Avinash Narkar

They say marriages are made in heaven-but Arjun Mhapuskar would beg to differ. He blames this so-called `divine arrangement` for the failure of his marriage with Mary, his childhood best friend. But what if heaven actually took notice? In a twist of fate, the universe offers Arjun a chance at the life he always longed for-though not without a few conditions. With the first showers of the season arrives a sweeping new love story, rich with music and emotion, from the filmmaker behind some of Marathi cinema`s most iconic romances-Satish Rajwade, the director of Mumbai Pune Mumbai, Ti Sadhya Kay Karte, and Premachi Goshta.

Sudhir Phadke was born in Kolhapur and is fondly addressed as `Babujee`. His whimsical destiny forced him to wander but he continued to make music even in a state of misery leading him to become a legendary singer and music composer in the country.

Bus Stop is a romantic comedy film revolving around the life of college-going youngsters, their friendships, relationship & trials and tribulations that come with them. It uses ‘Bus Stop’ as a metaphor to explore the sensitive relation of the college-going young adults with their parents and its effects on their lives.

A young and smart small-time conman earns his livelihood by manipulating rich people but is also the king of hearts in his neighborhood. However, one fine day, he happens to witness a murder that changes his life.

What happens typically in a guy meets girl story? They start liking each other and soon fall in love. But if the guy is Nishad and girl is Jaai, what happens is a comedy of errors. Jaai loves the SRK version of romance while Nishad laughs at it. She is all messed up, he is all sorted!She is impulsive, he is thoughtful! But then they say that `opposites attract`, so far so good. What`s next? Dating? Steady relationships? Making it `official`? Nah, It`s not necessarily so simple. Jaai yearns for a larger than life kind romance and Nishad believes in realization of love instead of expression. They are stuck between the `just friends` and `more than friends` phases. There comes a dramatic situation where the decision `has` to be made. Do they meet mid-way or part their ways? ``Coffee Aani Barach Kaahi`` a light-hearted romantic comedy is about figuring out romance out of chaos!

Nitin Chandrakant Desai comes up with another Brit-Marathi love story called Ajintha which is supposed to be based on Major Robert Gill and a local tribal girl`s love story, when he was commissioned to make copies of the frescoes at Ajanta Caves in the 19th century! Sonali Kulkarni essays the role of the tribal girl with Philip Scotm opposite her.

Bal Gandharva is a richly mounted, Indian musical, period film on the incredible actor-singer-female impersonator Bal Gandharva (1888-1967), set in the early years of Indian theatre. The film has historic resonances and gives remarkable insights into how today`s Indian cinema and Bollywood musicals derived their song routines, lavish spectacles and melodrama from Indian musical theatre and epics-entirely independent of Hollywood. It is an inspiring portrait of Bal Gandharva, a cross-dressing, singing icon of the sangeet natak (musical theatre) tradition. Women were not allowed to perform onstage then, and Bal Gandharva`s singing and female impersonations in beautiful saris, jewellery and mannerisms were all the rage, and his songs are sung in India even today.

A serial killer targets prominent businessmen of a small town on the night of every Amavasya (New Moon). On the night of every Amavasya (New Moon), someone is murdering prominent businessmen in a small town. Inspector Pratap Tungare is in charge of the investigation and CID Inspector Mahesh Chaudhari is specially assigned to assist him. Tungare has a long-standing feud with prominent criminal lawyer Advocate Potbhare who has successfully defended several accused murderers who had been arrested by Tungare. Potbhare's daughter is in love with a local man Laxmikanth Lokhande (Lakshya) who runs a detective agency with his assistant Ranga and frequently lands in trouble with Tungare. After Raosaheb Nimbalkar - the third victim - is found dead, his brother Bapusaheb announces a reward of Rs. 2 Lakhs for anyone providing information about the killer. Lakshya and Ranga hatch a plan to grab the reward by planting false evidence which would pin Lakshya as the murderer and then get him released with the help of Adv. Potbhare, bought with the reward money. —Soumitra