Maza Pati Karodpati

Maza Pati Karodpati - Marathi Movie
File:Maza Pati Karodpati.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Produced by	Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
Starring	Sachin Pilgaonkar Ashok Saraf Kishori Shahane Supriya Pilgaonkar
Music by	Arun Paudwal
Release date	20 January 1988 (1988-01-20)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Maza Pati Karodpati (My Husband Is A Millionaire) is a Marathi movie released on 20 January 1988. Produced by Chelaram Bhatia along with Lalchand Bhatia and directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar.

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 the ability to buy enough time for 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, 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. 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 to Laxmidhar 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, leading to a lot of chaos inflicted by the two newcomers at Naren and his parents' house.

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)
• 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.

External links

• Movie Details - in.com