''Balak-Palak'' (meaning ''Children-Parents'') (BP) is a 2013

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comedy-drama film on the topic of

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. The film is directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by

Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi cin ...

, Uttung Thakur and Ravi Jadhav. This is the first film produced by actor Riteish Deshmukh. The story was written by Ganesh Pandit and Amber Hadap. Balak Palak was shot by Mahesh Limaye. The initials formed by the title of the film (BP) also make a secondary reference to a ' blue picture' or low-quality

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videos that were available on videotape in the 1980s in South Asia. The film deals with the topic of

of adolescents and is rated UA (Parental Guidance). With the positive reviews the film received, Deshmukh plans to make a

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remake of the film. This film is being made into

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and

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by Director Srikanth Velagaleti. Uttung Thakur will co-produce the remake with Mohan S. Devanga of Kangaroo Motion Pictures.the movie has been the inspiration for Malayalam movie Swarnamalsyangal directed by popular quizmaster

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. The film was released with English subtitles. Shivkumar Parthasarathy did the subtitling.

Cast

* Shashwati Pimplikar as Dolly Gavaskar *

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as Bhagya/Bhagyesh Rege * Bhagyashree Shankpal as Chiu/Aarti Puranik *

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as Avya/Avinash Gandhe *

Prathamesh Parab Prathamesh Parab (born 29 November 1993) is an Indian actor who works in Marathi cinema. He played a small role in ''Balak Palak'' before playing a lead character in ''Timepass (film), Timepass''. He reprised his role in its sequel ''Timepass ...

as Vishu *

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as Kadam Kaka * Avinash Narkar as Vidyadhar Gandhe, Avinash's father *

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as Neha Sawant * Vishakha Subhedar as Pednekar Kaku *

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as Mrs. Puranik, Aarti's mother *

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as Pandharinath Rege, Bhagyesh's father *

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as Ashok Gavaskar, Dolly's father *

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as Mrs. Gavaskar, Dolly's mother *

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as older Avya *

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as older Dolly *

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as Ramesh * Dhanashree Parab as Sampada

Music

The songs of the film are composed by the duo

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. Known for their music compositions in Bollywood films, this is the first Marathi film venture of the duo. The track "Harvali Pakhare" was remade in Hindi by the same team, with lyricist

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filling in as a replacement for

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, as the song "Kehkasha Tu Meri" in the 2016 film '' Akira''.

Reception

The film was screened at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) in

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in November 2012. The newspaper ''

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'' gave 3.5 stars out of 5 in their review and called it a "must watch for parents!" The newspaper ''

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'' appreciated Jadhav for the direction of the film and keeping it on a UA-rated course despite the boldness of the subject".

Feature

On 3 January 2013,

announced they are planning Hindi remake of ''Balak Palak.''

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 2391514, Balak Palak Indian comedy-drama films Indian children's films Sex education Films about the education system in India Films directed by Ravi Jadhav 2013 comedy-drama films 2010s Marathi-language films 2013 films