Marathi filmmaker Abhijit Panse has been in the news lately for his recently released web series Raanbaazaar. The bold content and powerful performances have been raising a few eyebrows. To this the filmmaker says, “The amount of reaction that I am getting from the celebrity friends and our audience and it is unprecedented. I am actually overwhelmed.” He added, “I think people were not expecting such bold scenes from the Marathi industry. They have only focused on the skin show and have not understood what the content stands for. After watching global content, our Indian audience is mature to handle bold content.”

Raanbaazaar stars Tejaswini Pandit and Prajakta Mali in key roles. Talking about their casting Panse clarified, “The story of 'RaanBaazaar' was completed before lockdown. While I was writing the script, I was very clear that Tejaswini will portray Ayesha Singh's character. But when I decided to cast Prajakta as Ratna, everyone told me you are taking a risk. But she proved everyone wrong.” Raanbaazaar is currently streaming on Planet Marathi.