YZ (film)

YZ
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sameer Vidwans
Produced by	Sanjay Chhabria Anish Joag
Written by	Kshitij Patwardhan
Starring	Sagar Deshmukh Akshay Tanksale Parna Pethe Sai Tamhankar
Music by	Rishikesh, Saurabh & Jasraj
Cinematography	Sudhakar yankati Reddy
Edited by	Faisal-Imran
Production company	Everest Entertainment Pratisaad Productions
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

YZ is a 2016 Indian Marathi language Coming of an age comedy, Drama, Romance film, directed by Sameer Vidwans and produced by Sanjay Chhabria and Anish Joag under the Everest Entertainment and Pratisaad Productions banner respectively.^[1][2] The film released on 12 August 2016.^[3]

The film stars Sagar Deshmukh, Akshay Tanksale, Parna Pethe, Sai Tamhankar and Mukta Barve in lead roles.^[4]

The film will have its world television premier on 11 December 2016 on Star Pravah.^[5]

Plot

The title is not just a slang word but a hip new attitude, importantly a fresh perspective on life. A coming-of-age comedy about a 33-year-old who is trapped between the identity of a boy and a man. YZ tells the story of Gajanan, who ends up in Pune, and how his friendship with an 18-year-old called Battees, opens him up to a new world around him. When the most under confident person in the world meets the most confident one, a series of maddening events is bound to happen. YZ is an incredible journey of friendship, innocence, happiness, love, true spice of life and the beauty within. YZ is all about discovering our own real, mad and bold YZ version. So, break free and be YZ!^[6]

Gajanan Kulkarni(Sagar Deshmukh) a 33-year old history professor from Wai, Maharashtra who is still a virgin and very shy in talking with girls who is due to get married, eventually ends up in Pune for a temporary lecturer in University, Where he befriends 18-Year old student nicknamed Battees(Akshay Tanksale) who is very famous in college for his confident attitude. He opens him up to a new world around him. While staying with his aunt in Pune, She arranges a marriage proposal for him with a girl Parnarekha(Sai Tamhankar), Both get involved into each other but soon Gajanan realizes that she is not of his type as she is very devotional and more boring than him. They both breakup. Meanwhile, he meets Antara(Parna Pethe) who is a best friend of Gaja's cousin sister Aarti. Antara requests Gaja to teach him Sanskrit Language as per her college syllabus. Antara falls for Gajas innocence and proposes him, Awestruck Gaja doesn't know what to do as he has never experienced such feelings for him before from anyone else. Still confused about Antara, he tries to sort this out. Meanwhile, while visiting Battees place he meets his childhood friend and love Sayali(Mukta Barve) who is a single mother and is currently with one of her friend after divorce. Gaja confesses about his feeling which he had/have for her. Sayali now confused doesn't know what to do. Sayali gives him an old box containing a bucket list of things which Gaja had written when he was a child, realizing that he has done nothing till date from the list. Parnarekha who has now changed after guidance by Battees, meets Gaja at his college on his last day. He bids farewell to Battees, Arranges Sayalis marriage with her friend. Tells Parnarekha that he needs to leave. Tells Antara that she is very important to him but he cannot go ahead with their relationship. Now a changed man Gajanan sits in the cab for airport concluding that he is going to finish his bucket list.

Cast

• Mukta Barve as Sayali
• Sagar Deshmukh as Gajanan kulkarni
• Akshay Tanksale as Battees
• Parna Pethe as Antara
• Sai Tamhankar as Parnarekha.

References

External links

• YZ on IMDb