“Priyanka Chopra has produced a Marathi film. Even John Abraham announced he wants to make a Marathi film. Suddenly everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. Shah Rukh, Rohit Shetty also want to do a Marathi film. There is an awareness. But I hope they don't come and spoil the market by making their kind of cinema.”

Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer

Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer who works mainly in Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu cinema. He is best known for directing Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000), and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005). His career spans acting as well as filmmaking, and he has received a National Film Award, seven Maharashtra State Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards Marathi, a Filmfare Award, four Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar, four MFK Awards, and two Star Screen Awards. In 2023, he received the V. Shantaram Award, Maharashtra’s highest honour in cinema. He also hosted Bigg Boss Marathi from 2018 until 2023.