''Timepass'' is a 2014 Indian

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language film. It is a story about teenage love set up in '90s between Dagadu (

Prathamesh Parab Prathamesh Parab (born 29 November 1993) is an Indian actor who works in Marathi cinema. He played a small role in ''Balak Palak'' before playing a lead character in ''Timepass (film), Timepass''. He reprised his role in its sequel ''Timepass ...

) and Prajakta (

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), also starring

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and

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. It is directed by

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who has provided prior hits like

Balak-Palak ''Balak-Palak'' (meaning ''Children-Parents'') (BP) is a 2013 Marathi language comedy-drama film on the topic of sex education. The film is directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur and Ravi Jadhav. This is the fi ...

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. The film was the highest grosser of

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until its box office record was broken by

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. This film was later remade in Telugu as '' Andhra Pori''. Its sequel ''

Timepass 2 ''Timepass 2'' is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Ravi Jadhav. It is the sequel for the 2014 film '' Timepass''. It continues the incomplete lovestory of Dagadu (Rocky) and Prajakta (Praju) also starring Bhalchandra Kadam and Vai ...

'' was released on 1 May 2015. A third part to the film, titled ''

Timepass 3 ''Timepass 3'' is a 2022 Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Meghana Jadhav. It is the third instalment of the ''Timepass series''. The film stars Prathamesh Parab, Hruta Durgule and Bhalchandra Kad ...

'' is announced in 2022. It is directed by

, under the banner of Athaansh Communications and

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.''Timepass 3'' was released on 29 July 2022.

Cast

* Prathamesh v. Parab as Dagadu Parab *

as Prajakta Lele *

as Prajakta's father (Shakal) *

as Dagadu’s father (Appa) *

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as Prajakta's mother *

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as Spruha *

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as Prajakta’s brother (Vallabh) * Aarti Wadgabalkar as Dagadu’s sister * Manmeet Pem as Dagadu’s friend (Balbharti) * Sai Gharpure as Prajakta's friend * Onkar Raut as Dagadu’s friend (Kombada) * Anvita Phaltankar as Chanda Tare * Jayesh Chavan * Uday sabnis *

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as Dancer in 'Hi Poli Saajuk Tupatali'

Plot

Everybody from school criticizes Dagdu for his behavior. On the result day, one student insulted Dagdu about his failure. Dagdu punished him by making him kombada. Someone tells Dagdu that Shantaram, his father, is looking for him. He goes home with band happily. His father beats him up for failing in all subjects and throws him out of the house. His friends console him and advises him to have an affair so that love will blossom in his life. He decides to distribute the newspapers, where he meets Madhav Lele. In college campus he meets Prajakta Lele, the daughter of Madhav Lele and vows to have an affair with her. Dagdu follows Prajakta and they start loving each other. Soon Madhav Lele finds out about the affair and separates them. Dagdu also promises and says that he'll come back.

Soundtrack

Reception

*The film has received highly positive reviews. ''Timepass'' was a huge financial success and a milestone in

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and an all-time blockbuster. *Aparna Phadke of ''

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'' praised the performances of the lead actors and commented that the film is "worth a watch", and Shakti Salgaokar of ''

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'' called the picture "an entertaining experience"; both reviewers awarded the film 4/5.

Box office

Timepass opened to thunderous response at Box Office in

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. It collected in its 3-day weekend and in first five days of its release. First week collections stood at . In two weeks it surpassed the collections of ''

Duniyadari ''Duniyadari'' (; Marathi: दुनियादारी) is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Sanjay Jadhav and produced by Deepak Rane. The film is based on the novel of the same name by author Suhas Sh ...

'' and became highest-grossing movie in

until its record was broken by ''

''. It ended up collecting at the box office in

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3446426 2014 films 2014 romantic comedy films 2010s teen romance films Indian romantic comedy films Indian teen romance films 2010s Marathi-language films Marathi films remade in other languages Films directed by Ravi Jadhav