The movie was a box office success, and raked 40 crores at the box office. The plot of the movie concerned the musical competition between Khansaheb Aftab (Pilgoankar) and Pandit Bhanu (Mahadevan). Surprisingly, the audience accepted the movie with both arms, as it grossed over 50 crores at the box office, making it the highest grossing Marathi movie ever, until Sairat arrived later.īased on the play of the same name, Katyar Kaljat Ghusali was directed by Subodh Bhave and starred Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan in the lead role. The critics lauded Natsamrat’s attempts to show the reality of theater actors and ageing. This heart wrenching story of a stage actor, who can’t let go of his memories after retiring was directed by actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar with Nana Patekar in the lead role. And just like Sanchin Tendulkar, the movie was embraced by the public it grossed 76 crores at the box office, making it one of the most profitable documentaries in India. The music was composed by AR Rahman, with lyrics from Irshad Kamil. The film was shot in different languages Hindi, Marathi and English. This documentary based on the life and sports career of legendary Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was written and directed by James Erskine. Rinku Rajguru was awarded a special mention from the Nation Awards jury for her performance. At the end, Sairat grossed 110 crores with a budget of only 4 crores, thus coming out as one of the most successful movies of the decade.
People didn’t have any big expectations from the movie, but it got universal acclaim from critics, and was strengthened by the support of the public. The tale of two college students who fall in love, but have to face the evils of the society was an important look into the darkest nature of our country. Directed by Nagraj Manjule, and starring relative newcomers Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, Sairat was a hard hitting exploration of how casteism destroys lives of people and those in love.