Marathi comedian Bharat Jadhav launches website,turns blogger

Popular Marathi comedian Bharat Jadhav has turned a blogger on his recently launched website.

Popular Marathi comedian Bharat Jadhav has turned a blogger on his recently launched website. A need to communicate with people and fans home and abroad was felt strongly. The website is an outcome of this need and the two-year-long efforts that went into prepare it, said Bharat Jadhav.
Though I am not the first Marathi actor to come up with a website,for sure I am the only one to have a personalised blog, the noted comedian claimed. Bharat is enthusiastic about the response to his blog on the website designed by an Australian company.
The response to my blogs is solid. It has proved to be a great medium for me to connect with my fans and answer their queries or solicit opinion from them when needed, he said.

According to the actor,the web portal would also help him to take his comedy show,Hasa Chatakfu,staged in association with actor Ankush Choudhary and filmmmaker Kedar Shinde,worldwide.
Now,people from the world over can contact us through my website. It provides a proper and easy access, he said. Bharat,who has acted in Hindi movies like Vaastav,Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Naa Jaaye,is better known for his play Sahi Re Sahi,one of the most successful Marathi plays ever. In a career spanning over 25 years,he has acted in several Marathi movies including the recent Ringa Ringa and Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho.

Jadhav,however,is not really keen to join the league of netizen-actors on social networking sites like Twitter. It becomes difficult to manage contacts for an actor on social networking sites. So currently,I would like to remain connected to my fans through my website only, he added. The actors upcoming movies, as revealed on the website,include Jhing Chik Jhing,Kalshekar Aahet Ka? and Kay Karu Kasa Karu.

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