{"id":72697,"date":"2026-09-08T16:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/this-october-a-young-couple-is-bringing-their-gen-z-marathi-film-to-the-big-screen\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:01:54","slug":"this-october-a-young-couple-is-bringing-their-gen-z-marathi-film-to-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/this-october-a-young-couple-is-bringing-their-gen-z-marathi-film-to-the-big-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"This October, A Young Couple Is Bringing Their Gen Z Marathi Film to the Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Delhi [India], September 8:<\/strong> For\u00a0Shubham Sanjay Shevade<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and Aparna Kulkarni, making a Marathi feature film was never a matter of leaving their careers behind and moving into cinema. They made the film while continuing to do exactly what they were already doing.<\/p>\n

Shubham continues to work as an advertising consultant at a prominent multinational firm. Aparna continues to work for the government as a bank manager. Alongside their professional lives, the couple spent years putting together\u00a0Magazine<\/em>, an independently produced Marathi feature that is now headed to theatres on October 23, 2026.<\/p>\n

Shubham, who studied filmmaking in Los Angeles, is making his Marathi feature directorial debut with the film. Aparna is producing it for the first time. Their connection to the story, however, goes back much further than the production itself.\u00a0Magazine<\/em>\u00a0grew out of their experiences around Aparna\u2019s ancestral village, Dattawad in Maharashtra. The place eventually became the film\u2019s setting and the starting point for a story about a young person discovering a side of his inheritance he never knew.<\/p>\n

The film follows\u00a0a city-born cinephile who travels to his ancestral land, where a series of unfamiliar experiences begin to change his understanding of the people and place around him. For Shubham, the idea was closely tied to Aparna\u2019s relationship with her ancestral home.<\/p>\n

\u201cAparna always had a desire to see me direct a film,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd somewhere along the way, I found myself wanting to tell a story inspired by her heartland.\u201d<\/p>\n

That personal connection is also central to why the filmmakers describe\u00a0Magazine<\/em>\u00a0as a Gen Z Marathi film. The term is not meant simply to suggest young characters or contemporary references. Instead, the film explores the relationship between a younger generation and the traditions, memories, and stories it inherits.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery generation leaves behind its own experiences, traditions and memories,\u201d Shubham says. \u201cThe next generation doesn\u2019t necessarily abandon them. Sometimes, it carries them forward differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Making the film independently brought its own complications. There was no large studio machinery behind the project, leaving the team to put together the cast, crew and production while working within limited resources. For Aparna, that meant taking on a completely different kind of responsibility alongside her banking career.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe couldn\u2019t solve every problem by simply throwing money at it,\u201d she says. \u201cWe had to keep asking ourselves what the story really needed. In many ways, those limitations helped us stay honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The practical challenges were not limited to production. As first-time feature filmmakers working independently, Shubham and Aparna also had to find people willing to understand the film and come on board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hardest part was often just finding the right people,\u201d Shubham says. \u201cWhen you\u2019re working independently, every conversation matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was uncertainty too. Unlike a project backed by an established studio, there was no obvious route from the initial idea to a theatrical release. The couple had to keep moving forward without knowing exactly where the film would eventually land.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was always faith that it would happen,\u201d Shubham says. \u201cMaybe, in hindsight, some of that faith was a little delusional. But I think you need a little bit of that when you\u2019re trying to do something that doesn\u2019t have an obvious path.\u201d<\/p>\n

What stayed with them through the process, however, was the support they received from people who became part of the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery person who came into this journey brought something with them,\u201d Aparna says. \u201cWhether they were directly involved with the film or simply offered advice or encouragement, the amount of love and support was genuinely surprising.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is an interesting parallel in the way the film came together. Shubham brought his filmmaking education and experience in advertising, while Aparna brought her connection to the world that inspired the story. Both continued their regular professional lives even as they worked towards completing the film.<\/p>\n

You can find the film\u2019s journey on its official Instagram communication channel here \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mformagazine<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

That makes\u00a0Magazine<\/em>\u00a0less a story of two people abandoning one career for another and more a story of what can happen when a personal idea is pursued alongside everyday life. Now, the film is moving\u00a0beyond the couple\u2019s own circle and towards an audience. Whether its coming-of-age story resonates with younger viewers, reminds audiences of their own ancestral homes, or simply introduces them to a different kind of Marathi story will become clearer when\u00a0Magazine<\/em>\u00a0reaches theatres.<\/p>\n

The film is scheduled to release on October 23, 2026.<\/p>\n

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