''Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha'' () is a 2023 Indian

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film also known as ''Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha... Return Janarach Nahi.'' The film is written and directed by Prasad Khandekar in his directorial debut. The film is produced by Ideas The Entertainment Company, Gold Mountain Pictures, SR Enterprises and Swarna Pat Katha, and it stars an ensemble cast of Girish Kulkarni,

Tejaswini Pandit Tejaswini Pandit ( mr, तेजस्विनी पंडित; Pronunciation: ̪ed͡ʒəsʋiniː pəɳɖit̪ born 23 May 1986) is a Marathi film and television actress. She made her debut with Kedar Shinde's ''Aga Bai Arrecha!'' film. Sh ...

, Prasad Khandekar, Namrata Sambherao, Sayaji Shinde,

Bhau Kadam Bhalchandra Kadam (born 3 March 1970), popularly known as Bhau Kadam, is a Marathi theatre and film actor. He is known as a comedian, particularly when working in commercial Marathi cinema and drama. He began his acting career in 1991, when he ...

, Vishakha Subhedar and Onkar Bhojane. The film follows the story of three Phulambrikar brothers and their family, who start a hotel business, and their problems with customers. The film was officially announced in September 2022, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced in October 2022. The soundtrack is composed by Rohan–Rohan and Kashyap Sompura. ''Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha'' was theatrically released on 8 December 2023.

Plot

The Phulambrikar family plans on converting their family's ancestral property in the village into a hotel because the village is very soon to be promoted as a tourist destination by the government. However, incidents continue to occur after the "Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha Hotel" is operational. People are dying one after the other in the hotel. To avoid legal complications, the family keeps burying bodies in the land.

Cast

* Girish Kulkarni as Shravan Dada *

as Rohini * Prasad Khandekar as Falgun * Namrata Sambherao as Ashwini * Sayaji Shinde as Nutan Sheth *

as Gulabi Garam Baba * Vishakha Subhedar as Magru * Onkar Bhojane as Kartik * Paddy Kamble as Surve * Rajendra Shisatkar as Inspector Bhosale *

Vanita Kharat Vanita Kharat (born 19 July 1992) is an Indian actress from Mumbai, Maharashtra. She is well known performer in Marathi comedy show Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra. Kharat was featured in ''Vicky Velingkar'' and in Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: ...

as Shrivalli * Rohit Mane as Bahubali * Shashikant Kerkar as customer * Sushil Inamdar as Chavan * Jay Chaubey * Rakesh Shalin

Production

In mid-September 2022, producers Paritosh Painter and Rajesh Mohanty announced ''Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha'' along with six other films under the banner of Ideas The Entertainment Company and SR Enterprises. The principal photography started in early October 2022 at Gaganbawada Ghat in Kolhapur. Speaking about the location, Khandekar said, "I often used to travel through Gaganbawda Ghat from Kolhapur to Konkan. So I wanted to capture the natural and scenic beauty of Gaganbawda Ghat and present it to the viewers. Hence, the shoot of the movie was completed at this location instead of in London." This is Sambherao's first film in a leading role and Khandekar's first feature film as a director.

Soundtrack

Release

On 18 September 2023, the first official motion poster featuring Girish Kulkarni,

, Prasad Khandekar, Namrata Sambherao, Sayaji Shinde, Onkar Bhojane,

Bhalchandra Kadam Bhalchandra Kadam (born 3 March 1970), popularly known as Bhau Kadam, is a Marathi theatre and film actor. He is known as a comedian, particularly when working in commercial Marathi cinema and drama. He began his acting career in 1991, when he ...

and Vishakha Subhedar was released, initially slated for release on 24 November 2023. The one-minute-long teaser was released on 20 October 2023. On 13 November 2023, the maker announced the new release date of 8 December 2023 to avoid clashing with other Hindi and Marathi films. The almost three-minute-long official trailer was released two weeks prior to the film. The trailer garnered positive feedback from the audience. During the promotions, actor-director Khandekar expressed his disappointment that the movie was not getting theatres after its release. The issue was taken up in the winter session of the Legislative Assembly on 7 December 2023, by the leader of the Legislative Council, Pravin Darekar. He said, "There is an artist named Prasad Khandekar from Borivali. His movie, ''Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha'', is releasing on 8th December. But some grandfathers and bosses in the cinema do not allow their Marathi movies to get cinemas. Khandekar is a Marathi youth from an ordinary family. Cinema halls should be made available for his Marathi film immediately. It is requested that the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister look into this." Following that, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured that the theatre would be opened, saying, "Prasad Khandekar is a very talented artist. He has consistently ruled the hearts of people through comedy fairs. Legal action will also be taken as necessary if their Marathi movies do not get cinemas."

Reception

Critical response

Box office

The film had a surprising first day at the box office, earning around , despite less screens. It showed excellent growth on first weekend grossing over worldwide.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 29541059, Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha 2023 films 2020s Marathi-language films Marathi-language comedy drama films 2020s Marathi-language comedy drama films 2023 directorial debut films Indian comedy-drama films Indian comedy mystery films Indian comedy films Marathi-language comedy films Films shot in Gaganbawada