Having been brought up in Hyderabad makes me a movie-buff by default. I mean I am used to watching movies in Rs.5. And being a marathi in Hyderabad makes me lucky ,as I get to see the best of the two varied cultures( infact loads of other cultures). I think I have been witness to the telugu film industry's rise and at the same time I have been witness to the fall of the marathi film industry as well, with critics cribbing for seeing something different ( with all due respect to Ashok saraf and Laxmikant berde they are fantastic actors).
I recently watched a marathi movie called Natarang, and I start to ponder, in the last couple of years there have been some fantastic movies in the marathi film industry. Shwas, checkmate, harischandrachi factory, tingya, gabharicha paus, to name some. Hope this continues and we get to see more such movies. Natarang is a must watch for Atul kulkarni, who, is said to have gained and lost 16 kgs with in a span of 42 days for this movie ( some web source).
By the way, eagerly waiting for "Leader"......
