''Maaficha Sakshidar'' () is a 1986 Indian

Marathi film Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was ''Shre ...

directed by Raj Dutt, starring

Nana Patekar Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film maker, and a former Indian Territorial Army officer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is regarded as one of the finest a ...

Mohan Gokhale Mohan Gokhale (7 November 1953 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as '' Sparsh'', ''Bhavni Bhavai'' and ''Mirch Masala''. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the wee ...

, Avinash Kharshikar and Usha Naik. The film is based on the infamous

Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders The Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders were ten murders committed by Rajendra Jakkal, Dilip Sutar, Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap and Munawar Harun Shah of Pune, India between January 1976 and March 1977. All the murderers were commercial art students at ...

which took place in

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

during 1976-77.

Plot

Based on a true story (the infamous

which took place in

in 1976-77), this movie deals with the execution of four commercial art students after they were convicted of ten murders. Later on, on this incident,

Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France a ...

made his film ''

Paanch ''Paanch'' (English: ''Five'') is a 2003 Indian crime thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap in his directing debut, starring Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Joy Fernandes and Tejaswini Kolhapure. The film is "loos ...

''.

Cast

as Raghavendra "Raghava" *

as Sunil "Sunya" *

Bipin Varti A bipin or bi-pin (sometimes referred to as two-pin, bipin cap or bipin socket) is a type of lamp fitting. They are included in the IEC standard "IEC 60061 Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of interchangeability and safe ...

as Rakesh "Rocky" * Kishore Jadhav as Manohar * Avinash Kharshikar as Vilas Modak *

Usha Naik Usha Naik is an Indian actress who works in Marathi films. She started her career as a background dancer in films. Filmography Films * ''Samna'' (1974) * ''Kalavantin'' (1978) * '' Banya Bapu '' (1977) * '' Duniya Kari Salaam '' (1979) * '' S ...

as Geeta, Sunil's girlfriend *

Jayram Kulkarni Jairam Kulkarni was an Indian Marathi-language film actor who worked in several Marathi films, television, and theatre. He is better known for ''Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (1988)'', ''Maza Pati Karodpati (1988)'', and '' Aamchya Sarkhe Aamhich (1990)' ...

as College Professor *

Arun Sarnaik Arun Shankarrao Sarnaik (4 October 1935 – 21 June 1984) was an Indian actor and singer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He was the son of the famous singer "Maharashtrakokil" Pt. Shankarao Sarnaik and brother of famous classical singer "Pandit Niv ...

as Lawyer (Public Prosecutor) * Kamlakar Sarang as Defence Lawyer *

Datta Bhat Dattatray Ramachandra Bhat popularly known as Datta Bhat was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi. Stage career Bhat acted in the role of Natsamrat in noted Marathi playwright Kusumagraj’s iconic & milestone Marathi play "N ...

as Judge *

Ravi Patwardhan Ravi Patwardhan (6 September 1937 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Marathi-language and Hindi-language movies and TV serials and theater plays. He started his acting career in Marathi theatre, then pivoted to movies, and ...

as Police Inspector Jadhav *

Ashalata Wabgaonkar Ashalata Wabgaonkar (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020) commonly known as Ashalata, was an Indian actress. Originally tracing her roots to Goa's Palolem village in Canacona ''taluka'' (or 'sub-district'), she was associated with the Mumbai-base ...

as Sunil's mother * Sumati Gupte as Raghavendra Mother * Bindu as Dancer in Restaurant/Bar (Guest Appearance) *

Padma Khanna Padma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s. She is most remembered for her role in the film '' Saudagar'' with Amitabh Bachchan and also as Queen Kaikeyi in Rama ...

in a guest appearance in the song "Shama Ne Jab Aag" * Irshad Hashmi as Commissioner * Vasant Shinde as police constable

Music

Music composed by Vishwanath More. # "Jeevan Mein Aayi Nasha" # "Rangale Nave Nave Swapna"

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0258786 Indian drama films Indian films based on actual events 1980s Marathi-language films Indian serial killer films Films about real serial killers Indian courtroom films