Atul Kale

Maharashtra Shahir is about the life of one the most influential Marathi folk singer, writer, and theatre actor, Krushnarao Sable. With his songs, he contributed to the freedom of India, the formation of Maharashtra and established the identity and pride of Marathi people.

A remake of the 1980s eponymous film, it is a take on anger and helplessness of the common man. When Albert leaves his house one morning without telling anyone his whereabouts, his girlfriend Stella files a complaint with the police and when he doesn`t return after days, she begins to worry. Albert is traversing a road journey from Mumbai to Goa. His anger stems from his certain life experiences. It is this anger that is taking him on a journey to settle a score and enable him to lead a life of dignity and hope.

Sandook is a satirical comic thriller set in pre-independence era in a small town called Sambalgarh. Our main protagonist Wamanrao Ashtaputre is a simple honest man who always dreams of getting rid of the British Raj. How the underdog that is Waman becomes a revolutionary albeit accidentally is the core story of Sandook. Filled with hilarious moments and one liners, this one is definitely going to tickle your funny bone. Sandook is a complete family entertainer with a feel good factor throughout the story. With an ensemble cast, Sandook surely is going to be a film to watch out for.

The Indian Education System has been criticised many times for the importance it gives to marks and not an overall education. Shrinivas Rane was born with great talent but had an average IQ. His brilliance in cricket failed to be recognised by his old fashioned father who believed that marks decide the fate of a child. In order to secure a future for Shree, he makes it his mission to make him an academically bright boy. The pressure has a negative effect on Shree and mars the father-son relationship. When frustration drives the father to something he regrets we are left to find out the outcome of it on the relationship and Shree`s cricketing dreams.

Gopi (Sunil Shetty) is a simpleton who comes to Goa from his native Hoshiarpur to hand over an extremely small piece of land to his childhood buddy Kishen (Arshad Warsi) to fulfill his fathers last wish. Kishen is a conman who dupes people with help from his partner in crime, Babu (Atul Kale). He needs money to support his sister Divyas (Mahima Mehta) education in London. Kishen hides his real identity from Anuradha (Rashmi Nigam) by bringing his fake imaginary twin brother Hari into the scene. And Gopi who is on the hot trail of Kishen gets help from Tanya (Anishka Khosla), daughter of the owner of K.G. Resorts. News breaks out about three gorgeous diamond thieves being trapped in the resort. On hearing this, Kishen and everyone else heads straight to the Resort. So who will get hold of diamonds?

The archetypal relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is given humorous treatment here. From the time her son was born till the time he becomes an adult, a mother nurtures him and looks after every small need of his. The son gets so used to the mother's care that he can't do without her even after he grows up to be a fine young man. One day, he gets married and his wife now takes place of his mother. A sense of insecurity develops within the mother and a question start troubling her. Will my daughter-in-law steal my son away from me? This thought plants the seed of dislike towards her daughter-in-law in her mind and soon, a full-fledged war breaks out between the mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law., leaving the hapless husbands caught in the cross fire. —Everest Entertainment

A man is torn between his handicapped brother and his ladylove, where he finds difficult whom to choose. Raj Dixit lives with his younger brother, Rahul, who is disabled, both mentally and physically, from birth. Raj is also employed full-time, and after work, has the responsibility of looking after Rahul, which leaves him no time for himself. His beautiful neighbor, Suman Gupta, is attracted to him, but he regards her as a friend only. When Mr. Khanna introduces him to his niece, Madhuri, both instantly falls in love. The only problem is that Madhuri will only marry Raj, if Rahul is institutionalized. Raj agrees to get him admitted in a facility, much to Madhuri's delight, and together they start to plan their marriage, not realizing that things are going to take a turn for the worse. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)