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Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi

2023-09-27T12:22:01Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
| producer = Kiran Shantaram
| writer = Vasant Sabnis
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ashok Saraf]]
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Laxmikant Berde]]
* [[Siddharth Ray]]
* [[Ashwini Bhave]]
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]]
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]
* Nayantara
* [[Viju Khote]]
* [[Sudhir Joshi]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = V. Shantaram Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1988|09|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross = [[Indian rupee|₹]]3 [[crore]]
}}
'''''Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi''''' (translation: ''This Is Being Street-Smart'') is a [[List of Marathi films of 1988|1988]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy film written by Vasant Sabnis, directed by [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] and produced by Kiran Shantaram. Released in [[Maharashtra]] on 23 September 1988 and now considered to be a [[cult film]] in [[Marathi cinema]], the film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]], [[Laxmikant Berde]], [[Siddharth Ray]], [[Ashwini Bhave]], [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]], [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]], Nayantara, [[Viju Khote]] and [[Sudhir Joshi]].<ref>{{IMDb title|0267277}}</ref> The film revolves around four friends who are searching for rented accommodation when a landlady insists only on married couples, so two of the friends are forced to dress as women and pretend to be the wives of the other two. The film borrows the basic plot from the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ''[[Biwi Aur Makan]]'' (1966) which was based on the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding'',<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> and was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''Olu Saar Bari Olu'' (2003), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paying Guests]]'' (2009), in Punjabi as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' (2014) and in Bengali as ''[[Jio Pagla]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |title = Ten Marathi films remade in other languages|date = 11 September 2017}}</ref> The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Chitram Bhalare Vichitram]]'' which was remade in Kannada as ''[[Bombat Hendthi]]'' (1992) and in Tamil as ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' (1995).

==Plot==
Dhananjay Mane ([[Ashok Saraf]]) is a street-smart salesman in a cosmetics store in [[Pune]] and is secretly in love with his employer, Madhuri ([[Ashwini Bhave]]). He is the tenant of a stingy landlord, Mr. Vishwas Sarpotdar ([[Sudhir Joshi]]), and is soon joined by his younger brother, Shantanu ([[Siddharth Ray]]), who is a [[Medicine|medical]] student. Though prohibited by Mr. Sarpotdar, Dhananjay and Shantanu allow their [[Kolhapur]]-based childhood friends, Sudhir ([[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]]) and Parshuram ([[Laxmikant Berde]]), also known as Parshya, to secretly live with them as they both have come to Pune in search of jobs. Sudhir has been miserably disowned by his abusive uncle (Suhas Bhalekar) for his negligence towards job and income and participation in the village dances out of interest. Meanwhile, Parshya worked as a domestic worker for Chhaburao ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]), a drama contractor, who fired him from his job after finding out that Parshya is in love with his daughter, Kamli ([[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]]). One midnight, Dhananjay, Sudhir and Parshya insult Mr. Sarpotdar in a drunken state and are taken away from his house by Shantanu who arrives at the scene a little late. Enraged by his harassment, Mr. Sarpotdar orders the four friends to vacate the place within four days.

After several unsuccessful attempts in finding rented accommodation, Dhananjay and Shantanu finally come across the palatial house of a rich, old, kind and cataractic widow, Leelabai Kalbhor (Nayantara), who lives with her shrewd domestic worker, Tanu (Gulab Korgaonkar), and is often harassed for her money by her estranged nephew, Bali ([[Viju Khote]]). She is willing to rent some rooms at her house provided that her tenants are married couples. In order to comply with Leelabai's condition, Dhananjay and Shantanu have no other option but to force Sudhir and Parshya to dress as women and thus begins the comedy of errors; Parshya shaves off his moustache and transforms himself into "Parvati", Dhananjay's wife, while Sudhir transforms himself into "Sudha", Shantanu's wife. Shortly after the arrival of the four friends at Leelabai's residence as married couples, Leelabai's niece, Manisha ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]), and her childhood friend, Sushma ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]), who is also coincidentally Shantanu's girlfriend from [[Miraj]], come to stay with Leelabai for some months.

Sudhir, now a successful [[Singing|singer]] and music educator, falls in love with Manisha and courts her in his original form, stating that he is the twin brother of Sudha and that he is disappointed with her marriage with Shantanu and is thus not on talking terms with both Sudha and Shantanu. On the other hand, Shantanu, having passed to become a successful doctor, cooks up a fake story of the deadly stomach cancer of Sudha in front of Sushma as she is deeply upset at his betrayal with her and his marriage with Sudha. Elsewhere, Parshya reunites with Kamli when she comes to Pune with Chhaburao's drama troupe and also shares the news of Parshya having become a successful playwright back in Kolhapur. Meanwhile, Madhuri is heartbroken to see Dhananjay married with Parvati during her visit at Leelabai's residence, but Dhananjay confides the truth in Madhuri through a letter and the two eventually confess their love for each other.

While the four friends develop a bond of motherly love with Leelabai, Tanu confides in Bali the truth about Parvati and Sudha's true identities after she notices Parshya's wig and Sudhir wearing earrings while jumping out from the window in his original form. Eventually, the four friends decide to leave Leelabai's house after finding a new accommodation with the help of Madhuri and stage a drama before Leelabai for their way out. However, in the process, they all are unfortunately exposed by Bali and three of his henchmen in front of Leelabai, Manisha and Sushma and are handed over to the police called in by Tanu. However, at the police station, Leelabai surprisingly disowns Bali as her nephew and absolves the four friends of their deception instead because she genuinely feels that the four friends staged the drama out of their desperate need for a roof over their heads and that their intention was not to steal from her or take advantage of her cataract and that they treated her only like their own mother if anything. Hence, Leelabai decides to take them all in as her own sons with the marriages of Dhananjay, Sudhir, Parshya and Shantanu with Madhuri, Manisha, Kamli and Sushma, respectively. The film ends with the all four newlywed couples taking a family photograph along with Leelabai.

==Cast==
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dhananjay Mane; Madhuri's employee and love interest, Shantanu's older brother, Sudhir and Parshya's childhood friend, Manisha and Sushma's accquaintance, Mr. and Mrs. Sarpotdar, and later, Leelabai's tenant
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Sudhir / Sudha (fake); Manisha's love interest, Dhananjay, Parshya and Shantanu's childhood friend, Sushma's accquaintance, Mr. and Mrs. Sarpotdar, and later, Leelabai's tenant
* [[Laxmikant Berde]] as Parshuram (a.k.a. Parshya) / Parvati (fake); Kamli's love interest, Dhananjay, Sudhir and Shantanu's childhood friend, Manisha and Sushma's accquaintance, Mr. and Mrs. Sarpotdar, and later, Leelabai's tenant
* [[Siddharth Ray]] as Shantanu Mane; Sushma's love interest, Dhananjay's younger brother, Sudhir and Parshya's childhood friend, Manisha's accquaintance, Mr. and Mrs. Sarpotdar, and later, Leelabai's tenant
* [[Ashwini Bhave]] as Madhuri; Dhananjay's employer and love interest
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Manisha; Sudhir's love interest, Sushma's childhood friend, Dhananjay, Parshya and Shantanu's accquaintance, Leelabai's niece
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]] as Kamli; Parshya's love interest, Chhaburao's daughter
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] as Sushma; Shantanu's love interest, Manisha's childhood friend, Dhananjay, Parshya and Shantanu's accquaintance
* Nayantara as Leelabai Kalbhor; Dhananjay, Sudhir, Parshya and Shantanu's landlady, Manisha's maternal and Bali's estranged paternal aunt, Tanu's mistress
* [[Viju Khote]] as Bali Kalbhor; Leelabai's estranged nephew, Tanu's accomplice
* [[Sudhir Joshi]] as Mr. Vishwas Sarpotdar; Mrs. Sarpotdar's husband, Dhananjay, Sudhir, Parshya and Shantanu's former landlord
* Lata Thatte as Mrs. Vishwas Sarpotdar; Mr. Sarpotdar's wife, Sudhir, Parshya and Shantanu's former landlady
* Gulab Korgaonkar as Tanu; Leelabai's domestic worker, Bali's accomplice
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Chhaburao; Kamli's father, Parshya's ex-employer
* Suhas Bhalekar as Sudhir's uncle
* Bipin Varti as Police Inspector
* Madhu Apte as Sudhir's visitor

==Soundtrack==
The lyrics were penned by Shantaram Nandgaonkar and Sudhir Moghe. Well known Marathi song ''Hridayi Vasant Phulta Na'' was sung by [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Sudesh Bhosale]], Uttara Kelkar, [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]], Amit Kumar, Suhasini, Aparna Mayekar, and Sachin Pilgaonkar.

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0267277|Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi}}
* [http://www.marathimirchi.com/marathi/categories.php?cat_id=24 Movie Stills]

[[Category:Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Marathi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Marathi remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:1988 comedy films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi

2023-09-27T12:03:09Z

2409:40C2:1052:C784:8000:0:0:0:

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
| producer = Kiran Shantaram
| writer = Vasant Sabnis
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ashok Saraf]]
* [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Laxmikant Berde]]
* [[Siddharth Ray]]
* [[Ashwini Bhave]]
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]]
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]
* Nayantara
* [[Viju Khote]]
* [[Sudhir Joshi]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = V. Shantaram Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1988|09|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross = [[Indian rupee|₹]]3 [[crore]]
}}
'''''Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi''''' (translation: ''This Is Being Street-Smart'') is a [[List of Marathi films of 1988|1988]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy film written by Vasant Sabnis, directed by [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] and produced by Kiran Shantaram. Released in [[Maharashtra]] on 23 September 1988 and now considered to be a [[cult film]] in [[Marathi cinema]], the film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]], [[Laxmikant Berde]], [[Siddharth Ray]], [[Ashwini Bhave]], [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]], [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]], Nayantara, [[Viju Khote]] and [[Sudhir Joshi]].<ref>{{IMDb title|0267277}}</ref> The film revolves around four friends who are searching for rented accommodation when a landlady insists only on married couples, so two of the friends are forced to dress as women and pretend to be the wives of the other two. The film borrows the basic plot from the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ''[[Biwi Aur Makan]]'' (1966) which was based on the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding'',<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> and was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''Olu Saar Bari Olu'' (2003), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paying Guests]]'' (2009), in Punjabi as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' (2014) and in Bengali as ''[[Jio Pagla]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |title = Ten Marathi films remade in other languages|date = 11 September 2017}}</ref> The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Chitram Bhalare Vichitram]]'' which was remade in Kannada as ''[[Bombat Hendthi]]'' (1992) and in Tamil as ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' (1995).

==Plot==
Dhananjay Mane ([[Ashok Saraf]]) is a street-smart salesman in a cosmetics store in [[Pune]] and is secretly in love with his employer, Madhuri ([[Ashwini Bhave]]). He is the tenant of a stingy landlord, Mr. Vishwas Sarpotdar ([[Sudhir Joshi]]), and is soon joined by his younger brother, Shantanu ([[Siddharth Ray]]), who is a [[Medicine|medical]] student. Though prohibited by Mr. Sarpotdar, Dhananjay and Shantanu allow their [[Kolhapur]]-based childhood friends, Sudhir ([[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]]) and Parshuram ([[Laxmikant Berde]]), also known as Parshya, to secretly live with them as they both have come to Pune in search of jobs. Sudhir has been miserably disowned by his abusive uncle (Suhas Bhalekar) for his negligence towards job and income and participation in the village dances out of interest. Meanwhile, Parshya worked as a domestic worker for Chhaburao ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]), a drama contractor, who fired him from his job after finding out that Parshya is in love with his daughter, Kamli ([[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]]). One midnight, Dhananjay, Sudhir and Parshya insult Mr. Sarpotdar in a drunken state and are taken away from his house by Shantanu who arrives at the scene a little late. Enraged by his harassment, Mr. Sarpotdar orders the four friends to vacate the place within four days.

After several unsuccessful attempts in finding rented accommodation, Dhananjay and Shantanu finally come across the palatial house of a rich, old, kind and cataractic widow, Leelabai Kalbhor (Nayantara), who lives with her shrewd domestic worker, Tanu (Gulab Korgaonkar), and is often harassed for her money by her estranged nephew, Bali ([[Viju Khote]]). She is willing to rent some rooms at her house provided that her tenants are married couples. In order to comply with Leelabai's condition, Dhananjay and Shantanu have no other option but to force Sudhir and Parshya to dress as women and thus begins the comedy of errors; Parshya shaves off his moustache and transforms himself into "Parvati", Dhananjay's wife, while Sudhir transforms himself into "Sudha", Shantanu's wife. Shortly after the arrival of the four friends at Leelabai's residence as married couples, Leelabai's niece, Manisha ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]), and her childhood friend, Sushma ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]), who is also coincidentally Shantanu's girlfriend from [[Miraj]], come to stay with Leelabai for some months.

Sudhir, now a successful [[Singing|singer]] and music educator, falls in love with Manisha and courts her in his original form, stating that he is the twin brother of Sudha and that he is disappointed with her marriage with Shantanu and is thus not on talking terms with both Sudha and Shantanu. On the other hand, Shantanu, having passed to become a successful doctor, cooks up a fake story of the deadly stomach cancer of Sudha in front of Sushma as she is deeply upset at his betrayal with her and his marriage with Sudha. Elsewhere, Parshya reunites with Kamli when she comes to Pune with Chhaburao's drama troupe and also shares the news of Parshya having become a successful playwright back in Kolhapur. Meanwhile, Madhuri is heartbroken to see Dhananjay married with Parvati during her visit at Leelabai's residence, but Dhananjay confides the truth in Madhuri through a letter and the two eventually confess their love for each other.

While the four friends develop a bond of motherly love with Leelabai, Tanu confides in Bali the truth about Parvati and Sudha's true identities after she notices Parshya's wig and Sudhir wearing earrings while jumping out from the window in his original form. Eventually, the four friends decide to leave Leelabai's house after finding a new accommodation with the help of Madhuri and stage a drama before Leelabai for their way out. However, in the process, they all are unfortunately exposed by Bali and three of his henchmen in front of Leelabai, Manisha and Sushma and are handed over to the police called in by Tanu. However, at the police station, Leelabai surprisingly disowns Bali as her nephew and absolves the four friends of their deception instead because she genuinely feels that the four friends staged the drama out of their desperate need for a roof over their heads and that their intention was not to steal from her or take advantage of her cataract and that they treated her only like their own mother if anything. Hence, Leelabai decides to take them all in as her own sons with the marriages of Dhananjay, Sudhir, Parshya and Shantanu with Madhuri, Manisha, Kamli and Sushma, respectively. The film ends with the all four newlywed couples taking a family photograph along with Leelabai.

==Cast==
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dhananjay Mane: He is an equal bit of serious as well as witty and very quick with his words and even has a romantic side to him from his employer, Madhuri.
* [[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Sudhir / Sudha (fake): He is interested in music and will go to any extent to protect his loved ones.
* [[Laxmikant Berde]] as Parshuram (Parshya) / Parvati (fake): He is quite sensitive as well as romantic and has a flair for writing but is also very understanding.
* [[Siddharth Ray]] as Shantanu Mane: He is a medical student and the youngest in the four friends. He is also very serious when it comes to his studies but a fun-loving youngster and great at improvising as well.
* [[Ashwini Bhave]] as Madhuri: She is a boss lady but secretly loves her employee, Dhananjay. She is focused and dedicated, and yet she has a soft heart.
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Manisha: She is a bubbly and happy girl with big dreams and knows exactly what she desires and is not afraid to go after it.
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]] as Kamli: She is a soft-hearted girl but would stand up for what she believes in and would do anything for her closed ones.
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] as Sushma: She is very understanding as well as an independent girl. She is kind and values people and relationships.
* Nayantara as Leelabai Kalbhor: She is very innocent and trusts people easily. She is kind and a motherly figure to her tenants.
* [[Viju Khote]] as Bali Kalbhor: He is the antagonist and is a spoiled brat not valuing relations. However, his heart is also filled with vengeance and would go to any extent for the sake of money.
* [[Sudhir Joshi]] as Mr. Vishwas Sarpotdar: He is a petty man with a loudmouth and desires to profit from every situation with always looking for the easy way out.
* Lata Thatte as Mrs. Vishwas Sarpotdar: She is Mr. Sarpotdar's wife and is quite traditional and easygoing compared to her husband.
* Gulab Korgaonkar as Tanu: She is a grey character in the film and is quite good at establishing her motive.
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Chhaburao: He is an old-fashioned and conservative father towards his daughter, Kamli.
* Suhas Bhalekar as Sudhir's uncle
* Bipin Varti as Police Inspector
* Madhu Apte as Sudhir's visitor

==Soundtrack==
The lyrics were penned by Shantaram Nandgaonkar and Sudhir Moghe. Well known Marathi song ''Hridayi Vasant Phulta Na'' was sung by [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Sudesh Bhosale]], Uttara Kelkar, [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]], Amit Kumar, Suhasini, Aparna Mayekar, and Sachin Pilgaonkar.

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0267277|Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi}}
* [http://www.marathimirchi.com/marathi/categories.php?cat_id=24 Movie Stills]

[[Category:Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Marathi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Marathi remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:1988 comedy films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi

2023-09-27T11:58:15Z

2409:40C2:1052:C784:8000:0:0:0: /* Plot */

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
| producer = Kiran Shantaram
| writer = Vasant Sabnis
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ashok Saraf]]
* [[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Laxmikant Berde]]
* [[Siddharth Ray]]
* [[Ashwini Bhave]]
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]]
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]
* Nayantara
* [[Viju Khote]]
* [[Sudhir Joshi]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = V. Shantaram Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1988|09|23|df=y}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross = [[Indian rupee|₹]]3 [[crore]]
}}
'''''Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi''''' (translation: ''This Is Being Street-Smart'') is a [[List of Marathi films of 1988|1988]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language comedy film directed by [[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]] and produced by Kiran Shantaram. Released in [[Maharashtra]] on 23 September 1988 and now considered to be a [[cult film]] in [[Marathi cinema]], the film stars [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]], [[Laxmikant Berde]] and [[Siddharth Ray]] opposite [[Ashwini Bhave]], [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]] and [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] along with Nayantara, [[Viju Khote]] and [[Sudhir Joshi]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{IMDb title|0267277}}</ref> The film revolves around four friends who are searching for rented accommodation when a landlady insists only on married couples, so two of the friends are forced to dress as women and pretend to be the wives of the other two. The film borrows the basic plot from the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ''[[Biwi Aur Makan]]'' (1966) which was based on the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding'',<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/laxmikant-berde-superhit-comedy-films-of-the-actor-you-should-not-</ref> and was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''Olu Saar Bari Olu'' (2003), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Paying Guests]]'' (2009), in Punjabi as ''[[Mr & Mrs 420]]'' (2014) and in Bengali as ''[[Jio Pagla]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/KYhiSTqNNAPN9bzm8JlAhP/Ten-Marathi-films-remade-in-other-languages.html |title = Ten Marathi films remade in other languages|date = 11 September 2017}}</ref> The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Chitram Bhalare Vichitram]]'' which was remade in Kannada as ''[[Bombat Hendthi]]'' (1992) and in Tamil as ''[[Aanazhagan]]'' (1995).

==Plot==
Dhananjay Mane ([[Ashok Saraf]]) is a street-smart salesman in a cosmetics store in [[Pune]] and is secretly in love with his employer, Madhuri ([[Ashwini Bhave]]). He is the tenant of a stingy landlord, Mr. Vishwas Sarpotdar ([[Sudhir Joshi]]), and is soon joined by his younger brother, Shantanu ([[Siddharth Ray]]), who is a [[Medicine|medical]] student. Though prohibited by Mr. Sarpotdar, Dhananjay and Shantanu allow their [[Kolhapur]]-based childhood friends, Sudhir ([[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]]) and Parshuram ([[Laxmikant Berde]]), also known as Parshya, to secretly live with them as they both have come to Pune in search of jobs. Sudhir has been miserably disowned by his abusive uncle (Suhas Bhalekar) for his negligence towards job and income and participation in the village dances out of interest. Meanwhile, Parshya worked as a domestic worker for Chhaburao ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]), a drama contractor, who fired him from his job after finding out that Parshya is in love with his daughter, Kamli ([[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]]). One midnight, Dhananjay, Sudhir and Parshya insult Mr. Sarpotdar in a drunken state and are taken away from his house by Shantanu who arrives at the scene a little late. Enraged by his harassment, Mr. Sarpotdar orders the four friends to vacate the place within four days.

After several unsuccessful attempts in finding rented accommodation, Dhananjay and Shantanu finally come across the palatial house of a rich, old, kind and cataractic widow, Leelabai Kalbhor (Nayantara), who lives with her shrewd domestic worker, Tanu (Gulab Korgaonkar), and is often harassed for her money by her estranged nephew, Bali ([[Viju Khote]]). She is willing to rent some rooms at her house provided that her tenants are married couples. In order to comply with Leelabai's condition, Dhananjay and Shantanu have no other option but to force Sudhir and Parshya to dress as women and thus begins the comedy of errors; Parshya shaves off his moustache and transforms himself into "Parvati", Dhananjay's wife, while Sudhir transforms himself into "Sudha", Shantanu's wife. Shortly after the arrival of the four friends at Leelabai's residence as married couples, Leelabai's niece, Manisha ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]), and her childhood friend, Sushma ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]), who is also coincidentally Shantanu's girlfriend from [[Miraj]], come to stay with Leelabai for some months.

Sudhir, now a successful [[Singing|singer]] and music educator, falls in love with Manisha and courts her in his original form, stating that he is the twin brother of Sudha and that he is disappointed with her marriage with Shantanu and is thus not on talking terms with both Sudha and Shantanu. On the other hand, Shantanu, having passed to become a successful doctor, cooks up a fake story of the deadly stomach cancer of Sudha in front of Sushma as she is deeply upset at his betrayal with her and his marriage with Sudha. Elsewhere, Parshya reunites with Kamli when she comes to Pune with Chhaburao's drama troupe and also shares the news of Parshya having become a successful playwright back in Kolhapur. Meanwhile, Madhuri is heartbroken to see Dhananjay married with Parvati during her visit at Leelabai's residence, but Dhananjay confides the truth in Madhuri through a letter and the two eventually confess their love for each other.

While the four friends develop a bond of motherly love with Leelabai, Tanu confides in Bali the truth about Parvati and Sudha's true identities after she notices Parshya's wig and Sudhir wearing earrings while jumping out from the window in his original form. Eventually, the four friends decide to leave Leelabai's house after finding a new accommodation with the help of Madhuri and stage a drama before Leelabai for their way out. However, in the process, they all are unfortunately exposed by Bali and three of his henchmen in front of Leelabai, Manisha and Sushma and are handed over to the police called in by Tanu. However, at the police station, Leelabai surprisingly disowns Bali as her nephew and absolves the four friends of their deception instead because she genuinely feels that the four friends staged the drama out of their desperate need for a roof over their heads and that their intention was not to steal from her or take advantage of her cataract and that they treated her only like their own mother if anything. Hence, Leelabai decides to take them all in as her own sons with the marriages of Dhananjay, Sudhir, Parshya and Shantanu with Madhuri, Manisha, Kamli and Sushma, respectively. The film ends with the all four newlywed couples taking a family photograph along with Leelabai.

==Cast==
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dhananjay Mane: He is an equal bit of serious as well as witty and very quick with his words and even has a romantic side to him from his employer, Madhuri.
* [[Maza Pati Karodpati|Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Sudhir / Sudha (fake): He is interested in music and will go to any extent to protect his loved ones.
* [[Laxmikant Berde]] as Parshuram (Parshya) / Parvati (fake): He is quite sensitive as well as romantic and has a flair for writing but is also very understanding.
* [[Siddharth Ray]] as Shantanu Mane: He is a medical student and the youngest in the four friends. He is also very serious when it comes to his studies but a fun-loving youngster and great at improvising as well.
* [[Ashwini Bhave]] as Madhuri: She is a boss lady but secretly loves her employee, Dhananjay. She is focused and dedicated, and yet she has a soft heart.
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Manisha: She is a bubbly and happy girl with big dreams and knows exactly what she desires and is not afraid to go after it.
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]] as Kamli: She is a soft-hearted girl but would stand up for what she believes in and would do anything for her closed ones.
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] as Sushma: She is very understanding as well as an independent girl. She is kind and values people and relationships.
* Nayantara as Leelabai Kalbhor: She is very innocent and trusts people easily. She is kind and a motherly figure to her tenants.
* [[Viju Khote]] as Bali Kalbhor: He is the antagonist and is a spoiled brat not valuing relations. However, his heart is also filled with vengeance and would go to any extent for the sake of money.
* [[Sudhir Joshi]] as Mr. Vishwas Sarpotdar: He is a petty man with a loudmouth and desires to profit from every situation with always looking for the easy way out.
* Lata Thatte as Mrs. Vishwas Sarpotdar: She is Mr. Sarpotdar's wife and is quite traditional and easygoing compared to her husband.
* Gulab Korgaonkar as Tanu: She is a grey character in the film and is quite good at establishing her motive.
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Chhaburao: He is an old-fashioned and conservative father towards his daughter, Kamli.
* Suhas Bhalekar as Sudhir's uncle
* Bipin Varti as Police Inspector
* Madhu Apte as Sudhir's visitor

==Soundtrack==
The lyrics were penned by Shantaram Nandgaonkar and Sudhir Moghe. Well known Marathi song ''Hridayi Vasant Phulta Na'' was sung by [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Sudesh Bhosale]], Uttara Kelkar, [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]], Amit Kumar, Suhasini, Aparna Mayekar, and Sachin Pilgaonkar.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0267277|Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi}}
* [http://www.marathimirchi.com/marathi/categories.php?cat_id=24 Movie Stills]

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[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
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[[Category:Marathi remakes of Hindi films]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Sachin (actor)]]

Maza Pati Karodpati

2023-09-27T11:48:17Z

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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi|Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]] [[Macchindra Kambli]] [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] [[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]] [[Nilu Phule]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
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| studio =
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| released = 20
January 1988 ([[Maharashtra]])
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| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' (translation: ''My Husband Is A Millionaire'') is a [[List of Marathi films of 1988|1988]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language [[Comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi|Sachin Pilgaonkar]] and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. Released in [[Maharashtra]] on 20 January 1988, the film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]], [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]], [[Macchindra Kambli]], [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]], [[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]] and [[Nilu Phule]].

== Synopsis ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober but stubborn young girl orphaned by fate who lives in a slum with her maternal uncle, Damodar ([[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]]), a bachelor. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl receives only one chance to change her name and financial conditions and that is after her marriage. Damodar is a domestic worker for Mr. Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]), a renowned industrialist whose only son, Narendra ([[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]), also known as Naren, has just returned from abroad after completing his studies. At a party thrown by Mr. Kuber for his son's homecoming, Naren shares his views on marriage with his friends. His only condition is that he will marry a young widow, which is overheard by Shaku.

With the help of Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), a theatre costume lender and friend of Damodar, Shaku poses as a young widow, Saudamini, and enters the Kuber residence. Using her theatrical antics, she soon wins over the hearts of Naren and his mother, Mrs. Kuber ([[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]]), who ask her to stay in the house for a more duration. As days go by, Naren falls in love with Shaku but Mr. Kuber asks for Saudamini's late husband's photograph. Again with the help of Tatya Malvankar, Shaku shows him the photograph of a military officer and tells his name as Captain Bajirao Rangade.

Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]) is a clerk working for Mr. Kuber's childhood friend, Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]), while secretly in love with Mr. Deshmukh's only daughter, Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]). Mr. Kuber had previously asked Mr. Deshmukh for Hema's hand in marriage for Naren. One day, when Mr. Kuber visits Mr. Deshmukh at his office, he bumps into Luktuke whom he recognises to be Saudamini's late husband, Captain Bajirao Rangade, in the photograph. A plan begins to take shape in Mr. Kuber's mind...!

== Cast ==
The cast is listed below (according to the opening credits) -

* [[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi|Sachin Pilgaonkar]] as Narendra Laxmidhar Kuber (a.k.a. Naren); Shaku's love interest, Mr. and Mrs. Kuber's son, Damodar's younger master, Hema's friend
* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] as Shaku / Saudamini (fake); Naren's love interest, Damodar's niece
* [[Ashok Saraf]] as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake); Hema's love interest, Mr. Deshmukh's employee, Mr. Kuber's accomplice
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Hema Gajanan Deshmukh; Luktuke's love interest, Mr. Deshmukh's daughter, Naren's friend
* [[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]] as Damodar; Shaku's maternal uncle, the Kubers' domestic worker
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar; Damodar's friend, Shaku's accquaintance
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh; Hema's father, Luktuke's employer, Mr. Kuber's childhood friend
* [[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]] as Mrs. Laxmidhar Kuber; Mr. Kuber's wife, Naren's mother, Damodar's mistress
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Mr. Laxmidhar Kuber; Mrs. Kuber's husband, Naren's father, Damodar's older master, Mr. Deshmukh's childhood friend, Luktuke's accomplice
=== Cameo Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake police inspector called in by Mr. Kuber
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of Shaku's theatre play titled "Bajirao Mastani"
* Madhu Apte as Madhya; Tatya Malvankar's assistant

==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

2023-09-27T11:23:27Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maza Pati Karodpati
| image =
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi|Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
| producer = Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]] [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] [[Ashok Saraf]] [[Kishori Shahane]] [[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]] [[Macchindra Kambli]] [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] [[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]] [[Nilu Phule]]
| music = [[Arun Paudwal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 20
January 1988 ([[Maharashtra]])
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Maza Pati Karodpati''''' (translation: ''My Husband Is A Millionaire'') is a [[List of Marathi films of 1988|1988]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language [[Comedy film|comedy film]] directed by [[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi|Sachin Pilgaonkar]] and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. Released in [[Maharashtra]] on 20 January 1988, the film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Sachin Pilgaonkar]], [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]], [[Ashok Saraf]], [[Kishori Shahane]], [[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]], [[Macchindra Kambli]], [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]], [[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]] and [[Nilu Phule]].

== Synopsis ==
Shaku ([[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]) is a sober but stubborn young girl orphaned by fate who lives in a slum with her maternal uncle, Damodar ([[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]]), a bachelor. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl receives only one chance to change her name and financial conditions and that is after her marriage. Damodar is a domestic worker for Mr. Laxmidhar Kuber ([[Nilu Phule]]), a renowned industrialist whose only son, Narendra ([[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]), also known as Naren, has just returned from abroad after completing his studies. At a party thrown by Mr. Kuber for his son's homecoming, Naren shares his views on marriage with his friends. His only condition is that he will marry a young widow, which is overheard by Shaku.

With the help of Tatya Malvankar ([[Macchindra Kambli]]), a theatre costume lender and friend of Damodar, Shaku poses as a young widow, Saudamini, and enters the Kuber residence. Using her theatrical antics, she soon wins over the hearts of Naren and his mother, Mrs. Kuber ([[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]]), who ask her to stay in the house for a more duration. As days go by, Naren falls in love with Shaku but Mr. Kuber asks for Saudamini's late husband's photograph. Again with the help of Tatya Malvankar, Shaku shows him the photograph of a military officer and tells his name as Captain Bajirao Rangade.

Dinkar Luktuke ([[Ashok Saraf]]) is a clerk working for Mr. Kuber's childhood friend, Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh ([[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]]), while secretly in love with Mr. Deshmukh's only daughter, Hema ([[Kishori Shahane]]). Mr. Kuber had previously asked Mr. Deshmukh for Hema's hand in marriage for Naren. One day, when Mr. Kuber visits Mr. Deshmukh at his office, he bumps into Luktuke whom he recognises to be Saudamini's late husband, Captain Bajirao Rangade, in the photograph. A plan begins to take shape in Mr. Kuber's mind...!

== Cast ==
The cast is listed below (according to the opening credits) -

* [[Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi|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
* [[Gammat Jammat|Suhas Bhalekar]] as Damodar
* [[Macchindra Kambli]] as Tatya Malvankar
* [[Jayram Kulkarni|Jairam Kulkarni]] as Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh
* [[Gol Maal|Shubha Khote]] as Mrs. Kuber
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Mr. Laxmidhar Kuber
=== Cameo Appearances ===
* Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
* Janardhan Parab as Fake police inspector called in by Mr. Kuber
* Chetan Dalvi as Director of Shaku's theatre play titled "Bajirao Mastani"
* Madhu Apte as Madhya (Tatya Malvankar's assistant)

==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}}