Maaficha Sakshidar

Maaficha Sakshidar
Maaficha Sakshidar poster
Directed by	Raj Dutt
Written by
Based on	Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders
Produced by	Hiralal M. Shah
Starring	Nana Patekar Mohan Gokhale Avinash Kharshikar Usha Naik
Music by	Vishwanath More
Release date	1986 (1986)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Maaficha Sakshidar (Marathi: माफीचा साक्षीदार) (English : Witness to the prosecution) is a 1986 Marathi film directed by Raj Dutt, starring Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale, Avinash Kharshikar and Usha Naik. The film is based on the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune during 1976-77.

Plot

Based on a true story (the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune in 1976-77), this movie deals with the execution of four commercial art students after they were convicted of ten murders. Later on, on this incident, Anurag kashyap made his film Paanch.

Cast

• Nana Patekar as Raghavendra "Raghava"
• Mohan Gokhale as Sunil "Sunya"
• Bipin Varti as Rakesh "Rocky"
• Kishore Jadhav as Manohar
• Avinash Kharshikar as Vilas Modak
• Usha Naik as Geeta, Sunil's girlfriend
• Jayram Kulkarni as College Professor
• Arun Sarnaik as Lawyer (Public Prosecutor)
• Kamlakar Sarang as Defence Lawyer
• Datta Bhat as Judge
• Ravi Patwardhan as Police Inspector Jadhav
• Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Sunil's mother
• Sumati Gupte as Raghavendra Mother
• Bindu as Dancer in Restaurant/Bar (Guest Appearance)
• Padma Khanna in a guest appearance in the song "Shama Ne Jab Aag"
• Irshad Hashmi as Commissioner
• Vasant Shinde as police constable

Music

Music composed by Vishwanath More.

1. "Jeevan Mein Aayi Nasha"
2. "Rangale Nave Nave Swapna"

External links

• Maaficha Sakshidar on IMDb