महाराष्ट्र शाहीर (2023)

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Maharashtra Shahir is an Indian Marathi-language musical-biographical film based on the life of Padma Shri Shahir Sable, a Maharashtrian singer, playwright, performer and folk theatre producer and director. It is directed by Kedar Shinde and produced by Sanjay Chhabria and Bela Shinde. It features Ankush Chaudhari and Sana Kedar Shinde in the leading roles. The film's screenplay was written by Pratima Kulkarni and Omkar Mangesh Datt. It was theatrically released on 28 April 2023. It is Fifth grossing Marathi film of 2023.

Production

Kedar Shinde along with Pratima Kulkarni, Vasundhara Sable and Omkar Mangesh Dutt, started working on the story in 2019 and spent nearly two years in conducting research on Shahir Sable and finalising the screenplay. Additionally, Shinde and team conducted extensive research on storyboarding scenes, selecting locations and designing looks and costumes to recreate the period from 1920s to 1980s.

A promotional video announcing the casting of Ankush Chaudhari in the titular role was released by Raj Thackeray at Maharashtra Day rally on 1 May 2022 at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A poster announcing the casting of Sana Shinde as Bhanumati Sable was released on 3 September 2022.

The shooting of the film began on Vijayadashami on 5 October 2022 at Krishnarao Sable's village Wai. Shinde chose the hills of Satara for the shoot, including Pasarni Ghat. The second schedule was filmed in and around Mumbai. The third schedule was shot in Baku, Azerbaijan to present Russia (then USSR) in 1980s. The location was moved from Russia to Azerbaijan due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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