Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi

Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi
DVD cover
Directed bySachin Pilgaonkar
Written byVasant Sabnis
Based onBiwi Aur Makan (1966) by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Produced byKiran Shantaram
Starring
CinematographyRam Allam[1]
Edited byAvinash Thakur
Chintu Dhavale
Music byArun Paudwal
Production
company
Release date
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
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]

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  6. ^ "अशी ही बनवाबनवी हा चित्रपट नाहीये ओरिजनल, या बॉलिवूड चित्रपटाचा आहे रिमेक". Lokmat (in Marathi). 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ^ "33 Years of 'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi': Iconic Marathi Comedy Still Rules People's Hearts". News18. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Happy Birthday Ashok Saraf: 'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi' to 'Gammat Jammat'; FIVE must-watch comedy movies of the evergreen star". The Times of India. 4 June 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

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