Ved (film)

Ved (transl. Madness) is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language romantic drama film directed by Riteish Deshmukh, in his directorial debut, and produced by Genelia D'Souza, both of whom also star along with Jiya Shankar marking her debut in Marathi films. Ashok Saraf play supporting roles.[5] It is a remake of the 2019 Telugu language romantic drama, Majili.[6]

Ved
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRiteish Deshmukh
Screenplay by
  • Rushikesh Turai
  • Sandeep Patil
  • Riteish Deshmukh
Story byShiva Nirvana
Based onMajili
by Shiva Nirvana
Produced byGenelia D'Souza
Starring
CinematographyBhushankumar Jain
Edited byChandan Arora
Music byScore:
Saurabh Bhalerao
Songs:
Ajay-Atul
Production
company
Release date
  • 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budget₹15 crore[1]
(US$1.8 million)[2]
Box office₹75 crore (US$9.4 million)[3][4]

Ved was theatrically released on 30 December 2022,[7] with critics generally appreciating the performances of the cast (especially both Riteish and Genelia's) cinematography, songs, and background score. Genelia Deshmukh won the Best Popular Actress Award at Zee Gaurav Awards 2023.[8] Still, he criticised the film's narration and slow-paced screenplay. With a gross collection of ₹75 crore (US$9.4 million), it became the highest-grossing Marathi film of 2022 and the fourth highest-grossing Marathi film of all time, surpassing Deshmukh's own Lai Bhaari (2014).

Plot

Satya Jadhav lives in Mumbai, with his father, Dinkar Jadhav. He aspires to play for the Indian Cricket Team and wants to initially get selected for the local Railways cricket team. While trying to get money to get into a cricket team, he runs into Nisha, and after some misunderstandings, they become close and fall in love. However, they are later separated by Nisha's parents, whose father is a strict Naval officer and disciplinarian, along with the circumstances that plague them. Nisha, who promises to return to Satya, never comes back. Satya falls into depression, turning to alcohol, and pushing away his dream of becoming a cricketer.

Meanwhile, Shravani, Satya's neighbor, had been in love with Satya, since their childhood, of which he is unaware. When she learns of Satya's love for Nisha, she starts distancing herself from him, but marries him a few years later, after sensing his and Dinkar's pain. However, Satya married Shravani due to pressure from his father, not out of love. He does not work and instead, relives his memories of Nisha. He relies on Shravani's salary who works at Indian railways, for money to buy alcohol.

When Satya goes to Delhi to help select some cricket players from a youth team, he encounters Khushi, Nisha's daughter. He learns from Nisha's father, that Nisha and her husband, Kunal, died in an accident. Heartbroken, Satya agrees to take Khushi in, as a coach and train her as a crickter, as it was Nisha's wish. He takes Khushi back to Raigad for cricket training. After letting his family know of the situation, Satya and Shravani both decide to adopt Khushi. However, Khushi says that she will only agree to become their adopted daughter, only if, Satya and Shravani sort out their problems and do not distance themselves, to which they agree.

Satya realizes Shravani's love for him during this time and decides to let go of his past for a new start. However, Shravani thinks he is just acting that way to please Khushi. She decides to get a job transfer to Nagpur, leaving Satya, Khushi, and Dinkar behind. When Satya drops Shravani off at the railway station, he tells her that he loves her and apologizes to her for causing her pain. A delighted Shravani decides to stay back. They both embrace and kiss, with Satya finishing his journey toward love.

Cast
  • Riteish Deshmukh as Satya Jadhav, a former cricketer
  • Genelia Deshmukh as Shravani Jadhav, Satya's wife
  • Jiya Shankar as Nisha Katkar, Satya's ex-girlfriend
  • Ashok Saraf as Dinkar Jadhav; Satya's Father[9]
  • Vidyadhar Joshi as Murli Shinde; Shravani's Father
  • Raviraj Kande as Bhaskar Anna
  • Shubhankar Tawde as Jonty
  • Khushi Hajare as Khushi; Nisha's daughter, Shravani & Satya's adopted daughter
  • Vineet Sharma as Captain Kumar Katkar; Nisha's father
  • Pooja Suresh Wankhade as Railway office colleague[10]
  • Sandy as Inspector Sonavane
  • Kunal Pawar as Kunal; Nisha's husband
  • Hrishikesh Joshi as Sandeep Patil; Shravani's boss
  • Siddhartha Jadhav as Suresh
  • Jitendra Joshi as Ramesh
  • Salman Khan in a guest appearance as Bhau in song "Ved Laylay"[11]
  • Kishor Gadekar in a guest appearance as Advocate

Production

In December 2021, it was announced that Riteish Deshmukh will make his directorial debut in the film to be produced by Genelia Deshmukh under the banner of Mumbai Film Company. The film also marks her debut in Marathi films.[12] Jiya Shankar also debut in Marathi films approached by Rohan Mapushkar.[13] On 2 February 2022, Genelia Deshmukh shared video from the sets of the film.[14]

Release

Theatrical

The teaser of Ved was released on 24 November 2022 on YouTube.[15] It was released in theaters on December 30, 2022.[16]

Home media

Ved was digitally premiered on 28 April 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar in Marathi, along with dubbed version in Hindi.[17]

Soundtrack
Ved
Soundtrack album by
Ajay-Atul
Released20 December 2022[18]
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:13
LanguageMarathi
LabelWarner Music Group[18]
External audio
audio icon Ved Soundtrack

The film's score is composed by Saurabh Bhalerao and the songs are composed by Ajay-Atul while lyrics written by Ajay-Atul and Guru Thakur. [19]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ved Tujha"Ajay-AtulAjay Gogavale3:24
2."Besuri"Ajay-AtulVasundhara Vee5:45
3."Ved Lavlay"Ajay-AtulVishal Dadlani, Ajay Gogavale3:51
4."Sukh Kalale"Ajay-AtulShreya Ghoshal5:39
5."My One and Only"Guru ThakurArmaan Malik3:34
6."Sukh Kalale (Ajay Version)"Ajay-AtulAjay Gogavale2:00
Total length:22:13

Track Listing in Hindi dubbed version

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Pyar Pyar Tu"Kshitij Patwardhan2:06
2."Lavlay"Kshitij Patwardhan4:21
3."Pyar Tera"Kshitij Patwardhan3:15
4."Besuri Main"Kshitij Patwardhan5:52
5."My One and Only"Kshitij Patwardhan4:45
6."Tum Jo Mile (Ajay Version)"Kshitij Patwardhan4:45

Reception

Critical reception

Soham Godbole writing for Loksatta praised the acting of ensemble, cinematography and the music, writing, "The best aspects of the film are the cinematography combined with Ajay Atul's music, [which] takes the film to greater heights." Concluding, Godbole opined, "This movie is sure to be a treat for those who are madly in love and those who love madly."[20] Mihir Bhanage reviewing the film for The Times of India rated it with 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Ved is a quintessential romantic drama" that "has been shot aesthetically." Bhanage praised the music, writing "The music by Ajay-Atul is good." Concluding the review Bhanage opined, ".... if you’re an average cinegoer wanting to check out what the buzz around Ved is all about, you might be a tad disappointed."[21] Shubham Kulkarni reviewing the film for Koimoi, rated it with two and a half stars and criticised the predictability of narrative writing, "Ved has good things laced with predictability and that kills the vibe." Kulkarni opined that debutant director has shot the songs well writing, "He [the director] blends the music, story, and performances so well." Kulkarni felt that Riteish Deshmukh "has a director in him but, he is too bud completely yet."[22]

Box office

Ved earned ₹2.5 crore net and ₹3.5 crores gross on the opening day.[23] The weekend collection for the film was ₹10 crore, which is fourth-highest opening weekend collection by a Marathi film till date.[24] In its first week the film earned ₹20.67 crore,[25] and by the end of second week the earning rose to ₹40.85 crore in India.[26] The film collected ₹50 crore in 20 days of its release.[27] Its collection after fourth week cumulated to ₹57 crore.[28] In its fifth week, the film grossed ₹58.11 crore net and ₹70.90 crore gross.[29][30] The film has collected ₹60.67 crore in India and ₹74 crore worldwide in its fifty-day run[31] and ₹75 crore in 75 days.[32]

As of 14 March 2023 the film earned ₹75 crore worldwide.[33]

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