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Timepass is a 2014 Indian Marathi language film. It is a story about teenage love set up in '90s between Dagadu (Prathamesh Parab) and Prajakta (Ketaki Mategaonkar), also starring Bhalchandra Kadam and Vaibhav Mangle. It is directed by Ravi Jadhav who has provided prior hits like Balak-Palak, Balgandharva, Natarang.[5]

Timepass
Theatrical poster for Timepass
Directed by	Ravi Jadhav
Screenplay by	Ravi Jadhav Priyadarshan Jadhav
Story by	Ravi Jadhav inspired from Shaiju Mathew's novel Knocked Up
Produced by	Zee Talkies Nikhil Sane
Starring	Prathamesh Parab Ketaki Mategaonkar Bhushan Pradhan
Cinematography	Vasudeo Rane
Edited by	Jayant Jathar, Nitesh Rathod
Music by	Chinar - Mahesh
Production company	Zee Talkies
Distributed by	Zee Talkies
Release date	3 January 2014 (2014-01-03)
Running time	2 hr 23 Min (143 minutes)
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Budget	₹2 crore (US$250,000)[1]
Box office	₹33 crore (US$4.1 million)[2][3][4]

The film was the highest grosser of Marathi cinema until its box office record was broken by Ritesh Deshmukh's Lai Bhaari.

This film was later remade in Telugu as Andhra Pori.[5]

Its sequel Timepass 2 was released on 1 May 2015.

A third part to the film, titled Timepass 3 is announced in 2022. It is directed by Ravi Jadhav, under the banner of Athaansh Communications and Zee Studios.Timepass 3 was released on 29 July 2022.[6]

Cast

• Prathamesh v. Parab as Dagadu Parab
• Ketaki Mategaonkar as Prajakta Lele
• Vaibhav Mangle as Prajakta's father (Shakal)
• Bhalchandra Kadam as Dagadu’s father (Appa)
• Meghana Erande as Prajakta's mother
• Urmila Kanitkar as Spruha
• Bhushan Pradhan as Prajakta’s brother (Vallabh)
• Aarti Wadgabalkar as Dagadu’s sister
• Manmeet Pem as Dagadu’s friend (Balbharti)
• Sai Gharpure as Prajakta's friend
• Onkar Raut as Dagadu’s friend (Kombada)
• Anvita Phaltankar as Chanda Tare
• Jayesh Chavan
• Uday sabnis
• Shibani Dandekar as item number

Plot

Everybody from school criticizes Dagdu for his behavior. On the result day, one student insulted Dagdu about his failure. Dagdu punished him by making him kombada. Someone tells Dagdu that Shantaram, his father, is looking for him. He goes home with band happily. His father beats him up for failing in all subjects and throws him out of the house. His friends console him and advises him to have an affair so that love will blossom in his life. He decides to distribute the newspapers, where he meets Madhav Lele. In college campus he meets Prajakta Lele, the daughter of Madhav Lele and vows to have an affair with her. Dagdu follows Prajakta and they start loving each other. Soon Madhav Lele finds out about the affair and separates them. Dagdu also promises and says that he'll come back.

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1	"Phulpakharu"	Swapnil Bandodkar	4:34
2	"Mala Ved Laagale"	Swapnil Bandodkar Ketaki Mategaonkar	4:20
3	"Hi Poli Saajuk Tupatali"	Reshma Sonawane	4:47
4	"Prem Ki Yaatana"	Chinar Kharkar	5:00
5	"Daatale Reshami"	Mahalaxmi Iyer Chinar Kharkar	5:21

Reception

• The film has received highly positive reviews. Timepass was a huge financial success and a milestone in Marathi film industry and an all-time blockbuster.
• Aparna Phadke of The Times of India praised the performances of the lead actors and commented that the film is "worth a watch",[7] and Shakti Salgaokar of Daily News and Analysis called the picture "an entertaining experience"; both reviewers awarded the film 4/5.[8]

Box office

Timepass opened to thunderous response at Box Office in Maharashtra. It collected ₹6.5 crore (US$810,000) in its 3-day weekend and ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million) in first five days of its release. First week collections stood at ₹13.8 crore (US$1.7 million). In two weeks it surpassed the collections of Duniyadari and became highest-grossing movie in Marathi until its record was broken by Lai Bhaari. It ended up collecting ₹33 crore (US$4.1 million) at the box office in Maharashtra.[2][3][4]

See also

Highest grossing Marathi films

References

External links

• Timepass at IMDb

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