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Marathi Film Made Konkan Beach Famous 22 Years Ago; 2 Lakh Daily Visitors, Doubles on Weekends!
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News18•23-09-2026, 07:01
Marathi Film Made Konkan Beach Famous 22 Years Ago; 2 Lakh Daily Visitors, Doubles on Weekends!
- •A Marathi film released 22 years ago made a Konkan beach famous overnight, attracting 2 lakh daily visitors, which doubles on weekends.
- •The beach became a major tourist attraction after the film was shot there, transforming it into one of Konkan's most popular destinations.
- •Sachin Pilgaonkar's 2004 film "Navra Maza Navsacha" gave a distinct identity to Ganpatipule's Ganpati temple and its beach.
- •Pilgaonkar shared that the film created a special bond between him and the Ganpati of Ganpatipule, leading to the sequel "Navra Maza Navsacha 2."
- •He noted that while the original film showed an empty Ganpatipule beach, it's now bustling with tourists, making it challenging to film an empty beach for the sequel.
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The Marathi film Navra Maza Navsacha gave a distinct identity to the Ganpati temple and beach at Ganpatipule.
Approximately two lakh tourists visit the Ganpatipule beach daily, and this crowd doubles on weekends.
The beach was closed on June 26 due to dangerous conditions caused by rough monsoon seas, but it reopened for tourists following a special village meeting on August 24.
