Music Is A Universal Language: Filmmaker Gajendra Ahire

National Award-winning filmmaker and scriptwriter Gajendra Ahire whose upcoming film ‘Dear Molly’ is set to release soon affirms his belief that musi

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Music Is A Universal Language: Filmmaker Gajendra Ahire

National Award-winning filmmaker and scriptwriter Gajendra Ahire whose upcoming film ‘Dear Molly’ is set to release soon affirms his belief that music indeed is a universal language. While shooting for the film, the filmmaker had difficulty communicating with one of his Swedish actors for a vital scene in the film. With the actor being Swedish and Ahire being Maharashtrian there was a communication gap, the filmmaker decided to use music as a tool to bridge the gap and communicate the emotions and essence of the character to his actor. The song and the tune of the song defined the character and pangs of separation she felt.

Says Director Gajendra Ahire, “We were shooting a scene with Swedish actor, Lia Boysen where she wasn’t happy with her walk for that particular scene and felt like was missing. I tried explaining the scene to her but there was a huge communication gap. So while having coffee I sang the song ‘Jalte Hai Jiske Liye’ sung by Talat Mahmood from the movie Sujata. The song helped her understand the emotions in the scene. The performance she gave right after is what we have finally used in the movie. It was a different performance altogether.”

Gajendra has 49 films to his credit in which he has contributed in direction, story, screenplay, dialogues, and lyrics. He is also known for his work in Marathi cinema.

‘Dear Molly’ is a wonderfully poignant story based on a father-daughter relationship. The film explores the journey of a daughter in search of her father in Sweden. The protagonist Molly had last seen her father when she was five years old.

Shot extensively in Sweden including Stockholm, some of the minor portions of the film were shot in and around Maharashtra.

‘Dear Molly’ features Gurbani Gill as Molly who makes her debut along with well-known Marathi actors Alok Rajwade, Mrinmayee Godbole and Ashwini Giri and a prominent Swedish cast comprising Lia Boysen and Chris Holmgren among others.

Produced by Praveen Nischol and Ratan Jain, presented by Manmohan Shetty and Ganesh Jain and directed by Gajendra Ahire, ‘Dear Molly’ is all set for an early 2019 release.

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