Asha Kale

Marathi actress Asha Kale will be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award in Karrm Filmfare Awards (Marathi).

Neena Kulkarni, a veteran of Bollywood and Marathi cinema, recently shared her deep affection for Marathi theatre, recounting a heartwarming experience with Asha Kale. Kulkarni reminisced about their early collaboration in the play 'Guntata Hriday He' and the enduring bond they formed. She expressed gratitude for the enriching relationships theatre has given her throughout her illustrious 45-year career.

For her outstanding contribution to cinema, actress Asha Kale was felicitated in Kolhapur recently. The actress was awarded the Bhalji Award. The 71-year-old actress has been loved by all in the Marathi film industry. She has been awarded the V Shantaram lifetime achievement award by the State Government of Maharashtra in 2010.

Asha Kale, who essayed the role of 'Padmavati' in a Marathi play in the early 70s, which focussed on the Rani Padmini-Allauddin Khilji faceoff through the prism of religion, said that Deepika Padukone must be quite fond of the Queen.

Actors Atharva Karve and Saksshhi Mahajan tied the knot in a traditional Maharashtrian ceremony near Pune after eight years together. The couple, who met on the sets of 'Vithu Mauli', celebrated their union with industry peers. Karve, known for his role as young Dr. BR Ambedkar, expressed his joy, while Mahajan described the marriage as surreal and special.

A toast was raised to the centenary year completion of Indian cinema by the Marathi Chitrapat Mandal.

The second-generation owner of the city’s popular Poona Guest House, who passed away last week, will be remembered as a father figure to many veterans of the Marathi film industry

The Bund Garden police recently arrested a gang of seven people for stealing valuables from bus passengers.

MUMBAI: Twelve persons were injured and property worth lakhs of rupees was gutted when a fire broke out in a plastic manufacturing unit at Banwari industrial compound in Dharavi on Friday morning.

In a surprising turn of events, Dharavi's election results bucked the larger city patterns, with Congress and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena UBT clinching the majority of seats. Meanwhile, the Shinde-led Sena managed to secure a lone victory, and the BJP struggled to make any notable impact.

The 150th birth day of late Dr Rakhmabai Raut (Sawe) falls on November 22 and the nation should celebrate her birth anniversary.

A small mill workers’ dedication to the Mother Goddess that began as a simple sketch on cardboard has now metamorphosed into one of the biggest Navratra mandals in the city.

When children spend a better part of their days with their teachers in their schools, it becomes part of a teacher's job to find ways for students to de-stress and relax while concentrating on their studies.

At KARRM Filmfare Awards Marathi 2016 in association with Dazzler Eterna and Herbs and More, the Broadway-like `Katyar Kaljat Ghusli' (a dagger through the heart)--based on a play about a royal singing competition--took home six major awards.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Army to put its "house in order" saying that it feels that it has not been "fair" to the women officers who have alleged delay in promotions after being granted permanent commission on the directions of the top court in 2020.It was hearing a plea of 34 women army officers who have alleged that junior male officers are being considered over them for promotions to perform "combat and commanding roles" in the Army.

This is the place veteran actress Sulochana calls her home, away from home. The walls here still reverberate with the magical notes from the concerts of maestros like Bhimsen Joshi, Vasantrao Deshpande and Kumar Gandharva. Poona Guest House (PGH) on Laxmi Road, which completes 85 years on Tuesday, is much more than a place to stay and have wholesome Maharastrian fare.