Hindi Movie Review Harishchandrachi Factory - Cast & Crew

Vibhavari Deshpande, born on 1st February 1979 is a Maharashtra based Indian actress and writer. It was the Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Netflix series ‘Sacred Games’ that made her famous amongst the Indian audience where she played the role of Ganesh Gaitonde’s mother.
Before graduating from Fergusson College in Mass Communication, Deshpande studied at Garware High School, Pune. She is currently married to Hrishikesh Deshpande and has a daughter named Radha Deshpande.
Deshpande made her first significant contribution on the big screen when she played a cameo in Sandeep Sawant’s Marathi Film Shwaas, which was nominated at the Oscar Awards for the best movie in 2004. After playing various side roles in low-budget movies, she finally got a big break when Paresh Mokashi offered her the ...

Madhugandha Kulkarni works in the Marathi film industry. She is a known face in the theatre and Marathi television industry. Madhugandha Kulkarni has penned scripts for several television shows and films. She has sportingly taken part in producing television series and movies. Madhugandha was born on 25th December in Pandharpur, India. In 2014 she came up with a movie named Elizabeth Ekadashi. Madhugandha Kulkarni has produced and jotted down the script. Paresh Mokashi directed and wrote the screenplay of the movie Elizabeth Ekadashi. Along with Madhugandha Kulkarni, Nitin Keni and Nikhil Sane have produced the film. The notable actors of the drama are Shrirang Mahajan, Pushkar Lonarkar, Vanmala Kinikar, Sayali Bhandarkavathekar, and Nandita Dhuri. The story of the movie is about a group of children living in Pandha...

Vishakha Subedar is an actress from Mumbai, who acts in serials and comedy shows of Marathi Television. She was born on March 22, 1976. Originally, she belongs to Thane, a city in Maharashtra. For her education, she went to New English High School and did her schooling there.

No one in her family has had an acting background. It was all new for her as she set her feet in this industry. She got married to Mahesh Subedar in 1998 who is an engineer, dubbing artist and as well as an actor. The met when they were shooting Natak Kaaksparsh.

Post marriage she settled in Ambarnath. The long travel route from Ambarnath to Mumbai was her struggling period. She won the Best Actress in Comic Role for her performance in Sasu Cha S...

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Paresh Mokashi is an Indian director who worked for the Marathi film industry. He was born on 6th February 1966 and also worked as an actor and writer. As a director he worked in several movies like Chi Va Chi Sau Ka is 2017, Elizabeth Ekadashi in 2014, and Harishchandrachi Factory in 2009. As an actor, he worked in popular films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999 and played the role of Paresh and Senani Sane Guruji in 1995 and played the role of Sane Guruji.

He won 2 awards in Kerala International Film Festival and National Film Awards.

Born in the city of Mumbai to a family of Parsi religion, Rohinton Soli Screwvala is an Indian philanthropist, entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of UTV Group, which included Bloomberg UTV, UTV Software Communications, etc. Since school time Ronnie had an interest in films and theater. He also acted in some skits in Bombay theater like Alyque Padamsee and Pearl. But he did not like working for others, so his stage career ended as he wished to initiate his business. Ronnie started on a small scale in the year 1981.

He worked as a cable TV operator in the city Mumbai under the network company. It provided a video channel for three hours to people who lived in the Cuffe Parade area which is the affluent area of Mumbai. The channel became famous, and craze grew among people there. In the year 1990, Ronnie found the UTV...

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.

Amalendu's most notable work was ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’ it was India’s official entry for the 2010 Oscar. He worked in almost twenty - five films. His Marathi films ‘Hampi’ and ‘Cycle’ won the Filmfare awards. Some of his other film work includes ‘Stree’,‘Nude’, ‘Chhichhore’, ‘Roohi’, ‘Youngistaan’,‘Tere Bin Laden (sequel)’,‘The Shaukeens’,‘Aiyyaa...

Anand Modak was born on May 13, 1951. He was a well-known Marathi film composer and music director. Lapandav (1993), Chaukat Raja (1991), Tu Tithe Mee (1998), Naatigoti (2006), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), Samaantar (2009), and Dambis (2009) are some of his notable films (2011). Mahanirvan, Mahapoor, Kheliya, Raigadala Jeva Jag Yete, Begum Barve, Chaukatcha Raja, and Mukta were his major theatre pieces. He was born in Akola and received his primary education from the Akola Education Society in Akola. Modak met directors like Jabbar Patel and Satish Alekar, who were directing experimental theatre in Pune. In 1972, he began his musical career by assisting Bhaskar Chandavarkar, the composer for Vijay Tendulkar's well-known play Ghashiram Kotwal, directed by Jabbar Patel in Pune. Later, in 1974, he began composing independentl...

Shashank Dhongde is a Professional Video Editor and Filmmaker and a recent animation graduate from Supinfocom, Pune. He is mostly inclined toward Animation, Lighting Rendering, and Fx. Shashank is a CG generalist and VR Developer with a strong focus on Technical Art, FX, Look Dev, and Shader building. He is also responsible for Designing and implementing Games or VR applications with a focus on Conceptualization, UX, Pipeline Setup, Platform Optimization, and Technical Art.

He completed his education at Supinfocom, Pune as a digital director in Animation Film Production and has also studied at NEST where he also studied SSC, in science. Shashank has been in the animation industry for a long time. He has racked quite the experience such as Lead Technical Artist at Dark Sl...

Tejas Gokhale is a Marathi film director, photographer, and 3D animator. Tejas is passionate about sports, adventure, disaster management and writing poems and stories in Marathi. He set up his company, Creative Splash, a video content creator place in 2010. In the early days of Tejas’s career, he worked at Indian Magic Eye Private Limited from 2007 to 2010 in Pune, Maharashtra. Besides animation he is also a VFX artist. 

Tejas Gokhale was schooled at Vimlabai Garware High School and pursued a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from BMCC in 2007. He is also a Disaster Management volunteer and lecturer at Anirudhha’s Academy of Disaster Management since 2003. In 2009, Tejas was a part of the animation department of the Marat...

Nitin Desai is a notable art director and production designer in Bollywood; he is also a TV and Film producer. He was born in Mulund, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from Wamanrao Muranjan High School, Mulund. He learned photography from L S Raheja School of Arts and J J School of Arts. After which he made his entry into films. Nitin started his career by assisting art director Nitish Roy for the TV serial, Tamas (1987); he was the fourth assistant to Roy.

Before joining Roy, he went to Mumbai’s Film City Studios, where he switched to 3D world of art direction from 2D format of still photography. He further worked for TV series as ‘Kabir’ and ‘Chanakya’. Nitin made his debut in the films by 'Adhikari Brothers’ ‘Bhoo...

Amit Pawar was an Indian Film Editor. He earned his fame predominantly by his work in the Hindi Cinema. However, he also worked frequently in Marathi movies and tried his hand one in Tamil Film Industry. He was born on the September 11, in the year 1972. His native city is the metropolitan, Bollywood city of India – Mumbai, Maharashtra. Being born in the city of films and dreams, he always wanted to make a career in the Indian Film Industry. His area of interest was mainly filmmaking. With basic theoretical knowledge and a lot of experience which was gained by working as Assistant on sets, he embarked his journey as a Film Editor. At the age of 38, on the 20th of February in the year 2010, he passed away in his hometown – Mumbai, India. Having lost his life in his residence at such a young age left the entire Film Industry ...

Nandu Madhav is a famed Marathi theater, television and film actor. He started his acting career in the featured film “The square circle” directed by Amol Palekar. His breakthrough in the film industry however, came through the film “Sarkarnama” in the year 1998. He commendably played the character of a villager who fights for justice. The movie went on to become a huge hit. Nandu Madhav then acted in small roles in films like “Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain” in 2000, Ashi Gyaneshwari in 2005 and had an important role in “Darpan Ke Peechhe.” After a break of 3 years, he acted in the film “Valu” which revolves around a village.

He went on to act in the iconic film titled “Harishchandrachi Factory” directed by Paresh Mokashi. This movie was a...

Atharva Karve is an Indian Television actor based in Maharashtra. He was born on 17th January 2002 and primarily works in the Marathi television industry. Atharva Karve started his career as a child artist and made his debut in a Marathi film called Harishchandrachi Factory, which was released in 2009. The film was inspired by the original Raja Harishchandra film made by Dadasaheb Phalke. The cast of the film included Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Mohit Gokhale, Ketan Karande, Mohit Gokhale, Hrishikesh Joshi, Sandeep Mehta, and others.

Atharva played the character of Mahadev Phalke, and the film was written and directed by Paresh Mokashi. In 2011, he played the role of young Bal Gandharv in a film called Sound of Heaven: The Story of Balgandharva, which gave him the...

Dharmakirti Sumant, a recent UEA graduate, wrote the script for the Hindi-language feature film CRD. It was first made available on Netflix with English subtitles recently after being released in Los Angeles in 2016 and India in 2017. With financial assistance from an INLAKS international fellowship, Dharmakirti completed her MA in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting) in 2018.

Additionally, he co-authored the script for Maun Raag and penned the screenplay for the 2018 movie Ashlee Udyog Mitra Mandal (2013). He wrote hundreds of plays for the theatre, and his play Paani Charo, Aaron Ityadi won the Sahitya Akademie Award in the youth category in 2012. He described an instance from his past. Dharmakirti Sumant and Alok Rajwade leave their Kothrud, Pune, office on nights when th...

Ganesh Mayekar is an Indian actor who has worked in television and films. He has worked in the Hindi and Marathi Film industries. Ganesh was born and bought up in Maharashtra, India. He completed his schooling from Vidya Vikas High School, Mumbai. Later, he went to the University of Mumbai for his further studies. Ganesh also went to the Avishkar acting school, Pune, and learned acting under the guidance of great personalities like Pandit Satyadev Dubey, JaydevHattangadi, etc.

He has worked at several organisations including Marathi Rangbhoomi and Underwood Films. He started working as a Marathi Theatre Artist in his early years. DebuchyaMulee, Mukkam Post Bombilwadi, Lagnakallol are some of the plays that he was a part of, all written & directed by Paresh Mokashi. He was offered various character roles in the Hindi Film In...

Gary Richardson was born in 1957, known as a radio presenter. He is a regular face in the sports programme Sporstweek which is broadcasted on the radio channel BBC Radio 5 Live. He began his career on BBC Radio Oxford. Initially, he started out as a football player and joined Southampton and Reading football clubs but soon he realised that it was not his destiny, to pursue as a footballer. But he supports Oxford United Football Club and is often spotted on the stands of Woking FC(Football Club).

In 1981, he presented his first report on national radio during the match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. Richardson tutored under Bryon Butler, Peter Jones, and Tony Adamson. This training made him earn a permanent spot as a sports representer. His style of presenting is a little aggressive and gives t...

At the moment, Gary Tantony resides in Mumbai. Gary Tantony is an actor who has appeared in films in several Indian regional languages. He is most known for playing supporting parts in Indian films. The supporting actor, who is frequently featured in parts that represent foreigners, has roles in films like Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii, Harishchandrachi Factory, Aarakshan, Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive, Super Sketch, Tere Naam, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha, and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3. He is a popular star and is always active on social media, particularly Twitter. Nearly all of the topics on his Twitter feed are political.

Dr. Hemu Adhikari is a veteran actor as well as scientist. He is a very talented personality who has left a mark not just in the Indian Film Industry and theater but also in the field of science too.

Since the time he was young, he had realised the potential in him to not just be a renowned scientist but also a person who can do wonders in the field of theater. This is precisely the reason why he was very clear about what he was supposed to do in future. He enrolled himself into a graduate college named Bhabha Atomic Research Centre where he gained the knowledge that was required to become a very successful scientist.  However, while he was struggling in the field of science, he still made sure that he remained in touch with his theatrical skills an...

Hrishikesh Joshi is a famous Marathi actor.

He was born in the city of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He currently stays in Mumbai, which is the center for the Bollywood as well as the Marathi film industry. He studied at The National School of Drama, which is in India’s capital, New Delhi. He earned a postgraduate degree with a specialization in acting from over there in 1997.

He is known for his acting in Hindi as well as Marathi films. He has contributed a considerable amount to television serials too. He has acted in Marathi pictures such as Aajcha Divas Majha, Harishchandrachi Factory, ‘Deool’, and ‘Yellow’. All these movies were highly acclaimed and won several awards. The directors conceptualized Harishchandrachi Factory, by making the picture’s title, Raja Harish...

Ketan Karande is an Indian actor and national level body-builder. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He is happily married to Parinita Karande and they both are having a girl child “Megha”. He acted in many movies, TV serials and advertisements. He was passionate about theatre from his teenage days and in school he participated in several plays. He is having his own gym Ketan Muscle Fitness in Goregaon, West Mumbai. He appeared in several cameos in different movies like Race 2, Tere Mere Phere, God Tussi Great Ho, Speed, Asoka, etc. Now he is acting as a lead villain against Ajay Devgan in the movie “Action Jackson”. It is directed by Prabhudeva with the star cast Ajay Devgan, Sonakshi Sinha and Yammi Gautam. It will be releasing in November 2014.

He also acted in many South Indian movies. He also worked with “The Great ...

Mangesh Bhide is a talented executive producer at Sony Entertainment Network, screenwriter, and TV show manager. He lives in Mumbai and pursued BCom. and then M.Sc. in Media Research from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Mangesh has expertise in television programming and has always been very creative and is looking for opportunities across TV and OTT platforms. He has gained excellence in accessing audience habits through TAM & BARC ratings. In his career, his crucial role revolved around conceptualizing and writing entertaining content for scripted content delivery and successful shows for diverse channels.

Mangesh has a long association with ‘Sony Entertainment Television,’ where his central role includes undertaking the script, content & producti...

Mayur Khandge is an actor in the Marathi entertainment industry. He has worked in various Marathi movies and television shows. Mayur is known as Shekhar from the famous Marathi TV show Aai Kuthe Kay Karte (2021) on Star Pravah. He completed his education at New high school, Kalyan. Khandge has been part of many Marathi movies, including Habaddi (2019), Mauli (2018) starring Riteish Deshmukh, Ghantaa (2016), Highway Ek Selfie Aarpaar (2015), Deool (2011), Harishchandrachi Factory (2009), and many Marathi TV shows including Aai Kuthe Kay Karte (2019), Balumama Chya Navan Chang Bhala, etc.

Began to learn classical music at an early age of 8. His first performance was in a Marathi play, Varhad Nighala London La in front of his class, in school. He started acting in plays for Purshottam Karandak theatre competition.
He started Natak Company in 2008, which produced Marathi plays. He has featured in Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30 lists. He has won many awards including The Best Director Award, Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, etc.

Pravin Vitthal Tarde is a maverick of the Marathi film industry. He seamlessly weaves magic through his multifaceted talents as a director, actor, producer, and scriptwriter. He was born on November 11, 1974.Pravin's journey to success has been an inspiring tale of passion and perseverance. Pravin's love for the world of creativity began early in his life, nurtured by his education at Bharti Vidyapeeth More Vidyalaya. It was during these educational years that he discovered his passion for storytelling and the power of cinema. He continued his education at Yashwantrao Mohite College, where he honed his skills and cultivated a deep understanding of the process of filmmaking. He aslo studied law at ILS Law College.

Pravin embraced his destiny and made the bold decision to follow his dreams with determination. Pravin's...

Sachin Deshpande is an Indian actor and theatre artist who mainly works in the Bollywood film industry. He was born on 5th July 1984. He completed his education at the University of Mumbai, graduating BCom with first class. He is mainly known for his performance in the play Maani Junction. Some of his other known works include his performance as ‘Laakhi’ in the Netflix show ‘The Zoya Factor’, as ‘Manish’ in the show ‘Honar Sun Mi Hya Gharchi’, and as ‘Shreyas’ in ‘Mazya Navryachi Bayko’. Sachin Deshpande’s other well-known movies include Family Katta, Dusari Goshta, and Ajinkya, a Marathi movie.

No matter what we say, it will be very difficult to realize the contribution of Sandeep Mehta in the television and movie industry. He is undoubtedly one of the finest actors to have worked in the Indian television world.

Sandeep Mehta has been a part of some of the most popular soaps on television. Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is probably the highlight of his television career. He plays the all important role of Rajshekhar Singhania in the series aired on Star Plus. Some of his other works on television include “Paalki” which was a story of Palak, Pranjal and Daksh, “Kasturi” which was a serial revolving around the life of a young middle class woman who starts working for an arrogant and popular rockstar, and Kaisi Laagi Lagan which aired on Sahara One and was a story about a girl named Pratha who was singleha...

Sandeep Pathak is an Indian theatre-artist, popular amongst the audience for playing the role of Popat Bhau in the movie Ranga Patanga. Mostly involved in the Marathi cinema as an actor, he was born in 1973 to Shyam Pathak and Snehal Pathak, who were both experienced in Performance Arts.

Brought up in Majalgaon, Beed, Maharashtra, he performed in a lot of dramas and theatre plays as a teenager. Before moving to Mumbai, Sandeep went to Lalit Kala Kendra to brush-up his acting skills. Since then, he has been a part of several TV shows on Zee Marathi. Currently, Sandeep lives in Goregaon, Mumbai with his son and wife, who is an interior decorator.

Shrirang Godbole is an Indian-origin writer, actor, producer, and director. On 15th June 1960, he was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He started his career as a theatre artist in 1979. He initially joined a Theatre Academy in Pune and acted in Jabbar Patel’s Ghashiram Kotwal, Padgham, and Satish Alekar’s Mahanirvan, Pralay, Bhint, and Atireki. He started writing scripts and plays in 1986. He has also directed many films and plays. In 2012, he wrote the script for the Marathi serial Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta. Satish Rajwade directed the serial, and Kaushal Inamdar composed the music for the show. Nikhil Sheth produced the serial. And Deepak Anjaria managed the cinematography department. The show’s plot revolves around a guy named Ghanshyam and a girl named Radha.

Both individuals are ambitious and very dedicated t...

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