Vivek Chabukswar

Before screening his film in the Pune International Film festival (PIFF), director Kiran Yadnopavit said that, Salaam, his last year outing starring Girish Kulkarni and Vivek Chabukswar, was not meant to be a children's film.

Sachin Khedekar has joined the series of movies coming up in Marathi film industry on social issues

The film is set in a village which has a tradition of army in the families residing there. In such a village resides Girish's character who is a police constable. The film focusses on the the coming of age children and how it affects them when their families are not from a similar background as others

Director Kiran Yadnopavit who made the 2011 blockbuster 'Taryanche Bait', is once again coming up with a film that centers around children

A farmer’s son is on a mission to bring back rain to stop his father from committing suicide.

Popular Marathi director Rajesh Pinjani, who won the national award for his film Baboo Band Baaja, passed away on Tuesday (January 4) night. Rajesh reportedly died of a heart attack at his residence in Pune. Many actors from the industry are mourning Rajesh's sudden demise and Maharashtrachi Hasya Jatra fame Namrata Sambherao has joined them.

The love for sports-centric movies for Marathi industry is quite evident lately with movies like Monsoon Football, Bedhadak coming into form. The new one to enter the league is Re Raya. Directed by Milind Shinde and written by Kiran Berad, the movie is about three children from the rural areas and how their dreams are larger than life.

Marathi cinema these days is concentrating a lot on sports-based movies, we have seen 'Monsoon Football', 'Bedhadak' and now the next one to hit the screens is 'Re Raya'.

To bring get the energy going in the sports-centric cinema, Kailash Kher has sun the action-pack title track in the film.

Khartik Shetty, who is making his debut as a director of Marathi film ���Than Than Gopal��� released the music of his film recently in Mumbai.

Ananth Mahadevan, who bagged four National Awards for his 2010 Marathi directorial, Mee Sindhutai Sapkal, has turned producer with a film based on the Sahitya Akademi winning Marathi novel Uchalya, penned by Laxman Gaikwad.

Bollywood celebrities, including Kangna Ranaut and Malaika Arora Khan, have confirmed their presence for the 58th National Film Awards presentation ceremony to be held in Delhi on Friday.

Dabangg, Ishqiya and Do Dooni Char apart, Bollywood was largely off colour at the 58th National Film awards, where South Indian and Marathi films had a field day.

The big releases this year from the Marathi film industry are replete will films that have youngsters playing the protagonist

Marathi films continued their good run at the national level by bagging eight awards at the 58th National Film awards, announced in New Delhi on Thursday.