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{{Infobox film
| name = Astu
| image = Astu poster.jpg
| alt = Astu poster
| caption = Astu poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Marathi|अस्तु}}
| director = [[Sumitra Bhave]], Sunil Sukthankar
| producer = Sheelaa Rao, [[Mohan Agashe]]
| writer = Sumitra Bhave
| screenplay = Sumitra Bhave
| story = Sumitra Bhave
| starring = [[Mohan Agashe]] [[Iravati Harshe]], [[Amruta Subhash]], [[Milind Soman]], [[Devika Daftardar]]
| music = Saket Kanetkar, Dhananjay Kharwandikar
| cinematography = Milind Jog
| editing = Mohit Takalkar
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|07||Indian Film Festival Stuttgart|2016|7|15}}
| runtime = 123 minutes
| studio = 
| country = India
| language = Marathi
}}

'''''Astu: So Be It''''' (or simply '''''Astu''''') is a 2015 [[Marathi film]] directed by the duo [[Sumitra Bhave]] and Sunil Suktankar and stars [[Mohan Agashe]], [[Iravati Harshe]], [[Milind Soman]] and [[Amruta Subhash]] in lead roles. The film is about Dr Chakrapani Shastri, a [[Sanskrit]] scholar who suffers from [[Alzheimer's disease]] and played by Agashe.

== Plot ==
Dr. Chakrapani Shastri ([[Mohan Agashe]]), fondly known as Appa, is a retired [[Sanskrit]] professor and a former director of [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute|Oriental Research Institute]], Pune. Shastri currently lives with Ram (Om Bhutkar), a young student as his caretaker, and has been diagnosed with the advanced stages of [[Alzheimer's disease]]. One day, as Ram has to appear for his exams, Shastri's elder daughter Ira ([[Iravati Harshe]]) takes Shastri to her house. While driving back home, Ira stops at a shop, requesting Shastri to stay in the car. While sitting in the car, Shastri sees a passing elephant on the road. He gets fascinated and with some help gets himself out of the car and starts following the elephant through the lanes of the city. When Ira comes back and finds her father missing from the car, she and her husband, Madhav ([[Milind Soman]]), starts looking for Shastri at various places and also reports him to the police station.

As Shastri keeps following Laxmi{{mdash}}the elephant, her [[mahout]] Anta (Nachiket Purnapatre) tries to get Shastri back to his house. However, Shastri does not remember anything and reaches mahout's house where he meets mahout's wife Channamma ([[Amruta Subhash]]). She takes care of Shastri along with her new-born and offers him a new family. Ira informs Devika ([[Devika Daftardar]]) about their missing father but Devika blames Ira for the happening and suggests an old-age home for him. Police traces the elephant's whereabouts and finds Shastri but accuses mahout for kidnapping Shastri and informs Ira. Shastri refuses to go back to Ira and wants to stay with Channamma but she convinces him. Shastri agrees and Ira requests police to drop all the charges.

== Cast ==
* [[Mohan Agashe]] as Dr. Chakrapani Shastri or Appa
* [[Iravati Harshe]] as Ira, Shastri's elder daughter
* [[Amruta Subhash]] as Channamma
* [[Milind Soman]] as Madhav, Ira's husband
* Devika Daftardar as Rahi, Shastri's younger daughter
* [[Jyoti Subhash]] as Malti Kaku
* Nachiket Purnapatre as Anta, mahout

== Production ==
Actor [[Mohan Agashe]] was approached by a Marathi short filmmaker with the idea of a project that deals with [[Alzheimer's disease]]. Though Agashe liked the idea, he wasn't satisfied with the script and suggested the filmmaker to improvise. However, in spite of script developments, Agashe found limitations with it. Later, he suggested the filmmaker to meet Sumitra Bhave who had finished working her earlier film. She worked on the script for a month and modified it to be of a full-fledged feature film. After the shooting was completed, one of the co-producers backed out of post-production. Agashe contributed from his pension and provident fund to complete the remaining work.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/astu-a-state-of-acceptance/article7702215.ece|title='Astu', a state of acceptance|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 September 2015|accessdate=27 July 2016|author=Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi}}</ref>

== Release and reception ==
Though the film was completed in 2013, it did not find any distributor and was released through [[crowdfunding]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catapooolt.com/campaign/info/title/astu-so-be-it?camp=ASTNSH7PWF&pid=MTg4&uid=MjUzMQ==|title=Astu: So Be It: A hard-hitting Film on Value of Relationships needs your support for theatrical release! By: Sheelaa Rao|publisher=Catapooolt|accessdate=4 May 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/marathi-movie-astu-review-1268646/|title=चित्ररंग: कोहमपर्यंत नेणारा प्रवास|newspaper=Loksatta|language=Marathi|date=17 July 2016|accessdate=27 July 2016|author=Raikwar, Reshma}}</ref> Though, it was released in [[Pune]] in 2014, it was re-released to qualify for the Maharashtra state film subsidy, which requires the film to be released in [[List of districts of Maharashtra|ten state districts]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/meenakshi-shedde-astu-so-be-it/17439151|title=Astu: So Be It|newspaper=Mid-Day|date=17 July 2016|accessdate=4 May 2017|author=Shedde, Meenakshi}}</ref> It was also screened at the [[New York Film Festival]] (NYFF) and a special screening was organised at the [[Harvard University]] campus for awareness towards problems of the elderly due to lack of human interaction and the care needed followed by a panel discussion with participations from Mohan Agashe, and professors [[Arthur Kleinman]] and [[Diana L. Eck]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Harvard-watches-Marathi-film-on-Alzheimers/articleshow/47561033.cms |title=Harvard watches Marathi film on Alzheimer's |author=Meenakshi Rohatgil |work=The Times of India |date= 6 June 2015 |accessdate=19 June 2017}}</ref>

The film was appreciated for its depiction of Alzheimer's/Dementia and the performances of its leads. [[Namrata Joshi]] of ''The Hindu'' writes that "though the film is about loss of memory it's structured and built around a series of recollections" and mentions that the film builds awareness about [[Alzheimer's disease]] but does not "slip into sermonizing, it remains sensitive not sentimental".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/astu-film-review-inside-a-beautiful-mind/article8855822.ece|title=Astu: Inside a beautiful mind|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 July 2016|accessdate=27 July 2016|author=Joshi, Namrata}}</ref> Mihir Bhanage of ''The Times of India'' writes that the "splendid narration and direction coupled with excellent performances are high point of this film".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/Astu/movie-review/39422629.cms|title=Astu Movie Review|newspaper=The Times of India|date=18 July 2016|accessdate=27 July 2016|author=Bhanage, Mihir}}</ref>

== Awards ==
The film won several awards upon release.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | 11th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart
| Audience Award for Best Film
| ''Astu''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.11.indisches-filmfestival.de/de/wettbewerb/gewinner/|title=Gewinner des 11. Indischen Filmfestivals Stuttgart|language=German|trans-title=Winner of the 11th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart|accessdate=13 January 2017|publisher=Indian Film Festival Stuttgart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908154410/http://www.11.indisches-filmfestival.de/de/wettbewerb/gewinner/|archive-date=8 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | 2nd Delhi International Film Festival
| Best Regional Film
| ''Astu''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=12th Pune International Film Festival|url=http://www.piffindia.com/pdf/3-Marathi%20Competition.pdf|publisher=Pune International Film Festival|accessdate=16 January 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404151855/http://piffindia.com/pdf/3-Marathi%20Competition.pdf|archivedate=4 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | [[61st National Film Awards]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Dialogue]]
| [[Sumitra Bhave]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="61staward">{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=16 April 2014|accessdate=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|archivedate=16 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | [[61st National Film Awards]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Amruta Subhash]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="61staward" />
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | Kolhapur International Film Festival
| Audience Award for Best Film
| ''Astu''
| {{won}}
|{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | Kolhapur International Film Festival
| Best Film
| ''Astu''
| {{won}}
|<ref name="Gauurikaa">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/astusobeit/status/418364636518289408|title=Gauurikaa films@ASTUsobeit: ASTU SO BE IT Sweeps awards|accessdate=15 January 2017|date=1 January 2014|publisher=Twitter}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | Kolhapur International Film Festival
| Best Direction
| [[Sumitra Bhave]] and [[Sunil Sukthankar]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="Gauurikaa" />
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | Kolhapur International Film Festival
| Best Screenplay
| [[Sumitra Bhave]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="Gauurikaa" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Film
| ''Astu''
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="MICTA">{{cite web|url=http://rangmarathi.com/nominations-for-micta-films-theatre-awards/|title=Nominations for MICTA films, theatre awards|date=7 September 2014|accessdate=15 January 2017|publisher=Rangmarathi}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.loksatta.com/lokprabha/micta-awards-2-1078110/|title=मिक्ता पुरस्कार सोहळा दिमाखात संपन्न|language=Marathi|trans-title=MICTA Awards|date=6 March 2015|accessdate=15 January 2017|publisher=Loksatta}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Direction
| [[Sumitra Bhave]] and [[Sunil Sukthankar]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Actor
| [[Mohan Agashe]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Actress
| [[Iravati Harshe]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Actress in Supporting Role
| [[Amruta Subhash]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Art Direction
| [[Sumitra Bhave]] and Santosh Sankhad
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Dialogues
| [[Sumitra Bhave]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Screenplay
| [[Sumitra Bhave]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Story
| [[Sumitra Bhave]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | [[MICTA|Marathi International Cinema and Theatre Awards]] (MICTA)
| Best Sound
| Pramod Thomas
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="MICTA" />
|-
|2014
! scope="row" | 14th [[New York Indian Film Festival]]
| Best Film
| ''Astu''
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="14NYFF">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaac.us/nyiff2014/awards.html|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2014|date=10 May 2014|accessdate=13 January 2017|publisher=New York Indian Film Festival}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|2014
! scope="row" | 14th [[New York Indian Film Festival]]
| Best Actor
| [[Mohan Agashe]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="14NYFF" />
|-
|2014
! scope="row" | 14th [[New York Indian Film Festival]]
| Best Actress
| [[Iravati Harshe]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="14NYFF" />
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | [[Filmfare Marathi Awards|1st Filmfare Awards Marathi]]
| Critics' Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
| [[Mohan Agashe]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="1FFM">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-ajeenkya-dy-patil-filmfare-awards-marathi-11241.html|title=Nominations for Ajeenkya DY Patil Filmfare Awards (Marathi)|date=16 November 2015|accessdate=13 January 2017|publisher=Filmfare}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-ajeenkya-dy-patil-filmfare-awards-marathi-11282.html|title=Winners of the Ajeenkya DY Patil Filmfare Awards (Marathi)|date=20 November 2015|accessdate=13 January 2017|publisher=Filmfare}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | [[Filmfare Marathi Awards|1st Filmfare Awards Marathi]]
| Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
| [[Mohan Agashe]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="1FFM" />
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | [[Filmfare Marathi Awards|1st Filmfare Awards Marathi]]
| Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
| [[Iravati Harshe]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="1FFM" />
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | [[Filmfare Marathi Awards|1st Filmfare Awards Marathi]]
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
| [[Amruta Subhash]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="1FFM" />
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" | [[Filmfare Marathi Awards|1st Filmfare Awards Marathi]]
| Best Background Score
| Saket Kanitkar
| {{nominated}}
|<ref name="1FFM" />
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|3867974}}
{{Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar}}


[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award-winning performance]]
[[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Dialogue National Film Award]]
[[Category:2010s Marathi-language films]]

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