Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the fourth-most populous country subdivision globally.
Ashok Saraf is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his work in Marathi and Hindi films along with theatre in both languages. Saraf has received several awards including four Filmfare Marathi Awards. He is referred to as the Mahanayak, Ashok Samrat or Mama of the Marathi film industry. In 2023, he received the Maharashtra Bhushan, the highest civilian honour in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
CID is an Indian police procedural television series originally aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 1998 to 2018. The series was created by B. P. Singh and stars Shivaji Satam as ACP Pradyuman, Aditya Srivastava as Sr. Inspector Abhijeet, Dayanand Shetty as Sr. Inspector Daya, Dinesh Phadnis as Inspector Fredricks aka Freddy and Narendra Gupta as Forensic expert Dr. Salunkhe respectively.
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi is a 1988 Indian Marathi-language comedy buddy film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Kiran Shantaram under the production banner of V. Shantaram Productions. The film was released in Maharashtra on 23 September 1988 and stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Laxmikant Berde, Siddharth Ray, Ashwini Bhave, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Priya Berde, Nivedita Joshi-Saraf, Nayantara, Viju Khote and Sudhir Joshi.
Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of the prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language films and artists. They were first awarded in 1963.
Singham is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film of the same title by Hari, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj who reprises his role as in the original.
Bhutacha Bhau is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Shailendra Singh. The film stars Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Varsha Usgaonkar, Jayram Kulkarni and Laxmikant Berde in lead roles. It was theatrically released on 21 March 1989.
Aamchyasarkhe Aamhich is a 1990 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Prakash Patil. The film was released in Maharashtra on 1 November 1990 and stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Nivedita Joshi Saraf, Varsha Usgaonkar, Rekha Rao, Sudhir Joshi, Jairam Kulkarni, Viju Khote and Mangala Sanzgiri.
Navri Mile Navryala is a 1984 Indian Marathi-language comedy film written and directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Satish Kulkarni under the production banner of Shree Tulsi Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Nivedita Joshi, Sanjay Jog, Neelima Parandekar, Shrikant Moghe, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, Jairam Kulkarni and Daya Dongre. The music was composed by Anil-Arun. Film received critical acclaimed upon released. Supriya Pilgaonkar won Filmfare award for best actress.
Shejari Shejari is a 1990 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed by Dilip Kolhatkar and produced by Sachin Parekar and Sanjay Parekar under the production banner of Amol Production with the story and screenplay provided by Ashok Patole. The film was released in Maharashtra on 31 December 1990 and stars Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Nishigandha Wad, Varsha Usgaonkar in lead roles and Ravindra Berde, Nayana Apte Joshi and Shrikant Moghe in supporting roles. The film was loosely based on the 1964 American film Good Neighbor Sam, and was remade in Hindi in 2005 as Ssukh. The film was also loosely inspired by the Marathi play Pati Sagle Uchapati which was based on the English play Right Bed Wrong Husband. The Marathi play was later adapted into the 2009 Hindi film All The Best: Fun Begins.
Aayatya Gharat Gharoba is a 1991 Indian Marathi-language musical comedy film directed and produced by Sachin Pilgaonkar. Released in Maharashtra on 25 September 1991, the film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Prashant Damle, Kishori Shahane, Viju Khote and Sudhir Joshi. The film is loosely based on 1948 Hindi film Pugree which was remade in 1972 as Dil Daulat Duniya.
Changu Mangu is a 1990 Indian Marathi-language comedy film produced and directed by Bipin Varti and written by Ashok Patole. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Aruna Irani, Nivedita Joshi, Kishori Shahane, Raja Gosavi, Viju Khote, Nayantara, Jaywant Wadkar. The music was composed by Arun Paudwal.
Saglikade Bombabomb is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed by Avinash Thakur and Produced by Chintu Dhavale under the banner of Sneha Chitra and written by Sachin Pilgaonkar. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Varsha Usgaonkar, Nilu Phule, Prashant Damle, Kishori Shahane, Vijay Patkar, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Nayantara in guest appearances. The music was composed by Arun Paudwal. Films Soundtrack received positive response from audience especially from youth.every song of the movie is superhit and received well by audience.
