Shreyas Talpade turns vigilante

Taking up the challenge

I have never attempted something like this before, either in Hindi or Marathi. We have seen so many super hero films and loved them and so I was excited. Also every actor wants a change and wants to explore something different. Baji is definitely one of those films which offered me an opportunity to do that. I decided to give it a try. Director Nikhil Mahajan has written it quite well and the scale it’s being made on is like a Hindi film. No compromises are being made. I have always dabbled with different genres like Dor, Om Shanti Om, Golmaal, Welcome To Sajjanpur and this is one such experiment.

Looking the part

The entire film has a story book kind of feel to it. Though he is a super hero, Baji has son of the soil aura around him. There is a Maharastrian element to his look like a pheta and dhoti. People will be able to relate to him as he won’t be some alien coming out of the blue. Baji will be carrying a sword, bow-arrow and riding a white stallion. I’ll soon start my training for all that after we finish this schedule in Konkan near Malvan.

Mission 2014

Besides this, I have my production Poster Boyz which is 90 per cent complete. One small schedule in Pune this month and the film will be ready for release in the first week of July. Baji, which is produced by DAR Motion Pictures & IME Motion Pictures, will come in winters. And my Hindi film Wah Taaj is slated to release sometime this year too.

Kirpaan-The Sword of Honor cast promotes film in Amritsar

The star cast of dialogue writer Amrik Gill’s directorial debut Kirpaan-The Sword of Honor were in Amritsar recently to promote their upcoming romantic film. Starring Roshan Prince, Gurleen Chopra and Sameksha Singh, it hit the theatres on February 7. Amrik has not only written dialogues for Hindi blockbusters like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Ghayal, Ziddi’ among others, but also some Punjabi films. A production of Rabab Records Private Limited, the film also stars Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sunita Dhir, Hari Joshi and Jeetendra Bharadwaj among others.

HC directs ministry to submit report on abuse of Padma award

The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the Union Home Ministry on February 4 to submit a report to the President within few weeks about the abuse of the Padma Shri award by Telugu movie actor and producer Mohan Babu. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyothi Sengupta and Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar found that the actor deliberately misused the award and his action was contrary to the judgement of the Supreme Court in this regard. In December last year, the AP High Court had directed producers of the Telugu movie Denikaina Ready to remove the prefix ‘Padma Shri’ before the screen credits of Mohan Babu and Brahmanandam from all copies of the movie. A public interest litigation, filed by senior BJP leader N. Indrasena Reddy in the High Court had contended Mohan Babu and Brahmanandam had used the prefix ‘Padma Shri’ before their names to promote the Telugu feature film Denikaina Ready (Ready For Anything), produced by Mohan Babu.

Punha Gondhal Punha Mujra, a political satire

Hindi film actor, Alok Nath to make his debut in Marathi films with it

Shreyas Talpade

When Gaalit Gondhal Dillit Mujra released in 2009, it was a success as it was one of the few political satires after Sinhasan and Saamna, in Marathi films. Now the team is back with the sequel to the political satire, called Punha Gondhal Punha Mujra. The shooting of the film is currently on in Mumbai. Being made under the banner of Siddhivinayak International Films, it is produced by Navin Singh and Rakesh Bhosle and is directed by Balkrishna Shinde. Popular character actor of Hindi films, Alok Nath makes his debut in Marathi cinema along with foreign actress Serena. Famous novelist Rangnath Pathare will also be seen in a different role. The film also stars Makrand Anaspure, Sayaji Shinde, Dr. Vilas Ujvane, Sharad Shelar, Dr. Sudhir Nikam, Siddeshwar Zhaadbukke and others. The other technical credits include cinematography by Suresh Suvarna and art by Sandeep Inamke. credits.