''Shala'' is a 2011 Marathi drama / romantic film. The screenplay of film is adapted from the a novel of the same name by Milind Bokil. Directed by

Sujay Dahake Sujay Sunil Dahake (Marathi सुजय सुनील डहाके) is mainly known for his work as director and as editor for the film ''Shala'', a film that was awarded the Silver Lotus Award for Best Marathi Feature Film at the 59th Nati ...

and produced by Vivek Wagh, Nilesh Navalakha under Great Maratha Entertainment, Nishad Audio Visuals and Navalakha Arts Banner, the film stars Anshuman Joshi and Ketaki Mategaonkar in the lead roles. The film won the Silver Lotus Award at the

59th National Film Awards The 59th National Film Awards, presented by the Directorate of Film Festivals, honoured the best of Indian cinema for 2011 and took place on 3 May 2012 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Awards were presented in 38 categories in the Feature Films se ...

in the Best Feature Film in Marathi category and

National Film Award for Best Screenplay The National Film Award for Best Screenplay is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one o ...

Plot

Set in the 70's in rural India, four 9th grade kids were writing their destiny. Joshi (14) is in love with Shirodkar (14), a beautiful girl. Both go to the same school, and study in the same class. faced with the age old question "What is love anyway?", Joshi goes through a series of events just to let the girl know about his feelings towards her. Joshi's friends on the other hand are going through the same phase of life. The difference is all four of them come from a different cultural and family background. Surya (16) is a typical life lover and a great blend of society and hippie culture. Chitrya (14) a born genius and wants to be a scientist. He comes from a modern family setting and is the smartest one amongst the group. Favdya (15), the poorest, is the dumbest amongst all four. Joshi (14) comes from an average middle-class family, with a confused future. Joshi wants the girl to know his feelings. He has been trying hard. He attends the same private tuitions as her just to get a glance of her. He follows her to her house everyday without her knowing about this. The story is of struggle, freedom and liberation with a spice of loneliness.

Cast

Anshuman Joshi Anshuman Joshi is an Indian actor who works in Marathi language films. He began his career with the movie ''Shala'' in 2011. He later acted in the Malayalam movie '' Thankam'' in 2023. The name of his character was also Anshuman Joshi. He p ...

as Mukund Joshi *

Ketaki Mategaonkar Ketaki Mategaonkar is an Indian singer, songwriter, actress, and performer. She was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Mategaonkar mainly appears in Marathi Cinema and Hindi Album Songs. She made her big-screen debut with ''Shala'' (2011) film. ...

as Shirodkar *

Dilip Prabhavalkar Dilip Prabhavalkar (born 4 August 1944) is an Indian Marathi actor, director, playwright and author. He has a career spanning over four decades in Hindi and Marathi theatre, television and movies. He was awarded the National Film Award for Best ...

as Appa *

Santosh Juvekar Santosh Juvekar is an Indian film, television and stage actor. Known for his work in Marathi films. He has also acted in Hindi films. Career Juvekar started with his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play ''Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha'' p ...

as Majarekar sir *

Jitendra Joshi Jitendra Joshi is an Indian actor and reality show host who predominantly works in Marathi cinema. He is well known for his lead role as Sant Tukaram Maharaj in the 2012 marathi movie Tukaram. He starred as constable Katekar in the hit Netflix ...

as Narumama *

Amruta Khanvilkar Amruta Khanvilkar (born 23 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress. She primarily works in Hindi and Marathi films. Khanvilkar aspired to be a film actress from an early age and began her career as a contestant on India's Best C ...

as Paranjape Bai * Devika Daftardar as Bendre bai *

Nandu Madhav Nandu Madhav is an Indian actor known for his works in Marathi cinema and theatre. He is known for the his titular role in Paresh Mokashi's ''Harishchandrachi Factory'' which won the Best Feature Film in Marathi award in the 56th National Fi ...

as Joshi's Father *

Ashwini Giri Ashwini, Ashvini or Asvini may refer to: *Ashvini, the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) of Hindu astrology * ''Ashwini'' (film), a 1991 Telugu film People * Ashwini (actress) (1967–2012), Indian Tamil-Telugu actress * Ashwini Akkunji (born 1987) ...

as Mukund's Mother *

Vaibhav Mangle Vaibhav Mangle ( mr, वैभव मांगले) is a Marathi actor and Hindi film, television and stage actor, noted for his comic roles in Marathi theatre and Marathi films and television from India. Anand Ingle and Vaibhav Mangle are se ...

as Ponkshe kaka * Ketan Pawar as Surya(Mhatre) * Chinmay Kulkarni as K.T. * Unnati Agarkar as Sukadi * Omkar Mane as Favdya * Mukta Vaidya as Kevada * Suhas Vedpathak as Chitre * Shruti Velankar as Mande * Pinak Wadikar as Bibikar * Snehal Ghayal as Akka * Kaumudi Walokar as Anita Ambekar * Anand ingale *Akshaya Deodhar

Awards

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Times of India
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Marathi 2011 films Films scored by Alokananda Dasgupta Films whose writer won the Best Adapted Screenplay National Film Award Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners 2010s Marathi-language films