Feature Stories - Marathi Cinema
Page 1 of 7
Article Marathi
5 years of Kaccha Limbu: Manmeet Pem recalls playing an emotionally draining character
Prasad Oak's directorial debut had also won the National award for Best Feature Film in...
Article Marathi
Each and every scene in Chandramukhi was challenging, says Mrunmayee Deshpande
The actress plays the wife of Addinath Kothare's politician in the film directed by Prasad Oak....
Article Marathi
Opinion: Jhund and the collective silence of Marathi filmdom
What holds the leading lights of the industry back from at least a polite congratulatory message?...
Article Marathi
Krishnakant Dalvi, a forgotten hero of Marathi cinema – Anniversary special
On Dalvi's 96th birth anniversary, a quick look at the actor's career that lasted for more...
Article Marathi
Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): Exit, the Nightingale
The legend, who died of COVID-19 complications in Mumbai today, was a perfectionist whose quiet, a...
Article Hindi Marathi
Ramesh Deo (1929-2022): The accidental actor who became a legend
The artiste wowed audiences and critics alike with his acting prowess over his seven-decade career....
Article Hindi Marathi
Remembering V Shantaram’s first foray into sound, Ayodhya Ka Raja — 90th anniversary special
Released on 23 January 1932, the bilingual film was the first talkie by Prabhat Film Company....
Article Multiple
Goodbye 2021: The best films of the year that you ought not to miss
For the second year in a row, viewing habits and Indian cinema were in a flux. Regardless of the the...
Article Marathi
10 years of Deool: A masterful satirical take on the politics of commercialization of religion
This drama, helmed by Umesh Kulkarni and written by Girish Kulkarni, made an important point to...
Article Hindi Marathi
How being a newsreader helped Smita Patil bag her first short film – Anniversary special
On the actress's 66th birth anniversary, veteran sound designer Hitendra Ghosh recalls how he on...
Article Multiple
6 films that ride on the humble bicycle – Special
On World Bicycle Day, a look at how the humble two-wheeler has served as a narrative device in some...
Article Marathi
10 years of Balgandharva, tale of an extraordinary artiste whose hubris led to his downfall – Anniversary special
Directed by Ravi Jadhav, the film traces the rise and fall of Bal Gandharva, a phenomenal and...
Article Marathi
Sumitra Bhave (1943–2021): Filmmaker who continued her social work through cinema
The National award-winning director, who died this morning in Pune at 78, always took up stories she...
Article Marathi
6 years of Court: Chaitanya Tamhane didn’t want us to act, says Geetanjali Kulkarni
Kulkarni played the public prosecutor who argues the case against Vira Sathidar's Narayan...
Article Marathi
10 evocative Sudhir Moghe songs: Anniversary special
Poet, lyricist, composer, writer, painter and anchor Sudhir Moghe, who was born on 8 February a...
Article Hindi Marathi
80 years of Padosi: Impassioned plea for communal harmony at a time of turmoil
V Shantaram’s last project for Prabhat Films portrays the friendship between communities in of...
Article Marathi
Special – The best Marathi films of 2011-20
From the groundbreaking Sairat (2016) to the artistic Lathe Joshi (2018), these are Cinestaan's...
Article Multiple
Goodbye 2020: The pandemic-blighted year took a heavy toll on Indian cinema too
In a year when human lives were reduced to statistics, the film industry lost many who were integral...
Article Multiple
Goodbye 2020: The 10 best short films of the year of the pandemic
In the absence of big-ticket features through most of the year, short films emerged as engaging for...
Article Hindi Marathi
V Shantaram, pioneer of woman-orientated cinema – Anniversary special
An influential filmmaker, Shantaram was willing to use cinema as an instrument of social change to...