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Twelve Marathi films in fifteen days, five on one Friday: a queue, or a pile-up?
Marathi cinema releases a dozen films between 12 and 27 November, including five on 20 November. The industry is still counting the cost of an October Friday when five releases drew no crowds. The state's own Chitrapataka festival opens on 15 November with Bandhu and closes with Gondhal.
Oscar entry Gondhal goes out in seven languages, and opens on a 25-minute take
India's Oscar entry Gondhal, directed by Santosh Davakhar, releases in seven languages on Friday, opening with a 25-minute unbroken take. It opens the INDICA Dallas Film Utsav in Texas and closes the Chitrapataka festival in Maharashtra on 18 November.