''Double Seat'' is a
Marathi movie directed by Sameer Vidwans, director of ''
Time Please.'' Released on 14 August 2015, it starred
Ankush Choudhary and
Mukta Barve.
''Double Seat'' has received positive reviews with critics who are praising the performances of Ankush Choudhary and Mukta Barve.
Synopsis
''Double Seat'' portrays the struggles of a recently married couple seeking to move out of their family home and buy an apartment. Born and raised in Metropolitan
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
, Amit works in the packing industry with his approach to life reinforced by his father, a horse trainer. Amit's wife, Manjiri, a native of the village of
Roha
Roha () is a town and taluka in the Raigad district of the Maharashtra state of India. It is located 120 km southeast of Mumbai. It is the starting point of Konkan railways and end point of central railways (Mumbai). Many chemical indu ...
, with a remarkable zest for life, is optimistic about working as an
LIC agent
despite the difficulties of adjusting to city life.
Cast
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Ankush Choudhary as Amit Naik
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Mukta Barve as Manjiri Naik
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Vidyadhar Joshi as Amit's father
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Vandana Gupte as Amit's mother
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Sandeep Pathak
Dr. Sandeep Kumar Pathak is an Indian politician from Aam Aadmi Party and Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab since April 2022. He is a former assistant professor of IIT Delhi, former research associate at University of Oxford and MIT. He is also cu ...
as Traffic Policeman Amit's Friend
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Shivani Rangole as Sapna Sharma ,Neighborhood of Amit & Manjiri
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Jayant Savarkar as Ajoba (grandfather) of Chawl
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Pushkar Shrotri
Pushkar Sudhakar Shrotri is a Marathi, Hindi film & theatre actor, producer, and director.
Early life and education
Shrotri was born in Mumbai in 1970. He graduated with a commerce degree from M. L. Dahanukar College in Mumbai.
Career
Pushkar ...
as Amit's Friend (Guest Appearance)
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Asawari Joshi
Asawari Joshi (born 6 May 1965) is an Indian actress. She has acted in many Marathi language films and serials. She is known for her role in the Hindi TV series, '' Office Office''. She has acted as Lovely Kapoor in film ''Om Shanti Om''. She ...
as Chakuli Mami (Guest Appearance)
Release
The movie was released in
Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
, Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
, and
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...
on 14 August 2015 with 3,000 shows daily with English subtitles.
Essel Vision distributed the film.
The movie had its world television premiere on
Zee Marathi
Zee Marathi is an Indian general entertainment channel which carries programming in Marathi. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, then ...
8 November 2015, for which the actors filmed a special promo shoot.
Soundtrack
Spruha Joshi
Spruha Joshi (born 13 October 1989) is an Indian television, film, and theatre actress, the television anchor who works in the Marathi film and television industry. She is also a poet and lyricist for films.
Early life and education
Spruha Joshi ...
,
Kshitij Patwardhan
Kshitij Patwardhan (born 11 January 1985) is an Indian screenwriter, theatre director, playwright, and lyricist. He received Filmfare award for best screenplay in 2018, Filmfare award for best lyrics in 2020, along with the prestigious Tarun tejan ...
, and Sameer Vidwans wrote lyrics for the film's soundtrack.
Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the '' Mewati gharana'' (musical apprenticeship lineage). His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame ...
, Saurabh, and Hrishikesh composed the score.
Track listing
Reception
Pune Mirror, the
Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest se ...
, and the
Maharashtra Times
''Maharashtra Times'' ( mr, महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स), colloquially referred to as 'Ma Ta' (मटा) from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest selling daily ...
gave the film 4-star reviews.
Box Office
''Double Seat'' opened on high note collecting more than in first 5 days. The film reportedly grossed around in its full run at the box office.
Awards
''Double Seat'' received five awards at the Maharashtracha Favourite Kon 2015 award ceremony. Anandi Joshi and Jasraj Joshi won the Best Singer awards for "Kiti Sangaychay Mla" which also won the award for Best Song. The lead actors, Ankush Choudhary and Mukta Barve, won awards for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively.
''Double Seat'' has been officially selected as the best Marathi film album of 2015 by
Apple Music
Apple Music is a music, audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing playlists. The service also includes the Internet radio stations Apple M ...
.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 4992114
Double Seat Songs Lyrics
2015 films
2010s Marathi-language films