Pathlaag

Pathlaag (transl. The Chase) is a 1964 Indian Marathi-language thriller film produced and directed by Raja Paranjape. It is an adaptation of the novel Asha Parat Yete (lit. 'Return of Asha') written by Jayant Devkule. The film stars Kashinath Ghanekar and Bhavana. The film was a commercial success, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. It was later remade in Tamil as Idhaya Kamalam (1965) and in Hindi as Mera Saaya (1966).

Pathlaag
DVD cover
Directed byRaja Paranjape
Produced byRaja Paranjape
Screenplay byG. D. Madgulkar
Based onAsha Parat Yete
by Jayant Devkule
StarringKashinath Ghanekar
Bhavana
Music byDatta Davjekar
CinematographyDatta Gorle
Production
company
Shripad Chitra
Release date
1964
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Plot

When Balasaheb Panse, a renowned Indian lawyer goes abroad, he receives a telegram informing him of the sudden death of his wife Asha. After she has been cremated and he is still in mourning, a woman arrested as a member of a criminal gang by the police claims to be Asha. She keeps telling Panse intimate details about their lives, expresses surprise that anyone could have thought her dead and implores him to have her released, causing a major emotional dilemma for Panse. Eventually, the second woman is revealed as indeed his wife, while the woman who died was her hitherto unmentioned twin sister.

Cast

Production

Pathlaag is based on Jayant Devkule's novel Asha Parat Yete.[2] It was produced and directed by Raja Paranjape under Shripad Chitra,[3] and the screenplay was written by G. D. Madgulkar. The cinematography was handled by Datta Gorle. Kashinath Ghanekar and Bhavana made their acting debuts with this film.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Datta Davjekar, and screenwriter Madgulkar also served as lyricist.[1] There are only two songs in the film: "Ya Dolyanchi Don Pakhare" and "Nako Marus Hak", both sung by Asha Bhosle.[4] The former attained popularity.[5]

Release and reception

Pathlaag became a commercial success, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi.[3] The film was later remade in Tamil as Idhaya Kamalam (1965)[6] and in Hindi as Mera Saaya (1966).[5] Despite its success, Pathlaag failed to set a trend of more detective films being made in Marathi.[7]

References
  1. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 381.
  2. Goble, Alan, ed. (2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 125, 904. ISBN 978-1-85739-229-6.
  3. "12th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. "Pathlag Mar". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 382.
  6. Guy, Randor (3 August 2013). "Idhaya Kamalam (1965)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. Narwekar, Sanjit; Kul, Raghuvir; Samant, D. B. (1995). Marathi Cinema: in retrospect. Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation. p. 104.

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