Chowk (film)

Chowk
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Devendra Gaikwad
Written by	Devendra Gaikwad
Screenplay by	Devendra Gaikwad
Story by	Devendra Arun Gaikwad
Produced by	Vishal Chandane Dilip Lalasaheb Patil
Starring	Kiran Gaikwad Sanskruti Balgude Pravin Tarde Snehal Tarde Akshay Tanksale Upendra Limaye Suresh Vishwakarma Ramesh Pardeshi
Cinematography	Mayur Hardas
Edited by	Mayur Hardas
Music by	Score: Omkar Dhotre Songs: Sai-Piyush Omkar Swarup Bagade
Production company	Anuradha Films Pvt.Ltd
Distributed by	Zee Studios
Release date	2 June 2023 (2023-06-02)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Box office	₹4.55 crore [1]

Chowk is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Devendra Gaikwad in his directorial debut and produced by Dilip Lalasaheb Patil under the banner of Anuradha Films. ^[2] It stars Pravin Tarde, Sanskruti Balgude, Kiran Gaikwad, Upendra Limaye, Akshay Tanksale, ^[3] Aritra Devendra Gaikwad, Snehal Tarde, Suresh Vishwakarma and Ramesh Pardeshi. It was theatrically released on 2 June 2023. ^[4]

Plot

A Chowk is like a solid witness that passively observes people, relationships, friendships, festivities, politics, and social interactions. Chowk is about crossroads.

Cast

• Sanskruti Balgude
• Snehal Tarde ^[5]
• Ramesh Pardeshi
• Akshay Tanksale
• Devendra Gaikwad
• Kiran Gaikwad
• Upendra Limaye
• Pravin Tarde
• Ahaveer Hore
• Sagar Pable
• Aritra Devendra Gaikwad
• Anjali Joglekar
• Shashikant Padwal
• Shubhankar Ekbote
• Dipti Joshi
• Dilip Lalasaheb Patil
• Suresh Vishwakarma
• Mahesh Hagawane

Release

Theatrical

The film was set to be released on 12 May 2023. ^[6] Due to unknown reasons, the release date was postponed & its release was delayed to 2 June. ^{[4] [7]}

Reception

Box office

Chowk released on approximately 300 screens in India, collected ₹3.5 million on opening day. The film grossed over ₹47.0 million at the box office and became eleventh highest grossing Marathi film of 2023, it is declared semi-hit at box office. ^[8]

Music

The music of the film is composed by the duo Sai-Piyush and Omkar Swarup Bagade, while background score is composed by Omkar Dhotre. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Jaal Jaal Zala Re"	Omkar Swaroop	Nagesh Morvekar, Dr Vinaya	4:00
2.	"Dolaychya Dohat"	Suhas Yadav, Vaishali Mhade	Omkar Swaroop	3:43
Total length:				7:43

References

1. "'आदिपुरुष'पेक्षा वरचढ ठरले मराठी चित्रपट! 'रावरंभा', 'चौक' आणि 'TDM'ने मारली बाजी; वाचा कमाई". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
2. Borade, Aarti Vilas. "Chowk: महाराष्ट्रातील चौकाचौकात घडणारी गोष्ट पाहायला मिळणार 'चौक' चित्रपटात". Hindustan Times Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
3. "Akshay Tanksale". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 23 May 2023.
4. "Devendra Gaikwad's 'Chowk' POSTPONED again; Makers release a statement". The Times of India. 12 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 June 2023.
5. "Snehal Tarde movies, filmography, biography and songs". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
6. डेस्क, एबीपी माझा एंटरटेनमेंट (5 May 2023). "Chowk Trailer : जिवाभावाच्या, दोस्तीच्या दुनियेच्या 'चौक'चा ट्रेलर आऊट!". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
7. "Chowk Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
8. "Chowk Total Box Office Collection & Budget". 29 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

• Chowk at IMDb