Majha Chakula

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| image = Majha Chakula film.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name =

| director = Mahesh Kothare

| writer = Story and Screenplay:
Mahesh Kothare
Dialogue:
Ashok Patole

| screenplay =

| producer = Mahesh Kothare

| starring = {{plainlist|

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| cinematography = Suryakant Lavande

| editing = Vishwas Anil

| music = Anil Mohile

| studio = Jenma Films International

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|10|18}}

| runtime = 130 minutes

| country = India

| language = Marathi

| gross = {{INR|5 crore}}{{Cite web |title=Ten Bollywood remakes of Marathi films |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/qlQfWuXchh5FFSvms8iShK/Ten-Bollywood-remakes-of-Marathi-films.html |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Mint|date=18 June 2018 |last1=Jha |first1=Lata }}

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Majha Chakula ({{IPA|mr|maːd͡ʒʰa t͡ʃʰəkuːla|}}) is a 1994 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Mahesh Kothare. It stars Adinath Kothare (debut), Nivedita Joshi, Laxmikant Berde, Mahesh Kothare and Bipin Varti.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-19 |title=Do you know these things about the actor who played the Gidhad (vulture) villain in 'Majha Chakula'? |url=https://www.lokmat.com/marathi-cinema/remember-gidhad-character-majha-chakula-movie-you-will-be-surprised-know-unknown-facts-bipin-varti-a591/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Lokmat |language=mr-IN}} The film was remade in Hindi as Masoom by same director.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-02 |title=Masoom 1996 Movie Box Office Collection, Budget and Unknown Facts - KS Box Office |url=https://ksboxoffice.com/masoom-1996-movie-box-office-collection-budget-and-unknown-facts/movies-facts/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en-US}}

Plot

Young Adi's life changes completely when he comes to Mumbai with his mother, but ends up getting kidnapped. He manages to escape from the kidnappers but is all alone in the city.

Cast

Adinath Kothare as Adinath "Adi"
Nivedita Joshi as Yashoda, Adi's mother
Laxmikant Berde as Lakshya; a thief
Mahesh Kothare as Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
Bipin Varti as Gidhad; Main antagonist
Vijay Chavan as Sakharam; Adinath's uncle and Yashoda's brother-in-law
Pooja Pawar as Aavdi; Lakshya's love interest
Hemangi Rao as Gauri Jadhav; Mahesh's wife
Madhu Kambikar as Sakhu; Sakharam's wife and Yashoda's sister-in-law
Ravindra Berde as Dholya; Aavdi's father
Avinash Kharshikar as Parshya; Lakshya's friend
Vijay Patkar as Bus Conductor

= Supporting cast =

Udayraj Anekar
Sangram Deshmukh
Vilas Dighe
Jayprakash Parulekar
Ashok Mane
Sachin Goswami{{Cite web |title=Majha Chakula (1994) |url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/majha-chakula-1994 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}

Casting

Hemangi Rao was originally cast in a key role opposite Mahesh Kothare. However, during this period, Hemangi married Vinod Rao, and she also fell seriously ill. After shooting for a short time, she would fall ill again. As a result, Mahesh Kothare decided to reduce her role.{{Cite web |title='माझा छकुला' चित्रपट साकारताना हि अभिनेत्री इतकी आजारी पडली कि… चित्रपट सृष्टीतून गायब झालेली हि अभिनेत्री पहा सध्या काय करते |url=https://bolkyaresha.in/maza-chakula-film-actress-hemangi-rao-news/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Bolkya Resha |language=en-US}} Adinath Kothare, the son of Mahesh Kothare, made his debut as a child artist.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-13 |title=हा गोंडस मुलगा आहे प्रसिद्ध अभिनेता; वडिलही होते बालकलाकार |url=https://www.mymahanagar.com/entertainment/birthday-boy-marathi-actor-adinath-kotharea/184133/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=My Mahanagar |language=mr}} Despite Nilima Kothare, Mahesh's wife, initially refusing, Nivedita Saraf was eventually brought in as the lead actress.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Nivedita Saraf Mahesh Kothare : महेश कोठारेंच्या पत्नीने निवेदिता सराफ यांना चित्रपटात घेण्यासाठी दिला होता नकार |url=https://marathi.itsmajja.com/mahesh-kothares-wife-refused-to-cast-nivedita-saraf-in-the-film-thartharat-marathi-info/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Itsmajja |language=mr-IN}}

Awards

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!Year

!Award

!Category

!Nominee

!Result

!Ref(s)

rowspan="2" |1994

|Maharashtra State Film Award

|Best Child Artist

|Adinath Kothare

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite news |title=Adinath Kothare acted as a child artist in Maza Chakula |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/adinath-kothare-mahesh-kothare-maza-chakula-ved-lavi-jeeva-satrangee-re-dubhang-zapatlela-2-laxmikant-berde-ashok-saraf-prashant-damle/articleshow/34734419.cms |access-date=2023-04-01 |issn=0971-8257}}

Screen Awards

|Best Director

|Mahesh Kothare

|{{Won}}

|{{Cite web |date=2002-01-17 |title=8th Annual STAR SCREEN Weekly Awards |url=http://www.screenindia.com/screenawards/award96.html |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020117185520/http://www.screenindia.com/screenawards/award96.html |archive-date=2002-01-17 }}

Soundtrack

=Track listing=

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!no.{{Cite web |title=माझा छकुला |url=https://www.marathifilmdata.com/chitrapat/majha-chhakula/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201013942/https://www.marathifilmdata.com/chitrapat/majha-chhakula/ |archive-date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=Marathifilmdata.com |language=mr}}

!Song

!Singer

!Lyrics

|"Kiti Karashi Khodya Phar"

|Lata Mangeshkar

|Pravin Davane

|"Mi Dombari Adani Maina, Karin Mumbaichya Raghujichi Daina"

|Uttara Kelkar

|Pravin Davane

|"Aai Ye Na Aai"

|Lata Mangeshkar

|Pravin Davane