Chumbak

Chumbak (also designated as Chumbak - THE LOTTERY) is a 2017 Indian Marathi-language slice of life drama film directed by Sandeep Modi, produced by Aruna Bhatia, Naren Kumar and Cape of Good Films and stars a renowned lyricist Swanand Kirkire in the lead role. It was released on 13 October 2017 in MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival.[1]

Chumbak
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySandeep Modi
Produced by
  • Aruna Bhatia
  • Naren Kumar
  • Cape of Good Films
Written by
  • Saurabh Bhave
  • Sandeep Modi
StarringSwanand Kirkire
Music bySaket Kanetkar
CinematographyRangarajan Ramabadran
Edited byChandrashekhar Prajapati
Production
company
  • Kyra Kumar Kreations
  • Cape of Good Films
Distributed by
  • AA Films
Release date
  • 13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) (Mumbai)
  • 27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) (India)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Later, the film attracted attention of Akshay Kumar who found it "honest and pure", announcing on social media, and also went on to present it, making his Marathi cinema debut as a presenter.[2][3][4] It is slated to be re-released on 27 July 2018. Trailer for the film was released on 5 July 2018.

Plot

The plot revolves around friendship of a restaurant worker boy – Baalu – and a simple mentally-ill middle-aged village man – Prasanna (Swanand Kirkire) – who are thrown together due to circumstances. Baalu finds himself in dilemma because of it.

Cast
  • Swanand Kirkire as Prasanna – A 45-year-old mentally challenged man
  • Sahil Jadhav as Baalu – A 15-year-old restaurant worker boy
  • Sangram Desai

References
  1. "FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE". MumbaiFilmFestival.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. "Akshay Kumar to present a Marathi film titled Chumbak". Filmfare. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. Coutinho, Natasha (12 June 2018). "Akshay Kumar makes his Marathi debut as presenter with Swanand Kirkire's Chumbak". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "Akshay Kumar to present Marathi movie Chumbak". The Times of India. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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