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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi | | name = Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = | | director = Sachin Pilgaonkar | ||
| producer = Kiran Shantaram | | producer = Kiran Shantaram | ||
| writer = Vasant Sabnis | | writer = Vasant Sabnis | ||
| starring = {{plainlist| | | starring = {{plainlist| | ||
* [[Ashok Saraf]] | * [[Ashok Saraf]] | ||
* | * Sachin Pilgaonkar | ||
* [[Laxmikant Berde]] | * [[Laxmikant Berde]] | ||
* [[Siddharth Ray]] | * [[Siddharth Ray]] | ||
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* [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] | * [[Supriya Pilgaonkar]] | ||
* [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]] | * [[Priya Arun|Priya Arun Berde]] | ||
* [[Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] | * [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] | ||
* Nayantara | * Nayantara | ||
* [[Viju Khote]] | * [[Viju Khote]] | ||
* [[Sudhir Joshi]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
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| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] | | language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = 3 | | gross = [[Indian rupee|₹]]3 [[crore]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi''''' is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film directed by | '''''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 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]], 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== | ==Plot== | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 24 July 2023
| Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi | |
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| Directed by | Sachin Pilgaonkar |
| Produced by | Kiran Shantaram |
| Written by | Vasant Sabnis |
| Starring |
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Production company | V. Shantaram Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | ₹3 crore |
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (translation: This Is Being Street-Smart) is a 1988 Indian Marathi-language comedy film 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 Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Laxmikant Berde and Siddharth Ray opposite Ashwini Bhave, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Priya Arun Berde and Nivedita Joshi Saraf along with Nayantara, Viju Khote and Sudhir Joshi in supporting roles.[1] 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 film Joy Maa Kali Boarding,[2] 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).[3] The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 Telugu film Chitram Bhalare Vichitram which was remade in Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and in Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).
Plot
In Pune, in 1988, Dhananjay Mane is a street-smart salesperson in a cosmetic store owned by Madhuri. He lives as a tenant of a stingy landlord, Vishwas Sarpotdar. He is soon joined by his younger brother, Shantanu, who is a medical student. Though prohibited by the landlord, Dhananjay and Shantanu allow their friends, Sudhir and Parshuram "Parsha", who have come in search of jobs, to secretly live with them. Sudhir has been kicked out by his uncle where he also worked to earn money and pay for his singing classes. Parsha has been kicked out by his abusive employer, Chhabu Rao, because he finds out that his daughter, Kamali and Parsha are in love.
One night, Dhananjay, Parsha and Sudhir insult Vishwas and his wife while drunk and are taken away by Shantanu, who arrives at the scene a little too late. Enraged by this harassment, Vishwas orders them to vacate the place in 4 days. After many failed futile attempts of finding a new home on rent, Dhananjay and Shantanu finally reach the palatial house of a rich, old, kind and half-blind widow named Leelabai Kalbhor. She lives with her female servant, Tanu and is often harassed by her nephew, Bali, for money. She is willing to rent some rooms in the house to Dhananjay and Shantanu provided they are married. Thus begins the comedy of errors. In order to comply with Leelabai's condition, Dhananjay and Shantanu convince Parsha and Sudhir to disguise themselves as their wives. Parsha thus turns into Parvati (Dhananjay's wife) and Sudhir turns into Sudha (Shantanu's wife). Shortly after arriving at their new rental home as couples, Leelabai's niece, Manisha and her friend, Sushma, who is also Shantanu's girlfriend from college, visit for a long stay at the house. Sudhir (disguised as Shantanu's wife Sudha) is now a successful singer and courts Manisha, stating that he and Sudha are twins, and that Sudhir disapproves of her marriage with Shantanu and hence is not on talking terms with both Sudha and Shantanu. While, Shantanu makes up a fake story of his wife's cancer to appease Sushma, who is clearly upset at seeing him married. Meanwhile, Dhananjay and his employer Madhuri also fall in love with each other. One day, Bali attacks Parsha disguised as Parvati but Dhananjay saves him. To stay home, Parsha (as Parvati) acts of being pregnant.
Dhananjay and Co. develop a bond of motherly love with Leelabai. Eventually, Tanu and Bali come to know about the disguises when they notice Sudha leaving the house as Sudhir through a window and Parvati as Parsha talking to Kamali when she had come to his house to meet him. Dhananjay and Co. then decide to leave the house. On their way out, they are exposed in front of Leelabai by Bali and his men and are handed over to police called in by Tanu. But at the police station, Leelabai absolves them of their deceitfulness because she feels these guys did the drama out of their need for a roof over their heads and did not steal from her or take advantage of her half-blindedness. If anything, they only treated her like a mother. And hence she decides to take them in as her sons. The movie ends with a family picture of all 4 newly-wed couples with Leelabai.
Cast
- Ashok Saraf as Dhananjay Mane
- Sachin Pilgaonkar as Sudhir / Sudha Mane
- Laxmikant Berde as Parshuram "Parsha" / Parvati Mane
- Siddharth Ray as Shantanu Mane
- Ashwini Bhave as Madhuri
- Supriya Pilgaonkar as Manisha
- Priya Arun-Berde as Kamali
- Nivedita Joshi-Saraf as Sushma
- Nayantara as Leelabai Kalbhor
- Viju Khote as Bali Kalbhor
- Sudhir Joshi as Vishwas Sarpotdar
- Suhas Bhalekar as Sudhir's Uncle
- Jairam Kulkarni as Chhabu Rao, Kamali's Father
- Lata Thatte as Mrs. Sarpotdar
- Gulab Korgaonkar as Tanu
- Madhu Apte as Venus Cassette Company Manager's Assistant
- Bipin Varti as Police Inspector
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, Amit Kumar, Suhasini, Aparna Mayekar, and Sachin Pilgaonkar.