''Baji'' is a 2015 Indian

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written and directed by Nikhil Mahajan and produced by Vivek Rangachari and Amit Ahirrao under the banner

DAR Motion Pictures DAR Motion Pictures (DAR), a wholly owned subsidiary of DAR Capital Group, is an Indian film production and distribution company headquartered out of Mumbai. Known for its focus on content driven cinema, DAR Motion Pictures has worked with a va ...

and Virtue Entertainment and it is the first ever Marathi superhero film. The film stars

Shreyas Talpade Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Rukh ...

and

Amruta Khanvilkar Amruta Khanvilkar (born 23 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress. She primarily works in Hindi and Marathi films. Khanvilkar aspired to be a film actress from an early age and began her career as a contestant on India's Best C ...

in lead roles while

Jitendra Joshi Jitendra Joshi is an Indian actor and reality show host who predominantly works in Marathi cinema. He is well known for his lead role as Sant Tukaram Maharaj in the 2012 marathi movie Tukaram. He starred as constable Katekar in the hit Netflix ...

plays the main antagonist. This film marks the comeback of

in the Marathi film industry after seven years. It is said that director

Ravi Jadhav Ravindra Jadhav (born 22 September 1971) known professionally as Ravi Jadhav is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Marathi musical drama ''Natarang'' in 2010. Ravi studied in Sir J.J ...

Nagraj Manjule Nagraj Popatrao Manjule (Marathi pronunciation: aɡɾaːd͡ʒ maɲd͡ʒuɭeː born 24 August 1978) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, filmmaker and he works in the Marathi Cinema, best known for his ...

and

Girija Oak Girija Oak is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''Taare Zameen Par'' and ''Shor in the City''. Career Oak made her debut on the big screen at the age of 15. She acted in Marathi movies including ''Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi'', ''G ...

will be seen in the film.

Plot

The story of the film is based on the legend of a man who took it upon himself to protect the common man against oppression and injustice. His sword, his bow-arrow and his white stallion live on to define him as Baji. Baji is known to guard and protect the people in his village. He fights to restore justice from a wicked villager named Martand, who is greedy to find the treasure hidden under the village.

Cast

as Baji / Chiddvilas(Chidu) / Akash *

as Gauri *

as Martand * Ila Bhate as Chidu's Mother *

as an engineer (guest appearance) *

as a girl in the carnival (guest appearance) *

as Inspector Mahesh *

Shruti Marathe Shruti Marathe (born 9 October 1986) is an Indian actress known for her works in Hindi, Marathi and Tamil films and television. Personal life Shruti married actor Gaurav Ghatnekar in 2016. Career She made her film debut with the Marathi ...

in an item number Masoli *

Mrinmayee Godbole Mrinmayee Godbole is an Indian actress who appears in Marathi movies. She is most appreciated for her role in the Marathi film ''Chi Va Chi Sau Ka'' directed by Paresh Mokashi. Career Godbole started her career with the Marathi movie ''Rajwa ...

in Aala Aala Re Baji song

Production

The film is being produced by Arun Rangachari, Vivek Rangachari, Aayush Maheshwari, Amit Ahirrao, Suhrud Godbole, Hrishikesh Kulkarni, Nikhil Mahajan under DAR Motion Pictures, Virtue Entertainment Blue Drop Films and IME Motion Pictures production banner and the film is also presented by

and Virtue Entertainment. ''Baji'' is the second installment of Arun Rangachari and Vivek Rangachari under

banner in the Marathi film industry. After, they produced two Marathi films ''

Lalbaug Parel ''City of Gold'' (Marathi: ''Lalbaug Parel'') is a 2010 Indian political thriller film. The film was Mahesh Manjrekar's 17th film, having previously directed critically acclaimed films such as '' Astitva'' and '' Viruddh... Family Comes First''. ...

'' and '' Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap''.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Atif Afzal and lyrics are penned by Shrirang Godbole. Kollywood Singer

Chinmayi Chinmayi Sripaada is an Indian playback singer, working mainly for the South Indian film industry. She is also a voice actor, television presenter, radio jockey, and an entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company ...

makes her Marathi debut with this film. The first song, "Aala Aala Re Baji", sung by

Shalmali Kholgade Shalmali Kholgade is an Indian playback singer, who predominantly sings for Hindi language films. In addition to Hindi, she has also sung in other Indian languages such as Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil. Through her singing career, she has re ...

& Adarsh Shinde, was released on 30 December 2014. The second song, "Majha Baji", sung by

who makes her debut in Marathi with the song, was released on 6 January 2015. The third Song, "Masoli", sung by

Bela Shende Bela Shende is an Indian playback singer. She performed several songs in Bollywood and regional films. "Mann Mohana" from the film ''Jodhaa Akbar'', "Su Che" from the film '' What's Your Raashee?'', "Wajle Ki Baara" and "Apsara Aali" from ''Nat ...

, was released on 9 January 2015.

Track listing

Release

The film was released on 6 February 2015. It was released in 418 screens in Maharashtra along with

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

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. The first look Teaser of the film was released in theatres along with

's Home Production film

Poshter Boyz ''Poshter Boyz'' is a 2014 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed by Sameer Patil and written by Sameer Patil and Charudatta Bhagwat. The movie stars Dilip Prabhavalkar, Hrishikesh Joshi, Aniket Vishvasrao in lead roles and Pooja Sawant, N ...

and on Internet on 1 August 2014.

Girish Kulkarni Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in ''Deool'' and National Film Award ...

has rendered his voice to the first look teaser. Theatrical trailer of the film was released on 8 December 2014 on YouTube.

Box office

Baji opened to decent response at the box office. It collected on first day, on second day and on third day.Thus it collected in its first weekend.The collections dropped on weekdays.It collected on weekdays and collected in its first week of release.http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/collection/2nd-Week-Box-Office-Collection-Of-Marathi-Film-BAJI-3383

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3919208, Baji 2015 films 2015 action films 2010s Indian superhero films Indian action films 2010s Marathi-language films Indian superhero films