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| Duniyadari | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sanjay Jadhav |
| Produced by | Dreaming 24/7 Productions Deepak Rane[1][2] |
| Screenplay by | Chinmay Mandlekar |
| Story by | "Duniyadari" by Late Shri Suhas Shirvalkar. |
| Starring | Swapnil Joshi Sai Tamhankar Ankush Chaudhari Urmila Kanitkar Kothare Jitendra Joshi |
| Music by | Pankaj Padghan Amitraj SAY Band |
| Edited by | Aashish Mhatre Apurva Motiwale |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore (US$700,000) |
| Box office | ₹29 crore (US$4.1 million)[citation needed] |
Duniyadari (translation: Worldliness, Devanagari: दुनियादारी) is a 2013 Indian Marathi film directed by Sanjay Jadhav and produced by Deepak Rane under the banner of Dreaming 24/7 Productions. Based on Suhas Shirvalkar's novel of the same name and released in India on 19 July 2013, the film stars Swapnil Joshi, Sai Tamhankar, Ankush Chaudhari, Urmila Kanitkar Kothare and Jitendra Joshi. The film focuses on the life of Shreyas (Swapnil Joshi), his friendship with the college "Katta" gang led by Digya (Chaudhari) and his relationship with two beautiful girls, Shirin (Tamhankar) and Meenakshi (Kanitkar Kothare).
The film had the most collection at box office for a film in Marathi which was broken by Timepass in 2014 and again by Lai Bhaari. The film was remade in Kannada in 2017 as Noorondu Nenapu and in Gujarati in 2017 as Duniyadari.[3] It ran for more than 100 days in Maharashtra.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Duniyadari opens with grandma Shirin (Sai Tamhankar) with a streak of grey accompanying grandpa Pritam (Sushant Shelar) to Pune, grandchildren in tow. The story traces itself back to presumably the late 1970s (seen through the bell-bottom pants on the gentlemen and the polka-dot dresses and 'Asha Parekh' salwar kameezes on the ladies). Nothing is spelt out, but each character and its relevance in the plot is unveiled through the narrative that revolves around Shreyas Talwalkar (Swapnil Joshi). He is thrown into college in Pune on his mother's insistence. Under circumstances which are reminiscent of college life in the Hindi cinema of the 80s, Shreyas makes friends with DSP aka Digya (Ankush Choudhary) and his Katta gang. A do-gooder standing tall for friendships in the face of a creepy Saai (Jitendra Joshi), Shreyas becomes the voice of reason for the rustic gang.
He finds himself attracted to Shirin, but Meenu (Urmila Kanetkar) get attracted to Shreyas which creates a love triangle. Shirin is a student of Medical college and sister of Pritam. They are children of an MLA from Kolhapur, who hates Shirin, his own daughter. Shreyas accepts Meenu's proposal out of spite for Shirin (as she repeatedly turns down his advances) but is not sure about their future. Saai fixes his marriage with Shirin against her wish. Meenu later understands that Shreyas is deeply in love with Shirin. On Saai and Shirin's wedding day, Shreyas and his friends fight with Saai's gang. Finally Shirin marries Shreyas. She is aware that Shreyas is a patient of a deadly disease (probably blood cancer) and has only few remaining months of life. They are about to enter parenthood.
The film ends with a touching scene where all the friends, now in their early 50s, meet at the same katta of their college on Shreyas's birthday and express their feelings for him.[4]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Swapnil Joshi as Shreyas Talwalkar
- Sai Tamhankar as Shirin Ghatge
- Ankush Chaudhari as Digambar Shankar Patil (a.k.a. Digya / DSP)
- Urmila Kanitkar Kothare as Meenakshi Inamdar
- Jitendra Joshi as Saainath Dedgaonkar (a.k.a. Saai)
- Sushant Shelar as Pritam Ghatge (Shirin's older brother)
- Richa Pariyalli as Surekha Bhate (Digya's love interest)
- Uday Tikekar as Sudhir Talwalkar (Shreyas' father)
- Varsha Usgaonkar as Rani Patkar Talwalkar (Shreyas' mother)
- Sandeep Kulkarni as Shreyas Gokhale / M.K. (Rani's ex-boyfriend)
- Nagesh Bhosle as Vinayakrao Ghatge (Shirin and Pritam's father)
- Shrirang Deshmukh as Diwakarrao Dedgaonkar (Saai's father)
- Sunil Godbole as Anna Bhate (Surekha's father)
- Anand Abhyankar as College Principal (voice-over by Girish Oak)
"Katta" gang friends[edit | edit source]
- Yogesh Shirsat as Shree
- Nitesh Kalbande as Bunty
- Ajinkya Joshi as Ashok (a.k.a. Ashkya)
- Pranav Raorane as Sunil Bhosle (a.k.a. Sorry)
Production[edit | edit source]
Sanjay Jadhav ace cameraman of films like Dombivali Fast, Jogwa, Mumbai Meri Jaan and director of Checkmate, Ringa Ringa, Fakta Ladh Mhana is the man behind the production house Dreaming 24/7. What makes Duniyadari more special with Jadhav's directing is the plot inspired from one of the all-time best seller's Duniyadari by eminent writer late Shri Suhas Shirvalkar. Though it is set in the 1970s, it remains related to today's youth.
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Zindagi Zindagi" | Sachin Pilgaonkar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sumeet Raghavan, Sunil Barve, Prasad Oak, Kedar Shinde, Pandharinath Kamble, Siddharth Jadhav, Vaibhav Mangle, Ankush Choudhary, Swapnil Joshi | 4:40 |
| 2 | "Tik Tik Vajate" | Sonu Nigam, Sayali Pankaj, Vaibhav Patole and Chorus | 2:52 |
| 3 | "Yara Yara" | Rohit Shyam Raut, Shikha Jain | 3:21 |
| 4 | "Deva Tujhya Gabharyala" | Adarsh Shinde, Kirti Killedar, Anandi Joshi | 4:34 |
Release[edit | edit source]
Duniyadari was released in Maharashtra and Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka etc. acclaiming huge success outside Maharashtra. The film had a record 710 shows daily and more than 5,000 shows weekly across 270 theatres.
Reception[edit | edit source]
The film has received highly positive reviews. Duniyadari is a huge financial success in Marathi film industry and an all-time blockbuster. ABP Majha, a Marathi news channel, gave 4 out of 5 stars acclaiming film for its story, direction and brilliant acting of all the actors.
Box Office[edit | edit source]
Upon the release, the movie had slow start at the box office but positive word of mouth led to sold-out showings even after the tenth week of its release and the movie became the highest-grossing Marathi film of all time at that time, grossing ₹29 crore (US$4.1 million). The film had run in cinema for 40 weeks. This is a unbroken record for the Indian film released in the decade 2010–2020.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5877945/
- ↑ http://www.gomolo.com/21856/deepak-rane-pics-13809767
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/watch-duniyadari-trailer-is-a-fun-youthful-film-with-a-retro-touch/articleshow/56165929.cms
- ↑ "Duniyadari Plot". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Duniyadari on IMDb
- Duniyadari on Facebook
- Duniyadari on Twitter