Zombivli
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| Directed by | Aditya Sarpotdar |
| Written by | Mahesh Iyer |
| Produced by | Saregama |
| Starring | Amey Wagh Vaidehi Parashurami Lalit Prabhakar |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | est. ₹7 crore (US$840,000)[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million)[2] |
Zombivili is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language zombie comedy film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar. [3][4][5] Starring Lalit Prabhakar, Vaidehi Parshurami, Amey Wagh and Trupti Khamkar.[6] It was released on 26 January 2022. Also, this film is released on ZEE5 on the 20th May 2022.[7]
Plot
In the suburban neighborhood of Mumbai, a wall separates the haves and the have-nots. Sudhir and Seema, a newly married middle class couple, live a life without hardship while Vishwas, a slum dweller, dreams of dignity for his people. Their lives collide as post nightfall the town fills up with ominous cries and moans that don't belong to people - they belong to zombies.
Cast
- Amey Wagh as Sudhir Joshi; Seema's husband
- Vaidehi Parashurami as Seema Joshi; Sudhir's Wife
- Lalit Prabhakar as Vishwas/ Jaggu; slum leader of Janata Nagar
- Trupti Khamkar as Malti
- Sharat Sonu as Prakash Dubey
- Renuka Daftardar as Sudhir's mother
- Vighnesh Joshi as Building resident
- Vijay Nikam as Appa Musale; Sudhir's boss and builder of his complex
- Janaki Pathak as Anjali
- Rajendra Shisatkar as Building resident
- Janardan Kadam as Zombie
- Siddhartha Jadhav as Guest appearance in song "Angaat Alaya"
Reception
Zombivili received positive reviews from the critics for portraying the class divide during zombie apocalypse.[8] Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India called it "Zombie apocalypse with a dash of humour," and wrote: "The film begins on a high note and picks steam soon. However, midway, it loses steam and becomes a drag-fest before picking up pace again during the climax."[9] Scroll.in reviewer Nandini Ramnath opined that the film was a tribute to Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead. "Zombivli plays out largely as a comedy with mostly harmless bodies jerking about. It’s the humans of Dombivli, including the venal Musale and Sudhir’s selfish neighbours, who prove to be far more dangerous," Ramnath added.[10] Writing for Maharashtra Times, Kalpeshraj Kubal reviewed the technical aspects and stated: "The makeup, VFX, cinematography in the film is excellent and linear. A. V. Prafulla Chandra has done the background music. It stays in mind even after the movie is over. This zombie will love to see, hear and experience [sic]."[11]
Copyright issues
Filmmaker Tarun Wadhwa had filed a petition in the High Court. The petition claimed that the film 'Saregama India Limited ' had allegedly made the film using his idea. They have not even taken permission for this. According to the petitioner, he had shared the idea related to the film with the filmmaker in the year 2018. After some time the filmmaker rejected my idea. But in the year 2020, the filmmaker announced the film named 'Zombivli'. Justice Patel said that the idea cannot be copyrighted. Further, in this case the petitioners have failed to prove their claim. Saying this, the Justice refused to stay the Screened of the film.[12]
References
- ^ "Zombivli Movie box office collection:". Box Office Business | Bollywood Box Office 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "Zombivli Movie box office collection:". Box Office Business | Bollywood Box Office 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ^ "How 'Zombivli' created an Indian zombie epidemic in the middle of a pandemic". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Marathi movie Zombivli's team talks about creating zombie epidemic in middle-class Mumbai". www.mid-day.com. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "Sonakshi Sinha, Huma Qureshi, Sharad Kelkar and others attend the special screening of Aditya Sarpotdar's 'Zombivli'; See pics - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ "ZEE5 announces first ever Marathi zombie film, Zombivili". Zee News. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "ZEE5 announces first ever Marathi zombie film, Zombivili". Zee News. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ Goyal, Samarth (2022-02-03). "Turning The Page In Indian Horror Movies". Outlook India. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Zombivli Movie Review: Zombie apocalypse with a dash of humour, retrieved 2022-02-19
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (2022-01-28). "'Zombivli' review: A zombie comedy with bite". Scroll.in.
- ^ "झोंबिवली". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Can't injunct film release on surmises of copyright infringement, says HC; allows release of Zombivli". The Times of India. 2 November 2021.
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