| Baji | |
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 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Nikhil Mahajan[citation needed] |
| Written by | Nikhil Mahajan Suhrud Godbole Shrirang Godbole(dialogue) |
| Produced by | Vivek Rangachari Amit Ahirrao Suhrud Godbole Nikhil Mahajan |
| Starring | Shreyas Talpade Amruta Khanvilkar Jitendra Joshi |
| Cinematography | Vasudeo Rane |
| Edited by | Abhijit Deshpande |
| Music by | Atif Afzal |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | DAR Motion Pictures Virtue Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹4 crore (US$470,000)[citation needed] |
| Box office | ₹10.79 crore (US$1.3 million) (2nd Week)[2] |
Baji is a 2015 IndianMarathi-languagesuperhero film written and directed by Nikhil Mahajan and produced by Vivek Rangachari and Amit Ahirrao under the bannerDAR Motion Pictures and Virtue Entertainment and it is the first ever Marathi superhero film.
The film starsShreyas Talpade andAmruta Khanvilkar in lead roles whileJitendra Joshi plays the main antagonist.[3]
This film marks the comeback ofShreyas Talpade in the Marathi film industry after seven years. It was said that directorRavi Jadhav,Nagraj Manjule andGirija Oak would be seen in the film.
The story of the film is based on the legend of a man who took it upon himself to protect the common man against oppression and injustice. His sword, his bow-arrow and his white stallion live on to define him as Baji. Baji is known to guard and protect the people in his village. He fights to restore justice from a wicked villager named Martand, who is greedy to find the treasure hidden under the village.
The film is being produced by Arun Rangachari, Vivek Rangachari, Aayush Maheshwari, Amit Ahirrao, Suhrud Godbole, Hrishikesh Kulkarni, Nikhil Mahajan under DAR Motion Pictures, Virtue Entertainment Blue Drop Films and IME Motion Pictures production banner and the film is also presented byDAR Motion Pictures and Virtue Entertainment.Baji is the second installment of Arun Rangachari and Vivek Rangachari underDAR Motion Pictures banner in the Marathi film industry. After, they produced two Marathi filmsLalbaug Parel andTeecha Baap Tyacha Baap.
The stunts in the film was handle by action directorStunt Silva, who also did a small role into the film.
| Baji | |||||
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| Released | 15 January 2015 (2015-01-15) | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 24:58 | ||||
| Language | Marathi | ||||
| Label | Zee Music Company | ||||
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| Singles from Baji | |||||
The film's soundtrack and background score is composed byAtif Afzal and lyrics are penned by Shrirang Godbole.[7]
Kollywood SingerChinmayi makes her Marathi debut with this film. The first song, "Aala Aala Re Baji", sung byShalmali Kholgade & Adarsh Shinde, was released on 30 December 2014. The second song, "Majha Baji", sung byChinmayi who makes her debut in Marathi with the song, was released on 6 January 2015. The third Song, "Masoli", sung byBela Shende, was released on 9 January 2015.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aala Aala Re Baji" | Adarsh Shinde &Shalmali Kholgade | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Majha Baji" | Chinmayi | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Masoli" | Bela Shende | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Baji O Baji" | Adarsh Shinde | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Shravan Shravan" | Atif Afzal &Chinmayi | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Ye Na" | Abhijeet Sawant | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Majha Baji (Unplugged)" | Chinmayi | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 24:58 | ||
The film was released on 6 February 2015. It was released in 418 screens in Maharashtra along withGoa,Gujarat,Madhya Pradesh,Karnataka &Delhi. The first look Teaser of the film was released in theatres along withShreyas Talpade's Home Production filmPoshter Boyz and on Internet on 1 August 2014.[8]Girish Kulkarni has rendered his voice to the first look teaser. Theatrical trailer of the film was released on 8 December 2014 on YouTube.[9]
Baji opened to decent response at the box office. It collected₹0.80 crore (US$93,000) on first day,₹1.10 crore (US$130,000) on second day and₹1.60 crore (US$190,000) on third day.Thus it collected₹3.50 crore (US$410,000) in its first weekend.The collections dropped on weekdays.It collected₹1.98 crore (US$230,000) on weekdays and collected₹5.48 crore (US$640,000) in its first week of release.[2]
International Marathi Film Festival Awards 2015
