Dashakriya

Amid undercurrents of rebellion, priests like Keshav make money hand over fist by commercializing Dashakriya, a post-cremation ritual. Young coin diver Banya gets acquainted with the tricks of their trade and puts it to good use in an hour of need.{{Cite web |date=17 November 2017 |title= DASHAKRIYA MOVIE REVIEW |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/dashakriya/movie-review/61691557.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123042915/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/dashakriya/movie-review/61691557.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website= The Times of India |language=English

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• Manoj Joshi
• Dilip Prabhawalkar
• Aditi Deshpande
• Nandkishor Choughule
• Milind Shinde
• Milind Phatak
• Santosh Mayekar
• Uma Sardeshmukh

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| title1 = Gurujicha Mhatara

| extra1 = Arohi Mhatre, Aarti Kelkar, Kasturi Wavare, Pruthviraj Mali, Swapnil Bandodkar

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| title2 = Jagnyache Deva

| extra2 =  Arohi Mhatre, Kasturi Wavare, Pruthviraj Mali, Swapnil Bandodkar

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| title3 = Zimma

| extra3 =  Arohi Mhatre, Kasturi Wavare, Pruthviraj Mali, Swapnil Bandodkar

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Dashakriya received Positive reviews from critics. A Reviewer of

Divya Marathi gave the film 4 stars out of 5 and says "Dashkriya' exposes the looting in the name of religion".{{Cite web |date=18 November 2017 |title= Movie Review: धर्मश्रद्धेच्या नावाखाली चालणाऱ्या लुबाडणुकीचा पर्दाफाश करतो 'दशक्रिया' |url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/BOL-REV-REV-marathi-movie-dashkriya-review-5748177-PHO.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123014652/https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/BOL-REV-REV-marathi-movie-dashkriya-review-5748177-PHO.html |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website= Divya Marathi |language=Marathi

}} Mukund Kule of Maharashtra Times gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "The rest of the technical aspects of the movie are also fine. Songs appear here and there. But the content of the movie is strong. That same feeling is consumed".{{Cite web |date=17 November 2017 |title= दशक्रिया: भेदक सामाजिक वास्तव |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/dashkriya-marathi-movie/moviereview/61678743.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123020720/https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/dashkriya-marathi-movie/moviereview/61678743.cms |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website= Maharashtra Times |language=Marathi

}} Ganesh Matkari of Pune Mirror wrote "In the end, Dashakriya feels like a missed opportunity, a possibility of a great film, settling merely for an average one".{{Cite web |date=18 November 2017 |title= FILM: DASHAKRIYA |url=https://punemirror.com/entertainment/marathi-reviews/film-dashakriya/cid5087990.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123022223/https://punemirror.com/entertainment/marathi-reviews/film-dashakriya/cid5087990.htm |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website= Pune Mirror |language=English

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In the movie Dashakriya, Brahmins and Hindu traditions have been defamed. Therefore, the Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Mahasabha demanded that his exhibition be banned.{{Cite web |date=16 November 2017 |title= Right-wingers demand ban on Marathi film Dashakriya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/call-for-ban-on-dashakriya/articleshow/61674235.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123041332/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/call-for-ban-on-dashakriya/articleshow/61674235.cms |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website= The Times of India |language=English

}} The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed the plea seeking a ban on the film. Freedom of speech and expression is inevitable. The High Court expressed the opinion that a creative person should get freedom of expression within the ambit of law through plays, movies etc.{{Cite web |date=17 November 2017 |title= HC turns dismissing plea for banning release of Marathi flick Dashkriya |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/hc-turns-dismissing-plea-for-banning-release-of-marathi-flick-dashkriya/articleshow/61695536.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123041734/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/hc-turns-dismissing-plea-for-banning-release-of-marathi-flick-dashkriya/articleshow/61695536.cms |archive-date=23 January 2023 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website= The Times of India |language=English

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