Maza Pati Karodpati

Maza Pati Karodpati
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Produced by	Chelaram Bhatia Lalchand Bhatia
Starring	Sachin Pilgaonkar Supriya Pilgaonkar Ashok Saraf Kishori Shahane Suhas Bhalekar Macchindra Kambli Jairam Kulkarni Shubha Khote Nilu Phule
Music by	Arun Paudwal
Release date	20 January 1988 (Maharashtra)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Maza Pati Karodpati (translation: My Husband Is A Millionaire) is a 1988 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Lalchand Bhatia. Released in Maharashtra on 20 January 1988, the film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Ashok Saraf, Kishori Shahane, Suhas Bhalekar, Macchindra Kambli, Jairam Kulkarni, Shubha Khote and Nilu Phule.

Synopsis

Shaku (Supriya Pilgaonkar), a sober but adamant girl orphaned by fate, lives with her maternal uncle, Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), a bachelor, in a slum. Her sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl is granted only one chance to change her name and financial conditions and that is after her marriage. Damodar works as a domestic worker for Mr. Lakshmidhar Kuber (Nilu Phule), a renowned industrialist. Mr. Kuber's only son, Narendra (Sachin Pilgaonkar), also known as Naren, has just returned from USA after completing his studies. At a grand party organized by Mr. Kuber for his son's homecoming, Shaku accompanies Damodar for help in the chores where Naren shares his views about marriage with his friends. Naren's only condition is that he will marry a young widow, which is overheard by Shaku. With the help of Tatya Malvankar (Macchindra Kambli), a theatre costume lender and Damodar's friend, Shaku enters the Kuber residence as a reclusive, young widow named "Saudamini". Using her theatrical antics, she soon wins over the hearts of Naren and his mother, Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote), who both request her to stay more at the house. As days go by, Naren falls in love with "Saudamini" but Mr. Kuber demands her late husband's photograph. Again with the help of Tatya Malvankar, Shaku shows the Kuber family the photograph of an aspiring theatre actor dressed in a military uniform as her late husband and tells his name as "Captain Bajirao Rangade". The aspiring theatre actor whose photograph Shaku had shown to Mr. Kuber is Dinkar Luktuke (Ashok Saraf), an employee for Mr. Kuber's childhood friend, Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh (Jairam Kulkarni), while also secretly in love with Mr. Deshmukh's only daughter, Hema (Kishori Shahane). However, Mr. Kuber had previously asked Mr. Deshmukh for Hema's hand in marriage for Naren. One day, when Mr. Kuber visits Mr. Deshmukh at his office, he bumps into Luktuke and recognizes him as the "late Captain Bajirao Rangade" from the photograph shown by Shaku. A plan begins to take shape in Mr. Kuber's mind.

Cast

The cast is listed below (according to the opening credits) -

• Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber (a.k.a. Naren); Shaku's love interest, Mr. and Mrs. Kuber's son, Damodar's younger master, Hema's friend and prospective groom
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as Shaku / Saudamini (fake); Naren's love interest, Damodar's niece
• Ashok Saraf as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake); Hema's love interest, Mr. Deshmukh's employee, Mr. Kuber's accomplice
• Kishori Shahane as Hema Deshmukh; Luktuke's love interest, Mr. Deshmukh's daughter, Naren's friend and prospective bride
• Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar; Shaku's maternal uncle, the Kuber family's domestic worker, Tatya Malvankar's friend
• Macchindra Kambli as Tatya Malvankar; Damodar's friend, Shaku's accquaintance,
• Jairam Kulkarni as Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh; Hema's father, Luktuke's employer, Mr. Kuber's childhood friend
• Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber; Mr. Kuber's wife, Naren's mother, Damodar's mistress
• Nilu Phule as Mr. Lakshmidhar Kuber; Mrs. Kuber's husband, Naren's father, Damodar's older master, Mr. Deshmukh's childhood friend, Luktuke's accomplice

Cameo Appearances

• Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
• Janardhan Parab as Fake police inspector called in by Lakshmidhar
• Chetan Dalvi as Director of Shaku's theatre play "Bajirao Mastani"
• Madhu Apte as Madhya; Tatya Malvankar's assistant

Soundtrack

The music is provided by Arun Paudwal.

External links

• Movie Details - in.com