''Jhimma'' is a 2021 Indian

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directed by

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for Chalchitra Company. The film, written by Irawati Karnik and based on a story by Dhome, has an

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Suhas Joshi Suhasini Joshi, popularly known by her screen name Suhas Joshi, is an Indian actress in Marathi theater, film and television. She has also worked in many Bollywood films. She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2018 for Acting. In ...

Nirmiti Sawant Nirmiti Sawant is a Marathi people, Marathi actress, who mainly acts in Marathi films, television and dramas. She became popular after her performance in Indian soap opera, daily TV soap ''Kumari Gangubai Non-Matric'' along with Pandharinath K ...

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Siddharth Chandekar Siddharth Chandekar (born 14 June 1991) is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Marathi cinema. At the age of 18, he made his debut in Marathi cinema with Avadhoot Gupte's 2010 political drama movie ''Zenda (film), Zenda''. Career Chan ...

Kshitee Jog Kshitee Jog (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television along with Hindi and Marathi film productions. She is best known for her role as Saraswati, one of the main characters in the Zee TV ZEE TV also ...

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, Mrinmayee Godbole, and

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. The story of the film revolves around a group of seven women travelling to

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and discovering themselves. It was theatrically released on 19 November 2021, and grossed at the box office, becoming the second highest grossing Marathi film of 2021.

Synopsis

Seven women from different age groups and different socio-cultural backgrounds come together on a vacation with a tour company to

. During the course of this trip these women unfold their journey. This trip turns into an opportunity to mend fences, heal wounds, fall in love with themselves, combat their worst fears and celebrate life.

Cast

Production

Principal photography of the film began on 9 July 2019. The London schedule of filming was wrapped in the end of July 2019. The dubbing of the film started on 24 June 2020. The release of the film was held up due to COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2020, the director

, announced that the film will be released in theatres only.

Release

The film was scheduled to be theatrically released on 23 April 2021, but due to surge in COVID-19 pandemic the release was postponed. It was then released theatrically on 19 November 2021.

Home media

The satellite rights of the film were sold to

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and the film was made available on VOD on

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Reception

Mihir Bhanage of ''

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'' rated the film with 4 stars out of 5 and praised the performance of ensemble, writing, "Each one delivers beautiful performances, but it is Suhas Joshi and Nirmitee Sawant who steal the show. You have one life and you should live it to the fullest. This is the point ''Jhimma'' drives home beautifully, making it a must-watch for everyone, especially amid the pandemic." ''

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'', Bobby Sing rated the film with three and a half stars and praised the performances of ensemble cast and music and wrote, "watch it as a must and have a great evening with this entertaining family film in the present testing times."

Box Office

The film was collected in first week and crore in ten days. In the second week film stand at . the film has grossed crore. ''Jhimma'' completed 50 days in theatres with many records, grossed over ₹14.07 crore.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by

Amitraj Amitraj Sawant is a Marathis, Marathi music director-composer and singer from Mumbai. After ''Duniyadari'' his career took higher graph in Marathi film industry. In 2014 he won the International Marathi Film Festival Award for all 3 categories ...

while lyrics written by

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 ...

Accolades

Sequel

On 24 January 2023, a sequel of the film was announced titled as ''

Jhimma 2 ''Jhimma 2'' is a 2023 Indian Marathi language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Hemant Dhome and the second installment in the ''Jhimma'' series. It has an ensemble cast of Suhas Joshi, Nirmiti Sawant, Siddharth Chandekar, Ks ...

''. The sequel will be produced by Aanand L. Rai's

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and Chalchitra Mandalee.

and Irawati Karnik would return as the director and writer respectively. It was released on 24 November 2023. It was remade in 2025 Gujarati film ''

Umbarro ''Umbarro'' is a 2025 Gujarati family comedy drama film directed by Abhishek Shah. It stars Vandana Pathak, Kaajal Oza Vaidya, Suchita Trivedi, Deeksha Joshi, Tarjanee Bhadla, Tejal Panchasara, Vineeta Joshee, Aarjav Trivedi, and Galsar Sa ...

'' directed by Abhishek Shah.

References

External links

* {{imdb title, tt10622972 2021 films 2020s Marathi-language films 2021 drama films Indian drama films Films shot in London Films about vacationing Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Marathi films remade in other languages