After years of mediocre creations, Marathi Cinema has started resurfacing in theaters with fresh offerings… not just hinterlands but also in Mumbai… not just Bharatmataesque theaters but primetime slots in multiplexes too… Sade Made Teen actual was the highest grossing movie on one weekend ahead of an Amitabh Starrer…An exhibition on historic books at Shivaji Park drew record crowds…
Marathi Saregamapa finals have higher TRP ratings than “Bollywood nites” and Saas Bahu shows in Mumbai…
Malvani Jatras are no more restricted to Lalbaug but take place at more than 5 locations in Mumbai…
Fropper claims that Marathi music is rocking on their portal…
The most common language that I heard on my last Star cruise was Marathi…
With Star Pravah, we have 10 Marathi channels… and more in the offing…
I have never seen Marathi Manoos as proud of his culture as he is today… he is no more trying to “blend in”… he is no more “apologetic” about his roots as he was 2 decades ago…
3M wonders... Is it a Marathi Renaissance in the making? Or is it “parochialism”? Or “Sub-nationalism”?
And what could be the reason… better income… exposure to Marathi channels… siege mentality…
Or as some would like to believe… the T-factor?
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* the symbol at the top (Lady playing a trumpet) was the logo of Prabhat Films and is a potent symbol of Marathi Pride
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Hmmm...Marathi cinema yes, they are just about learning the mux culture, but that shouldn't surprise you should it? I am surprised that it took so long. I hope that a genuine Mumbai lingo movie (with some 7 languages) comes up, but thats a different story altogether.
ReplyDeleteIn the heyday of DD, Marathi serials were far far better than the tripe that the "national" channels peddled. Some of them were classics.
All in all, I dont think it is any of these, its has been an opportunity waiting to be cracked.
What better time than now, eh? Every other language has a thousand channels. With all the associated "sub nationalistic", "parochial" and "political" dividend...
hmmmm i think shwaas and dombivili fast have contributed immensely....
ReplyDeletesome talented guys coming up....nishikant kamath ...is the pick off the lot.....
also the government move of making screening of marathi movies compulsory at plexes has helped tremendously with single screen theatres on the verge of extinct.....
as for so many channels lined up.......it was bound to happen...a perfect business opportunity for a company like star to cash in....also have to say that Raj Thackerey with his brand of politics has made the marathi manoos much more assertive.....