‘Bioscope’ : The most unique experiment in Marathi

Four directors join hands to present poetry on celluloid

‘Bioscope’ : The most unique experiment in Marathi

Of late, Marathi film industry is thriving and how. After two consecutive, 30 plus crores blockbusters, Marathi film industry is set to scale new heights. Directors are exploring different subjects and producers are now showing courage to back directors’ vision. One such experiment is ‘Bioscope’ where four prominent directors from Marathi film industry have joined hands to present pure poetry on celluloid for the first time.

Multiple directors coming together to narrate different stories in one film is not a new phenomenon. What sets ‘Bioscope’ apart is the theme, poetry. Never before in the history of Indian cinema had four directors come together to explore the impact of poetry through this fascinating medium. These four directors are Ravi Jadhav, Viju Mane, Girish Mohite and Gajendra Ahire. ‘Golden Tree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd’ has brought these exciting names together to treat cinegoers with a unique cinematic feast.

After a stupendous success of ‘Time Pass’ and ‘Balak Palak’, Ravi Jadhav presents his next offering in the form of ‘Mitra’. A complex tale of lesbians, the story is set in 1947. Ravi captures the mood and era with brilliant play of light and shades in a haunting black and white imagery. ‘Mitra’ is based on celebrated writer Vijay Tendulkar’s short story of the same name and has a backdrop of a poem by the current generation’s the most sought after poet Sandeep Khare. Starring Khare himself in a prominent role, it also features Mrinmayee Deshpande and Veena Jamkar in the lead.

Known for exploring different genres with every film, Viju Mane has attempted pure love story for the first time with his ‘Ek Hota Kau’. Based on a famous poem by Soumitra, it tells the story of a black and ugly boy deeply in love with a fair and beautiful girl. Through the story, Viju has also tried to tackle the problems faced by youth due to inferiority complex. It stars Spruha Joshi and Kushal Badrike in the lead. While the most revered saint Sant Dnyaneshwar’s composition has also found its way into the story, the music has been composed by the exciting new talent Soham Pathak.

After a social satire called ‘Bhartiy’, Girish Mohite has again tackled a social theme in his ‘Bail’. Based on a poem of the same name by illustrious poet Loknath Yashvant, the story reflects upon the widening gap between Bharat and India through a relationship between a farmer and his ox. Starring screen award winner Mangesh Desai, Smita Tambe, Sagar Karande and Uday Sabnis, the music has been composed by dynamic duo Avinash-Vishwajeet.

The most prolific of them all, Gajendra Ahire has accepted the challenge of presenting Mirza Galib’s one of the most popular Gazal ‘Dil-E-Nadan tuze hua kya hain’. Dealing with a two aged artists awaiting that one eluding call to perform, it stars veterans Neena Kulkarni and Suhas Palshikar in the lead. Music is by Narendra Bhide.

‘Bioscope’ has been co-produced by ‘Athaansh Communications’, ‘Viju Mane Productions Pvt. Ltd.’, ‘Pre to Post Films’ and ‘Goda Talkies.’

BAIL

Story

Abhay Dakhane

Poet

Loknath Yashwant

Screenplay

Girish Mohite – Abhay Dakhane

Dialogue

Sanjay Pawar

Editor

Nilesh Gawand

Cast

Mangesh desai

Smita tambe

Uday sabnis

Sagar karande

Chief Assistant Director

Rohit Dhiwar

Make up

Nilesh Sonawane

Director of Photography

Santosh Shinde

Art Director

Digambar Talekar

Costumes

Ashish Shingore

Lyrics

Guru Thakur

Sound Design

Rohit Pradhan

Dolby Mixing

Justin ( Future Works )

Music

Avinash - Vishwajeet

Background Music

Avinash - Vishwajeet

Singers

Prasanjeet Kosambi

Production Manager

Nishikant Shinde – Atul Salve

Post Production Head

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DI, VFX & Processed Lab

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D.I. Colourist

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Sr. D.I. Production Executive

-

Executive Producer

Prashant Ankushrao

Produced by

GOLDEN TREE ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD. and Pre to Post Films

Directed

& Co- Produced By

Girish Mohite

One Line

BAIL : Chronicle of a distraught Farmer

Synopsis ( Marathi & English )

It is his fight. Not only with poverty but with the social system that has put him in the dilemma that makes his choice more difficult. Not that he is a cowherd but he can be like any soldier on the war front. But then why is PUNJAB BAHIRAM SARKATE, the farmer from a small village in Vidarbha, a distraught man today?

Can his fight against the injustice meted out to farmers like him, be without the support of India, which takes pride to showcase the sons of the soil. The same India, which has on its way to progress, has long forgotten that it was once a great country called Bharat.

Length of the film

28 Min.

Color/BW

Color

MITRAA

Story

Vijay Tendulkar

Poet

Sandeep Khare

Screenplay/ Dialogue

Ravi Jadhav

Editor

Manish More

Cast

Veena Jamkar

Sandeep Khare

Mrunmayee Deshpande

Make up

Saurabh Kapade

Director of Photography

Vasudeo Rane

Art Director

Sidhdhart Tatooskar

Costumes

Meghana Jadhav

Lyrics

Sandeep Khare

Sound Design

Rohit Pradhan

Dolby Mixing

Justin ( Future Works )

Music

Salil Kulkarni

Singers

Salil Kulkarni, Anjali Kulkarni

Production Manager

Meghana Jadhav

Post Production Head

Shyam Sonalkar, Yogesh Dixit

DI, VFX & Processed Lab

Prasad Lab

D.I. Colourist

Sameer Pandit

Sr. D.I. Production Executive

Mangesh Bhalerao

Production Manager

Prashant Solapurkar

Executive Producer

Meghana Jadhav

Produced by

Golden Tree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Athaansh Communications

Directed

& Co- Produced By

Ravi Jadhav

One Line

Mitraa – deals with a bold theme of lesbianism

Synopsis ( Marathi & English )

Mitraa deals with a bold theme of lesbianism. Devsthali,

i.e. Mitraa is the central character around whom the action of play moves round. The screenplay

develops the character of Mitraa, through the comments of Vinya, another important character,

who is like a sutradhar in Sanskrit plays or that of chorus in Greek plays. The subject matter of

the play is different as well as daring. Mitraa is portrayed as having physical hormonal imbalance.

She is conscious of the fact that she is different from other girls having a stubborn nature like

that of a boy. She is reckless in the sense of being quite careless of social norms and moral

values.

Length of the film

33 Min.

Color/BW

Black and White

EK HOTA KAU…

Story

Viju Mane

Poet

Kishor Kadam

Screenplay

Viju mane-Shirish Latkar

Dialogue

Shirish Latkar

Editor

Satish Patil

Cast:

Kushal Badrike

Spruha Joshi

Angad Mhaskar

Sampada Jogalekar,

Vidyadhar Joshi

Chief Assistant Director

Chandrakant Gaikwad

Choreographer

Ganesh Raut

Make up

Nilesh sonawane

Director of Photography

Shabbir Naik

Art Director

Sumit Patil

Costumes

Priya Vaidy

Lyrics

Sant dnyaneshwar maharaj

Sound Design

Rohit Pradhan

Dolby Mixing

Justin ( Future Works )

Music

Soham Pathak

Background Music

Soham Pathak

Singers

Soham Pathak

Production Manager

Atul Salwe

Post Production Head

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DI, VFX & Processed Lab

Amruta Productions

.

D.I. Colourist

-Yogesh Dixit

Executive Producer

Shyam Sonalkar

Produced by

GOLDEN TREE ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD. And Viju Mane productions Pvt. Ltd.

Directed

& Co- Produced By

Viju Mane

One Line

Ek hota Kau, is a love story that portrays affection entangled in inferiority complex.

Synopsis ( Marathi & English )

Ek hota Kau is a story set on the canvas of lower middleclass chawls. The protagonist of the story is Kawalya  (crow), The name given to him by his friends and is by the virtue of his dark black skin. It stuck on the minds of all other people so much that it made him forget his original name, Swapnil.

Kawalya is in love with pakali, a cute, charming and above all a fair looking girl. All the attempts made by kawalya to impress her are hurdled either by the presence or the reference of the crow coincidentally. This ultimately leads to inferiority complex in kawalya…

Did he overcome the same ? Did he manage to propose her? What did Pakali do then ? the answers are interesting and are in the film.

Length of the film

36 Min.

Color/BW

Color

DIL – E - NADAAN

Story

Gajendra Ahire

Poet

Mirza Ghalib

Screenplay

Gajendra Ahire

Dialogue

Gajendra Ahire

Cast

Neena Kulkarni, Suhas Palshikar

Editor

Mayur Hardas

Chief Assistant Director

Amit Koli

Choreographer

-

Make up

RupeshBhatkar

Director of Photography

Krishna Souren

Art Director

Santosh Phutane

Costumes

Vrinda Gajendra

Lyrics

Mirza Ghalib

Gajendra Ahire

Sound Design

Tushar Pandit

Dolby Mixing

Music

Narendra Bhide

Background Music

Narendra Bhide

Singers

Shubha Joshi

Rajesh Datar

Shilpa puntambekar

Production Manager

Rohan Shah

Post Production Head

-

DI, VFX & Processed Lab

-

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D.I. Colourist

-

Sr. D.I. Production Executive

-

Executive Producer

Vrinda Gajndra

Produced by

GOLDEN TREE ENTERTAINMENT PVT. LTD. And Goda Talkies

Directed

& Co- ProducedBy

Gajendra Ahire

One Line

Two aged musicians wait for a letter to come.

Synopsis( Marathi& English )

One fine day two old musicians find a register on their door.They receive a register after years on the door and both become very glad to know what exactly is there in the register.In this way they spend their whole night into nostalgia remembering their lives lived as musicians.The next coming day the letter is in their hands and what is in the letter is the film.

Length of the film

30 Min.

Color/BW

Colour