MUMBAI: Cinemax Versova, Cinemax Eternity Mall (Thane) and Cinemax Nashik will host a Marathi Film Festival from 5-10 October. Marathi films like Zabardastt, Sawli, Aai Shappath, Rajkaran, Restaurant and Jinki Re Jinki are part of the festival.

The week-long festival will screen six popular Marathi Films daily at 8 pm.

A host of celebrities from the Marathi film industry like Mahesh Kothare (producer and director of the opening film-Zabardast) are expected to attend the festival. The event also promises to give the audience a chance to interact with the co-stars of the films being screened and goodies from Cinemax.

Cinemax India VP marketing and programming Devang Sampat said, "We are certain that our film festival will reach out to all those who appreciate good quality films.

We feel that Marathi film industry will finally begin to get its due recognition as multiplex players such as Cinemax make the best of Marathi films available for our audiences.

"This will surely offer a boost to the industry encouraging Marathi filmmakers to make movies with new concepts and issues. It is Cinemax's ongoing endeavor to promote the best in entertainment and this film festival is another step in the same direction," he said.