Lapandav
Lapandav (translation: Hide And Seek) is a 1993 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shravani Deodhar and produced by Sachin Parekar and Sanjay Parekar. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Vandana Gupte, Vikram Gokhale, Savita Prabhune, Ajinkya Deo, Varsha Usgaonkar, Sunil Barve and Pallavi Ranade.
Lapandav | |
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Directed by | Shravani Deodhar |
Written by | Mangesh Kulkarni |
Produced by | Sachin Parekar Sanjay Parekar |
Starring | Ashok Saraf Vandana Gupte Vikram Gokhale Savita Prabhune Ajinkya Deo Varsha Usgaonkar Sunil Barve Pallavi Ranade |
Cinematography | Debu Deodhar |
Edited by | Dilip Kotalgi Zafar Sultan |
Music by | Anand Modak |
Production company | Amol Production |
Distributed by | Everest Entertainment |
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Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
Plot
Abhijeet Samarth, the lazy owner of a gymnasium, lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pune along with his advocate wife Asavari, collegiate daughter Rasika and widowed father Mr. Samarth. His advocate friend Anant Mahashabde also lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pune along with his homemaker wife Ulka, collegiate son Aseem, schoolgoing daughter Chinu and widowed mother Mrs. Mahashabde. Both Abhijeet and Anant get along every Saturday with Asavari and sometimes Ulka as well, and enjoy some drinks and poetry together. Their harmonious lifestyle changes hilariously when both Ulka and Abhijeet come across two anonymous love letters apparently addressed to Anant and Asavari, respectively, and begin to suspect that their respective spouses are having an extramarital affair.
Cast
- Ashok Saraf as Abhijeet Samarth
- Vandana Gupte as Advocate Asavari Samarth
- Vikram Gokhale as Advocate Anant Mahashabde
- Savita Prabhune as Ulka Mahashabde
- Ajinkya Deo as Vikrant Malgude a.k.a. Vicky
- Varsha Usgaonkar as Rasika Samarth
- Sunil Barve as Aseem Mahashabde
- Pallavi Ranade as Mugdha
- Bal Karve as Mr. Samarth (Abhijeet's father)
- Pratibha Amrute as Mrs. Mahashabde (Anant's mother)
- Sai Deodhar as Chinu Mahashabde (Aseem's younger sister)
- Shriram Pendse as Mugdha's father
- Kishore Nandlaskar as Advocate Harkar (Anant and Asavari's colleague)
- Anand Ingale as Rangya (Aseem and Vicky's collegemate)
- Paresh Mokashi as Aseem and Vicky's collegemate
- Asavari Ghotikar as Harkar's client
- Sushma Deshpande as Anant and Asavari's client
- Haider Ali as Pawandutt a.k.a. Haider Ali (Abhijeet's friend)
Soundtrack
The music has been directed by Anand Modak, while the lyrics have been provided by Mangesh Kulkarni.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tujhyat Jeev Guntla" | 4:04 |
2. | "Attar Jate Udoon" | 4:27 |
Recognition
- 1993, Shrabani Deodhar won National Film Award's Silver Lotus for 'Best Marathi Feature Film' for Lapandav.[1][2]
- 1993, Pallavi Ranade won Best Actress at the 31st Maharashtra State Awards for playing the character of Mugdha.
References
- staff. "Best Marathi Feature Film, 1993". Awards and Shows. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- Karia, Sangeetaa (8 July 2003). "Identity of her own". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2014.