''Balache Baap Brahmachari'' () is a 1989 Indian

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-language comedy-drama film written by

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, directed by Girish Ghanekar and produced by

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under the production banner of V. Shantaram Productions. The film stars an

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, Kanchan Adhikari and

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. The plot is loosely inspired by ''

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'' (1987) of

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, which itself was based on

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'' (1985).

Plot

''Balache Baap Bramhachari'' is the story of three

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s; Vilas Varaatkar (

), Sarang Acharya (

) and Dinesh Patil (

), who three are

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s and middle-class

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s. However, Vilas and Sarang are unaware that Dinesh is feigning his bachelorhood for being already married to the impoverished Kamal (

), who was unable to provide him with any

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and Dinesh thus abandoned her and their newborn son at the house of Kamal's brother (Giriraj). Meanwhile, Dinesh's factory employer, Babasaheb Kirtikar (

), decides to send Dinesh for a four-month training to

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and

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and later arrange his marriage with his daughter, Priya (Kanchan Adhikari). In the parallel plot, Vilas, an

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, meets Shyamala (

) when she purchases a

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and then a TV from his store, while Sarang meets Meenakshi (

) when he delivers her

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s from his moving

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. The meetings of both the couples soon turn into love, but Shyamala's collector father, K. C. Tavdaane (Irshad Hashmi), and Meenakshi's

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-obsessed father, Bapusaheb Aasankar (

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), are both the real obstacles ahead. However, Vilas and Sarang work together and are guided by each other to win the hearts of Shyamala and Meenakshi's respective fathers. While Dinesh is away for his training, Kamal's brother's arrogant wife (Roohi Berde) constantly taunts and tortures Kamal and makes her life miserable, forcing Kamal to leave the house with her son and arrive at Dinesh's town. Shortly, things take a turn when Kamal abandons her son on the doorstep of Vilas and Sarang's house in an attempt to escape from a

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driver. Although facing a lot of difficulties due to inexperience, Vilas and Sarang bring up Kamal's son with affection and care and name him "Murphy". Soon, Kamal successfully requests Vilas and Sarang to appoint her as Murphy's

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in a bid to live with her son. After completing his training, Dinesh arrives back in

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and invites Vilas and Sarang to his and Priya's engagement ceremony, where Kamal is horrified to discover the truth of Dinesh and Priya's relationship. Furthermore, Vilas and Sarang misunderstand Kamal to be a thief when Priya accuses Kamal of stealing her and Dinesh's

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. At this point, Kamal confesses to Vilas and Sarang that she is Murphy's biological mother and that her estranged husband is none other than their childhood friend, Dinesh. Shocked at learning this, Vilas and Sarang decide to teach Dinesh a lesson and give Kamal and Murphy their justice along with Shyamala and Meenakshi.

Cast

as Vilas Varaatkar *

as Sarang Acharya *

as Dinesh Patil *

as Shyamala Tavdaane *

as Meenakshi Aasankar *

as Kamal Patil * Kanchan Adhikari as Priya Kirtikar (Dinesh's fiancèe) *

as Babasaheb Kirtikar (Dinesh's employer) * Irshad Hashmi as Collector K. C. Tavdaane (Shyamala's father) *

as Bapusaheb Aasankar (Meenakshi's father) *

Sulabha Deshpande Sulabha Deshpande ( mr, सुलभा देशपांडे; 1937 – 4 June 2016) was an Indian actress and theatre director. Apart from Marathi theatre and Hindi theatre in Mumbai, she acted in over 73 mainstream Bollywood films. She a ...

as Sakhubai (Vilas and Sarang's domestic worker) * Suhas Bhalekar as Bhairav (Dinesh's butler) *

Kishore Nandlaskar Kishore Nandlaskar (1940 – 20 April 2021) was an Indian actor, who is noted for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He was a known personality in the Marathi film industry, who mostly played comic characters. Nandlaskar made his debut as ...

as Deputy Collector Luktuke (Sarang's library customer) * Mandakini Bhadbhade as Mrs. Luktuke (Luktuke's wife) * Vidya Patwardhan as Vandana Luktuke (Luktuke's daughter) * Giriraj as Kamal's brother * Roohi Berde as Kamal's sister-in-law

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Sharang Dev and songs as sung by

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, Suhasini, Kavita Krishnamurthi and Vinay Mandke.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes Marathi-language comedy drama films 1989 drama films 1989 films 1980s Indian films 1980s Marathi-language films Indian comedy-drama films Indian remakes of French films Indian buddy comedy films Films about babies Films about parenting Films based on adaptations Indian family films Films about dysfunctional families Three Men and a Baby (franchise)