Acclaimed
director
Subhash
Ghai
has
branched
out
into
Marathi
cinema
with
Malpix,
the
newly
formed
division
of
Mukta
Arts,
presenting
its
first
film
Kaande
Pohe.
Speaking
at
a
press
meet,
Ghai
said:
"There
are
three
people
who
are
responsible
for
the
success
that
I
enjoy
today
and
they
were
all
Marathi.
Lakshmi
Kantji,
whom
I
call
my
mentor,
helped
me
a
lot.
I
grew
up
in
Nagpur
and
shaped
my
career
in
Mumbai.
So
I
have
a
special
attachment
with
this
state.
Albeit,
at
times,
I
feel
ashamed
that
I
am
still
not
well
versed
in
the
Marathi
language
(laughs)."
Shreyas
Talpade
of
Iqbal
fame
has
produced
Kaande
Pohe.
"I
have
seen
his
work
in
Iqbal.
He
is
an
amazing
actor
from
a
Marathi
theater
background.
So
I
could
not
have
got
anyone
better
than
him
to
take
up
the
responsibility
of
producing
the
film."
Ghai
pointed
out
that
as
many
as
100
Marathi
films
are
made
every
year,
just
25
films
short
of
the
number
Bollywood
produces.
The
ratio
proves
that
there
is
no
dearth
of
talent
in
Marathi
cinema,
with
"Shwaas" even
getting
nominated
for
the
Oscars.
"All
it
requires
is
support
and
I
thought
it's
my
responsibility
to
lend
whatever
support
I
can
to
Marathi
cinema,"
Ghai
averred.
A
director
par
excellence,
a
producer
and
a
writer,
Ghai
has
been
one
of
the
best
entertainers
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
with
hits
like
KhalNayak,
Pardes,
Taal
and
Ram
Lakhan.
He
also
produced
Iqbal
and
Kisna:
The
Warrior
Poet,
the
latter
also
being
written
by
him.
So,
it
seems
like
the
Marathi
audience
will
soon
be
treated
to
some
big
entertainers
from
Ghai's
stable.