''Ekk Albela'' is a 2016

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples o ...

Marathi language Marathi (; , 𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘙𑘲, , ) is a Classical languages of India, classical Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is also spoken in Goa, and parts of Guj ...

Biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudrama films and histo ...

film, directed by Shekhar Sartandel and produced by Dr Monish Babre under the Kimaya Motion Pictures banner and presented by Manglmurti Films. The movie is biopic on the life of legendary actor Bhagwan Abaji Palav popularly known as

Bhagwan Dada Bhagwan Dada (1 August 1913 – 4 February 2002), also credited and mononymously known as Bhagwan, was an Indian actor and film director who worked in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his social film '' Albela'' (1951) and the songs "Shola J ...

The film released on 24 June 2016 and will be the first ever Marathi film simultaneously released in India and UK. It will also be released globally. This is also the first Marathi film in the UK to receive a BBFC rating. The film stars Mangesh Desai in lead role as

and

Vidya Balan Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Fil ...

in cameo role as

Geeta Bali Geeta Bali (born Harkirtan Kaur; 15 November 1930 ‒ 21 January 1965) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Bali is regarded among the finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Bali acted in over 75 films in a career spanni ...

. The supporting cast features Vidhyadhar Joshi, Prasad Pandit, Swapnil Rajshekhar, Vighnesh Joshi, Shekhar Phadke, Shriram Kolhatkar and Arun Bhadsavle.

Plot

The journey of Bhagwan Dada. A common man who rose to the top and became a legend in Indian Cinema.

Cast

*Mangesh Desai as

(cameo) *Vidhyadhar Joshi *Herman Dsouza as Distributor Mr Punjwani *

Vaibhavi Shandilya Vaibhavi Shandilya (born 27 May 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Kannada and Marathi-language films. After making her debut in the Marathi film ''Janiva'' (2015), she has been in films including '' Ekk Albela'' (2015), '' Sakka Po ...

as Shaheen *Prasad Pandit * Swapnil Rajshekhar *Vighnesh Joshi *Shahnawaz Pradhan *Tejaswi Patil *Nehaa Patil *Shriram Kolhatkar *Arun Bhadsavle *Riyaaz Mulani * *Mannveer Choudharry as Rafiq

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5760484 2010s Marathi-language films 2016 films Indian biographical films Films about Bollywood Cultural depictions of actors Films about actors 2010s biographical films