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Majboor (1974 film)

2023-03-11T12:17:01Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Majboor
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Ravi Tandon]]
| producer = Premji
| writer = [[Salim–Javed]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] Parveen Babi [[Pran]] [[Satyen Kappu]] [[Iftekhar]] [[Jagdish Raj]] [[Farida Jalal]] [[Sulochana Latkar]] [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = {{ubl|Suchitha Films Pvt. Ltd|[[Eros International]]}}
| released = 6 December 1974
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Majboor''''' ({{translation|Compelled}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language suspense thriller film directed by [[Ravi Tandon]] and written by [[Salim–Javed]]. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Amitabh Bachchan]], Parveen Babi, [[Pran]], [[Satyen Kappu]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Jagdish Raj]], [[Farida Jalal]], [[Sulochana Latkar]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]].

The movie is loosely inspired by two English movies of 1970 - ''Zig Zag'' and ''Cold Sweat''. The film was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] by director K. Raghavendra Rao as ''Raja'' (1976) starring Shobhan Babu and [[Jayasudha]]. It was also remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as [[Naan Vazhavaippen]] (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and [[K. R. Vijaya]] , in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as ''Naseeb No Khel'' (1982) and in Malayalam as ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' (1986).<ref>Ramachandran, Naman, ''Rajnikanth: The Definitive Biography''. India: Penguin Books (2012).</ref> The movie was also an inspiration for the 2008 movie ''[[Jimmy (2008 film)|Jimmy]]''.

==Plot==
Ravi Khanna ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) lives happily with his widowed mother, wheelchair-user sister ([[Farida Jalal]]) and younger brother. He suffers from a terminal brain tumor, and has only 6 months to live. In an effort to provide for his family, he takes the responsibility of a murder that he has not committed to collect the bounty money of Rs. 5,00,000. He leaves a trail for the police to follow and he is convicted. While in prison, he gets an attack and the jail authorities take him to the hospital where he undergoes a successful operation. Now, he is a confessed criminal for abduction, ransom and murder, which he planted on himself.

In order to save himself from the death penalty, he runs away from the hospital in search of the real murderer. He gets help from a thief named Michael D'Souza ([[Pran (actor)|Pran]]). After many twists and turns, the plot unfolds, where the true identity of the criminal is revealed. Ravi Khanna then becomes a free man.

== Cast ==
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Ravi Khanna
* Parveen Babi as Neela Rajvansh
* [[Pran]] as Michael D'Souza
* [[Satyen Kappu]] as Narendra Sinha
* [[Iftekhar]] as CID Inspector Khurana (murder investigator)
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Inspector Kulkarni (murder investigator)
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Renu Khanna (Ravi's sister)
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Mrs. Khanna (Ravi's mother)
* [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Surendra Sinha (murder victim)
* [[Mac Mohan]] as Prakash (Michael's friend)
* [[Madan Puri]] as Mahipat Rai (Ravi's one-time accquaintance)
* Alankar Joshi as Billu Khanna (Ravi's younger brother)
* D.K. Sapru as Mr. Rajvansh (Neela's father)
* Shiv Kumar as Advocate Rane (Ravi's friend)
* Ashoo as Mona Sinha (Surendra's widow and Narendra's accomplice)
* Sajjan as Dr. Shah (Ravi's examiner and surgeon)
* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Ravi's colleague
* Lalita Kumari as Sulakshana Rai (Mahipat's wife)
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as Judge
* [[Pinchoo Kapoor]] as Doctor who is brought by Ravi for Michael's treatment in the climax (Guest Appearance)

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Aadmi Jo Kehta Hai"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| 2
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon" (Male Version)
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 3
| "Roothe Rab Ko"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]] & [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| 4
| "Phir na kehna Michael daru peeke danga karta hai"
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 5
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon" (Female Version)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|}

==Success==
The film was a Hit at the box office.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== Box Office India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021128/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA%3D%3D |date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actor Nomination--[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actress Nomination--[[Farida Jalal]]<ref>http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366907.cms{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0071800|Majboor}}

{{Salim-Javed}}

[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Salim–Javed]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]
[[Category:Fratricide in fiction]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ravi Tandon]]

Majboor (1974 film)

2023-03-11T11:40:59Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Majboor
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Ravi Tandon]]
| producer = Premji
| writer = [[Salim–Javed]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] Parveen Babi [[Pran]] [[Satyen Kappu]] [[Iftekhar]] [[Jagdish Raj]] [[Farida Jalal]] [[Sulochana Latkar]] [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = {{ubl|Suchitha Films Pvt. Ltd|[[Eros International]]}}
| released = 6 December 1974
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Majboor''''' ({{translation|Compelled}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Hindi]]-language suspense thriller film directed by [[Ravi Tandon]] and written by [[Salim–Javed]]. The film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Amitabh Bachchan]], Parveen Babi, [[Pran]], [[Satyen Kappu]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Jagdish Raj]], [[Farida Jalal]], [[Sulochana Latkar]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]].

The movie is loosely inspired by two English movies of 1970 - ''Zig Zag'' and ''Cold Sweat''. The film was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] by director K. Raghavendra Rao as ''Raja'' (1976) starring Shobhan Babu and [[Jayasudha]]. It was also remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as [[Naan Vazhavaippen]] (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and [[K. R. Vijaya]] , in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as ''Naseeb No Khel'' (1982) and in Malayalam as ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' (1986).<ref>Ramachandran, Naman, ''Rajnikanth: The Definitive Biography''. India: Penguin Books (2012).</ref> The movie was also an inspiration for the 2008 movie ''[[Jimmy (2008 film)|Jimmy]]''.

==Plot==
Ravi Khanna ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) lives happily with his widowed mother, wheelchair-user sister ([[Farida Jalal]]) and younger brother. He suffers from a terminal brain tumor, and has only 6 months to live. In an effort to provide for his family, he takes the responsibility of a murder that he has not committed to collect the bounty money of Rs. 5,00,000. He leaves a trail for the police to follow and he is convicted. While in prison, he gets an attack and the jail authorities take him to the hospital where he undergoes a successful operation. Now, he is a confessed criminal for abduction, ransom and murder, which he planted on himself.

In order to save himself from the death penalty, he runs away from the hospital in search of the real murderer. He gets help from a thief named Michael D'Souza ([[Pran (actor)|Pran]]). After many twists and turns, the plot unfolds, where the true identity of the criminal is revealed. Ravi Khanna then becomes a free man.

==Cast==
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Ravi Khanna
*[[Parveen Babi]] as Neela
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Michael D'Souza
*[[Farida Jalal]] as Renu Khanna
*[[Sulochana Latkar]] as Mrs. Khanna
*Alankar Joshi as Billoo Khanna
*[[Satyen Kappu]] as Narendra Sinha
*[[Iftekhar]] as Police Inspector Khurana
*[[Mac Mohan]] as Prakash
*[[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Surendra Sinha
*[[Madan Puri]] as Mahipat Rai
*[[K. N. Singh]] as Prosecuting Attorney
*[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Ravi's co-worker
*[[Jagdish Raj]] as Police Inspector Kulkarni
*[[Sajjan (actor)|Sajjan]] as Doctor Shah
*Ashoo as Mona Sinha
*Shiv Kumar as Advocate Rane

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Aadmi Jo Kehta Hai"
| [[Kishore Kumar]]
|-
| 2
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon" (Male Version)
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 3
| "Roothe Rab Ko"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]] & [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| 4
| "Phir na kehna Michael daru peeke danga karta hai"
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 5
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon" (Female Version)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|}

==Success==
The film was a Hit at the box office.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== Box Office India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021128/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA%3D%3D |date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actor Nomination--[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actress Nomination--[[Farida Jalal]]<ref>http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366907.cms{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0071800|Majboor}}

{{Salim-Javed}}

[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Salim–Javed]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Indian films about cancer]]
[[Category:Fratricide in fiction]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ravi Tandon]]

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T11:22:32Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maza Pati Karodpati - Marathi Movie
| image =
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sachin Pilgaonkar
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Sachin Pilgaonkar [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Nilu Phule]] Shubha Khote Suhas Bhalekar [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] [[Macchindra Kambli]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|01|20}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, Tatya provides Shaku with the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Tatya is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house and assures him of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot and 24/7 water supply for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

The next day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not make it to his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to surrender Naren. Seeing no other way out, Shaku mysteriously accepts Rangade as her husband and agrees to go with him but in the climax, shockingly uses Laxmidhar's gun to shoot him down fatally with the resolve of sacrificing herself.

In guilt and remorse, Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely thanks the Kubers for giving her the love of a family which life had denied to her and apologises to them for what everything cost them. Therefore, Shaku begs Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the fake Rangade. However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive.

Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and antics with Luktuke and that he was testing Shaku after discovering the truth on the confession of her uncle Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to confront him over his negligence towards work since the past few weeks. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber a.k.a. Naren
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini Rangade (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh (Luktuke's love interest)
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Laxmidhar Kuber (Naren's father)
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber (Naren's mother)
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar (Shaku's uncle and Kubers' servant)
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh (Hema's father and Luktuke's employer)
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malwankar (Shaku's costume lender)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Laxmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of Shaku's play titled "Bajirao Mastani"

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

{{1980s-Marathi-film-stub}}

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T11:20:57Z

2409:4040:E90:2AEF:0:0:2988:1802: /* Cast */

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maza Pati Karodpati - Marathi Movie
| image =
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sachin Pilgaonkar
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Sachin Pilgaonkar [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Nilu Phule]] Shubha Khote Suhas Bhalekar [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] [[Macchindra Kambli]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|01|20}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, Tatya provides Shaku with the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Tatya is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house and assures him of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot and 24/7 water supply for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

The next day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not make it to his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to surrender Naren. Seeing no other way out, Shaku mysteriously accepts Rangade as her husband and agrees to go with him but in the climax, shockingly uses Laxmidhar's gun to shoot him down fatally with the resolve of sacrificing herself.

In guilt and remorse, Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely thanks the Kubers for giving her the love of a family which life had denied to her and apologises to them for what everything cost them. Therefore, Shaku begs Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the fake Rangade. However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive.

Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and antics with Luktuke and that he was testing Shaku after discovering the truth on the confession of her uncle Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to confront him over his negligence towards work since the past few weeks. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber a.k.a. Naren
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini Rangade (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Laxmidhar Kuber
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malwankar (Shaku's costume lender)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Laxmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of Shaku's play titled "Bajirao Mastani"

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

{{1980s-Marathi-film-stub}}

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T11:10:58Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
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| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
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| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
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'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, Tatya provides Shaku with the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Tatya is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house and assures him of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot and 24/7 water supply for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

The next day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not make it to his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to surrender Naren. Seeing no other way out, Shaku mysteriously accepts Rangade as her husband and agrees to go with him but in the climax, shockingly uses Laxmidhar's gun to shoot him down fatally with the resolve of sacrificing herself.

In guilt and remorse, Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely thanks the Kubers for giving her the love of a family which life had denied to her and apologises to them for what everything cost them. Therefore, Shaku begs Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the fake Rangade. However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive.

Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and antics with Luktuke and that he was testing Shaku after discovering the truth on the confession of her uncle Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to confront him over his negligence towards work since the past few weeks. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber a.k.a. Naren
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh (Luktuke's love interest)
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Laxmidhar Kuber (Naren's father)
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber (Naren's mother)
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar (Shaku's uncle)
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh (Hema's father)
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar (Shaku's provider for drama costumes)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant in shop)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Lakshmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of the play "Bajirao Mastani"

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

{{1980s-Marathi-film-stub}}

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T11:07:49Z

2409:4040:E90:2AEF:0:0:2988:1802: /* Plot */

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
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| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sachin Pilgaonkar
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Sachin Pilgaonkar [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Nilu Phule]] Shubha Khote Suhas Bhalekar [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] [[Macchindra Kambli]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
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| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|01|20}}
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| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, Tatya provides Shaku with the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Tatya is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house and assures him of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot and 24/7 water supply for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

The next day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not reach his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to surrender Naren. Seeing no other way out, Shaku mysteriously accepts Rangade as her husband and agrees to go with him but in the climax, shockingly uses Laxmidhar's gun to shoot him down fatally with the resolve of sacrificing herself.

In guilt and remorse, Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely thanks the Kubers for giving her the love of a family which life had denied to her and apologises to them for what everything cost them. Therefore, Shaku begs Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the fake Rangade. However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive.

Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and antics with Luktuke and that he was testing Shaku after discovering the truth on the confession of her uncle Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to confront him over his negligence towards work since the past few weeks. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber a.k.a. Naren
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh (Luktuke's love interest)
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Laxmidhar Kuber (Naren's father)
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber (Naren's mother)
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar (Shaku's uncle)
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh (Hema's father)
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar (Shaku's provider for drama costumes)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant in shop)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Lakshmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of the play "Bajirao Mastani"

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

{{1980s-Marathi-film-stub}}

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T11:03:50Z

2409:4040:E90:2AEF:0:0:2988:1802:

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
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| image =
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sachin Pilgaonkar
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Sachin Pilgaonkar [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Nilu Phule]] Shubha Khote Suhas Bhalekar [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] [[Macchindra Kambli]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|01|20}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, Tatya provides Shaku with the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh (Jairam Kulkarni) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Tatya is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house and assures him of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot and 24/7 water supply for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

On the following day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not reach his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to surrender Naren. Seeing no other way out, Shaku mysteriously accepts Rangade as her husband and agrees to go with him but in the climax, shockingly uses Laxmidhar's gun to shoot him down fatally with the resolve of sacrificing herself.

In guilt and remorse, Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely thanks the Kubers for giving her the love of a family which life had denied to her and apologises to them for what everything cost them. Therefore, Shaku begs Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the fake Rangade.

However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive. Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and conspiracies with Luktuke and that he had already discovered the truth on the confession of Shaku's "uncle" Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to confront him over his negligence towards work since the past few weeks. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber a.k.a. Naren
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh (Luktuke's love interest)
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Laxmidhar Kuber (Naren's father)
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber (Naren's mother)
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar (Shaku's uncle)
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh (Hema's father)
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar (Shaku's provider for drama costumes)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant in shop)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Lakshmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of the play "Bajirao Mastani"

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

{{1980s-Marathi-film-stub}}

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T11:02:38Z

2409:4040:E90:2AEF:0:0:2988:1802: /* Cast */

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
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| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
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| story =
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| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
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'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, Jairam Kulkarni and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, Tatya provides Shaku with the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh (Jairam Kulkarni) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Tatya is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house and assures him of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot and 24/7 water supply for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

On the following day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not reach his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to surrender Naren. Seeing no other way out, Shaku mysteriously accepts Rangade as her husband and agrees to go with him but in the climax, shockingly uses Laxmidhar's gun to shoot him down fatally with the resolve of sacrificing herself.

In guilt and remorse, Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely thanks the Kubers for giving her the love of a family which life had denied to her and apologises to them for what everything cost them. Therefore, Shaku begs Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the fake Rangade.

However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive. Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and conspiracies with Luktuke and that he had already discovered the truth on the confession of Shaku's "uncle" Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to confront him over his negligence towards work since the past few weeks. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber a.k.a. Naren
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh (Luktuke's love interest)
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Laxmidhar Kuber (Naren's father)
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber (Naren's mother)
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar (Shaku's uncle)
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh (Hema's father)
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar (Shaku's provider for drama costumes)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant in shop)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Lakshmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of the play "Bajirao Mastani"

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

{{1980s-Marathi-film-stub}}

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T11:00:36Z

2409:4040:E90:2AEF:0:0:2988:1802: /* Plot */

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
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| image =
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sachin Pilgaonkar
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Sachin Pilgaonkar [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Nilu Phule]] Shubha Khote Suhas Bhalekar Jairam Kulkarni [[Macchindra Kambli]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|01|20}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, Jairam Kulkarni and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, Tatya provides Shaku with the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh (Jairam Kulkarni) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Tatya is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house and assures him of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot and 24/7 water supply for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

On the following day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not reach his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to surrender Naren. Seeing no other way out, Shaku mysteriously accepts Rangade as her husband and agrees to go with him but in the climax, shockingly uses Laxmidhar's gun to shoot him down fatally with the resolve of sacrificing herself.

In guilt and remorse, Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely thanks the Kubers for giving her the love of a family which life had denied to her and apologises to them for what everything cost them. Therefore, Shaku begs Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the fake Rangade.

However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive. Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and conspiracies with Luktuke and that he had already discovered the truth on the confession of Shaku's "uncle" Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to confront him over his negligence towards work since the past few weeks. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber (Naren)
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh (Luktuke's love interest)
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Lakshmidhar Kuber (Naren's father)
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber (Naren's mother)
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar (Shaku's uncle)
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh (Hema's father)
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar (Shaku's provider for drama costumes)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant in shop)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Lakshmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Drama Director

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

{{1980s-Marathi-film-stub}}

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-03-11T10:33:47Z

2409:4040:E90:2AEF:0:0:2988:1802:

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
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| image =
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Sachin Pilgaonkar
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Sachin Pilgaonkar [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Nilu Phule]] Shubha Khote Suhas Bhalekar Jairam Kulkarni [[Macchindra Kambli]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1988|01|20}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' ({{translation|My Husband Is A Millionaire}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Nilu Phule]], Shubha Khote, Suhas Bhalekar, Jairam Kulkarni and [[Macchindra Kambli]].

== Plot ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober, orphaned girl living in poverty with her maternal uncle Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), who has raised her alone as a single relative. She is a talented actress who acts in the plays that take place in her slum area. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl gets only one chance to change her name and condition, and that is marriage. Damodar works as a servant for the wealthy industrialist Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]) and his understanding wife Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote) whose son Narendra Kuber, also known as Naren (Sachin Pilgaonkar), has just returned from the US after his graduation. Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber throw a grand party at their house for Naren's homecoming, where Shaku accompanies Damodar to assist him in the chores.

While there, Shaku overhears Naren sharing his views about marriage with his friends, when he expresses his desire of marrying a widow for not having enough time to spend with his wife. Having fallen in love with Naren, Shaku vows to marry only him at any cost due to his infinity for wealth. Using some of her theatrical antics with the help of her play costume lender Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), she creates a sequence of events that allows her to enter the Kuber residence. Further, Shaku fools Naren and his parents that she is a homeless widow named "Saudamini" and that she has gone into a state of sorrow since her husband's sad demise.

Therefore, she is quickly accepted by Naren and Mrs. Kuber after her pretence of having developed mental shock. While staying with the Kuber family for a couple of more months, Shaku tries to influence Naren by shedding unreal tears in the memory of her deceased husband. This prompts Naren to take Saudamini for outings to help her recover from the loss of her husband. Slowly, Naren realises that he has fallen in love with Saudamini and goes on to propose marriage to her. Feeling that she has finally accomplished her mission, Shaku accepts his marriage proposal after showing some hesitation.

However, Naren faces objection from Laxmidhar who demands information about Saudamini's past. Nevertheless, Shaku lies to the Kubers that her husband was a military officer named "Captain Bajirao Rangade", and that he died after getting hit by a soda water bottle during a riot. When asked for photograph, she hands them over the photograph of a wannabe play actor dressed in a military uniform with the help of Tatya. Eventually, Laxmidhar agrees for Naren and Saudamini's marriage despite his wish to marry off his son to Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]), the daughter of his close friend Deshmukh (Jairam Kulkarni) who is an equally wealthier businessman.

Meanwhile, it is revealed that the wannabe play actor whose photograph was provided by Shaku is Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]), a homeless clerk at Deshmukh's office who is secretly having a love affair with Hema. Shortly, things take a turn when Laxmidhar visits Deshmukh's office and surprisingly bumps into Luktuke. Laxmidhar recognizes him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband and grows suspicious of her true intentions. Wanting to become sure of Saudamini's deception, Laxmidhar instructs Luktuke to perform a mysterious drama at his house with his assurance of providing him with a well-furnished, four-bedroom plot for his living.

Acting upon Laxmidhar's instructions, Luktuke poses as "Captain Bajirao Rangade" himself and enters the Kuber residence as Saudamini's "alive" husband, who has returned to his wife after recovering from a coma. Shaku immediately denies any relationship with Captain Rangade and lies that her husband was a left-hander. However, her plan backfires as Luktuke outsmarts her and confesses about being a left-hander in the past. To make matters worse, it turns out that Luktuke was born with six toes on his left foot, while Shaku had fooled the Kuber family with the same identification of her husband.

Eventually, Naren is heartbroken to believe that Rangade is actually Saudamini's husband who has returned to be with her. On a last hope of regaining his relationship with Saudamini, he bribes Captain Rangade and tries to influence him to give her a divorce. However, Luktuke stands firm by citing his undying affection to his wife. Despite this, Hema spots Luktuke with Naren at a restaurant and follows him, therefore learning the truth. After the two come face-to-face, a stunned Luktuke unwillingly refuses to go with Hema, which causes her to pretend to be in love with Naren to make him jealous.

That night, Luktuke returns home drunk and criticises Laxmidhar in front of Mrs. Kuber for breaking off his relationship with Hema. Mrs. Kuber begins to grow suspicious of Captain Rangade but Laxmidhar diverts her thinking. On his friend's suggestion, Naren asks Saudamini to summon any of her relative who can testify Captain Rangade being an imposter. Seizing this opportunity, Shaku approaches Tatya and instructs him to arrive at the Kuber residence as her relative. Due to the fact that Naren has seen him in the beginning of their theatrical antics, Tatya orders his shop assistant Madhya (Madhu Apte) to assume his identity and claim that Captain Rangade is not her husband.

On the following day, Tatya himself arrives at Naren's house in disguise as Madhya does not reach his shop on time. He claims to have attended Saudamini's wedding and testifies that Captain Rangade cannot be her husband. In the end, Shaku concludes her arguments and has seemingly succeeded in convincing the Kuber family of Captain Rangade's pretence. However, the tale is twisted as Madhya goes on to arrive at the scene as "Tatya" and he too claims that Captain Rangade is not her husband. At this point, Shaku's cover is blown with the conception of faking her husband's death in hopes to marrying Naren for money.

On this ground, Laxmidhar expels Tatya and Madhya from the house while an emotionally upset Naren rants at Saudamini in a harsh manner. Despite this, Laxmidhar intervenes with Mrs. Kuber and pretends to forgive Saudamini for her misdeeds, before politely handing over all his wealth and power to her with a car as well as a house owned by him in [[Lonavala]] and asks her to leave his son. Seeing no other way out, Shaku decides to sacrifice herself and shockingly shoots down Luktuke to death with Laxmidhar's gun.

Eventually, a regretful Shaku confesses about her true identity before Naren and that she realised after entering the Kubers' house that there is nothing more important than love and affection, which she had developed for him and for the togetherness with the Kuber family. She also profusely expresses her gratitude for giving her the love of a family which her fate had denied to her and apologises to them all for what everything cost them, therefore begging Laxmidhar to have her hanged to death by the police for cheating and even committing the murder of the imposter.

However, Laxmidhar amusingly reveals that he had already planted fake bullets in the gun and so Luktuke turns out to be alive. Moreover, Laxmidhar also reveals his accquaintance and conspiracies with Luktuke and that he had already discovered the truth on the confession of Shaku's "uncle" Damodar who refused to cheat or lie to the family. Upon learning this, Naren realises his folly and reciprocates Shaku's feelings with Laxmidhar and Mrs. Kuber's consent. Just then, Hema and Deshmukh arrive at the scene and bump into Luktuke, causing Deshmukh to reprimand him for his negligence towards work since the past few days. The film ends with a furious Deshmukh chasing Luktuke along with Hema as Naren, Shaku, Mrs. Kuber, Laxmidhar and Damodar share a laughter.

== Cast ==
* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber (Naren)
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini (fake)
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Deshmukh (Luktuke's love interest)
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Lakshmidhar Kuber (Naren's father)
* Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber (Naren's mother)
* Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar (Shaku's uncle)
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Gajanan Deshmukh (Hema's father)
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar (Shaku's provider for drama costumes)
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya's assistant in shop)
=== Guest Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake Police Inspector called in by Lakshmidhar
* Chetan Dalvi as Drama Director

==Soundtrack==
The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021022813/http://www.in.com/maza-pati-karodpati/biography-393213.html Movie Details - in.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

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