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This article is about film. For the 1967 play, see Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (play).
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali poster
Directed bySubodh Bhave
Screenplay byPrakash Kapadia
Story byPurushottam Darvhekar
Produced byNitin Keni,
Nikhil Sane
Sunil Phadtare
StarringSachin Pilgaonkar
Shankar Mahadevan
Subodh Bhave
Music byJitendra Abhisheki (Original)
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Release date
  • 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Box office₹8 crore (US$960,000) (1st week)[1][2]

Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (English: A dagger through the heart) is a 2015 Marathi film based on a play by the same name, and is directed by Subodh Bhave. The film stars Shankar Mahadevan, Sachin Pilgaonkar, and Subodh Bhave in lead roles. The film marks the acting debut for Shankar Mahadevan and a directorial debut for Subodh Bhave. The original play premièred in 1967 in Mumbai where Hindustani classical vocalist Vasantrao Deshpande played one of the protagonists, Khansaheb. In 2010, the play was relaunched with protagonists essayed by Rahul Deshpande, grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande now playing Khansaheb and singer Mahesh Kale as Sadashiv. The film's music is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and has retained some of the songs from the play which were composed by Jitendra Abhisheki.

The film is selected as one of the 26 films to be screened in Goa at 46th International Film Festival of India.[3] The movie is also in race for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) Fellini medal.[4]

Plot

The story is revolves around the egoistic ambitions of a singer which is presented on the backdrop of two musical gharanas (schools) of Indian classical music represented by Pandit Bhanu Shankar Shastri (Mahadevan) and Khansaheb (Pilgaonkar).[5] Living in a princely state of Vishrampur, Khansaheb is unable to defeat Panditji in the annual singing competition arranged by the Maharaja of the state. But Khansaheb continues to challenge Panditji until fourteen years later when Panditji leaves the stage without singing. Khansaheb thus becomes the winner and is given the status of royal singer. The king also presents Khansaheb with a dagger (Katyar) and proclaims that the state would pardon one murder if committed by the royal singer with this dagger in self-defense. In the meantime, packing her things, Uma (Mrunmayi Deshpande) also leaves the haveli when the royal attendants along with the royal poet Banke Bihari arrive to take charge of the Mansion. Khansaheb moves to the haveli with his daughter Zareena. They come to know that Panditji has left the state without informing anything to anyone, not even his daughter Uma.

Sadashiv (Subodh Bhave) arrives at the haveli to learn music from Panditji, with whom he had childhood associations of music. All these years, Sadashiv hadn't been able to pursue music due to his family conditions. He is disappointed to learn that Panditji has given up singing and is nowhere to be found. Khansaheb gets insecure on listening Sadashiv's rendition of Panditji's song, and throws him out. However, Sadashiv learns from Khansaheb's daughter Zareena about Panditji's daughter Uma. Sadashiv then locates Uma and learns the truth about Panditji's renunciation of music. The British officer with his typical penchant for treachery convinces Khansaheb's wife to poison Panditji to enable Khansaheb to win the coveted competition.

In a fit of fury, Sadashiv enters Khansaheb's mansion with the intention of murdering him. However, Zarena dissuades him and challenges him to take revenge on Khansaheb by singing better than him. Sadashiv then starts learning music from Uma through Panditji's book written before his departure. Later they meet Panditji at a temple festival and bring him home. Panditji asks Sadashiv to learn from Khansaheb.

One day, Khansaheb is performing in a local program where Sadashiv listens in disguise. However, Sadashiv suddenly breaks out in a song and when challenged, wagers to out-do the Khan. Sadashiv loses, and as per the terms of the challenge, becomes a slave of Khansaheb and gets his voice bound over to Khansaheb. Now he cannot sing without the permission of Khan. Zareena sees the unfairness in all this arrangement and blackmails Khansaab into returning Sadashiv's voice by threatening to expose him in court.

Then Sadashiv challenges the Khan in the annual competition — what follows is the essence of Indian philosophy of music.

Cast

Production

The film is based on a play by the same name, released in 1967. The original play had Hindustani classical singer Vasantrao Deshpande playing the role of Khansaheb.[6] The play was revived in 2010 and the protagonists were played by singer Mahesh Kale as Sadashiv and singer Rahul Deshpande as Khansaheb.[7] Rahul Deshpande is a grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande. The actor Subodh Bhave was associated with the revived play and decided to make the film representation of the same. Bhave also played the small role of Banke Bihari, the royal poet in the play.[8]

Bhave approached trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy to compose the music for the film. He also requested Shankar Mahadevan to act in the film in the role of Pandit Bhanu Shankar Shastri, to which singer agreed.[9] Mahadevan will be seen acting, singing, and composing for the film.[10] The film marks acting debut for Mahadevan and directorial debut for Bhave.[5][11] The film has retained some of the songs from the play, composed by Jitendra Abhisheki.[12] Sachin Pilgaonkar was approached to play the role of Khansaheb. Despite being a Marathi language film, all of Pilgaonkars dialogues are in Urdu.[13] Other actors include Amruta Khanvilkar as Zarina,[14] Mrunmayee Deshpande as Uma and Sakshi Tanwar as Nabila (KhanSaheb's wife).[15] Vikram Gaikwad has worked as a make-up artist for the film.[13] Prakash Kapadia who had written the screenplay for Bollywood films like Devdas (2002), Black (2005), and Saawariya (2007) has written the screenplay for the film and this is his first association with Marathi cinema.[16]

The film had a budget of about ₹8 crore (US$960,000), which included production as well as marketing costs.[2]

Soundtrack

The film uses various songs from the original play, where the music has been recreated by the musician trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Some new songs have also been created to feature in the film. The song "Dil Ki Tapish" is based on the Keeravani raga.[17]

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Yaar Illahi Qawwali"Sameer SamantShankar–Ehsaan–LoyArshad Muhammad, Divya Kumar, Arijit Singh and Chorus6:00
2."Sur Niragas Ho"Mangesh KanganeShankar–Ehsaan–LoyShankar Mahadevan, Anandi Joshi and Chorus5:39
3."Dil Ki Tapish"Sameer SamantShankar–Ehsaan–LoyRahul Deshpande , Ankita Joshi2:36
4."Aruni Kirani"Sameer SamantShankar–Ehsaan–LoyMahesh Kale3:59
5."Bhola Bhandari"Mangesh KanganeShankar–Ehsaan–LoyArijit Singh, Shivam Mahadevan and Chorus3:30
6."Din Gele†"Purushottam DarvhekarJitendra AbhishekiShankar Mahadevan1:06
7."Ghei Chhand Makarand I"Purushottam DarvhekarJitendra AbhishekiShankar Mahadevan3:20
8."Ghei Chhand Makarand II†"Purushottam DarvhekarJitendra AbhishekiRahul Deshpande2:54
9."Katyar Kaljat Ghusli Theme Song" – Shankar–Ehsaan–LoyInstrumental3:09
10."Lagi Karejwa Katar†"Purushottam DarvhekarJitendra AbhishekiJitendra Abhisheki4:31
11."Man Mandira I"Mandar CholkarShankar–Ehsaan–LoyShankar Mahadevan4:39
12."Man Mandira II"Mandar CholkarShankar–Ehsaan–LoyShivam Mahadevan2:42
13."Muralidhar Shyam†"Purushottam DarvhekarJitendra AbhishekiShankar Mahadevan0:43
14."Sur Se Saji"Prakash Kapadia, Sameer SamantShankar–Ehsaan–LoyRahul Deshpande2:45
15."Surat Piya Ki†"Purushottam DarvhekarJitendra AbhishekiRahul Deshpande, Mahesh Kale3:16
16."Tarana" – Shankar–Ehsaan–LoyMahesh Kale, Savani Shende and Chorus1:32
17."Tejonidhi Lohagol†"Purushottam DarvhekarJitendra AbhishekiShankar Mahadevan4:22
Total length:56:43

† - Music recreated by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

Release

The film was released in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Goa, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh along with international circuits like San Fransisco, Dallas, and New Jersey on 12 November with English subtitles in 220 screens showing 3,500 shows. After continued positive responses in the 2nd week, the number of screenings were increased to 300, showing 3,900 shows across India. The film is distributed by Essel Vision.[1][2]

Reception

ABP Majha gave 4 out of 5 stars and declared the film "a rich masterpiece".[18] Pune Mirror gave 4 out of 5 stars and calling it "a well-packaged and culturally significant entertainment for the new generation".[19] The Maharashtra Times rated it 4 out of 5.[20] The Times of India gave 4 out of 5 stars.[21]

The film collected over ₹8 crore (US$960,000) in the first week.[1][2]

References

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