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Actor Riteish Deshmukh, who has seen success as well as failure in Bollywood, says he is a secure person, and that reflects in his work and his journey in the profession.

Riteish entered Bollywood in 2003 with a love story "Tujhe Meri Kasam", where he also found love of his life and wife Genelia.

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"I never thought I will get a film after my first film, and things kept coming. I kept getting offers, some films didn't work and some worked well. Every actor has a journey of giving hits and flops," Riteish told Ians while looking back at his career.

The actor, son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh, went on to explore his calibre by getting associated with projects such as "Masti", "Malamaal Weekly", "Apna Sapna Money Money", "Dhamaal" franchise, "Housefull" films and "Ek Villain...

It¡¦s exactly one year to this day when you surprised me and the entire industry with your chilling performance in Ek Villian. June 27, 2014, I¡¦m sure is the day you will never forget. That was, to me, your biggest Friday professionally. You surpassed your expectations as a performer and I know the kick it can give a creative person.

It¡¦s a high of knowing that you broke the standards you set for yourself. Every creative person is his or hers biggest critic. The appreciation that followed would have only been the icing on the cake. Not to mention the awards.

Every actor lives for this, and then to push himself some more; for that surreal place where he can call his own¡Xhis zone! Every actor reaches there at least once in his lifetime.

Surreal for Amitabh Bachchan [according to me] was Agneepath; for Al Pacino, Scent Of A Woman, and for Kevin Costner,...

While he is having a gala time tickling the funny bones of Bollywood buffs, Riteish Deshmukh's shift to Marathi cinema is well received by the audiences. From making an offbeat yet realistic film like Balak Palak to a complete entertainer like Lai Bhaari, the actor has garnered accolades for his films. Now his next production has been titled Mauli. Directed by Nishikant Kamat, Riteish has tweeted about the film saying, "Our Next film after LaiBhaari 'Mauli' @MeMauli directed by Nishikant Kamat - in cinemas 2016". Moreover, he has also shared the first look poster of the film for his fans. The actor, who was recently spotted enjoying the wedding of his brother-in-law Nigel (brother of his wife Genelia), has already started preparing for the film. Interestingly, his debut Marathi film as an actor, Lai Bhaari also had a song which went on to become a huge chartbuster titled 'Mauli Mauli'.

You have heard his work on some of the biggest soundtracks of Bollywood. However, Shekhar Ravjiani is not only one of the best in creating the sounds of Hindi music today with his work with Vishal Dadlani, he also is an outstanding singer. His voice has been heard on some of our favorite tracks. What is so special is that in each song he sings he puts emotion and feeling in every note. Think of the magic of his voice and the acoustic guitar in the ‘Bin Tere – Reprise’ from I Hate Luv Storys.

Not only does he sing for Hindi OSTs, he has forged a new and unique path and has released some brilliant singles that he has both composed and sung including Saazni, Saavli and Butterfly. Once again, with each single you feel the notes and lyrics and his love of music.

His most recent release outside of...

Eros International has announced its plans to join hands with the highly acclaimed Marathi film maker, Ravi Jadhav to mark the celebrated director’s foray into Hindi cinema.

Ravi Jadhav’s impressive filmography consists of some of the biggest hits of Marathi cinema like Balak Palak, Timepass, Natrang and Balgandharva. His films have won 5 National Awards till date and his most recent work Timepass is the highest grossing Marathi film of all time.

Commenting on the association, Krishika Lulla, Producer, Eros International said, “Ravi has proven to be director to reckon with in Marathi cinema and together we hope to recreate the same magic with his debut in Hindi films too.”

Ravi Jadhav added, “I always wanted my first Hindi film to be big and by collaborating with a studio like Eros International, I’m sure now it will be huge.”

Details of the production will be announced soon by Eros.

Eros International has announced its plans to join hands with the highly acclaimed Marathi filmmaker Ravi Jadhav to mark the celebrated director's foray into Hindi cinema. Ravi Jadhav's impressive filmography consists of some of the biggest hits of Marathi cinema like Balak Palak, Timepass, Natrang and Balgandharva. His films have won 5 National Awards till date and his most recent work Timepass is the highest grossing Marathi film of all time. Commenting on the association, Krishika Lulla, Producer, Eros International said, "Ravi has proven to be a director to reckon with in Marathi cinema and together we hope to recreate the same magic with his debut in Hindi films too." Ravi Jadhav added, "I always wanted my first Hindi film to be big and by collaborating with a studio like Eros International, I'm sure now it will be huge." Details of the production will be announced soon.

With a promise to be back next year, bigger and better, the final day of the first edition of Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (Nmiff) unfolded.

After two days of celebrating cinema, the third final saw movies like Touring talkies, directed by Gajendra Ahire, Surkhab, directed by Sanjay Talreja, Echo, directed by Suraj Nair, and Why Mom, directed by Jay B Ghadiali among others.

Post the movie screenings, the celebration started by an award ceremony to felicitate the talent of established as well as young & independent filmmakers from across the globe. The jury rewarded Lost House by Nikolay Kotyash from Russia as the best film under the student shorts category and Prism by Sandip Pandurang Mane from India won the second prize under the student shorts category. Prios Feher Zold (red, white and green) by Tarek Raffoul from Lebanon won the first prize for the best documentary under the students...

Mumbai, Jan 3: Actor-producer Riteish Deshmukh, who has produced Marathi film "Balak Palak" in the past, is thrilled with the progress that Marathi cinema has made recently.

The actor took to Twitter to support Ravi Jadhav's Marathi film "Timepass".

"Excited that Ravi Jadhav's 'Timepass' is set to open big at the box office - slowly Marathi films are gaining ground amongst its people," Riteish posted on the microblogging site Friday.

The actor is also waiting for the release of another Marathi entertainer, "Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush", a biopic on freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The film's teaser is out.

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Open Forum Panels

Oct 18th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema

Do film festivals help films achieve success?

Speakers : Marc Baschet ( French producer of Oscar winning films No Man’s Land, An episode in the life of an iron picker), Umesh Kulkarni, Anand Gandhi, Peter Van Hoof ( Programmer, International film festival of Rotterdam)

Moderator : Liz Shackleton, Asia chief, Screen International

Oct 19th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema

Alternative distribution plan for Indie films.

Speakers : Isabelle Dubar, Guneet Monga, Shubra Gupta, Nandini Mansinghka

Moderator : Chris Hainsworth

Oct 20th, 2-3pm, Screen 4, Metro Cinema

Rejuvenation of Marathi Cinema presented by Akhil Bhartiy Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal in association with Mami

Speakers : Sanjay Jadhav (director -Duniyadari )

Amitraj (Music -Duniyadari )

Ashutosh Ghorpade (Director -Cultural Affairs -Mh Govt )

Deepti DCunha (Film Festivals)

Ambar Hadap (Story –Balak Palak )

6.Avinash (Music-Premachi Gosht )

7.Jayesh Muzumdar (Producer -Viacom 18)

Moderator: Vijay Patkar

Oct 21st, 2-3pm,...

Mumbai, July 4: Marathi actor Satish Tare, known for his comedy roles, died here Wednesday, said a hospital source. He was 48.

The actor, seen in films like "Balak Palak", "Navra Maza Navsacha" and "Valu" reportedly had a severly damaged liver.

He died Wednesday afternoon at the Sujay Hospital here.

"He was hospitalised on July 1 and he passed away on July 3 at 12 p.m.," a source from the hospital told Ians.

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Mumbai, June 29: Singer-composer Shekhar Ravjiani, who has come out with his second Marathi single "Saavli", is overwhelmed with the response the composition has received from fans.

So far, the single has got around 80,000 hits on You Tube.

"It ('Saavli') has got huge response in the last four-five days and has got atleast 80, 000 hits on You Tube. Its beautiful that an independent song has got so much love," Shekhar said here in an interview.

Penned and directed by Marathi film "Balak Palak" fame Ravi Jadhav, "Saavili" has been sung by Shekhar along with singer Sunidhi Chauhan. The single also features superstar.

10th Indian film festival Stuttgart has announced its selection. The festival will take place from July 17 to 21 in the German city of Stuttgart.

Here is the complete list of films to be screened at the festival:-

Ashok Rane’s doucmentay Being with Apu

Blood Brothers by Steve Hoover

Dancing Colours by Stuttgart Media University students

Liv & Ingmar by Dheeraj Akolkar

Much Ado about Knotting by Geetika Narang Abbasi and Anandana Kapur

No Problem! 6 Months with the Barefoot Grandmamas by Yasmin Kidwai

Powerless by Fahad Mustafa and Deepti Kakkar

Resonance of Mother’s Melody by Dip Bhuyan

Salma by Kim Longinotto

The Human Factor by Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

The World Before her by Nisha Pahuja

Bombay Talkies by Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar

Shahid by Hansal Mehta

Chokher Bali by Rituparno Ghosh

Bawdi – The Well by Viver Soni

Paroksh by Kuldip Patel

Thaambadhyam by Yugandhara Muthukrishnan

Umbartha by...

New Delhi, June 10: Although his first production venture, Marathi film "Balak Palak", highlighted the importance of sex education among adolescents, actor-producer Riteish Deshmukh says it is not compulsory that all films should convey a message.

His banner Mumbai Film Company is now working on another Marathi film titled "Lai Bhaari" - meaning mind-blowing - and Riteish will also act in it.

Producing a Hindi remake of "Balak Palak" is also in his plans.

"Not necessarily every film needs to have a message. Some films have a message, but the story may be so boring that people don't follow the message," Riteish,.