Last year, Subodh Bhave won over audiences for his portrayal of the late theatre superstar, Dr Kashinath Ghanekar in the latter’s biopic. Titled Aani… Dr Kashinath Ghanekar (2018), the film was directed by Abhijeet Deshpande and traced his journey from a prompter to one of the biggest names in Marathi theatre. One of the most … Read more
What do the Hindi films Manto, Gold, Sanju, Pad Man, Marathi film Aani… Dr Kashinath Ghanekar and Telugu film Mahanati have in common? Well, for one, they were all released this year. And they are all biopics on public figures. While biopics are being made by the dozen since the success of Bhaag Milka Bhaag (2013) and … Read more
Director Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande’s Aani… Dr Kashinath Ghanekar is doing well at the box office. As per trade sources, the film has earned Rs15.90 crore nett in the 11 days since it was released on 8 November. The Marathi film had clashed with the big-ticket Hindi film Thugs Of Hindostan at the box office. However, … Read more
Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has jumped into the middle of the box office clash between Vijay Krishna Acharya’s multi-starrer Hindi film Thugs Of Hindostan and Abhijeet Deshpande’s Marathi film Ani… Dr Kashinath Ghanekar. In a Facebook post, Ameya Khopkar, chief of MNS’s Chitrapat Sena (the party’s cine wing), has accused the state’s multiplexes … Read more
One of Dr Kashinath Ghanekar’s most popular characters was Lalya from the Marathi play ‘Ashrunchi Zhali Phule [Tears That Turned Into Flowers]’. Ghanekar played the part of a rebellious student while another famous actor, Prabhakar Panshikar, played the idealistic professor. The latest song ‘Lalya’ from the Ghanekar biopic Ani… Dr Kashinath Ghanekar takes off from this character … Read more