| Jait Re Jait | |
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| Directed by | Jabbar Patel |
| Written by | Satish Alekar Anil Joglekar |
| Based on | Jait re Jait byG. N. Dandekar |
| Produced by | Usha Mangeshkar |
| Starring | Mohan Agashe Smita Patil Nilu Phule |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Music by | Hridaynath Mangeshkar |
| Distributed by | Mahalakshmi Chitra |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Jait Re Jait (English:Win, Win) is 1977 IndianMarathi-languagemusical film directed byDr. Jabbar Patel and produced byUsha Mangeshkar andHridaynath Mangeshkar, under the banner of Mahalakshmi Chitra.[1] The film starsMohan Agashe andSmita Patil in the lead roles. The film wonPresident's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi at theNational Film Awards.[2]
It is considered to be one of the greatestmusical hits of all time inMarathicinema.[3] It is based on a book byG. N. Dandekar. Though the music achieved all-time hit status, the film was a box office disaster.
Jait re jait is a story that revolves around Nagya, a thakar tribal drummer who develops a passion for being “punyavanta” [pious one] while growing up listening to his father. He desperately wants to see the “devimashi” [queen bee]. His father, during Negaya's childhood, piqued his interest in it unknowingly. A girl who had left her husband because she did not like him falls madly in love with Nagya. Once, when Nagya was cutting wood in the jungle, bees attacked him. Nagya seeks revenge and wants to kill them, especially the queen bee. However, the queen bee has some religious role in Nagya’s tribe. Despite this, Nagya being stubborn sets out to flee away from the bees with his wife, he does manage to flew them away but in the process his wife gets killed during the time nagya was attacked and attacked back he did not play drum but even after fleeing the queen bee away he restlessly picked up the drum and started playing it like a mad man he did not show a single amount of care for his dead wife. This is a classic paradox, where he succeeds (Jait re jait, means WIN-WIN) in his revenge, but loses his wife
Music - AmarDirection - Prasad Subhedar and Shrinivas BhangeCamera -Rajan Kothari and Rajesh Joshi
The film's shooting began on 25 April 1977, and ended on 14 July 1977. Most of part was shot in theKarnala area nearPanvel. The film was also shot on locations of Maharashtra inKhalapur, Kumbhavali and Thakarwadi in Raigad District. The titles appeared after 15 minutes after the start of the film and the popular song "Mee Raat Takli"—appeared after 50 minutes after the start of the film.[4][5]
The popular songs of the film are composed byPt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar, with most of the lyrics byN. D. Mahanor and performed byLata Mangeshkar,Asha Bhosle,Usha Mangeshkar,Ravindra Sathe and Chandrakant Kale. PoetArati Prabhu contributed to the lyrics of the song "Me Raat Takli".[4]
All lyrics are written by N. D. Mahanor; all music is composed byPt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gorya Dehavarti" | Usha Mangeshkar,Ravindra Sathe | 03:58 |
| 2. | "Nabh Utaru Aala, Chimba Tharthar Valla" | Asha Bhosle | 05:32 |
| 3. | "Jambhul Piklya Zaadakhali" | Asha Bhosle, Ravindra Sathe | 04:03 |
| 4. | "Lingobacha Dongur" | Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale | 01:23 |
| 5. | "Wadi Varlya Waata" | 01:37 | |
| 6. | "Ha Doliya" | 02:45 | |
| 7. | "Mee Raat Taakli, Me Kaat Taakli" | Lata Mangeshkar, Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale | 04:30 |
| 8. | "Dongar Kathadi Thakarwadi" | Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale | 01:48 |
| 9. | "Kunya Raajan Raajan" | Smita Patil, Asha Bhosle | 02:32 |
| 10. | "Aamhi Thakar Thakar" | Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale | 04:19 |
| 11. | "Pik Karpal" | Ravindra Sathe | 04:01 |
| 12. | "Hee Dusryachi Baael" | 02:40 |
The songs from this film are popular in Maharashtra. The film earned actressSmita Patil and Jabbar Patel Filmfare Awards.Maharashtra State Film Awards forBest Direction was also presented to Patel.[6] The25th National Film Awards held in April 1978 honoured the film with President's Silver Medal forBest Feature Film in Marathi.
"Consistently transferring to the film medium a successful fictional work (Jait re Jait by G. N. Dandekar); for high lightening the mutual inconsistencies of love, of the fear of God and of superstition in a simple, innocent community of tribal, for the memorable use of the drum in evoking presence of the God and expressing the inexorable demands of love for a cinematic form which captures the lyricism, the cadence and the lilt of folk culture."[7][8]