Jatra is a 2005 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed and written by Kedar Shinde.[2] The music was composed by the duo Ajay–Atul, and features the songs "Kombadi Palali" and "Ye Go Ye Ye Maina", the melodies of which were repurposed for "Chikni Chameli" and "Mera Naam Mary Hai" from the Hindi films Agneepath and Brothers respectively; both films were remakes directed by Karan Malhotra for Dharma Productions.[3]
| Jatra | |
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| Directed by | Kedar Shinde |
| Written by | Kedar Shinde Priyadarshan Jadhav Jitendra Joshi Hemant Edlavadkar |
| Produced by | Kedar Shinde Bela Shinde |
| Starring | Bharat Jadhav Siddhartha Jadhav Kranti Redkar Vijay Chavan |
| Narrated by | Raj Thackeray |
| Cinematography | Rahul Jadhav |
| Edited by | V. N. Mayekar |
| Music by | Ajay–Atul |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 Minutes (Theatrical release) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Plot
editThe story is primarily about two villages called Hyalagaad and Tyaalagaad. The name of the villages roughly translate to "bury them". The focus of the film is about the towns' attempt celebrate Jatra or religious fair. The hosting of the fair leads to a rivalry between the two villages. To determine whether Hyalagaad or Tyaalagaad hosts the fair, the towns' decide to hold a race between two individuals (Monya and Siddhu), who are willing to run, cheat and even kill for winning the rights to host the festival.
A youth called Monya played by Bharat Jadhav, who wants to become rich along with his six friends by unsavory means, arrives in the village. At the same time, his look alike who has a limited vocabulary also arrives in the same village. What follows is a comedy of errors, one liners and slapstick.
Cast
edit- Bharat Jadhav in a dual role as Monya/Ghumya
- Siddhartha Jadhav as Siddhu; Monya's friend
- Kranti Redkar as Shevanta; Ghumya's love interest
- Vijay Chavan in a dual role as Jiva Kanole/ Shiva Kanole
- Priya Berde as Bakulabai/Akka
- Kushal Badrike as Kushya; Monya's friend
- Sanjay Khapre as Sanjya; Monya's friend
- Ganesh Revdekar as Ganya; Monya's friend
- Ramesh Wani as Ramya; Monya's friend
- Upendra Limaye as Ramdas Mali
- Viju Khote as DCP Madhav Sakhardande
- Vandana Vaknis as Shanta Jeeva Kanole
- Sunil Tawde as Inspector
- Amit Tadwalkar as Raju
- Kamlakar Satpute as Raju gang member
- Nandkishor Choughule as Raju gang member
- Jaiwant Bhalekar as Mali gang member
- Jayraj Nair as Villager
- Mahesh Kokate as Villager
- Ankush Chaudhari as Guest appearance in song "Ye Go Ye Maina"
- Deepali Sayyed as Guest appearance in song "Ye Go Ye Maina'
Music
editAll music is composed by Ajay-Atul
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kombadi Palali" | Anand Shinde, Vaishali Samant | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Ye Go Ye Ye Maina" | Ajay Gogavle | 5:04 |
Kombadi Palali
edit"Kombadi Palali" is an item number from the film. The song features Bharat Jadhav, along with Kranti Redkar, and was sung by Anand Shinde and Vaishali Samant, with music by Ajay–Atul. Jitendra Joshi wrote the lyrics to the song. The song was partially reused in the Hindi film Agneepath titled Chikni Chameli sung by Shreya Ghoshal and featuring Katrina Kaif.[4]
Ye Go Ye Ye Maina
editThe song Ye Go Ye Ye Maina was reused in the Hindi film Brothers titled "Mera Naam Mary" sung by Chinmayi Sripada and featuring Kareena Kapoor. The orchestration of the song was partially modified, and an additional opening alaap was sung by Chinmayi in Mera Naam Mary.[citation needed]
Reception
editIn his review of the film, Pradip Patil of Marathi Movie World considered that: ..."Kedar has pulled all the tricks to esure that viewers remains engaged. The events take place at such a fast pace that you hardly get time to think at all. The dialogues are another plus point of this film. One must give the credits to all the actors who have given such energetic performances. The movie belongs to Bharat Jadhav, Vijay Chavan and Siddharth Jadahv."[5]
Trivia
edit- At the start of the film, Raj Thackeray provides the voice over as he introduces the story that unfolds.[6]
- Priyadarshan Jadhav wrote the lyrics for the song "Ye Go Ye Maina" and Jitendra Joshi wrote the lyrics for the song "Kombadi Palali".[7]
- The tune from the song "Kombadi Palali" was later used by Ajay and Atul when composing the item song "Chikni Chameli" for the Hindi film Agneepath in 2012 [3]
- The tune from the song "Ye Go Ye Ye Maina" was later used by Ajay and Atul in composing the item song "Mera Naam Mary Hai" for the Hindi film Brothers in 2015.[3]
References
edit- ^ Patil, Sanket (31 October 2022). "साताऱ्यातील या गावात शूट झाला होता जत्रा चित्रपट.. १७ वर्षानंतर गावात झालाय मोठा बदल". kalakar. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Jatra-movie-completed-17-years-kedar-shinde-shared-memories-of-shooting-village-a590/". LOKMAT (in Marathi). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Gaekwad, Manish. "'Sairat' music composers Ajay-Atul are soaring higher and higher". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Chikni Chameli sets Kombdi's popularity soaring". Times Of India. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "'JATRA' Keep aside the logic". marathimovieworld.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "before har har mahadev film msn chief Raj Thackeray given voice over to marathi film jatra spg 93 | राज ठाकरेंनी भरत जाधवच्या 'या' सुपरहिट चित्रपटाला दिला होता आवाज; तुम्ही पाहिलाय का?". Loksatta (in Marathi). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Actor Jitendra Joshi wrote the lyrics of song Kombdi Palali". The Times of India. 26 June 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 November 2023.