''Timepass'' is a 2014 Indian

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romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

about teenage love set in the 1990s between Dagadu (

Prathamesh Parab Prathamesh Parab (born 29 November 1993) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Marathi-language films. He made his acting debut with '' Balak-Palak'' in 2013 before stepping into the lead role in '' Timepass''. The following year, he clinc ...

) and Prajakta (

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). It also stars

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, Bhushan Pradhan And Urmila Kothare. It was directed by

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, who has provided prior hits like '' Balak-Palak'', '' Balgandharva'', and ''

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''. The film was the highest grosser of

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until its box office record was broken by

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's ''

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''. This film was later remade in

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as ''

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''. Its sequel '' Timepass 2'' was released on 1 May 2015. A third part to the film, titled ''

Timepass 3 ''Timepass 3'' is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Meghana Jadhav under the banner of Athaansh Communications. The third installment in ''Timepass'' franchise, starring Prathamesh Para ...

'', was announced in 2022. It was directed by

under the banner of Athaansh Communications and

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. ''Timepass 3'' was released on 29 July 2022.

Plot

Everybody from school criticizes Dagdu for his behavior. On the result day, one student insulted Dagdu about his failure. Dagdu punished him by making him kombada. Someone tells Dagdu that Shantaram, his father, is looking for him. He goes home with band happily. His father beats him up for failing in all subjects and throws him out of the house. His friends console him and advises him to have an affair so that love will blossom in his life. He decides to distribute the newspapers, where he meets Madhav Lele. In college campus he meets Prajakta Lele, the daughter of Madhav Lele and vows to have an affair with her. Dagdu follows Prajakta and they start loving each other. Soon Madhav Lele finds out about the affair and separates them. Dagdu also promises and says that he'll come back.

Cast

Soundtrack

The lyrics for the film are penned by Mangesh Kangane and Kshitij Patwardhan with music composed by

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Track listing

Reception

*The film has received highly positive reviews. ''Timepass'' was a huge financial success and a milestone in Marathi film industry and an all-time blockbuster. *Aparna Phadke of ''

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'' praised the performances of the lead actors and commented that the film is "worth a watch", and Shakti Salgaokar of ''

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'' called the picture "an entertaining experience"; both reviewers awarded the film 4/5.

Box office

Timepass opened to thunderous response at Box Office in

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. It collected in its 3-day weekend and in first five days of its release. First week collections stood at . In two weeks it surpassed the collections of ''

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'' and became highest-grossing movie in

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until its record was broken by ''

''. It ended up collecting at the box office in

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3446426 2014 films 2014 romantic comedy films 2010s teen romance films Indian romantic comedy films Indian teen romance films 2010s Marathi-language films Marathi films remade in other languages Films directed by Ravi Jadhav Indian film series