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Directed by | Sandeep Modi |
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Starring | Swanand Kirkire |
Cinematography | Rangarajan Ramabadran |
Edited by | Chandrashekhar Prajapati |
Music by | Saket Kanetkar |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
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.
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.
Chumbak | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Sandeep Modi |
Written by |
|
Produced by |
|
Starring | Swanand Kirkire |
Cinematography | Rangarajan Ramabadran |
Edited by | Chandrashekhar Prajapati |
Music by | Saket Kanetkar |
Production companies |
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Distributed by |
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Release dates |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
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.
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.