''Hrudayantar'' is an Indian

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drama film directed by Vikram Phadnis, produced by Young Berry Entertainment, Imtiaz Khatri, Purvesh Sarnaik and Vikram Phadnis Productions in association with TOABH Entertainment. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles. This film also marks the directorial debut of

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fashion designer Vikram Phadnis. It is the third collaboration of Barve and Bhave as previously they have worked together in the film ''

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'' and in the 2006 Marathi show ''Agnishikha''. The film released on 7 July 2017. The film was

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's debut

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which he makes a guest appearance.

Plot

Hrudayantar is an emotional drama that explores the marital crisis of a couple Shekhar Joshi (

) and Samaira Joshi (

) married for over 12 years. They have two beautiful daughters Nitya (Trushnika Shinde) and Nysha (Nishtha Vaidya) who have been the glue to their brittle marriage all these years. Shekhar, a hotelier is a workaholic. With hardly any time to spare for his family, he believes that he can either give his family a luxurious life or spend quality time with them. Samaira on the other hand is also a working woman but being disciplined task master, manages her responsibilities towards her house, daughters and work with utmost skill. Her life mainly revolves around her daughters. Nitya, the elder between the two sisters loves to dance. Dancing is not only her passion but it means the world to her. Nysha on the contrary is an athlete in the making. Her love for outdoor sports makes her participate in every sport event at school. Hrudayanatar is the journey of the family and how through turbulent times the family learns and values relationships. Hrudayantar is about celebrating life.

Cast

as Shekhar Joshi *

as Samaira Joshi *Trushnika Shinde as Nitya Joshi *Nishtha Vaidya as Nysha Joshi *Meena Naik as Mrs. Deshmukh *

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as Ashwini *Ameet Khedekar as Dr. Gaurang *Meher Acharia Dar as Sister Jenny *Monika Dharankar as Dr. Tanvi Godbole *

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as Mr. Aaglawe *

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Mrs. Aaglawe *Amol Bawdekar as Karthik * Sonia Mann as Sonia

Guest appearances

as Krishna Mehra aka

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/ Himself *

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as himself

Production

The pre-production of the film started in November 2016.

and

were cast as the leads. The film will be directed and produced by Vikram Phadnis under the banner of Vikram Phadnis Productions. This film is Phadnis' directorial debut in

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film industry. The film's cinematography will be by Dilshad V.A. The music direction of the film will be by Praful Karlekar and the lyrics will be penned by Mandar Cholkar.

Reception

At the 2018

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, the film received nomination in twelve categories: Best Film, Best Actor (

), Best Actress (

), Best Director, Best Music (Praful Karlekar), Best Male Singer (

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), Best Female Singer (Anandi Joshi), Best Costume, Best Art Direction, Best Debut Director, Best Story, and Best Screenplay; of which only Phadnis won the award in Best Costumes category.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6335806 2017 films 2010s Marathi-language films Indian drama films