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. The music was composed by Arun Paudwal.

Synopsis

Shaku (Supriya Pilgaonkar) is a sober but adamant young girl orphaned by fate who lives in a slum with her maternal uncle, Damodar (Suhas Bhalekar), a bachelor. Shaku's sole dream is to marry a millionaire as according to her, a girl receives only one chance to change her name and financial conditions and that is after her marriage. Damodar is a domestic worker for Mr. Lakshmidhar Kuber (Nilu Phule), a renowned industrialist whose only son, Narendra (Sachin Pilgaonkar), also known as Naren, has just returned from abroad after completing his studies. At a party thrown by Mr. Kuber for his son's homecoming, Shaku accompanies Damodar for help in the chores when Naren shares his views on marriage with his friends. His 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 friend of Damodar, Shaku poses as "Saudamini", a young widow and enters the Kuber residence. Using her theatrical antics, she soon wins over the hearts of Naren and his mother, Mrs. Kuber (Shubha Khote), who ask her to stay in the house for a more duration. As days go by, Naren falls in love with Shaku but Mr. Kuber asks for Saudamini's late husband's photograph. Again with the help of Tatya Malvankar, Shaku shows the Kubers the photograph of an aspiring theatre actor dressed in a military uniform and tells his name as "Captain Bajirao Rangade", her so-called late husband, provoking Mr. Kuber to finally agree for Naren and Shaku's marriage.

The aspiring theatre actor in the photograph is Dinkar Luktuke (Ashok Saraf), a clerk working for Mr. Kuber's childhood friend, Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh (Jairam Kulkarni), while secretly in love with his only daughter, Hema (Kishori Shahane). 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 suddenly bumps into Luktuke and identifies him from the photograph of Saudamini's late husband, Captain Bajirao Rangade. A plan begins to take shape in Mr. Kuber's mind. What could the plan be? Does Mr. Kuber discover Shaku's deceit? Do Naren and Shaku get married? What happens to Luktuke and Hema's love? Watch out the full movie to know how the story unfolds as Mr. Kuber makes Luktuke arrive at the Kuber residence as Captain Bajirao Rangade himself.

Cast

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

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

Cameo Appearances

• Bipin Varti as Doctor who examines Shaku
• Janardhan Parab as Fake police inspector called in by Mr. Kuber
• Chetan Dalvi as Theatre director of Shaku
• Madhu Apte as Madhya; Tatya Malvankar's assistant

Soundtrack

The music is provided by Arun Paudwal and the song Tuzhi Mazhi Jodi Jamli Ga was sung by Kishore Kumar.

Track Listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tuzhi Mazhi Jodi Jamli Ga"
2.	"Nand Kishora Chitt Chakora"
3.	"Raat Ashi Hi Preet Rasili"
4.	"Dhinak Dhin Tandana"

External links

• Movie Details - in.com