Big Pictures forays into Marathi Cinema

Reliance BIG Entertainment, the flagship Media and Entertainment Company of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has ventured into expanding its film production base into the Marathi Film Industry.

The first film to come from the docks of the Big Pictures will be 'Samaantar' directed by the veteran actor and film maker Amol Palekar and co-directed by Sandhya Gokhale.

The film which is currently under production also has a novelty attached to it.

Through 'Samaantar', Amol Palekar makes a comeback to acting after a long break.

'Khamosh' made by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and released in 1996 was the last movie in which the film lovers saw the acting of Amol.

The other actors in the film are Sharmila Tagore, Makarand Deshpande, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Kishor Kadam, Aishwarya Narkar and Radhika Apte.

Sharmila Tagore says that she was quite apprehensive about speaking Marathi dialogues, but as Amol Palekar made her relaxed and put her at ease while performing, she enjoyed acting each of the scenes.

Amol Palekar is a charged up man after his English feature film titled 'Quest' got the national award.

'Samaantar' shot in Pune and Kolkata is his 12th directorial venture.

He says that Big Pictures acquiring the movie is a great blessing as it will be promoted and released in a manner which it deserves.

He plays the role of an industrialist named Keshav whose frozen past life gets scratched accidentally and Sharmila Tagore plays the role of a potter.

The movie which reveals the lost traces of two person's impeccable love will hit the screens in 2009.