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Director has done the exceptional job and all actors have given the best performances to make this excellent biopic. And what can i say about Subodh. He is already proved himself in 'Balgandharv' with his intense acting. While watching this movie i feeled like It's actual Kashinath and not Subodh anywhere.

Its always challenging to present biography of any popular person on screen as people have their own concepts about that person and they may have read books,heard news about that person or seen him. And if it is about popular and complicated person like Dr.Kashinath Ghanekar it is more difficult. But Abhijeet Deshpande has succeeded in lifting this bow of Lord Shiva! Subodh Bhave has done full justice to the character and is supported by Prasad,Sonali,Vaidehi,Sumit ,Nandita etc. The make up artist has failed in showing the growing age of any character as the story covers so many years. The inner conflits of a narcissist actor and his downhill journey is well portrayed but it doesn't touch you emotionally and you remain just a spectacter without getting involved. Also that particular period is not exactly elaborated (so it remains a drama on screen)

At the end Dr. Ghanekar couldn't do his comeback on stage. His audience lost their legendary Hero.... It hurts a lot!! But....but now he did his grand come back again through this movie. Subodh had done an excellent job! While watching movie you just see Dr. Ghanekar on screen and not Subodh. Can't understand who is superior. There's still magic in Dr. 's name. Subodh had completed Dr.' s dream of come back!!!!!! Hearty congratulations to the team and especially Subodh!!

Best depiction of the story of first marathi superstar, his personal life, his friends and family, his ups and downs all are shown very gracefully.. It is a must watch for all of them who want to know his contribution to marathi cinema !!

Hats off to Subodh Bhave for taking such efforts. Excellent casting and no one will do rather than you. Also, Sonali Kulkarni and Sumit Raghvan did superb work. Waiting for next biopic.

This film tells the real definition of natak..hatts off 😍😍 subodh bhave great work...kashinath ghanekar sir the bestest

What a great actor Subodh is, thrilled by his performance .

Subodh Bhave and the entire cast has done an exceptional job in portraying the Marathi theatre dynamics of the 70's. Watch it for the awesome performance of Subodh Bhave

Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar: Just as the title of this movie, the director depicts exactly the thrill and power of the name every time we hear with a deafening applause by the crowd. This is about the personal and professional character of the best theater artist in that era. The craze and passion of performing on stage as an actor made Dr. Kashinath pay huge prices. Very well explained on how the character gets addicted to praises from the viewers and when the time changes, the same profession takes a toll on him. Nearly a sole performance by Subodh Bhave who has nailed the character. His way of characterization just sticks in your head even after the movie. Also brilliantly accompanied by Sumeet Raghavan and Prasad Oak with stunning screen presence. There is a similar touch to the direction as that of Natsamrat which revives the contemporary Marathi stage acting. The movie has everything from struggle to the stardom and downfall to the rise. The name Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar itself had a unique, crazy, charismatic attraction which drew the crowd to the theater in any circumstances. The movie is a bit stretched and the climax is not as great as the whole script was written. Rating: 7/10

Dear readers,

What a movie!!!!!!!!! I am amazed with Mr. Subhodh Bhave's performance, an excellent star cast and screenplay. I am a hardcore Marathi Cinema fan and this movie was a great tribute to Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar. I felt like an old soul while having an opportunity to watch behind the scenes of my most favorite song - "Shoor Amhi Sardar..." I literally sang that song during the movie (haha!). I want to watch this movie again, but unfortunately, I am in Boston, MA, wherein the movie only ran through last weekend and Monday! So much for being a Marathi movie fan!!

Lots of respect for Subhodh Bhave and the entire star cast! Three cheers to Mr. Abhijit Deshpande.

Only after seeing this movie did i came to know about the legend named Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar. I have been hearing the two classic songs featured in this film since my childhood but only after seeing this movie did i come to know that it featured the legend. The biggest plus point of the film along with pace of the movie was the performance of its main cast and supporting actors whether it is Subodh Bhave (who is becoming a master of acting in biopics) or Sumeet Raghavan or Prasad Oak or Suhas Palshikar and many more & the chemistry between all the actors were equally good especially the scenes featuring Oak & Bhave. But the shooting locales & the sets featured in the film did not feel authentic and at times the flow of the film trudges the path similar to what we see in other biopics (i.e. the rise and fall of the personalities).

When the result for the national awards were being announced i felt that this year it should be given to Subodh Bhave for the best actor performance but those hopes were dashed. Hope he gets a National Award for the best actor in the future. The reason being that Marathi actors apart from Nana Patekar, Sachin Khedekar or Shreeram Lagoo have not received the desired recognition.

(On a funny note if Ayushmann Khurrana has in mastered in acting in films of social taboo then Subodh Bhave has mastered in films of biopic genre. )

Defames sambhaji Maharaj by showing false history.Hatred campaign by Brahmin writer against sambhaji Maharaj

This will be the milestone of Indian Cinema and Subhodh bhave is new perfectionist. Every Cinema lover should enjoy this movie.

It was a treat to eyes and heart as well. Versatile cast and brilliant story on legend Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar was portrayed nicely.Actor Subodh pored his soul in his character. P.S Its a must watch from my side.

Watched this movie three times still it doesent fsils to mesmerise

This movie is going to remembered for some great acting, great direction and sheer nostalgia!

Assets of the movie:

1. Acting - All actors have performed exceptionally well. Subodh Bhave stands out and gives potentially award winning performance

2. Direction - Excellent! Director was able to get the best expressions from his actors and scores well

3. 60s and 70s look - Spot on..although I am 90s child..I enjoyed the overall look of the movie

Some points which I expected to be better (personal opinion - doesn't make this a bad movie at all) -

1. Editing - Movie is a bit drag in some parts and sometimes incoherent..too many things are tried to be shown in 1 movie

2. Story - Director should've decided which part of his life was to be focussed for audience..his relationship with father? his relationship with wives? his career? his self-destructive behaviour? his rivalry with his contemporaries? too many things at the same time takes away the seriousness of the whole journey

Overall, this movie is a must watch for people who love great acting and want to witness a bunch of people giving excellent performances.

P.S - Sumit Raghavan was brilliant as Dr. Shreeram Lagoo.

We could not read dr ghanekar's autobiography but the cript and acting of all the actors made dr kashinath ghanekar alive on the screen..A Masterpiece and a must watch film to all the film lovers !!!!!!

Superb performances, & music. Even the new faces have also done the fabulous job. Personally I was confused between this movie & TOH. Because of the positive reviews I did turn to this movie, and this movie did not disappoint me. Good job. The performances of all make you involve in the movie. You will love Kashinath, and even hate him. A worth watch movie.

ANI DR KASHINATH GHANEKAR REVIEW-

Teasers and trailer of the film had created so much hype that one might have had humongous expectations especially knowing the fact that Biopic is the genre which increases the chances. Film fulfills its Writing and Story entirely but unfortunately does not reach the high level bar. This problem usually appears just because the film carries a burden of huge expectations, so even Good films looks Average. Another reasons is, Subodh Bhave has done 2 Biopics before, out of which one was a Classic and the other one too went on to receive good response. Kashinath probably carried the burden of these 2 films like, will Subodh make an Hat-trick this time? He certainly does but again how far he goes, not really far honestly.

Ani Dr Kashinath Ghanekar has a Big Acting team loaded with Big names. Starting with Subodh Bhave, he's Phenomenal, his looks, his dialogue delivery, his Versatility, he has just explored an Actor himself even more widely this time. Prasad Oak does justice to his role, Vaidehi Parahurami looks cute. Sonali Kulkarni somehow manages to bring that Somberness of Sulochana Didi. Other cast members are brilliant too. Writing is Excellent considering we knew its a true story so the truth has to be there rather than filmy non-sense just to make a film out of it. Screenplay is kind of Very simple as it doesn't really offer any entertainment or wow factors. Music is somewhere on down side but the Background score recovers that loss. Abhijeet Deshpande as Writer wins it but as a Director of the film, destination is far away. Some more reaserch, quite more attention towards quality and this film would have reached that expected height.

There were many Legends in Marathi Cinema and drama world and we have so many stories to make films on them instead of wasting time and money doing remakes hence Ani Dr Kashinath Ghanekar deserves the Respect for choosing this subject and moreover attempting it fully with tremendous efforts and on large scale. Expecting a Classic isn't a Crime but it surely reduces the impact of the film. There were 'Balgandharva' kind of vibes passing throughout teasers and trailer, obviously that film had Genius director like Ravi Jadhav though, Ani Dr Kashinath couldn't match that level yet manges to gift you a good product this Diwali with unbelievable story to tell.

RATING- 6/10*

Once again a great performance by Subodh Bhave. Everyone will remember Subodh Bhave As Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar. Whole squad did fantastic job. Very good screenplay and fantastic direction. Special to see : Subodh Bhaves last appearance and 100th show as Sambhaji Maharaj. And lastly Sumit Raghavan as well.

What a performance by subodh bhave He has proved all these years What an amazing actor he is !

The work done by all actors is really awesome,they pour themselves into their character, the specially dialogues are very much fully embeded with marathi literature, the movie teaches us great lesson about life, so must watch it.

Its always challenging to present biography of any popular person on screen as people have their own concepts about that person and they may have read books,heard news about that person or seen him. And if it is about popular and complicated person like Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar it is more difficult. But Abhijeet Deshpande has succeeded in lifting this bow of Lord Shiva! Subodh Bhave has done full justice to the character and is supported by Prasad,Sonali,Vaidehi,Sumit ,Nandita etc. The make up artist has failed in showing the growing age of any character as the story covers so many years. The inner conflits of a narcissist actor and his downhill journey is well portrayed but it doesn't touch you emotionally and you remain just a spectacter without getting involved. Also that particular period is not exactly elaborated (so it remains a drama on screen)