Laxmikant Berde was an Indian Marathi language film actor who appeared in several Marathi and Hindi movies. He was known for his highly energetic slapstick performances. Berde started his career as an employee in the production company Marathi Sahitya Sangh and then played supporting roles in a few Marathi stage plays. In 1983–84, he first became famous with the Marathi play Tur Tur.
Ashok Saraf is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Marathi language films and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi language films and TV serials in supporting roles. He received five Filmfare Awards, Maharashtra government award for the film Pandu Havaldar, Screen Award for Sawai Havaldar, Bhojpuri Film Award for Maika Bitua, ten state government awards for Marathi films and Best Comedian in Maharashtracha Favorite Kon.
Sudhir Joshi was an Indian Marathi actor and comedian.
Ashwini Bhave is an Indian model and actress known for her work in both Hindi and Marathi-language films and television serials. Born and raised in India, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Priya Arun-Berde is an Indian actress who has worked in several Marathi-language films. She is the wife of the actor Laxmikant Berde and is the daughter of actress Lata Arun.
Sachin Pilgaonkar, often known mononymously by his screen name as Sachin, is an Indian Marathi-language and Hindi-language actor, director, producer, writer, and singer who has directed and acted in several Marathi films of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Supriya Pilgaonkar is an Indian actress who has worked in several Marathi and Hindi films and television series. She is married to actor Sachin Pilgaonkar and made her debut as Chameli in his superhit film Navri Mile Navryala. She is the winner of Nach Baliye 1.
Arun Paudwal was a composer in Bollywood in India. He worked with music director S. D. Burman for some time.
Jayshree Gadkar was a noted Marathi and Hindi movie actress and a star of Marathi cinema from the 1950s up to the 1980s.
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi is a Marathi film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and had released in India on 23 September 1988. It is a comedy film revolving around four close friends. This movie was inspired from Biwi aur Makaan movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. which was also remade in Telugu in 1991 as Chithram Bhallare Vichithram, in Kannada in 2003 as Olu Saar Bari Olu, in Hindi in 2009 as Paying Guests, in Punjabi in 2014 as Mr & Mrs 420 and in Bengali in 2017 as Jio Pagla. It is now considered as a cult classic comedy in Marathi cinema.
Uttara Baokar is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She acted in several notable plays, like as Padmavati in Mukyhamantri, Mena in Mena Gurjari, Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello, the mother in playwright Girish Karnad's Tughlaq, the nautch girl in Chhote Saiyad Bade Saiyad and the lead role of Umrao in Umrao Jaan. In 1978, she also directed Jaywant Dalvi's play Sandhya Chhaya, in Hindi translation by Kusum Kumar.
Siddharth Ray, born Sushant Ray, was a film actor in Hindi and Marathi films. He also appeared in a few south Indian films. He was the grandson of filmmaker V. Shantaram.
Shubha Balsavar is an Indian film and television actress who has worked in several Hindi-language and few Marathi-language films. She is also a former women's national champion in swimming and cycling.
Ramesh Deo was an Indian film and television actor who worked in more than 285 Hindi films, 190 Marathi films and 30 Marathi dramas with over 200 showings in his long career. He also produced feature films, television serials and over 250 ad films. He also directed a number of films, documentaries and television serials. He received many state and national awards for his work.
Bhavana Balsavar is an Indian film, stage and television actress. She is the part of silent comedy series, Gutur Gu (2010).
Anil Mohile was an Indian music composer and music arranger.
Biwi Aur Makan is a 1966 Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It is one of the masterpieces of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and was remade in different languages. This movie was based on the famous Bengali movie Joy Maa Kali Boarding. The movie was an inspiration for the Marathi movie Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (1988), Telugu movie Chitram Bhalare Vichitram(1991), two Kannada movies - Bombat Hendthi (1992) and Olu Saar Bari Olu(2003), Tamil movie Aanazhagan (1995), Hindi movie Paying Guests(2009), Punjabi movie as Mr & Mrs 420 (2014) and the Bengali movie Jio Pagla(2017). Some critics believe it is one of the finest comedy movies of Hindi cinema, parallel with Chupke Chupke, Padosan and Golmal.
Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad is a Marathi language film released in 2009. The film is directed by Satish Rajwade, story has been written by Girish Girija Joshi, Dialogues by Kiran Yadnyopavit and cinematography by Suresh Deshmane. The movie is produced by Ashok Saraf, Shree Mangesh Films and Zee Talkies. Music of the movie has been given by Vishwajeet-Avinash.
Kishore Nandlaskar was an Indian actor, who is noted for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He was a known personality in the Marathi film industry, who mostly played comic characters. Nandlaskar made his debut as an actor in the Marathi cinema with the 1989's film In'ina Dika. He is known for his work in films like Khakee (2004), Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Singham (2011), Simba, Miss U Miss, Gaon Thor Pudhari Chor and Are Soda Batali Bai.
Nayantara was an Indian actress. She worked in Marathi films, television and theatre. She is better known as Leelabai Kalbhor in Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (1988).
