''Khabardaar'' is a 2005

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comedy film produced and directed by

Mahesh Kothare Mahesh Amber Kothare (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əɦeːʃ koʈʰaːɾe born 28 September 1953) is an Indian List of Marathi film actors, film actor, List of Indian film directors, director and producer of Marathi cinema, Marat ...

and starring Bharat Jadhav,

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, and

Nirmiti Sawant Nirmiti Sawant is a Marathi actress, who mainly acts in Marathi films, television and dramas. She became popular after her performance in daily TV soap ''Kumari Gangubai Non-Matric'' along with Pandharinath Kamble. This was followed by a ser ...

. The film was inspired by the 1940 classic American film ''

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'' starring

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and

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Plot

Bharat Bhalerao (Jadhav) is a crime reporter at the newspaper ''Khabardar''. His boss, Gauri Shringarpure (Sawant), tasks him with gathering information about an escaped prisoner, Anna Chimbori (Apte). Maruti Kamble (Narvekar) is a truck driver. Maruti becomes the witness to a murder that the prisoner commits. Maruti is accused of the murder and has to run for his life. The only person who can help him is Bharat, the crime reporter. Maruti teams up with Bharat to uncover the truth and bring Anna to justice.

Cast

* Bharat Jadhav as Bharat Bhalerao, Star Reporter of ''Khabardar'' *

as Maruti Kamble, Truck Driver *

as Miss Gauri Shringarpure, Chief Editor of ''Khabardar'' * Madhura Velankar as Priyanka Garware, Bharat's Girlfriend and Fiancé * Mugdha Shah as Priyanka's Mother, Owner of Garware Industries *

Kishori Godbole Kishori Godbole is a Marathi TV and film actress. She is the daughter of Marathi singer Jaywant Kulkarni. She is known for her role as Mrs. Vibhavari Suhaas Tendulkar in '' Mrs Tendulkar''. She is also a well known theater actress of many pla ...

as Tulsi Kamble, Maruti's Wife *

Rasika Joshi Rasika Joshi (12 September 1972 – 7 July 2011) was a Marathi and Hindi film actress. A Marathi theatre and Indian television actress, she was known for '' Maharashtrian'' roleplays in Bollywood films. Personal life Rasika was born in a Mara ...

as Maruti's Mother *

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as Paddy, Reporter and Secretary for Miss Gauri Shringarpure *

Vinay Apte Vinay Apte (17 June 1951 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian film and television actor. He acted in several Marathi movies and television shows in his almost 40-year-old career. He has also acted in Hindi movies such as '' Chandni Bar'', '' Ek ...

as Anna Chimbori, Renowned Gangster and Terrorist *

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as Item number in the song "Payal Baje Cham Cham" *

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as Home Minister *

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as Mr More, Foster Minister of Haripur *

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as Chandraji Suryaji Pisal, Senior Inspector *

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as Monica *

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as Fellow Reporter

References

External links

* 2006 films 2000s Marathi-language films Films directed by Mahesh Kothare {{2000s-Marathi-film-stub