''Kho-Kho'' is an Indian

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film directed by

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and produced by Shobhna Desai. The film starring

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, Kranti Redkar,

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and

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. Music by Shashank Powar. The film was released on 31 May 2013.

Synopsis

A school teacher goes back to his village to settle in his ancestral house, but a builder troubles him to sell it so that a mall can be built. The teacher is then haunted by the spirits of his ancestors that are waiting to be liberated.

Cast

as Shrirang Deshmukh * Kranti Redkar *

as Suman *

* Kamlakar Satpute as Pakya *

Vijay Chavan Vijay Chavan (2 May 1955 – 24 August 2018) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, notable for his work in Marathi cinema, Marathi and Hindi cinema. He was best known for his role of Mavshi in the famous Marathi Stage drama "Moruchi ...

as Ghatpade * Uday Tikekar as builder Mehta

Soundtrack

Critical response

Kho-Kho film received mixed reviews from critics. A Reviewer of ''

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'' gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "With so much going for this film, there are some twists and turns in the second half and a Marathi asmita awakening dialogues, which though are justified and in parts fun too, they remind you of the film Mee Shivaji Raje Boltoy". Jaydeep Pathak of ''

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'' gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "The mansion created using high production values, the polygonal lighting scheme used to underline the mystique of the mansion and the special effects all make Srirang's entanglement with his ancestors handsome on screen. Sudhakar Manjrekar's art direction has to be specially appreciated". A Reviewer of ''

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'' wrote "The use of graphics, the film based on the plot of the drama, strong actors like Bharat, Siddharth, Kranti, all of them are not very good. This play, staged in the frame of the stage, is clearly messed up from the camera's point of view".

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, m/kho_kho 2013 films 2010s Marathi-language films Indian drama films