Chumbak

Chumbak
The poster features Swanand Kirkire and film title appears on top-left in Hindi script.
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySandeep Modi
Written by
Produced by
  • Aruna Bhatia
  • Naren Kumar
  • Cape of Good Films
StarringSwanand Kirkire
CinematographyRangarajan Ramabadran
Edited byChandrashekhar Prajapati
Music bySaket Kanetkar
Production
companies
  • Kyra Kumar Kreations
  • Cape of Good Films
Distributed by
  • AA Films
Release dates
  • 13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) (Mumbai)
  • 27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) (India)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Chumbak (also designated as Chumbak - THE LOTTERY) is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language slice of life drama film directed by Sandeep Modi, produced by Aruna Bhatia, Naren Kumar and Cape of Good Films and stars a renowned lyricist Swanand Kirkire in the lead role. It had its world premiere on 13 October 2017 in MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival.[1]

Later, the film attracted attention of Akshay Kumar who found it "honest and pure", announcing on social media, and also went on to present it, making his Marathi cinema debut as a presenter.[2][3][4] It was released in cinemas on 27 July 2018. Trailer for the film was released on 5 July 2018.

Plot

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Chumbak is a coming-of-age story of Baalu, a teen restaurant worker boy who decides to con someone to fulfill his dream and escape his wretched life, but instead finds a mentally-ill village dim-wit - Prasanna (Swanand Kirkire) as his only victim. Baalu now finds himself torn between his morality and dreams, as the two find themselves on a journey that changes their lives.

Cast

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  • Swanand Kirkire as Prasanna – A 45-year-old mentally challenged man from Maharashtra.
  • Sahil Jadhav as Baalu – A 15-year-old restaurant worker migrant boy in Mumbai.
  • Sangram Desai as Disco - A 17-year-old mobile repairer migrant boy in Mumbai.

References

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  1. ^ "FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE". MumbaiFilmFestival.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Akshay Kumar to present a Marathi film titled Chumbak". Filmfare. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ Coutinho, Natasha (12 June 2018). "Akshay Kumar makes his Marathi debut as presenter with Swanand Kirkire's Chumbak". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Akshay Kumar to present Marathi movie Chumbak". The Times of India. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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