''Dombivli Fast'' () is a 2005 Indian

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-language psychological

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film directed by

Nishikanth Kamat Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, '' Dombivali Fast'' earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in T ...

. It is the story of a

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bank employee, Madhav Apte, an ordinary, law-abiding and honest citizen who faces constant frustration with the injustice and corruption that pervades in all walks of his life. The film portrays Apte's mental breakdown as he reaches his breaking point, and his rampage as a

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across

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to set things right. The film stars

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in the lead with

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and Sandesh Jadhav. The film bears resemblance to the 1993

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film

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, starring

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. Kamat remade the film in

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as ''

Evano Oruvan ''Evano Oruvan'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat who made his debut in the Tamil film industry with the film. It is a remake of Kamat's Marathi film, '' Dombivli Fast'', which is loosely ...

'' with R. Madhavan playing the lead in the year 2007.

Plot

Madhav Apte lives a lower-middle-class life in Dombivli area of Mumbai together with his wife Alka, son Rahul and daughter Prachi. He travels to his workplace, Nariman Point, each day by train; and takes the Dombivli Fast local train to return home. Cheating, corruption, and dishonesty are something which he hated the foremost. He was a person with strong morals and principle, and lived life in step with it. Wherever he would see injustice and corruption, he would fight and argue; be it along with his wife or his daughter's educator or perhaps his boss. Alka was jaded with Madhav's adamant behavior and in a very fit of anger, had told him that his values and morals are only worth something if he can bring a change in society. Little did Alka know that her words would make a robust impact on Madhav! Then started the fight of Madhav against everyone who broke the foundations and was on the incorrect side of the law. Soon, his actions shook the complete city and brought a substantial change too. But how long will society allow Madhav to bring this change? And till what extent will Madhav achieve bringing a change? He's pushed to a corner by everybody who finds his path of righteousness too difficult to handle, and in some unspecified time in the future, he snaps. He goes on a rampage trying to correct everything that goes against his principles, and so starts mayhem on the streets of Mumbai, ultimately ending in a very tragic climax with him getting encountered.

Cast

as Madhav Apte *

as Alka Apte, Madhav's wife *

Dushyant Wagh Dushyant Wagh (born 23 January 1987) is an Indian actor. He has acted in films like '' Tera Mera Saath Rahen'', '' Dombivli Fast'', ''3 Idiots'' and in the TV serial '' Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha'' on Colors TV. He also starred as Trivedi o ...

as Rahul Apte, Madhav's son * Sandesh Jadhav as Insp. Subhash Anaspure * Srushti Bhokse as Prachi Madhav Apte, Madhav Apte's daughter *

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as Keshav Joshi, Patient Relative in Hospital (Guest Role) *

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as Women speaker *

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Awards

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film is an award presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to the best film in Marathi cinema. The awards are managed directly by the Maharashtra Government under the Department of ...

* 2006

Star Screen Awards The Screen Awards was an annual awards ceremony held in India, honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection was done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced ...

- Best Actor Male (Marathi) -

* 2006

Asian Festival of First Films The Asian Festival of First Films () (AFFF) was an annual film festival held in Singapore from 2005 to 2009 to celebrate and provide a platform for emerging filmmakers. It was also part of the Asian Film Market. The festival focused on first-ti ...

- Best Director(Swarovski Trophy) -

Nishikant Kamat Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, ''Dombivali Fast'' earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Ta ...

* 2006

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- Best Film(Jury Award) * 2006

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- Best Feature Film in Marathi(Silver Lotus Award) *2006

Pune International Film Festival The Pune International Film Festival (also known as PIFF) is an annual film festival held in Pune, a city in Maharashtra, India. Open to general public, the films are screened at National Film Archive of India, NFAI, INOX Leisure Limited, Inox ...

- Best Marathi Film (Sant Tukaram award from the

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)

References

External links

*
New York Times Review of 'Dombivli Fast'
* * {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Marathi 2000s Marathi-language films Marathi-language drama films Indian vigilante films 2005 films Films set in Mumbai Marathi films remade in other languages Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by Nishikant Kamat Indian crime thriller films Films about corruption in India Indian psychological drama films Indian crime drama films 2005 crime thriller films 2005 drama films Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Indian films about revenge Films about consumerism Films about dysfunctional families Films about mother–son relationships Films about social class

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