''Priyatama'' (Matathi:'' प्रियतमा.... खडकाळ माळराणावर फुललेलं एक हळवं प्रीतस्वप्न'') is a 2014 Marathi film. The film is the story of Parsha and Gauri in a small village of
Maharashtra in 1951, who fall in love despite belonging to different social classes and opposite lifestyles.
''Priyatama'' was released in theaters on 14 February 2014.
Plot
Parsha belongs to a community in
Maharashtra, known as "Potraj", who are said to be messengers of Goddess
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
, and devote their entire lives to this service. This community travels around and makes temporary shelters at each village, feeding themselves on grains donated by villagers, as they are not allowed to live normal lives. Members of Potraj carry a whip, called Korda, and regularly practice
mortification of the flesh, as a way to please Lakshmi.
Parsha soon meets Gauri, a sweet young village girl belonging to a very rich family. Her father is Sarpanch of that village. Initially Gauri is scared of Parsha, but soon she begins to see a different person in him and they both start developing feelings for each other. Their mutual feelings get stronger with every meeting. Soon, they realize that they cannot live without each other, and conflict arises when they face rough reactions from both ends of society.
The film draws inspiration from Shakespeare's play, ''
Romeo and Juliet''.
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Cast
* Siddarth Jadhav
Siddhartha Ramchandra Jadhav (born 23 October 1981) is an Indian actor, entertainer and comedian from Sewri, Maharashtra. He has acted in television, Marathi and Hindi films. He has acted in several Bollywood movies like '' Golmaal'' and ''Go ...
as Parsha
* Girija Joshi
Girija Joshi is an Indian actress who appears in Marathi movies. She made her debut with ''Govinda'' in 2013 opposite Swapnil Joshi.
Personal life
Girija was born in Raigad district, Maharashtra. She completed her primary education in K.E ...
as Gauri
* Sagar Satpute as shiva
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of ''Priyatama'' was composed by Chaitanya Adkar while the lyrics were provided by Prakash Holkar and Abhay Inamdar.
References
External links
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2014 films
2010s Marathi-language films
Films based on Romeo and Juliet
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