Subodh Bhave on ‘Sangeet Manapmaan’ musical: ‘A timeless story updated for today’s audiences’
Subodh Bhave’s version of the popular Marathi play will be out on January 10.
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Noted actor Subodh Bhave made his directorial debut with Katyar Kiljat Ghusali in 2015 – and struck gold. The Marathi musical, based on Purushottam Darvhekar’s play of the same name, explored the rivalry between two Hindustani classical singers. The reputation of Darvhekar’s play combined with a chartbusting score by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to propel Katyar Kiljat Ghusli to blockbuster status.
Bhave’s second film as director is once again based on a popular work of sangeet natak, as Maharashtra’s tradition of musical plays is known. Sangeet Manapmaan has been adapted from Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar’s 1911 play of the same name. The plot revolves around the complicated romance between the impecunious Dhairyadhar and the wealthy Bhamini, with ample meddling from Bhamini’s brother-in law Chandravilas.
In 2011, Sangeet Manapmaan was revived for the stage by the classical vocalist Rahul Deshpande. Bhave’s version has a soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan Loy that includes several light classical tunes. The movie stars Bhave as Dhairyadhar, Vaidehi Parshurami as Bhamini and Sumeet Raghavan as Chandravilas. The cast includes Nivedita Saraf, Upendra Limaye and Neena Kulkarni.
Sangeet Manapmaan has been in the making since 2019. “We took three-and-a-half years to finalise the script – the film that you will see is based on the 26th draft,” Bhave told Scroll.
The movie will be released in theatres on January 10....
