Tukaram

Tukaram (2012)

Actors: Yatin Karyekar (actor), Ballu Saluja (editor), Radhika Apte (actress), Prateeksha Lonkar (actress), Ravindra Mankani (actor), Ashok Patki (composer), Jitendra Joshi (actor), Chandrakant Kulkarni (director), Veena Jamkar (actress), Sharad Ponkshe (actor), Avdhoot Gupte (composer), Smita Tambe (actress), Sanjay Chhabria (producer), Ajit Dalvi (writer), Vrishasen Dabholkar (actor),

Plot: Biopic on Sant Tukaram, one of the greatest saints to emerge from Maharashtra. Born in an affluent family, Tukaram's childhood is a largely happy one. As an adult, he capably shoulders responsibility of his father's profession as a money lender and is a dutiful son. He marries twice and each of his wives bears him one child each. Then a terrible famine ravages the land and the family falls on hard times and starvation. But then, after several long years, the rains come. Tukaram sees this as a blessing of Lord Vitthal and decides to dedicate the rest of his life to the search of God and the enlightenment of the people, thus becoming Sant (saint) Tukaram.

Double Dhamaal (2011)

Actors: Sanjay Dutt (actor), Satish Kaushik (actor), Reza Shariffi (costume designer), Sanjay Sankla (editor), Arshad Warsi (actor), Steven Dasz (actor), Anand Raj Anand (composer), Zakir Hussain (actor), Javed Jaffrey (actor), Javed Jaffrey (actor), Prem Chopra (actor), Arshad Warsi (actor), Ritesh Deshmukh (actor), Ritesh Deshmukh (actor), Mallika Sherawat (actress),

Plot: After losing a huge sum to a police officer, Kabir Nayak; four slackers: Aditya Shrivastav, Boman Contractor, Manav Shrivastav and Deshbandhu Roy find themselves unemployed and broke. Then they come upon Kabir, who apparently lives a wealthy lifestyle now along with his wife, Kamini, and sister, Kiya. They intrude in his life, find out he is having an affair with a woman named Gulabo, and blackmail him into making them partners. They also rope in a gangster-turned-Sadhu, Bata Bhai, into investing in an oil project - but are humiliated and go on the run after finding that Kabir has conned them. With an enraged Bata on their tail, the hapless foursome manage to escape to Macau with the help of a gangster, Mohsin Bhai. It is here they will run into Kabir - who is now the owner of 'Four Jokers' Casino - and make elaborate plans to avenge their humiliation as well as ensure that he winds up alone and penniless.

Fakta Ladh Mhana (2011)

Actors: Sachin Khedekar (actor), Mahesh Manjrekar (director), Manoj Joshi (actor), Mahesh Manjrekar (actor), Sanjay Narvekar (actor), Bharat Jadhav (actor), Siddharth Jadhav (actor), Amruta Khanvilkar (actress), Kranti Redkar (actress), Santosh Juvekar (actor), Vaibhav Mangle (actor), Saksham Kulkarni (actor), Sanjay Kapre (actor), Satish Phulekar (actor), Aniket Vishwasrao (actor),

Plot: The film begins with the sad state of affairs in a village, where politician turned Industries Minister Patil and his brother with the help of local politician Kulkarni ( Vaibhav Mangale) make the lives of poor farmers miserable forcing them to sale their lands after the SEZ comes into force. Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjay Khapre, Siddhu The only opposition comes from an ex-serviceman (Satish Pulekar) who refuses to bow down. He is murdered by Kulkarni and his men but his mentally challenged nephew is the mute witness against Kulkarni. His helpless uncle after witnessing the thumb rule, rushes him to the city in search of an elder nephew( Bharat Jadhav) of the ex-serviceman. Thus begins the revenge. The five man Army comprising of those sharp shooters belonging to the gang of Babubhai then proceed to the village. Some of them carry funny names like West Indies, Kanfatya and Paani Kam ( the little boy who serves tea to the five man army). Not realizing the power of the Minister, the Five man army confront directly with Minister's brother and Kulkarni, only to be trapped by the shrewd Minister. When they are about to leave the village, another tragedy occurs, when they all swear to finish off the trio comprising of the Minister, his brother and kulkarni one by one. How they plan it and execute it is all that we see in the second part of the film full of action and thrills. As someone has rightly said, "Kuch Paaneke Liye kuch khona bhi padata hai"; the five man Army put up a brave fight against the corrupt system of the Minister forcing him to resign. The film does not end there, as a thrilling climax awaits for a sweet revenge.

Amir Garib (1974)

Actors: Sujit Kumar (actor), Mehmood Jr. (actor), Harbans Darshan M. Arora (actor), Brahm Bhardwaj (actor), Mohan Choti (actor), Rajan Kapoor (actor), Dev Anand (actor), Uma Dutt (actor), Brij Gopal (actor), V. Gopal (actor), Birbal (actor), Krishnakant (actor), Kamaldeep (actor), Ram Avtar (actor), Raj Mehra (actor),

Plot: Manmohan alias Moni lives a dual life. One as a magician, and the other as a thief with the name of Bhagula Bhagat, whose prime agenda is to rob the rich, and spread the wealth with the poor. He meets with a young woman named Sunita alias Soni, and both fall in love with each other. Things change for the better for Soni, when she meets her wealthy long-lost father, Daulatram, and goes to live with him. She decides not to have to do anything with Moni. When Moni attempts to meet Soni to find out why she has rejected him, she refuses to meet him. Then Moni finds out that Soni is not who she claims she is, and definitely not the daughter of Daulatram, but the daughter of another wealthy man named Nandlal, who had died under mysterious and destitute circumstance.

Bhakta Tukaram (1973)

Actors: Kongara Jaggaiah (miscellaneous crew), Anjali Devi (producer), V. Madhusudan Rao (director), Shivaji Ganesan (actor), Akkineni Nageshwara Rao (actor), Anjali Devi (actress), Sridevi (actress), Kanchana (actress), Ramakrishna (actor), Adinarayana Rao P. (composer),

Tukaram (1938)

Actors: Chilakalpud Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu (actor), B. Narayan Rao (director), Surabhi Kamalabai (actress),

Sant Tukaram (1936)

Actors: Master Chhotu (actor), Shivram Vashikar (writer), Keshavrao Bhole (composer), Sheikh Fattelal (director), Vishnupant Govind Damle (director), Vishnupant Pagnis (actor), Gauri (actress), Shanta Majumdar (actress), B. Nandrekar (actor), Shankar Kulkarni (actor), Kusum Bhagwat (actress), Sri Bhagwat (actor), Pandit Damle (actor), Kaka Bhagvat (actor),

Plot: This classic film chronicles the life of Tukaram (17th C.), one of Maharashtra's most popular saint poets, activating the 20th-C. resonances of his turning away from courtly Sanskrit towards vernacular rhythms of religious poetry which constituted the first major emancipatory movement against brahmanical caste domination. The episodic plot pits Tukaram (Pagnis) against the Brahmin Salomalo (Bhagwat), who pretends to be the true author of Tukaram's songs while calling for his ostracization.