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''Balak-Palak'' (meaning ''Children-Parents'') (BP) is a 2013 Marathi language comedy-drama film on the topic of sex education. The film is directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Riteish Deshmukh, 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 pornographic videos that were available on videotape in the 1980s in South Asia. The film deals with the topic of sex education of adolescents and is rated UA (Parental Guidance). With the positive reviews the film received, Deshmukh plans to make a Hindi language remake of the film. This film is being made into Tamil 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 G S Pradeep. The film was released with English subtitles. Shivkumar Parthasarathy did the subtitling.


Cast

* Shashwati Pimplikar as Dolly Gavaskar * Madan Deodhar as Bhagya/Bhagyesh Rege *
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as Chiu/Aarti Puranik * Rohit Phalke as Avya/Avinash Gandhe * Prathamesh Parab as Vishu * Kishor Kadam as Kadam Kaka *
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as Vidyadhar Gandhe, Avinash's father * Sai Tamhankar as Neha Sawant * Vishakha Subhedar as Pednekar Kaku * Supriya Pathare as Mrs. Puranik, Aarti's mother * Anand ingale as Pandharinath Rege, Bhagyesh's father * Anand Abhyankar as Ashok Gavaskar, Dolly's father * Madhavi Juvekar as Mrs. Gavaskar, Dolly's mother * Subodh Bhave as older Avya *
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as older Dolly * Satish Tare as Ramesh * Dhanashree Parab as Sampada


Music

The songs of the film are composed by the duo Vishal–Shekhar. 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 Manoj Muntashir filling in as a replacement for Guru Thakur, 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 New York City in November 2012. The newspaper '' Daily News and Analysis'' gave 3.5 stars out of 5 in their review and called it a "must watch for parents!" The newspaper '' Mint'' 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, Riteish Deshmukh 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