A Paying Ghost
A Paying Ghost (Marathi : अ पेईंग घोस्ट) [2] is a Marathi language film, released in 2015. The story is based on the novel Badli, by V.P. Kale. It was directed by Sushrut Bhagwat, and the screenplay was 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 visual effects were designed by Om Kamal.
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 A Paying Ghost [1] | |
| Directed by | Sushrut Bhagwat |
| Produced by | Jayant Lade |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay D. Mone |
| Story by | V.P. Kale (VaPu) |
| Starring | Umesh Kamat Spruha Joshi Pushkar Shrotri mahesh manjrekar Sharad Kelkar sharvani pillaai atul parchure sameer chaugule Anita Date-Kelkar |
| Music by | Narendra Bhide |
| Cinematography | Prasad Bhende |
| Edited by | Rajesh Rao |
Production company | Lade Bros Film Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | 3 Crores |
| Box office | esti.₹5 crore (US$700,000) |
Plot
The movie is based on a comic novel by 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 kind-hearted simpleton. He lives 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 pursuing a co-worker from his office, Madhavi. Madhav's friend Vasant tries to play cupid between Madhav and Madhavi leading to comical situations in the office.
One night Madhav, returning home late from the office, encounters a family of ghosts: Gajanan Ekbote and Shevanta Ekbote, and their six daughters. The ghost family have no place to stay and ask to become paying guests in Madhav's house. In return, Gajanan Ekbote promises they will take care of all Madhav's housework and any renovations. Although scared and unsure of the future, Madhav is not used to saying no to anyone, and so he agrees.
Madhav slowly becomes accustomed to living with this new, unconventional family. One day, Vasant tells him that Madhavi is getting married. Knowing Madhav's nature, Gajanan and Shevanta set up Madhav with Madhavi; their efforts prove successful and the pair marry. Eventually, Madhavi begins to notice the presence of unseen people in her house and Madhav confesses the truth about the ghost family.
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 and 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.
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 fourth 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 | Lyricist | 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 |