Khabardar (film)
Khabardaar is a 2005 Marathi-language comedy film produced and directed by Mahesh Kothare and starring Bharat Jadhav, Sanjay Narvekar and Nirmiti Sawant.[1][2]
Khabardar | |
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Directed by | Mahesh Kothare |
Written by | Mahesh Kothare |
Screenplay by | Abhiram Bhadkamkar |
Story by | Mahesh Kothare |
Produced by | Mahesh Kothare Ambar Kothare |
Starring | Bharat Jadhav Sanjay Narvekar Nirmiti Sawant Vinay Apte |
Cinematography | Shyam Chavan |
Music by | Ashok Patki |
Distributed by | Jenma Films International |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
The film was inspired by the 1940 classic American film His Girl Friday starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell.[3][4]
Plot
Bharat Bhalerao (Jadhav) is a crime reporter at the newspaper Khabardar. His boss, Gauri Shringarpure (Sawant), tasks him with gathering information about an escaped prisoner, Anna Chimbori (Apte). Maruti Kamble (Narvekar) is a truck driver. Maruti becomes the witness to a murder that the prisoner commits. Maruti is accused of the murder and has to run for his life. The only person who can help him is Bharat, the crime reporter. Maruti teams up with Bharat to uncover the truth and bring Anna to justice.
Cast
- Bharat Jadhav as Bharat Bhalerao, Star Reporter of Khabardar
- Sanjay Narvekar as Maruti Kamble, Truck Driver
- Kishori Godbole as Tulsi Kamble, Maruti's Wife
- Nirmiti Sawant as Miss Gauri Shringarpure, Chief Editor of Khabardar
- Madhura Velankar as Priyanka Garware, Bharat's Girlfriend and Fiancé
- Mugdha Shah as Priyanka's Mother, Owner of Garware Industries
- Rasika Joshi as Maruti's Mother
- Pandharinath Kamble as Paddy, Reporter and Secretary for Miss Gauri Shringarpure
- Vinay Apte as Anna Chimbori, Renowned Gangster and Terrorist
- Resham Tipnis as Item number in the song "Payal Baje Cham Cham"
- Vijay Chavan as Home Minister
- Makarand Anaspure as Mr More, Foster Minister of Haripur
- Sunil Tawde as Chandraji Suryaji Pisal, Senior Inspector
- Seva More as Monica
- Ameya Hunaswadkar as Fellow Reporter
Soundtrack
Music for this film is composed by Ashok Patki. Lyrics were penned by Kishor Ranade and Guru Thakur.[5]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ghumshyan Angaat Aala" | Swapnil Bandodkar, Vaishali Samant | 04:13 |
2. | "Payal Baje Cham Cham" | Vaishali Samant | 04:40 |
3. | "Dil Ko Diya" | Swapnil Bandodkar, Vaishali Samant | 04:36 |
Total length: | 13:33 |
References
- "Khabardaar (2005) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- "कर्जबाजारी झालेले महेश कोठारे, घरावरही आलेली जप्ती; त्या चित्रपटाने सर्व वैभव परत मिळवून दिलं". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- "'Khabardar'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- "Khabardar Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- Khabardar Songs: Khabardar MP3 Marathi Songs by Ashok Patki Online Free on Gaana.com, retrieved 23 October 2023