‘It
pains
me
when
Marathi
film-makers
say
Marathi
cinema
is
not
getting
the
right
platform.’
Jio
Studios
President
Jyoti
Deshpande
and
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Devendra
Fadnavis.
Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com
The
2025
movie
calendar
is
all
set
to
roll
with
Marathi
musical
magnum
opus
Sangeet
Manapmaan.
Ahead
of
the
film’s
January
10
release,
the
producers
unveiled
the
trailer
in
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Devendra
Fadnavis’s
presence.
Fadnavis,
Deshpande,
singer
and
actor
Aarya
Ambekar,
Shankar
Mahadevan
and
others.
Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com
“I
have
come
for
this
event
after
spending
past
two
days
expanding
the
ministry,
allocating
portfolios,
bungalows
and
offices
to
the
new
ministers.
We,
too,
have
our
own
maan
apmaan
(honour
and
dishonour),
and
its
music
echoes
in
media,”
Fadnavis
quipped
at
the
event.
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‘Sangeet
Manapmaan
is
the
celebration
of
Maharashtra’s
legacy’
Adapted
from
Marathi
playwright
Krishnaji
Prabhakar
Khadilkar’s
114-year-old
epic
play,
Sangeet
Manapmaan
reunites
Director
Subodh
Bhave
with
his
Ani…
Dr
Kashinath
Ghanekar
actors
Sumeet
Raghavan
and
Vaidehi
Parashurami.
The
trailer
offers
a
glimpse
into
Sangeet
Manapmaan‘s
opulent
world:
Soulful
music,
gorgeous
visuals
and
authentic
portrayals.
The
film
also
stars
Upendra
Limaye,
Neena
Kulkarni,
Nivedita
Saraf,
Shailesh
Datar
and
features
a
special
appearance
by
Amruta
Khanvilkar.
Sumeet
Raghavan,
Vaidehi
Parshurami,
Nivedita
Saraf,
Amruta
Khanvilkar,
Archana
Nipankar
and
Shailesh
Datar.
Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com
WATCH:
Amruta
Khanvilkar
talks
about
her
appearance
in
Sangeet
Manapmaan.
Fadnavis
praised
Bhave
and
Composers
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
for
their
earlier
musical
collaboration
Katyar
Kaljat
Ghusali.
“The
play
Sangeet
Manapmaan
has
lured
Marathi
hearts
for
114
years.
It
is
truly
delightful
to
see
this
timeless
play
on
the
silver
screen,”
Fadnavis
said,
adding,
“I
am
certainly
looking
forward
to
watching
it
with
my
wife
Amruta.”
WATCH:
Shankar
Mahadevan
Performs
Vandan
Ho
Live!
Vaidehi,
who
plays
Bhamini
in
the
musical
love
triangle,
described
her
role
as
“every
actress’s
dream.”
WATCH:
Vaidehi
on
playing
Bhamini
in
Sangeet
Manapmaan.
“It
is
true
that
Marathi
cinema
and
theatre
need
a
proper
platform.
My
government
is
willing
to
work
towards
it,”
Fadnavis
assured
the
gathering.
“It
pains
me
when
Marathi
film-makers
come
to
me
and
say
that
Marathi
cinema
is
not
getting
the
right
platform.
We
all
need
to
collectively
work
on
this
issue
so
that
classical
Marathi
arts
reach
out
to
everyone”
the
CM
added.
Amruta
Khanvilkar,
Jyoti
Deshpande,
Subodh
Bhave,
Sumeet
Raghavan,
Shailesh
Datar,
Vaidehi
Parshurami,
and
Archana
Nipankar.
Photograph:
Hemantkumar
Shivsharan/Rediff.com
“If
Pushpa
is
celebrated
all
over
India,”
Jio
Studios
President
Jyoti
Deshpande
said,
“then
Sangeet
Manapmaan
must
be
watched
by
every
Indian
too.”
