Marathi Awards Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018 - Cast & Crew

Phulwa Khamkar Also spelled Phulawa Khamkar is very famous and talented Indian Choreographer and also a well-named dancer. She works in Bollywood and Marathi films. She was the winner of the first Dance reality show Boogie Woogie, season 1 in the year 1997 and was among top 5 finalist in the famous dance reality show Dance India Dance Super Moms in 2013 which was telecasted on Zee TV.

The world of Internet has always been a place of wonder. Many things which were earlier considered to be impossible in real life are not only possible at present but also easily accessible to people. With every passing day internet and particularly social media is coming within reach of people from all classes and categories.

Intro: Iravati Harshe is a veteran actress who started her career with television serials and reached to the heights of Bollywood movies where she worked along with the likes of Kamal Haasan and Shah Rukh Khan.

Iravati Harshe started her acting career in 1990s and her first significant role was for the popular Doordarshan National television serial Shanti where she worked along with Mandira Bedi. Shanti was telecasted in 1994. Some other noted television serials in which she played lead or supporting role include Split Wide Open, Dil Mil Gayye, Sanjivani-A Medical Boon, Kabhi Kabhi, Mrityudand, Tanha, and Achanak 37 Saal Baad. In Sanjivani-A Medical Boon, she played the role of Dr. Smriti and in Shanti she appeared as Nidhi. Another popular role that she played was of Rukhsana for the television serial Tanha. Tanha was a joint venture of India and Pakistan which was aired from the year 1997-1999 on Star Plus. She also worked in minor roles for some other television serials too such as Ankahee and Waris.

Iravati Harshe is a very talented individual and she is a trained classical dancer with expertise in Bharatanatyam. In addition, she is endowed with her ability as a multilingual as she can fluently speak French, Hindi, English, Marathi and many other languages. Because of her multilingual ability, she got the chance to dub for Madhuri Dixit for the French version of movie Dil To Pagal Hai. She appeared as Shah Rukh Khan’s wife in the movie Hey Ram which was released in the year 2000.

Anuradha Kuber is a well-known vocalist from the Bhendi Bazar Gharana. She was born on 16 March.  Anuradha is the best representative of the Gharana and a seasoned musician. She received instruction from her guru on every part of the gayaki during the training time. She works under the direction of renowned harmonium expert and musicologist Dr. Arawind Thatte. She has a beautiful voice that is rich and melodic. She is equally skilled at singing light and classical music. She is an A.I.R. 'A Grade' artist for classical vocal music.

Chinmayee Sumeet is not a new face in the Indian cinema, she is quite well known and a regular face on Marathi small screen operas, films and stage performance. Chinmayee Sumeet is a wife of a well known comedian actor Sumeet Raghavan - a popular actor in Indian Bollywood cinema and television series. 

Sonali Kulkarni was born in the Marathi-speaking Kulkarni family in Pune, Maharashtra. Her father is an engineer, and she has two siblings, Sandeep and Sandesh. She did her schooling from Abhinava Vidyalaya and graduation from Ferguson College, where she majored in Political Science. Sonali was awarded a scholarship for Marathi literature too. She has impeccable speaking skills in Hindi, Marathi and English and later picked up Gujarati, Italian and Tamil also.

Tony Deori Basumatary is a music director and a composer who works in the Bollywood industry. Tony was born in Guwahati. Due to his father’s transferable job, Tony and his family had to shift to various places including Tezpur, North Lakhimpur, Tangala and even Udalguri. It was in Tezpur where Tony completed his schooling. After finishing his school education, Tony moved back to Guwahati to complete his graduation.

A noted Indian music composer and director, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, also known as Balasaheb, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra, India. He belongs to a legendary musical family; his father, Deenanath Mangeshkar, is a noted musician himself, and his sister is the music legend of India - Lata Mangeshkar. There are three more daughters in the family, including Asha Boshle, “Usha Mangeshkar,” and “Meena Khadikar.”

Ranjan Patnaik is a talented music composer and renowned sound designer from India. He completed his schooling at New Model English High School. He went to N G Acharya & D.K. Marathe College of Arts, Science and Commerce for higher education. From 2006 to 2009, he worked as an assistant sound engineer at Famous Studio, where he was responsible for recording, mixing, designing and Foley. In 2009, Ranjan Patnaik started working as a freelancer as a sound engineer in Mumbai, India.

Before becoming today’s famous fashion designer, Vikram Phadnis actually started his career as a choreographer. He had a wonderful and inspirational journey towards his big goal in the fashion industry. He was resolute about not remaining just another struggler on the border of the glamor world. His determination paid off; he is now considered among India's leading designers. Surprisingly enough, Vikram Phadnis has not received any formal training in fashion design.

Baylon Fonseca is a Production Mixer & Sound Designer for Films, Ad Films, & Documentaries. In his point of view, sound designing is the aesthetic & artistic art of finding the right balance of sound between the elements of dialogue, music, effect, & ambience which supports the visual thereby subconsciously transporting the audience into the world.

Known best for the music score of Lapachhapi, Utkarsh Dhotekar is an Indian music composer and music producer who works mainly in Marathi and Hindi films.

Amalendu is an Indian Cinematographer. He works predominantly in Bollywood films and Marathi films. He studied in MES Boys High School, Pune. When he was asked, as a cinematographer whether you consider yourself an artist or technician? His answer was an artist. This shows the passion of Amalendu for artistry and the same can be seen in his works.

Kshitij Patwardhan, an Indian screenwriter, playwright, director of theatre, and lyricist, was born on January 11, 1985. Kshitij Patwardhan educated at Bharat Marathi Vidyalaya and Abhinav Marathi Vidyalaya after being born into a Maharashtrian household in Pune. He began writing while still in school and participated in interschool contests where he won several awards. He becameinterested in writing after obtaining a bachelor's degree in computer science and a master's degree in communication and journalism. He won the renowned Tarun Tejankit Award in 2019, the Filmfare Award for best script in 2018, and the Filmfare Award for best lyrics in 2020.

Sahil Joshi is an Indian-Actor. Along with being an actor, he is also a producer. He is a child actor. He primarily works in the Marathi Film Industry. For the shoot of the movie named Ringan, he underwent the training period of 3 months before the shoot started. He is a highly professional actor, and on the other hand, he is a good student.

Abhinay Berde is an Indian actor, popular amongst the regional audience for his work in movies like Rampaat (2019), Ashi Hi Aashiqui (2019), and Ti Saddhya Kay Karte (2017). Mostly known for his involvement in Hindi short-films and TV shows, this young lad has a lot to conquer in the coming years. In 2017, Abhinay made his first notable contribution on the silver screen with Satish Rajwade’s romantic film Ti Saddhya Kay Karte, where he played the role of Anurag. After that, he featured in two more movies in 2019. We certainly hope to see more from this talented young actor in the near future.

Makarand Mane is a celebrated Marathi film director who has won many national awards for his work in Marathi cinema. On 22nd January 1984, he was born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. He completed his schooling from Atluj and then went to Manashakti Prayog Kendra in Lonavala, a city near Pune, Maharashtra for his junior college studies. Later, he graduated in Theatre and Drama from Lalit Kala Kendra, Pune in the year 2007.

Shashank Shende, hailing from Pune is a versatile personality who is an actor, director as well as a writer. He has been a part of both Hindi as well as Marathi films. An interesting fact about him is that he is an affiliate of an experimental theatre group called Samanvay. He is well known as an actor who does unconventional roles in movies that are critically acclaimed, the same kind like Nawazuddin Siddique. He has done various successful Marathi films like Pangira-about a small village affected by severe water shortage, Deool – which is about the consequences of globalisation on small towns.

Shivaji Lotan Patil is a motion picture director from the country of India. He is well-known among the masses to have earned the National Award in the category Best Director for his movie with the title Dhag. The Best Director Award of National Awards is given by an institution with the name of The Directorate of Film Festival.

On 7th March 1988, Anand Shinde and Vijaya Shinde blessed with a singing gem. Yes, you got that right! The sensational singer Adarsh Shinde is now 33 years old and is busy recreating some phenomenal songs for this era. Adarsh belonged to a family with singing idols in their family history, right from his grandfather (Prahlad Shinde). Adarsh comes from a family with a prolific singing background.

Sandeep Khare is a poet, artist, songwriter, and actor from Pune, Maharashtra. He was born on May 13, 1973.

Nilesh Moharir is a Music Director predominantly working in the Marathi film and television industries. He has completed his graduation from Mumbai University in Music and Sound Recording. Nilesh has learned music from a very young age from famous mentors like Anil Mohile and Achyuta Thakur. Since a tender age, his association with music gave him the interest to take up a career in the music industry seriously. Nilesh has created several independent music albums for music companies like Times Music, Sagarika Music, Universal Music, Krunal Music, and Fountain Music. Most of his Non-Film Music albums were produced by the famous music company “Sagarika Music.”

Mandar Apte is a Marathi singer and composer. Mandar Apte has ten years of experience performing in Marathi and Hindi shows on Stage as well as on Television. Mandar Apte is a multitalented personality who has spread his talents in various fields. He is a Light vocalist, Music composer, live show performer, and Playback singer. He has performed in many prestigious musical shows and programs in different parts of India and abroad. 

Girish Pandurang Kulkarni is very widely recognized for his National Award. He won a National Award which made him very widely famous. Girish Pandurang Kulkarni is an Indian film actor and also interested and a very talented writer, and also a producer. Girish Pandurang Kulkarni is currently known for his Marathi films such as the hit movie Valu which was also tagged as "The Wild Bull" and also the movie famously called as Vihir which was also tagged as "The Well" and also the super hit movie called "Deool-The Temple" and also Gabhricha Paus- The Damned Rain.

Prasad Oak is an Indian Film Actor, Writer, Director, Singer, Producer, Poet, and Anchor. He works in the Bollywood and Marathi Film and Television Industry. Prasad was born on the 17th of February in the year 1975. He was born in Pune, Maharashtra. He is married to Manjulika Oak. He has two kids whose names are Mayank Oak and Sarthak Oak.

Nikhil is a production designer in the entertainment industry. He worked in various films and television shows, such as “OMG 2," which revolves around the story of a simple man who wants the court to establish laws to provide comprehensive education, focusing on sensitive issues in schools and portraying them in a humorous and engaging manner. It was released on August 11, 2023, and was directed by Amit Rai. "Gaslight" focuses on the character of Misha, who returns to her royal family estate after 15 years to meet her estranged father and finds her missing. It was released on March 31, 2023, and was directed by Pavan Kirpalani. “Simulacra,” which was directed by Pankaj Sawant.

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