''Vazandar'' (Marathi: "वजनदार") is a 2016

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slice of life film directed by

Sachin Kundalkar Sachin Kundalkar or ''Sacin Kuṇḍalakar'' is an Indian film director and screenplay writer who mostly works in Marathi cinema. He is known for his directorial works of '' Nirop'' (2007) and '' Gandha'' (2009). He has also written for the thea ...

and produced by

Vidhi Kasliwal Vidhi Kasliwal is an Indian film director and producer, as well as the founder and CEO of Landmarc Films. She has a background with Rajshri Productions, where she wrote and produced documentaries and served as an assistant to directors Soora ...

. The film stars

Sai Tamhankar Sai Tamhankar (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əiː t̪aːmɦəɳkəɾ born 25 June 1986) is an Indian film and television actress known for her work primarily in Marathi language, Marathi, as well as in Hindi language, Hindi films. She h ...

and

Priya Bapat Priya Bapat is an Indian actress who mainly works in Marathi films. She is known for her roles in the movies '' Kaksparsh'' and '' Aamhi Doghi'', for which she won the Best Actress award at the Screen Awards in 2013, and '' Happy Journey'', for ...

in lead roles. It was released on 11 November 2016.

Cast

as Kaveri *

as Pooja *

Siddharth Chandekar Siddharth Chandekar (born 14 June 1991) is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Marathi cinema. At the age of 18, he made his debut in Marathi cinema with Avadhoot Gupte's 2010 political drama movie ''Zenda (film), Zenda''. Career Chan ...

as Alok *

Chirag Patil Chirag Patil (born 10 March 1987) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He is best known for his role as Omkar in '' Vazandar'' (2016) directed by Sachin Kundalkar. Patil made his big screen debut with ''Raada Rox'' (2011), ...

as Omkar *

Sameer Dharmadhikari Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian film and television actor and model known for playing the role of Samrat Bindusara Maurya in ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. He played the male lead in the Marathi film '' Nirop'' that won the National Award f ...

as Mike Sir (Gym Instructor) *

Aditi Deshpande ''Not Only Mrs. Raut'' is a 2003 Indian Marathi social drama film directed by Gajendra Ahire. Aditi Deshpande, who plays the lead role of Mrs. Raut, has produced the film. The film won National Award for Best Film in Marathi (Rajat Kamal) at ...

as Maya (Pooja's Mother) * Chetan Chitnis as Mohit (Filmmaker) * Gaurav Ghatanekar as Dr. Milind Jog

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Vazandar'' consists of four songs composed by Avinash-Vishwajeet and written by Omkar Kulkarni and Vishwajeet Joshi.

Release

''Vazandar'' was released on 11 November 2016 with English subtitles in

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Critical reception

Mihir Bhanage of

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gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 saying that, "Sachin Kundalkar’s latest offering has everything that you expect from it – aesthetic value, a slice-of-life story, balanced storytelling and good performances as well." Ganesh Matkari of

Pune Mirror ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily i ...

gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, "Vazandar is meant to be a light comedy. It has a simple and straightforward message about inner beauty, which can resonate with anyone, and it has likable characters." Amruta Deshpande of ''Indian Nerve'' gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "This Marathi Movie Tackling Weight Loss Issues & Body Shaming Is Highly Relatable!" Abhay Salvi of ''Marathi Stars'' gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 saying that, "Watch ‘Vazandar’ for three reasons Sai Tamhankar, Priya Bapat & the overall ‘Youthful’ flavor of the film." Ajay Kulye of ''Marathi Cineyug'' gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "Clichéd script and weak second half kills the movie experience. At the end, it is the under-cooked recipe which you might not enjoy." Keyur Seta of ''Cinestaan'' gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, "Sachin Kundalkar deals with the serious issue of obesity in a heartwarming manner." Amol Parchure of ''Film Companion'' praised the concept of the film, performances of Sai Tamhankar & Priya Bapat, cinematography and the music of the film but found the second half of the film to be weak and felt that the film failed to reach the potential that it could have. This critic gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5.

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