Bhutacha Bhau (transl. Ghost's brother) is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Shailendra Singh.[1] The film stars Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Varsha Usgaonkar, Jayram Kulkarni and Laxmikant Berde in lead roles. It was theatrically released on 21 March 1989.[2]

Bhutacha Bhau
VCD cover
Directed bySachin Pilgaonkar
Story bySrinivas Bhagne
Sachin Pilgaonkar
Produced byShailendra Singh
Starring
Music byArun Paudwal
Production
companies
  • Padmini films Private limited
  • Nandini films
Release date
  • 21 March 1989 (1989-03-21)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Plot

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Bandu is killed by three goons Appaji, Indrasen and Dayaram then becomes his ghost. He travels to find his long lost brother and mother. His younger brother Nandu is a timid person. Bandu meets him and tells him how these goons killed him and asks him to come to the village. Bandu's spirit is visible only to Nandu. Bandu's spirit enters Nandu's body several times and together they fight these goons.

Cast

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Lead cast

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Supporting cast

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  • Satish Tungare
  • Mohan Mungi
  • Avinash Thakur
  • Kanchan Nayak
  • Vijay Patkar as Ward boy
  • Bipin Varti as Tony
  • Madhav Mokashi
  • Suresh Rane
  • Avinash Thakur as Inspector
  • Madhu Apte as Traffic Hawaldaar
  • Maya Jadhav as Lavani performer

Production

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This film is directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar.[3] The film was shot at Seth Studios, Rajkamal Kalamandir, Essel Studios and Film City, Mumbai. Action sequences was directed by Veeru Devagan. The sets was made by art director R.Varman and dubbing work was done at Ketnav Evershine Studio.

Soundtrack

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Bhutacha Bhau
Soundtrack album by
Released
  • 1989 (1989)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:08
LanguageMarathi
LabelT-Series
Official audio
Bhutacha Bhau - Full Album on YouTube

Music and background is given by Arun Paudwal.[4] The songs of this film written by Shantaram Naandgaonkar and Pravin Danve and recorded by Aasha Bhosle, Shailendra Singh, Anuradha Paudwal, Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krushnamurti and Sachin Pilgaonkar.

All lyrics are written by Shantaram Naandgaokar

No.TitleLength
1."Mi Kashi Tula Re"4:56
2."Rangaan Gori"6:35
3."Sapta Suranchya"4:53
4."Majhya Angaat"8:25
Total length:25:08

References

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  1. ^ a b Pilgaonkar, Sachin (1 October 2019). "Viju Khote inherited acting genes from his father, says Sachin Pilgaonkar". Hindustan times. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Bhutacha Bhau (1989)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ Pilgaonkar, Sachin (1 October 2019). "Viju Khote inherited acting genes from his father, says Sachin Pilgaonkar". Hindustan times. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ Hungama, Bhutacha Bhau, retrieved 27 January 2023
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