Bollywood actors getting associated with Marathi cinema

Marathi Cinema is on the rise! Post the immense success of 'Sairat’, Marathi film industry is taking Bollywood and its stars by storm. Going by the trend, Marathi films are doing better than some Bollywood movies, with the fact that fewer investments get greater outputs. Thus, gone are the days when Bollywood would think twice before investing into a Marathi film or also getting associated with it.

Be it acting in the film or producing it, many Bollywood biggies have already got associated with Marathi film industry. Salman Khan, Vidya Balan, Riteish Deshmukh, Priyanka Chopra, Ashutosh Gowariker, Boman Irani are a few names that have already acted in Marathi movies. And thus, looking at the progress of Marathi film industry, more and more biggies are eyeing to debut in Marathi films or get associated with in the near future. Here comes a list of Bollywood actors who are all set to get associated with Marathi fraternity.

One of Bollywood's most versatile actors Kay Kay Menon has made up his mind and is all set to make his acting debut with Marathi film, 'Ek Sangaychay... Unsaid Harmony' directed by Lokesh Vijay Gupte. Kay Kay Menon who has many popular Bollywood movies to his name agreed to do the movie even without giving it a second thought. According to reports, the gripping storyline of the movie led Menon to take up the movie. Also, speaking about the film, Kay Kay said that he had been watching many Marathi movies so as soon as he was offered this film, he accepted it for its powerful concept. He also added when asked about speaking in Marathi in the movie, he said that he understands the Marathi spoken in Maharashtra and will get to learn many Marathi lessons during the film.

After stealing millions of hearts with her killer smile and her power-packed acting, 'dhak-dhak' girl Madhuri Dixit-Nene is all set to make her acting debut in Marathi industry with ‘Bucket List’. Though it took her long to debut in the Marathi industry, we are sure that the wait will be worth watching her. Another Bollywood actress Renuka Shahane will also be seen sharing the screen space with Madhuri in the same movie. Interestingly, Madhuri and Renuka are working together after 23 years post working for Sooraj Barjatya’s ‘Hum Aapke Hai Koun..!’. The film’s plot revolves around the unfulfilled wishes of a woman and self-realization. The movie is set to release on May 25, 2018.

Bollywood’s ‘action-Jackson’ Rohit Shetty and B-town’s Badshah Shah Rukh Khan are also on the verge to get associated with Marathi industry not by making an acting debut but by producing one. As said earlier, Marathi films are made with a lower budget and in return do well at the box office. If reports are to be believed, Rohit Shetty and SRK have already started their work and the film will be directed by none other than the ‘Duniyadari’ director Sanjay Jadhav. It seems that this year the audiences will witness some interesting Marathi-Bollywood collaborations.

Veteran actress Padmavati Rao is also all set to debut in the Marathi film industry by acting in Lokesh Gupte’s ‘Ek Sangaychay... Unsaid Harmony’, that will also star Kay Kay Menon in the lead. Padmavati Rao will be seen in one of the prominent roles in the movie. For the uninitiated, Padmavati Rao has acted in films like 'Pardes', 'Padmaavat' and 'Te3n' to mention a few.