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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Abhijeet Samarth ([[Ashok Saraf]]), the lazy owner of a gymnasium, lives a wealthy lifestyle in [[Pune]] along with his advocate wife Asavari ([[Vandana Gupte]]), his collegiate daughter Rasika (Varsha Usgaonkar) and his widowed father ([[Bal Karve]]). Abhijeet's advocate friend Anant Mahashabde ([[Vikram Gokhale]]) also lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pune along with his wife Ulka (Savita Prabhune), his collegiate son Aseem ([[Sunil Barve]]), his schoolgoing daughter Chinu (Sai Deodhar) and his widowed mother (Pratibha Amrute). Both Abhijeet and Anant get together along with Asavari and sometimes Ulka as well at Abhijeet and Asavari's place every Saturday to enjoy drinks and share some poetry. Their harmonious lifestyle changes hilariously when both Ulka and Abhijeet come across two anonymous love letters apparently addressed to Anant and Asavari, respectively, and begin to suspect that their respective spouses are having an extramarital affair.
Abhijeet Samarth ([[Ashok Saraf]]), the lazy owner of a gymnasium, lives a wealthy lifestyle in [[Pune]] along with his advocate wife Asavari ([[Vandana Gupte]]), his collegiate daughter Rasika ([[Gammat Jammat|Varsha Usgaonkar]]) and his widowed father ([[Bal Karve]]). His hardworking advocate friend Anant Mahashabde ([[Vikram Gokhale]]) also lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pune along with his wife Ulka ([[Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2|Savita Prabhune]]), his collegiate son Aseem ([[Sunil Barve]]), his schoolgoing daughter Chinu (Sai Deodhar) and his widowed mother (Pratibha Amrute). Both Abhijeet and Anant get together along with Asavari and sometimes Ulka as well at Abhijeet and Asavari's place every Saturday to enjoy drinks and share some poetry. Their harmonious lifestyle changes hilariously when both Ulka and Abhijeet come across two anonymous love letters apparently addressed to Anant and Asavari, respectively, and begin to suspect that their respective spouses are having an extramarital affair.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==

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Lapandav
Directed byShravani Deodhar
Produced bySachin Parekar
Sanjay Parekar
Screenplay byMangesh Kulkarni
Story byMangesh Kulkarni
StarringAshok Saraf
Vandana Gupte
Vikram Gokhale
Savita Prabhune
Ajinkya Deo
Varsha Usgaonkar
Sunil Barve
Pallavi Ranade
Sai Deodhar
Music byAnand Modak
CinematographyDebu Deodhar
Edited byDilip Kotalgi
Zafar Sultan
Distributed byEverest Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 16 April 1993 (1993-04-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Lapandav (translation: Hide And Seek) is a 1993 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed by Shravani Deodhar and produced by Sachin Parekar and Sanjay Parekar.[1] The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Vandana Gupte, Vikram Gokhale, Savita Prabhune, Ajinkya Deo, Varsha Usgaonkar, Sunil Barve, Pallavi Ranade and Sai Deodhar.[2] The film is a sweet-and-sour tangle of relationships which is further complicated due to misunderstandings.

Synopsis

Abhijeet Samarth (Ashok Saraf), the lazy owner of a gymnasium, lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pune along with his advocate wife Asavari (Vandana Gupte), his collegiate daughter Rasika (Varsha Usgaonkar) and his widowed father (Bal Karve). His hardworking advocate friend Anant Mahashabde (Vikram Gokhale) also lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pune along with his wife Ulka (Savita Prabhune), his collegiate son Aseem (Sunil Barve), his schoolgoing daughter Chinu (Sai Deodhar) and his widowed mother (Pratibha Amrute). Both Abhijeet and Anant get together along with Asavari and sometimes Ulka as well at Abhijeet and Asavari's place every Saturday to enjoy drinks and share some poetry. Their harmonious lifestyle changes hilariously when both Ulka and Abhijeet come across two anonymous love letters apparently addressed to Anant and Asavari, respectively, and begin to suspect that their respective spouses are having an extramarital affair.

Cast

  • Ashok Saraf as Abhijeet Samarth
  • Vandana Gupte as Advocate Asavari Samarth
  • Vikram Gokhale as Advocate Anant Mahashabde
  • Savita Prabhune as Ulka Mahashabde
  • Ajinkya Deo as Vikrant Malgude (Vicky)
  • Varsha Usgaonkar as Rasika Samarth
  • Sunil Barve as Aseem Mahashabde
  • Pallavi Ranade as Mugdha
  • Sai Deodhar as Chinu Mahashabde
  • Bal Karve as Mr. Samarth (Abhijeet's father)
  • Pratibha Amrute as Mrs. Mahashabde (Anant's mother)
  • Anand Ingle as Rangya (Aseem and Vicky's college mate)
  • Paresh Mokashi as Aseem and Vicky's college mate
  • Shriram Pendse as Mugdha's father
  • Kishore Nandlaskar as Advocate Harkar (Anant and Asavari's colleague)
  • Haider Ali as Pawandutt (Abhijeet's friend)

Soundtrack

The music has been directed by Anand Modak, while the lyrics have been provided by Mangesh Kulkarni.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Teen Phulya Aani Teen Badam"3:02
2."Attar Jate Udoon"4:27
3."Tujhyat Jeev Guntala"4:04

Recognition

  • 1993, Shravani Deodhar won National Film Award's Silver Lotus for 'Best Marathi Feature Film' for Lapandav.[3][4]
  • 1993, Pallavi Ranade won Best Actress at the 31st Maharashtra State Awards for portraying the character of Mugdha.

References

  1. http://www.gomolo.com/lapandav-movie/42884/
  2. http://www.gomolo.com/lapandav-movie-cast-crew/42884/
  3. staff. "Best Marathi Feature Film, 1993". Awards and Shows. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. Karia, Sangeetaa (8 July 2003). "Identity of her own". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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