Ashok Patole
Savour the rich, soul-filling flavours of Marathi culture in these teleplays
Playwrights like Ashok Patole, Anand Mhasvekar, Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Elkunchwar, Shekhar Tamhane, Makarand Deshpande and Ashok Samel among many others have enriched Marathi theatre with their insights into social issues and the human condition. In their work, exists both universality and the vibrancy of Marathi literary traditions. This September, watch four Zee Theatre plays that celebrate the richness of Marathi culture and tell a wide array of stories. They offer an overview of the post-independence upheaval in feudal structures (Agnipankh), the ever-present link between unemployment | Click Here...
Review of SAB TV’s Shriman Shrimati Phir Se: Nostalgic, elicits chuckles, yet nowhere near the original!!
Old, hit shows never die. They just come back, phir se! And that is the case with ‘Shriman Shrimati’, the hit show of the nineties, 1994, to be precise. This crazy caper, of two couples living next door to each other, was so well-loved by audiences back then, that it is still fresh in the minds of most viewers, albeit, of that particular age group. It’s roaring popularity in the bygone century, and the current success of its doppelganger, Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain, has now prompted the original pr | Click Here...