‘Maharashtra Shahir’, which released recently, has taken social media by storm as one of the most talked-about films in the Marathi film industry this year.
The film documents the life and achievements of the renowned playwright, singer and folk artist Krishnarao Sable, popularly known as Shahir Sable. He is also credited for re-popularising folk musical and dance forms such as Powada and Lavani throughout the Indian state of Maharashtra as well as joining the independence movement by writing and composing patriotic songs with catchy tunes.
The ensemble cast features the likes of ‘Duniyadari’ and ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’ fame Ankush Chaudhari; loved television and film personality Nirmiti Sawant and ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusli’ and ‘Farzand’ fame Mrunmayee Deshpande. The film also sees the debut of Sana Kedar Shinde – the great grand-daughter of Shahir Sable – who will be playing the lead opposite Chaudhari.
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The film boasts a fantastic background score – a few glimpses of which were released on YouTube earlier in the year to further the buzz around the film – with National Award-wining music composer duo Ajay-Atul and four National Award-winning singer Shreya Ghoshal bringing their skills to the table.
A musical track from the film – ‘Baharla Ha Madhumas’ – sung by Ghoshal and Ajay Gogavle and released earlier this year had already garnered over six million views on YouTube and become a widely popular trend before the film’s release. The trend has seen users post YouTube reels and TikTok videos imitating the dance steps shown in the original video as well as creating their own renditions of the melody. Several popular names from the Marathi as well as Hindi film industries took part in the trend, including celebrities like Amruta Khanvilkar and Sunil Barve.
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Produced by Sanjay Chhabria for Everest Entertainment and Bela Shinde, and directed by acclaimed director Kedar Shinde, who has films like ‘Aga Bai Arrecha’ and ‘Jatra’ under his belt, ‘Maharashtra Shahir’ is set to be one of the successful films of the year for the Marathi film industry for sure!
Watch this space for the iGlobal verdict on the new release!
