film directed by Nitin SinduVijay Supekar and produced by the banner of Maaydesh Media. This film presenting by Subodh Bhave and Maaydesh Media. The film starring Subodh Bhave, Pranav Raorane and Sayali Sanjeev. The film was released theatrically on 27 December 2019.
Soyrik is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Makarand Mane, starring Nitish Chavan, Manasi Bhawalkar and Shashank Shende in the leading roles. The film is produced by 99 Productions and Bahuroopi Productions. It was theatrically released on 11 February 2022.
Sarla Ek Koti is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Nitin Supekar and produced by Sanvi Production House. It stars Onkar Bhojane, Isha Keskar, Chhaya Kadam. The film was theatrically released on 20 January 2023.
"Kevadyacha Paan Tu" is a Marathi-language song from the soundtrack album of 2022 Indian drama film Sarla Ek Koti, written and directed by Nitin Supekar. The song was composed by Vijay Narayan Gavande, voiced by Ajay Gogavale and Arya Ambekar, while lyrics are penned by Guru Thakur. The music video of the track was released on 7 January 2023 on YouTube, featuring Isha Keskar and Onkar Bhojane. The song became popular and gained traction on social media following its release.
Ajay-Atul, are the Indian music composer duo consisting of brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale, have made contributions to the music industry. Their work in the Marathi film Jogwa earned them the Best Music Direction award at the 56th National Film Awards in 2008. In 2015, they entered the Forbes India Celebrity 100 List, debuting at the 82nd position, and climbed to 22nd place by 2019. Over the years, they have created music for numerous successful Marathi and Hindi films.
