Gammat Jammat (translation: Fun And Frotic) is a 1987 Indian Marathi-language comedy film written by Shantaram Nandgaonkar, directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Satish Kulkarni under the production banner of Shree Tulsi Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Varsha Usgaonkar, Charusheela Sable, Shrikant Moghe, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, Viju Khote, Satish Shah and Sudhir Joshi. The music was composed by Arun Paudwal.[2][3]
| Gammat Jammat | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sachin Pilgaonkar |
| Written by | Vasant Sabnis |
| Based on | The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown by Norman Taurog |
| Produced by | Satish Kulkarni |
| Starring | Ashok Saraf Sachin Pilgaonkar Varsha Usgaonkar Charusheela Sable Shrikant Moghe Ashalata Wabgaonkar Viju Khote Satish Shah Sudhir Joshi |
| Cinematography | Suryakant Lavande |
| Music by | Arun Paudwal |
Production company | Shree Tulsi Productions[1] |
| Distributed by | Everest Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Gammat Jammat was critically acclaimed and it did massive business at the box-office.[4] The film is still regarded as one of the best in Marathi cinema for its captivating story and Varsha Usgaonkar's performance.[5]
Plot
editGautam (Sachin Pilgaonkar) and Phalgun (Ashok Saraf) are childhood friends residing in the bungalow of Gautam's another childhood friend, Shrikant Dalvi (Chetan Dalvi). The duo is desperately in need of a huge sum of money because Gautam, who is a bar waiter, needs to pay for the leg surgery of his crippled younger brother, Suhas (Dhruv Ghanekar), while Phalgun, who is a office clerk, needs to pay off all his debts to his creditors. However, Gautam and Phalgun has no means to receive the money by honesty and legal ways and at the last resort, the duo unwillingly plans to perform their first act of dishonesty and kidnap Kalpana (Varsha Usgaonkar), the daughter of wealthy businessman Dadasaheb Korde (Shrikant Moghe). The duo decides to put their plan into action in a foolproof way and executes the kidnapping of Kalpana successfully and perfectly. However, Gautam and Phalgun are both surprised to discover Kalpana's father is not ready to pay out even a penny for the ransom, seeing through their true nature, and has already sent Inspector Phutane (Satish Shah) and crime lord Ganu Pailwan (Viju Khote) to investigate the matter.
To add to the duo's miseries, Kalpana is not a model victim of kidnapping either and dominates Gautam and Phalgun throughout the film. She even treats the duo like her servants and instructs them both to not leave the bungalow where she is imprisoned otherwise she will escape. The situation is further complicated when Mama (Sudhir Joshi), Shrikant's uncle and the owner of the bungalow, arrives from Dubai to stay at the bungalow for a day, followed by Inspector Phutane in search of Gautam and Phalgun. However, Kalpana acts as Gautam'a wife in front of Mama and Phalgun's wife in front of Inspector Phutane in order to cooperate with the duo to obtain money from her father. One day, Gautam receives a letter from Shrikant informing that he has made the job arrangements of him and Phalgun in Delhi. Gautam and Phalgun are both extremely delighted with this news and disregard Kalpana's existence stating that she is now free to return home.
However, a heartbroken Kalpana slaps Gautam and confesses that she has feelings for him, which was the sole reason of her cooperative stay with him at the bungalow. Gautam reciprocates Kalpana's feelings while Phalgun also returns home to reunite with his wife, Ashwini (Charusheela Sable). Kalpana decides to drop Gautam, Phalgun and Ashwini off at the railway station, but Kalpana's car is spotted and pursued on the way by Ganu Pahelwan and his henchmen. Ganu Pahelwan eventually manages to capture Gautam and Phalgun and presents them both as guilty to Kalpana's father. However, Kalpana arrives and narrates a fake story that Gautam and Phalgun had instead rescued her from her kidnappers and expresses her wish to marry Gautam. Despite this, Gautam intervenes and confesses the truth to Kalpana's father, who forgives him and approves of his marriage with Kalpana by citing Gautam's honesty and courage. Meanwhile, Gautam is surprised to learn that Kalpana has already paid for the leg surgery of Suhas before her father also makes the job arrangements for Gautam and Phalgun.
Cast
edit- Sachin Pilgaonkar as Gautam
- Ashok Saraf as Phalgun Vadke
- Varsha Usgaonkar as Kalpana Korde
- Charusheela Sable as Ashwini Vadke (Phalgun's wife)
- Shrikant Moghe as Dadasaheb Korde (Kalpana's father)
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Mrs. Korde (Kalpana's mother)
- Viju Khote as Ganu Pahelwan (crime lord)
- Satish Shah as Inspector Phutane
- Sudhir Joshi as Mama (bungalow owner)
- Chetan Dalvi as Shrikant (Gautam's childhood friend)
- Dhruv Ghanekar as Suhas (Gautam's crippled younger brother)
- Jairam Kulkarni as Gautam's employer
- Ravindra Berde as Phalgun's employer
- Bipin Varti as Gotya Kumar (Gautam and Phalgun's unsuccessful kidnapping victim)
- Suhas Bhalekar as Sonya Kaka (Phalgun and Ashwini's neighbour)
- Manorama Wagle as Sonya Kaku (Phalgun and Ashwini's neighbour)
- Madhu Apte as Budha (bungalow domestic worker)
- Ajay Wadhavkar as Gautam's drunk customer
- Janardhan Parab as Gautam's drunk customer
Soundtrack
edit| Gammat Jammat | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 24 November 2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 21:19 |
| Language | Marathi |
| Label | T-Series |
| Official audio | |
| Gammat Jammat - Full Album on YouTube | |
The soundtrack was composed by Arun Paudwal and the lyrics written by Shantaram Nandgaonkar. The song "Ashwini Ye Na" attained huge popularity.[3]
| # | Song | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mi Aale Nighale" | Anuradha Paudwal |
| 2 | "Mi Re Tujhya Sangtina" | Anuradha Paudwal |
| 3 | "Choricha Mamla" | Sachin Pilgaonkar, Anuradha Paudwal |
| 4 | "Ashwini Ye Na" | Kishore Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal |
References
edit- ^ "Gammat Jammat Movie Box office Collection | Collection of Gammat Jammat Movie | Gammat Jammat". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "'गंमत जंमत' चित्रपटातील 'या' अभिनेत्रीला आता ओळखणं झालंय कठीण, जाणून घ्या तिच्याबद्दल". Lokmat (in Marathi). 5 December 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ a b "'Gammat Jammat'". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Ashok Saraf: 'Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi' to 'Gammat Jammat'; FIVE must-watch comedy movies of the evergreen star". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "'Gammat Jammat' to 'Maherchi Sadi': Best Marathi movies of Ashalata Wabgaonkar". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2024.