''Double Seat'' is a

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movie directed by

Sameer Vidwans Sameer Vidwans is an Indian film director, actor and writer known for his work in Marathi cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Marathi, Filmfare Awards Marathi for Best Director for ''Anandi Gopal'', at the 57th Maharashtra St ...

, director of '' Time Please.'' Released on 14 August 2015, it starred Ankush Choudhary and

Mukta Barve Mukta Barve (; Marathi language, Marathi: ) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of seven Maharashtra S ...

. ''Double Seat'' has received positive reviews with critics who are praising the performances of Ankush Choudhary and Mukta Barve. Mukta Won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress And

Filmfare Awards Marathi The Filmfare Marathi Awards are presented annually to both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Marathi cinema, Marathi film industry of India. The ceremony had been sponsored by various private organisations in the pas ...

Best Actress.

Synopsis

''Double Seat'' portrays the struggles of a recently married couple seeking to move out of their family home and buy an apartment. Born and raised in Metropolitan

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, Amit works in the packing industry with his approach to life reinforced by his father, a horse trainer. Amit's wife, Manjiri, a native of the village of Roha, with a remarkable zest for life, is optimistic about working as an LIC agent despite the difficulties of adjusting to city life.

Cast

* Ankush Choudhary as Amit Naik *

as Manjiri Naik * Vidyadhar Joshi as Amit's father * Vandana Gupte as Amit's mother * Sandeep Pathak as Traffic Policeman Amit's Friend * Shivani Rangole as Sapna Sharma, neighbor of Amit & Manjiri *

Jayant Savarkar Jayant Savarkar (3 May 1936 – 24 July 2023) was an Indian actor who worked in Marathi and Hindi theatre, television, and films. On 21 May 2023 he was awarded Jeevan Gaurav Award by the Ambarnath Marathi Film Festival (AMFF). Savarkar was aw ...

as Ajoba, grandfather of Chawl *

Pushkar Shrotri Pushkar Sudhakar Shrotri is a Marathi, Hindi film & theatre actor, producer, and director. Early life and education Shrotri was born in Mumbai in 1970. He graduated with a commerce degree from M. L. Dahanukar College in Mumbai. Career Pushkar ...

as Amit's Friend (Guest Appearance) * Asawari Joshi as Chakuli Mami (Guest Appearance)

Release

The movie was released in

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, Karnataka,

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, Gujarat,

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, and

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on 14 August 2015 with 3,000 shows daily with English subtitles. Essel Vision distributed the film. The movie had its world television premiere on

Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is an Indian Marathi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, when it was r ...

8 November 2015, for which the actors filmed a special promo shoot.

Soundtrack

Spruha Joshi Spruha Joshi (born 13 October 1989) is an Indian television, film, and theatre actress, the television anchor who works in the Marathi film and television industry. She is also a poet and lyricist for films. Early life and education Spruha Josh ...

Kshitij Patwardhan Kshitij Patwardhan (born 11 January 1985) is an Indian screenwriter, theatre director, playwright, and lyricist. He received Filmfare award for best screenplay in 2018, Filmfare award for best lyrics in 2020, along with the prestigious Tarun Tej ...

, and Sameer Vidwans wrote lyrics for the film's soundtrack.

Jasraj Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the ''Mewati gharana'' (musical apprenticeship lineage). His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame, ...

, Saurabh, and Hrishikesh composed the score.

Track listing

Reception

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, the

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, and the

Maharashtra Times ''Maharashtra Times'' (), colloquially referred to as 'Ma Ta' (मटा) from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India.https://www.mediawire.in/user/corporate/Maharashtra-Times992 It is one of the largest selling d ...

gave the film 4-star reviews.

Box Office

''Double Seat'' opened on high note collecting more than in first 5 days. The film reportedly grossed around in its full run at the box office.

Awards

''Double Seat'' received five awards at the Maharashtracha Favourite Kon 2015 award ceremony. Anandi Joshi and Jasraj Joshi won the Best Singer awards for "Kiti Sangaychay Mla" which also won the award for Best Song. The lead actors, Ankush Choudhary and Mukta Barve, won awards for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. ''Double Seat'' has been officially selected as the best Marathi film album of 2015 by

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References

External links

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