Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi | |
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Directed by | Sachin Pilgaonkar |
Written by | Vasant Sabnis |
Based on | Biwi Aur Makan (1966) by Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
Produced by | Kiran Shantaram |
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Cinematography | Ram Allam[1] |
Edited by | Avinash Thakur Chintu Dhavale |
Music by | Arun Paudwal |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
Box office | ₹3 crore[2] |
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (translation: This Is Being Street–Smart) 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. Widely regarded as one of the greatest comedy films in Marathi cinema industry, it stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Laxmikant Berde, Siddharth Ray, Ashwini Bhave, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Priya Arun, Nivedita Joshi, Nayantara, Viju Khote, and Sudhir Joshi.[3]
The film follows the core plot from the 1966 Hindi film Biwi Aur Makan, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Remade in several languages such as Olu Saar Bari Olu (2003) in Kannada, Paying Guests (2009) in Hindi, Mr & Mrs 420 (2014) in Punjabi, Jio Pagla (2017) in Bengali. The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 Telugu film Chitram Bhalare Vichitram, which was remade in Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and in Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).[4][5][6]
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi achieved cult status in Marathi cinema due to its overwhelming reception.[7][8]