
While Maharashtra government guidelines mandate that a certain number of screens are allotted to Marathi films each week, not every producer has contacts in the administration or producer unions.Įven though multiplexes are often accused of ignoring smaller regional language films, Rahul Puri, managing director, Mukta Arts and Mukta A2 Cinemas, told Mint in an earlier interview that companies like theirs will have to strategize (shows and timings) based on locations and target audience. The film written by Irawati Karnik has an ensemble cast of Suhas Joshi, Nirmiti Sawant, Sonalee Kulkarni, Siddharth Chandekar, Kshitee Jog, Suchitra Bandekar, Mrinmayee Godbole and Sayali Sanjeev. Overall, about 110 Marathi language films are unreleased because of the covid-19 pandemic, according to industry experts, resulting in investments of around ₹200 crore remaining stuck. Jhimma (Maharashtra's traditional dance form) is an Indian Marathi language drama film directed by Hemant Dhome for Chalchitra Company.


Plus they are required to fill in theatres in the absence of bigger films that are staggered over the year.Īfter the Punjabi romantic comedy Honsla Rakh that came out late last month, regional films like Avijatrik (Bengali), Doctor Bakshi (Bengali) and Darling (Marathi) have been slated for the coming months. It’s the first trip organized by the travel. On the surface, Hemant Dhome’s Marathi movie Jhimma is about a group of seven women (Suhas Joshi, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sayali Sanjeev, Nirmiti Sawant, Kshitee Jog, Suchitra Bandekar and Mrunmayee Deshpande) from different families going on a trip to London.

Trade experts said multiplexes should nurture these smaller films as it’s easier for them to go directly to digital platforms. Jhimma: When travel heals and bridges gaps.
