29/09/2026
IFTDA President Ashoke Pandit and Vice President Swapna Waghmare Joshi visited Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji, along with representatives of the Federation and the makers and cast of Oscar-entry Marathi film Gondhal , to seek the Maharashtra Government’s support for the film’s Oscar campaign.
Representing the Federation were FWICE General Secretary Ashok Dubey and Shri Nishant Ujjwal
The Gondhal delegation included Writer, Director & Producer Santosh Davakhar , Producer Diksha Davakhar , and cast members Kishore Kadam, Ish*ta Deshmukh and Yogesh Sohani.
The meeting was initiated by IFTDA President Ashoke Pandit and led by Mumbai BJP President Shri Ameet Satam
We thank Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji, CMO MAHARASHTRA and Shri Ameet Satam for their support to the Gondhal team as they take Marathi cinema to the global stage.
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