Maza Pati Karodpati

Maza Pati Karodpati माझा पती करोडपती
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Produced by	Chelaram Bhatia Laalchand Bhatia
Screenplay by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Starring	Sachin Pilgaonkar Supriya Pilgaonkar Ashok Saraf Kishori Shahane Nilu Phule Shubha Khote Jairam Kulkarni Suhas Bhalekar Macchindra Kambli
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 written and directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Chelaram Bhatia and Laalchand Bhatia. Released in Maharashtra on 20 January 1988 and now considered to be a cult film in Marathi cinema, the film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Ashok Saraf, Kishori Shahane, Nilu Phule, Shubha Khote, Jairam Kulkarni, Suhas Bhalekar and Macchindra Kambli. 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. Laxmidhar Kuber (Nilu Phule), a renowned industrialist whose only son, Narendra (Sachin Pilgaonkar), also known as Naren, has just returned from the US 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 Damodar's friend, Shaku poses as "Saudamini", a young widow, and creates a sequence of events wherein she succeeds in entering 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 the photograph of Saudamini's late husband. Again with the help of Tatya Malvankar, Shaku shows Laxmidhar the photograph of an aspiring theatre actor dressed in a military uniform as her late husband, "Captain Bajirao Rangade", 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 so-called late husband, Captain Bajirao Rangade. A plan begins to take shape in the mind of Mr. Kuber who then shockingly makes Luktuke arrive at the Kuber residence as Captain Bajirao Rangade himself. What will happen next? Will Naren and Shaku get married?

Cast

• Sachin Pilgaonkar as Narendra Kuber (a.k.a. Naren)
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as Shaku / Saudamini (fake)
• Ashok Saraf as Dinkar Luktuke / Captain Bajirao Rangade (fake)
• Kishori Shahane as Hema Deshmukh
• Nilu Phule as Mr. Laxmidhar Kuber
• Shubha Khote as Mrs. Kuber
• Jairam Kulkarni as Mr. Gajanan Deshmukh
• Suhas Bhalekar as Damodar
• Macchindra Kambli as Tatya Malvankar

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
• 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