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The movie is scheduled to premiere in Australian cities like Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth, parts of the United States like Michigan, Washington, New Jersey, Cambridge, cities in the United Kingdom like Leicester, London, Toronto in Canada and Dubai. Released in theatres on Novemin Maharashtra, India, Jayanti is all geared now to hit the international Maarathi diaspora. However Covid lockdown and several other reasons delayed it. The movie was slated for an initial release in April 2020 with the support of the Ambedkarites (group of Baba Sahed Ambedkar supporters) on the auspicious birth anniversary celebrations of Jyotiba Phule and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. It reflects the radical transformation of the passive subjectivity attached to Dalit-Bahujan characters,” adds Narwade. “This story narrates how this goon becomes a learned and socially responsible person to bring change in himself and the society. However, a murder in the neighborhood poses a serious challenge of identity before him,” explains Narwade. He is a matter of concern and fear for his family and society. “The movie centers around the journey of a misled young man Santya who is an aggressive goon. Crowdfunding was a sought after option to start the project and with the support the team received it could finish the pre-production, shootings and songs. The core team had to look out for alternate funding opportunities to turn the idea into a reality. The unsaid ideological reservations over the central idea of the film and entry barriers to the Bahujan filmmakers in a highly-closed film industry made it difficult for us to raise the funds through traditional film financers.” Narwade says, “The main challenge the project faced was/is on the financial front. "The more I thought about it, the more I realized the complexity of the subject and eventually realized that perhaps a full-length feature film script could be a good way to explore answers to these questions.”īut directing an unconventional film has its own challenges. He adds, “I started wondering what will happen to those youth who are spending so much of their time and energy for such celebrations? How do such celebrations align with the purpose of their lives? Do they even have any purpose in life? How can Jayanti become a catalyst and therefore lead to a true occasion for celebration of not only the icons but also the transformation of these youth? However, the way in which some of the celebrations were organized, especially those witnessed by me, triggered a few questions in my mind.” "Jayanti was celebrated in almost every nook and corner of the country including on social media with great zeal. “In April 2016 I saw many big and small social movements and organizations in India and abroad preparing for and organizing the 125th birth anniversary of Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of India's Constitution. This is the second time Dhaktode has been arrested after he allegedly cheated actor-producer Amol Kagne for Rs 30 lakh by producing a false lure.The unconventional theme of Marathi movie Jayanti celebrates the path-breaking solutions to unite the youth against idolatry and casteism.Īccording to director Shailesh Narwade, his inspiration and idea behind the film came a few years ago during the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. Vikram Dhaktode has been arrested by the Panvel Police under sections 377 (Unnatural offenses), 498 A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 420 (Cheating), 406 (Punishment for criminal breach of trust), 323 (Punishment for criminal breach of trust), 504 (Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person), and 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation)of the Indian Penal Code. So, I decided to lodge a complaint against him." I also met his first wife Pratiksha, who went same torture for nine years. All his entertainment's financial transactions were done from my accounts. She further added, "In the pretext of making films, he used all my savings. I was constantly threatened not to tell anyone about this". Later on, I came to know that Vikram was having an illicit affair with Priyanka. He introduced me to Priyanka Yadav as his sister.
In an interview with Etimes, Rupali stated, "I got married to Vikram Dhaktode in 2020 and this was his second marriage.
She alleged that he cheated on her and also engaged in harassment. Marathi film producer Vikram Dhaktode was arrested at the shooting spot of his upcoming venture in Ahmednagar after a complaint was filed by his wife Rupali Dhakatode at the Panvel Police Station.