Created by Citation bot
Last edited July 10, 2025
imported>Citation bot
Removed parameters. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | via #UCB_webform 503/1091
 
Ambi (talk | contribs)
corrected formatting and corrected details
 
Line 20: Line 20:
| studio        = Shripad Chitra
| studio        = Shripad Chitra
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = 1964<!-- {{Film date|df=yes/no|year|month|day|location}} -->
| released      = {{Film date|1964}}
| runtime        = 123 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=381}}
| runtime        = 123 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=381}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
Line 27: Line 27:
| gross          =  
| gross          =  
}}
}}
'''''Pathlaag''''' ({{trans|The Chase}}) is a 1964 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi-language]] [[thriller film]] produced and directed by [[Raja Paranjape]]. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Asha Parat Yete'' ({{trans|Return of Asha}}) written by Jayant Deokule. The film stars [[Kashinath Ghanekar]] and Bhavana. It was a commercial success, and won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi]]. The film was later remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Idhaya Kamalam]]'' (1965) and in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Mera Saaya]]'' (1966).
'''''Pathlaag''''' ({{translation|The Chase}}) is a 1964 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language [[thriller film]] produced and directed by [[Raja Paranjape]]. It is an adaptation of the Jayant Deokule novel ''Asha Parat Yete'' (Asha comes back). The film stars [[Kashinath Ghanekar]] and Bhavana. It was a commercial success, and won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi]] and [[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor]]  for Ghanekar. The film was later remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Idhaya Kamalam]]'' (1965) and in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Mera Saaya]]'' (1966).


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Line 37: Line 37:


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Pathlaag'' is based on Jayant Deokule's novel ''Asha Parat Yete''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&q=Asha+Parat+Yete&pg=PA904 |title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film |publisher=[[Walter de Gruyter]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-85739-229-6 |editor-last=Goble |editor-first=Alan |pages=125, 904}}</ref> It was produced and directed by [[Raja Paranjape]] under Shripad Chitra,<ref name="12thaward" /> and the screenplay was written by [[Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar|G. D. Madgulkar]]. The cinematography was handled by Datta Gorle. [[Kashinath Ghanekar]] and Bhavana made their acting debuts with this film.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=381}}
''Pathlaag'' is based on Jayant Deokule's novel ''Asha Parat Yete''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&q=Asha+Parat+Yete&pg=PA904 |title=The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film |publisher=[[Walter de Gruyter]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-85739-229-6 |editor-last=Goble |editor-first=Alan |pages=125, 904}}</ref> It was produced and directed by [[Raja Paranjape]] under Shripad Chitra,<ref name="12thaward" /> and the screenplay was written by [[G. D. Madgulkar]]. The cinematography was handled by Datta Gorle. [[Kashinath Ghanekar]] and Bhavana made their acting debuts with this film.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=381}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Datta Davjekar]], and screenwriter Madgulkar also served as lyricist.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=381}} There are only two songs in the film: "Ya Dolyanchi Don Pakhare" and "Nako Marus Hak", both sung by [[Asha Bhosle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pathlag Mar |url=https://gaana.com/album/pathlag-mar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180821073928/https://gaana.com/album/pathlag-mar |archive-date=21 August 2018 |access-date=21 August 2018 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref> The former attained popularity.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=382}}
The music was composed by [[Datta Davjekar]], and screenwriter Madgulkar also served as lyricist.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=381}} There are only two songs in the film: "Ya Dolyanchi Don Pakhare" and "Nako Marus Hak", both sung by [[Asha Bhosle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pathlag Mar |url=https://gaana.com/album/pathlag-mar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180821073928/https://gaana.com/album/pathlag-mar |archive-date=21 August 2018 |access-date=21 August 2018 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref> The former attained popularity.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=382}}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
Line 49: Line 49:


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |orig-year=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-year=1994}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
Line 55: Line 55:
{{National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi}}
{{National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi}}


[[Category:1960s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:1964 thriller films]]
[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Marathi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Marathi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:1960s thriller films]]

Latest revision as of 09:34, 10 July 2025


Pathlaag
File:Pathlaag.jpg
DVD cover
Directed byRaja Paranjape
Produced byRaja Paranjape
Screenplay byG. D. Madgulkar
Based onAsha Parat Yete
by Jayant Deokule
StarringKashinath Ghanekar
Bhavana
Music byDatta Davjekar
CinematographyDatta Gorle
Production
company
Shripad Chitra
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Pathlaag (transl. The Chase) is a 1964 Indian Marathi-language thriller film produced and directed by Raja Paranjape. It is an adaptation of the Jayant Deokule novel Asha Parat Yete (Asha comes back). The film stars Kashinath Ghanekar and Bhavana. It was a commercial success, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi and Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor for Ghanekar. The film was later remade in Tamil as Idhaya Kamalam (1965) and in Hindi as Mera Saaya (1966).

Plot[edit | edit source]

When Balasaheb Panse, a renowned Indian lawyer goes abroad, he receives a telegram informing him of the sudden death of his wife Asha. After she has been cremated and he is still in mourning, a woman arrested as a member of a criminal gang by the police claims to be Asha. She keeps telling Panse intimate details about their lives, expresses surprise that anyone could have thought her dead and implores him to have her released, causing a major emotional dilemma for Panse. Eventually, the second woman is revealed as indeed his wife, while the woman who died was her hitherto unmentioned twin sister.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Pathlaag is based on Jayant Deokule's novel Asha Parat Yete.[2] It was produced and directed by Raja Paranjape under Shripad Chitra,[3] and the screenplay was written by G. D. Madgulkar. The cinematography was handled by Datta Gorle. Kashinath Ghanekar and Bhavana made their acting debuts with this film.[1]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Datta Davjekar, and screenwriter Madgulkar also served as lyricist.[1] There are only two songs in the film: "Ya Dolyanchi Don Pakhare" and "Nako Marus Hak", both sung by Asha Bhosle.[4] The former attained popularity.[5]

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Pathlaag became a commercial success, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi.[3] The film was later remade in Tamil as Idhaya Kamalam (1965)[6] and in Hindi as Mera Saaya (1966).[5] Despite its success, Pathlaag failed to set a trend of more detective films being made in Marathi.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 381.
  2. Goble, Alan, ed. (2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 125, 904. ISBN 978-1-85739-229-6.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "12th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. "Pathlag Mar". Gaana. Retrieved 21 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 382.
  6. Guy, Randor (3 August 2013). "Idhaya Kamalam (1965)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. Narwekar, Sanjit; Kul, Raghuvir; Samant, D. B. (1995). Marathi Cinema: in retrospect. Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation. p. 104.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

Template:National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi