''AB Aani CD'' is a 2020 Indian

Marathi-language Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one of t ...

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directed by Milind Lele, produced by Abhayananad Singh, Akshay Bardapurkar, Arvind Reddy, Krishna Persaud and Piyush Singh under banner of Planet Marathi Production, Golden Ratio Films and KCR Reddy Production. The film starring

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandraka ...

Subodh Bhave Subodh Bhave (born 9 November 1975) is an Indian actor, writer, producer and director who is known for his work in Marathi Cinema. He has acted in many commercially successful and critically acclaimed Marathi movies. He is best known for his wo ...

, Sayali Sanjeev and Akshay Tanksale The film also has cameo by

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

as himself. The principal photography began on 20 May 2019 and wrapped up on 7 August 2019. The film was released on 13 March 2020 and also on

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on 1 May 2020.

Plot

Cast

as Chandrakant Deshpande (CD) *

as Himself (AB) *

Akshay Tanksale Akshay may refer to: * Akshay Anand (born 1957), Bollywood and Television Actor * Akshay Anand Chand *Akshay Chandra Sharma, Hindi writer, poet and a keen educationist from India *Akshay Chandra Sarkar (1846–1917), poet, an editor and a literary ...

as Sunny Deshpande (CD's grandson) *

Sayali Sanjeev Sayali Chandsarkar, also professionally as Sayali Sanjeev, is an actress from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She works in Marathi film and TV shows. She has appeared in Marathi films ''Basta'', ''Jhimma'', ''Goshta Eka Paithanichi'' and ''AB Aani C ...

as Gargi (Sunny's

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-based girlfriend) *

as owner of Planet Marathi (Gargi's employer) * Sakshi Satish as Shravni Deshpande (CD's granddaughter) *

Lokesh Gupte Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent mo ...

as Govind Deshpande (CD's older son) * Sharvari Lokohare as Radha Deshpande (CD's older daughter-in-law) * Sagar Talashikar as Gopal Deshpande (CD's younger son) *

Seema Deshmukh Seema may refer to: Films * ''Seema'' (1955 film), a Hindi film * ''Seema'' (1971 film), a Hindi film People *Lehlohonolo Seema (born 1980), football (soccer) player from Lesotho *Seema (actress) (born 1957), Indian film actress *Seema Aissen Weat ...

as CD's younger daughter-in-law *

Jayant Sawarkar Jayant Savarkar (born May 3, 1936) is an actor who works in Marathi and Hindi theater, television, and films. He was awarded the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Maharashtra in the field of theater. ...

as Shivalkar (CD's friend) *

Sunil Godbole Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The Sanskrit word ' means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of Krishna. Notable people * Sunil (actor), Indian Telugu film actor * Sunil (d ...

as Sawant (CD's friend) * Milind Shintre as Tailor (Special Appearance) *

Prashant Tapasvi Prashant or Prasant is a common male name in South Asia. It is derived from the word "shanth" which means patience, calm, quiet, or tranquil. People with the given name * Prashant Bose - Indian politician * Prashant Bhushan - Indian lawyer, ...

as Canteen Owner (Special Appearance) *

Devaki Pandit Devaki Pandit ( mr, देवकी पंडित; born 6 March 1965) is an Indian classical singer. With melody in her voice and charm in her persona, Devaki Pandit has developed her own unique style of singing and has won many hearts throu ...

as Herself (Cameo Appearance)

Production

Filming

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began on 20 May 2019 at

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. Filming also took place at

. Principal photography wrapped on 7 August 2019. This Marathi Feature Film is produced by Abhayanand Singh & Piyush Singh from Golden Ratio Films, Arvind Reddy & Krishna Persaud from KV Reddy Productions and Akshay Bardapurkar from Planet Marathi

Release

The film was released on 13 March 2020 but was pulled out of theaters because of

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. Later the film was released on

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on 1 May 2020.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack of the film was composed by Mayuresh Pai and Ashish Mujumdar whereas lyrics were penned by Vaibhav Joshi. The music was arranged by Anand Sahastrabuddhe.

References

External links

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