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{{Short description|1990 Marathi movie of Mahesh Kothare}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dhadakebaaz
| director = [[Mahesh Kothare]]<ref name="Cinestaan">{{Cite web|title=Dhadakebaaz (1990) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dhadakebaaz-19830/cast-crew|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
| starring = [[Laxmikant Berde]]<br>[[Deepak Shirke]]<br>Mahesh Kothare
| music = Anil Mohile
|image = Dhadakebaaz.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| studio = Jenma Films International
| released = 1 January 1990<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/dhadakebaaz-16415.html|title=Watch Dhadakebaaz Full Movie Online, Comedy Film|website=www.digit.in}}</ref>
| runtime = 2 hr 30 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
}}

'''''Dhadakebaaz''''' is a [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] [[Film|movie]] directed by [[Mahesh Kothare]] and produced by Jenma Films International. It was released on January 1, 1990. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Vetri Padigal]]'' (1991).

== Plot ==
Lakshya, Mahesh, and Bappa are best friends who support themselves by committing petty [[crime]]s. After release from prison, Mahesh and Bappa decide to cease their criminal activity and go their separate ways. Lakshya is reluctant to part with his friends and give up crime. However, Mahesh and Bappa forge ahead and choose to live separately. Mahesh says to Bappa and Lakshya: "If we all three continue to live together, we can't leave our criminal lives. So we must live separately, away from each other."

Later, Lakshya finds a five [[Indian rupee|rupee]] coin while walking on the street. He keeps the coin in his jacket pocket. However, his jacket pocket has a hole, so the coin drops onto the street. Lakshya picks it up again. This happens multiple times. He gets hungry and walks into a restaurant, thinking he has 15 rupees, and eats various dishes. When the restaurant owner asks him to pay, he finds he does not have enough money. The owner throws him out of the shop. Lakshya, once again, finds the five rupee coin and then tries to make money with this coin by playing poker. In a [[Poker|poker game]], he manages to win a few hundred rupees. In the end, it is revealed that he is cheating. The other players start to physically assault Lakshya, but Mahesh arrives and saves him.

Mahesh, Bappa, and Lakshya flee and reach Shivapur village. They go to the temple of [[Shiva]] and pledge to live as law-abiding citizens. Lakshya then meets Gangi, a girl selling flowers outside the temple. He falls in love with her. Then, Lakshya finds a bottle in the ruins of an old fort. A man trapped inside the bottle tells him that he is Gangaram, the ancestor of Lakshya. He also says that he was learning magic from a [[guru]], but an accident occurred, and his guru cursed him and trapped him in this bottle. The guru said to Gangaram: "You only will be free from this bottle when your descendant will use the sand given by Guru for his benefit."

Lakshya shows this bottle to Mahesh and Bappa. They colour the temple of Shiva by using Gangaram's magic. A notorious robber, Kawatya Mahakal, comes to find out more about the magic bottle that Lakshya owns. He steals the bottle but is unable to use it. All three friends defeat Mahakal and free Shivapur by using the magic of Gangaram. Gangaram's sandbag empties and is free from the curse of his Guru.<ref name="Zeetalkies">{{Cite web|url=http://www.zeetalkies.com/movies/dhadakebaaz.html|title=Dhadakebaaz movie review|website=Zeetalkies.com|access-date=3 March 2021}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Laxmikant Berde]] as Lakshya Hazare and Gangaram<ref name="Cinestaan" />
*[[Mahesh Kothare]] as Mahesh Nemane
* [[Deepak Shirke]] as Bappa Bajrangi<ref name="Cinestaan" />
* Prajakta Kulkarni as Gangi Phulwali
* Ravindra Berde as Hawaldar Rede
* [[Ashwini Bhave]] as PSI Uma Jadhav<ref name="Zeetalkies" />
* Bipin Varti as Kawatya Mahakal (uncredited),<ref name="loksatta">{{Cite news|author=|date=2019-11-05|script-title=mr:धडाकेबाज’मध्ये तब्बल आठ जणांनी साकारली होती कवट्या महाकाळची भूमिका|title=|trans-title=Eight different actors played the character of Kawatya Mahakal|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/mahesh-kothare-film-dhadakebaaz-fame-kauthya-mahakal-role-ssj-93-2008414/|access-date=2021-03-15|newspaper=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr}}</ref> voice over for Kawatya Mahakal and role of his sidekick.<ref name="DM">{{Cite web|author=|date=2019-11-06|title=|script-title=mr:एक दोन नव्हे तब्बल 8 कलाकारांनी साकारली होती 'धडाकेबाज'मधली कवट्या महाकाळची भूमिका, हे होते कारण|trans-title=Not one or two but 8 different actors portrayed the character of Kawatya Mahakal in 'Dhadakebaaz|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/bipin-varti-play-kauthya-mahakal-in-mahesh-kothares-film-dhadakebaaz-126007616.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-15|website=[[Divya Marathi]]|language=mr}}</ref>
*Alka Inamdar as Paro Akka
*Ashok Pahelwan as Divlya
*Amber Kothare
*Bhalchandra Kulkarni
*Chandrakant Pandya

==Production==
''Dhadakebaaz'' is the first Marathi movie made in [[CinemaScope]].<ref name="Zeetalkies" /> The story was written by Mahesh Kothare.<ref name="Cinestaan" /> Lyrics for the songs were written by Pravin Davne. These songs are performed by [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[Sudesh Bhosale|Sudesh Bhosle]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]], Jyotsna Hardikar, Uttara Kelkar, Vinay Mandake and Anupama Deshpande.<ref name="Zeetalkies" />

The role of robber Kawatya Mahakal was played by eight different actors at various times during [[Principal photography|principle photography]].<ref name="loksatta" /> Bipin Warti first portrayed Kawatya Mahakal, but he was unable to continue because he was shooting another film.<ref name="loksatta" /> Bipin Varti performed the voice-over for Kawatya Mahakal for the entire film by himself.<ref name="DM" /> [[Laxmikant Berde]]'s hand was injured during filming of the gunfire shooting sequence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/laxmikant-berde-marathi-superstar-who-was-much-beyond-the-characters-hes-remembered-for/334347/|title=Laxmikant Berde, Marathi superstar who was much beyond the characters he's remembered for|first=Unnati|last=Sharma|date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>

== Soundtrack==
The lyrics were written by [[Anil Mohile]]. Songs title are:
* "Hi dosti tutaychi nay"<ref>{{Citation|title=Dhadakebaaz- Songs & Dialogues Song: Dhadakebaaz- Songs & Dialogues MP3 Marathi Song by Anil Mohile Online Free on Gaana.com|url=https://gaana.com/album/dhadakebaaz-songs-dialogues|access-date=2021-03-15}}</ref> by [[Suresh Wadkar]], Sudesh Bhosle<ref name="Hungama">{{Citation|last=Hungama|title=Dhadakebaaz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/dhadakebaaz-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/53816443/|language=en|access-date=2021-03-15}}</ref>
*"Gangaram Ye" by [[Sudesh Bhosle]], Anupama<ref name="Hungama" />
*"Phu Bai Phu Phugadi Phu" by Vinay Mandke, Uttara Kelkar<ref name="Hungama" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0233562}}

[[Category:1990s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Kothare]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Marathi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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