A Paying Ghost
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| A Paying Ghost | |
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 A Paying Ghost [1] | |
| Directed by | Sushrut Bhagwat |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay D. Mone |
| Story by | V.P. Kale (VaPu) |
| Produced by | Jayant Lade |
| Starring | Umesh Kamat Spruha Joshi Pushkar Shrotri mahesh manjrekar Sharad Kelkar sharvani pillaai atul parchure sameer chaugule Anita Date-Kelkar |
| Cinematography | Prasad Bhende |
| Edited by | Rajesh Rao |
| Music by | Narendra Bhide |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | 3 Crores |
| Box office | esti.₹5 crore (US$600,000) |
A Paying Ghost (Marathi : अ पेईंग घोस्ट) [2] is a Marathi language film, released in 2015. The story is based on a famous novel named Badli, authored by V.P. Kale. The movie was directed by Sushrut Bhagwat, and the screenplay and dialogue were written by Sanjay Mone. It was produced by Lade Bros Films Pvt. Ltd. and was the first Marathi film with 70 minutes of visual effects. The producer didn't want to sacrifice with the visual effects and chose Om Kamal who did Mad Max: Fury Road, Captain America, Independence day for the visual effects design. [citation needed]
Plot
The movie is based on a comedy fiction by renowned Marathi novelist, V. P. Kale. It tells the story of a typical Mumbai resident and a ghost that helps him to overcome the challenges of daily life. Madhav is a simpleton and a kindhearted person. He is staying alone in Anand Ashram Chawl as he has no parents or siblings. Vrunda, the girl next door, likes him and is always trying to win his heart. But Madhav is after another girl, Madhavi, in his office. Vasant, Madhav's only friend, and savior in difficult times try to play cupid between them leading to comical situations in the office. One night Madhav, returning home late from office, comes across a family of ghosts, Gajanan Ekbote, wife Shevanta Ekbote with their six daughters. The family had no place to stay and request to be his Paying Guests. In return, Gajanan Ekbote promises they will take care of Madhav's house, do all housework and keep it up-to-date. Although scared and unsure of the future, Madhav is not used to saying no to anyone, and he agrees. In a series of funny but helpful events, Madhav slowly becomes accustomed to this new abnormal family living with him. One day, Vasant, Madhav's close friend, tells him that Madhavi is getting married. Knowing Madhav's nature, the ghost couple, Gajanan and Shevanta Ekbote take initiative and set up Madhav with Madhavi, who later married. Eventually, Madhavi also notices the presence of unseen people in her house. Madhav tells her the truth and all the mysteries are unraveled. Note-Latest VFX animation technology is employed to create seamless special effects. The ghosts in this movie are shown as normal human figures and characters. This movie does not contain any nudity, coarse language, sex, horror, or scary scenes.
Releases
India
Prior to A Paying ghost's public release, Lade Bros. Films PVT LTD hosted private screenings on 28 May 2015 at cities like Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Pune, and others. Lade Bros. Films then showed A Paying Ghost to some of the Marathi & Bollywood industry's filmmakers and actors in a first-look screening at the Fun Republic Theatre on 29 May 2015. On the following day, the film was screened at 200 screens.
Overseas
A Paying Ghost became the first Marathi film to screen overseas in more than 20 cities. It was screened in UK - London, Red Fort, Birmingham, Leicester, Slough, Manchester, Europe-Germany, Switzerland, Holland, United States- bay area, Richmond, Australia- Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, the Netherlands, New Zealand- Auckland, UAE- Dubai and Singapore. It was critically and commercially acclaimed by international audiences. It shows the technical strength of regional cinema in the world market.
Home media
A Paying Ghost's world television premiere was held on 20 March 2016 on star pravah. It is breaking record TRP on star pravah.
Cast
- Umesh Kamat as Madhav
- Spruha Joshi as Madhavi[3]
- Pushkar Shrotri as Gajanan [4]
- Sharvani Pillai as Gamini
- Samir Choughule as Ganpule
- Anita Date-Kelkar as Vrunda
- Atul Parchure as Vasant
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Sadanand
- Sharad Kelkar
Production
Jayant lade is the youngest producer in the Marathi cinema who produces film individually at the age of 26. His vision behind the cinema is about to utilize of Indian culture and literature through films. Hence he chose BADLI by Va.Pu.Kale.
Box office
A Paying Ghost took ₹50 lakh (US$74565.73) on its opening day, with a total of ₹ 2 crores (US$298262.93) on its opening weekend. It has collected more than ₹3.5 crores (US$521960.13) and enters 4th week at more than 200 screens, making it the best performing Marathi film of Visual effects and humor. The film released overseas in 20 cities like UK - London, Red Rort, Birmingham, Leicester, Slough, Manchester, Europe-Germany, Switzerland, Holland, United States - Bay area, Richmond, Australia - Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, the Netherlands, New Zealand - Auckland, UAE - Dubai and Singapore and it took 28 lakhs (the US $41756.81). The film got a subsidy for A class from Maharashtra Government of 40 lakh. (US$59652.59). The STAR group purchased satellite rights of A Paying Ghost for ₹1 crore (US$149131.47)
Music
After winning an award for 'Best Background Score' at the Kalyan International Film Festival for the movie 'Rama Madhav', Marathi musician Narendra Bhide started 2015 by composing the score and soundtrack for the Marathi film, 'P.G.'. The film is based on a story by veteran Marathi laureate Vasant Purushottam Kale.[5]
Soundtrack
| Sr.No. | Song | Singer | Leyricist | Music composer |
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| 01 | Go go govinda(Dahi handi) | Avadhoot Gupte | Vaibhav Joshi | Narendra bhide |
| 02 | Raat bhar(romantic) | Hrishikesh Ranade,Anandi Joshi | Vaibhav Joshi | Narendra bhide |