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Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi is a 1989 comedy Marathi film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and released in India on 23 September 1988. The movie is a remake of 1966 Hindi film Biwi Aur Makan directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee which was also remade in Kannada in 2003 as Olu Saar Bari Olu, in Hindi in 2009 as Paying Guests, in Punjabi in 2014 as Mr & Mrs 420 and in Bengali in 2017 as Jio Pagla.
Now it is considered as a cult classic comedy in Marathi cinema.
The film is a kind of tribute to the stage character of Bal Gandharva who was famous for playing both male and female characters in one scene where Ashok saraf and Sachin pilgaonkar watching painting of Bal Gandharva.
In one interview Cricket player Sachin Tendulkar called Ashi hi banwa banwi as his favourite Marathi film.
Original Release
09/23/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ashok Saraf | Dhananjay Mane |
| Laxmikant Berde | Parshuram / Parshuram (Parshya)/Parvati (Paro) |
| Siddharth | Shantanu |
| Ashwini Bhave | Madhuri / Madhuri (Madam) |
| Supriya Pilgaonkar | Manisha |
| Priya Arun Berde | Kamali / Kamala |
| Sudhir Joshi | Mr. Sarpotdar / Vishwas Sarpotdar (Malak) |
| Viju Khote | Bali |
| Nayantara | Leelabai Kalbhor |
| Madhu Apte | Man from venus music company |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ashok Saraf | Dhananjay Mane |
| Laxmikant Berde | Parshuram / Parshuram (Parshya)/Parvati (Paro) |
| Siddharth | Shantanu |
| Ashwini Bhave | Madhuri / Madhuri (Madam) |
| Supriya Pilgaonkar | Manisha |
| Priya Arun Berde | Kamali / Kamala |
| Sudhir Joshi | Mr. Sarpotdar / Vishwas Sarpotdar (Malak) |
| Viju Khote | Bali |
| Nayantara | Leelabai Kalbhor |
| Madhu Apte | Man from venus music company |
| Suhas Bhalekar | Sudhir's Uncle |
| Rajan Kavatkar | |
| Gulab Korgaonkar | |
| Jairam Kulkarni | Chabburao |
| Avinash Thakur | |
| Lata Thatte | |
| Bipin Varti | |
| Sachin Pilgaonkar | Sudhir / Sudhir (Sudhya)/Sudha |
| Cota Castelblanco | Sushma |
