Karnataka polls: Marathi vs Kannada: The political and social theme in Belgaum

There are just 8 days to go for the Assembly elections as CNN-IBN's Karnataka Yatra reaches battlefield. ...
10:45 PM, Apr 27, 2013

Riteish to produce and host Marathi 'Bigg Boss'? Mumbai: After his successful maiden production venture in Marathi film 'Balak Palak' (BP), buzz is that actor Riteish Deshmukh is going to produce and host Marathi version of popular reality show 'Bigg Boss'. "It is too premature to talk about Marathi 'Bigg Boss'. We will talk about it when anything concrete happens...when the time is right," Riteish said in an interview here. The actor, currently basking in the glory of...  
12:53 PM, Apr 25, 2013

Writer Laxman Mane facing rape charges surrenders

Noted Marathi writer and Padma Shri awardee Laxman Mane, who had been absconding, has surrendered after being accused of sexually exploiting 6 women. 63-year-old Mane allegedly raped and molested the women employees at a charity home where he was the working president. ...
10:29 AM, Apr 09, 2013

Marathi writer charged with rape of three women, absconds
by IANS
A manhunt has been launched to trace leading Marathi writer Laxman Mane, who has been booked for raping three Dalit women working at a school he runs, police said on Tuesday. Mane's family meanwhile dismissed the charges. ...  
01:05 AM, Mar 27, 2013

Nervous about my Marathi debut: Riteish Deshmukh
by IANS
After producing a Marathi film titled 'Balak Palak', Riteish Deshmukh is now all set to act in a Marathi project titled 'Lai Bhaari'. He is excited, yet nervous. ...  
11:58 AM, Mar 19, 2013

100 Years of Indian Cinema: Homosexuality in films As we celebrate 100 years of cinema, we go back in time to see how the pioneers treated homosexuality on celluloid. ...  
08:20 AM, Feb 27, 2013

'Balak Palak': A Hindi remake of the film?
by IANS
Riteish Deshmukh's first production venture - Marathi film 'Balak Palak' - has been in the news for its subject. ...  
06:48 PM, Jan 04, 2013

Riteish Deshmukh turns producer with 'Balak Palak'
by IANS
Riteish Deshmukh completed 10 years in Bollywood Thursday and says that the day marks another new beginning for him as he debuts as a producer. The 34-year-old made his Bollywood debut with 'Tujhe Meri Kasam', which also helped him find his soulmate in his co-star Genelia D'Souza, with whom he tied the knot last year. ...  
06:38 PM, Jan 03, 2013

Marathi actors Abhyankar, Pendse die in accident
by IANS
Well-known Marathi actors Anand Abhyankar and Akshay Pendse were among three people killed in an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway early Monday, police said. ...  
12:50 PM, Dec 24, 2012

Noted Marathi director Sanjay Surkar passes away Pune: Noted Marathi film director Sanjay Surkar died today after suffering a heart attack during a shoot in the city, hospital sources said. Surkar, 53, was shooting with his unit when he collapsed. He was declared dead on admission to the hospital, sources said. The director, known for his experimental handling of novel themes in Marathi cinema, had earned critical acclaim for his films like 'Saatchya Aat Gharat', 'Chowkat Raja',...  
03:30 PM, Sep 27, 2012

Rani Mukherjee back as Marathi 'mulgi' in 'Aiyya'

After playing a journalist in last year's 'No one killed Jessica', Rani Mukherjee is back as a Marathi 'mulgi' in 'Aiyya'. ...
03:26 PM, Sep 07, 2012

MNS wing asks multiplexes to screen Marathi films Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Chitrapat Karmachari Sena (MNCKS), a group affiliated to MNS, on Monday warned the PVR and other multiplex associations to screen Marathi films at prime-time or face the wrath of the Raj Thackeray-led outfit. "We gave a representation to PVR manager and have sent the same to other multiplexes as well. Our demand is to continue with the screening of Marathi films at prime-time," MNCKS president Amey Khopkar...  
02:45 PM, Aug 13, 2012

K'taka: Marathi daily editor 'sorry' for false report Bangalore: Amidst high drama in the Legislative Assembly, Kiran Thakur, editor of Marathi daily Tarun Bharat, who had been summoned by the House for a reprimand, said he was sorry for publishing fictitious and malicious reports against MLAs from Belgaum district Abhay Patil and Shyam Ghatge. It is said that the government chose to underplay the incident, following a phone call made by BJP national president Nitin Gadkari to Chief...  
01:16 PM, Jul 31, 2012

Pune: Toll stir earns MNS non-Marathi support Pune: MNS chief Raj Thackeray's appeal to people to stop paying toll on highways and entry points to cities had the effect of making the Pune-Mumbai Expressway a toll-free affair for only three hours on Wednesday, but the support for the move expressed by those who rejoiced in the free ride in that window of time brought his party far bigger gains. Even non-Marathi Expressway users wholeheartedly supported the MNS...  
02:08 PM, Jul 25, 2012