Balak-Palak

Balak Palak
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRavi Jadhav
Screenplay byRavi Jadhav
Amber Hadap
Ganesh Pandit
Story byAmber Hadap
Ganesh Pandit
Produced byRiteish Deshmukh
Uttung Thakur
StarringShashwati Pimplikar
Madan Deodhar
Bhagyashree Shankpal
Rohit Phalke
Prathamesh Parab
Sai Tamhankar
Kishor Kadam
CinematographyMahesh Limaye
Edited byJayant Jathar
Music byVishal-Shekhar
Chinar - Mahesh
Production
company
Release date
  • 4 January 2013 (2013-01-04)
Running time
109 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budget2.5 crore (US$300,000)
Box office12 crore (US$1.4 million) (lifetime)[1]

Balak-Palak (BP; transl.Children-Parents) is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film on the topic of sex education. The film was directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur, and Ravi Jadhav. This is the first film produced by actor Riteish Deshmukh.[2][3] The story was written by Ganesh Pandit and Amber Hadap. Balak Palak was shot by Mahesh Limaye.

The initials "BP" formed by the title of the film also make a secondary reference to a blue picture or low-quality pornographic videos that were available on videotape in the 1980s in South Asia.[citation needed] The film deals with the topic of sex education of adolescents [4] and is rated UA (Parental Guidance).[5] With the positive reviews the film received, Deshmukh planned to make a Hindi remake of the film.[6][7] This film was supposed to be remade into Tamil and Telugu by director Srikanth Velagaleti. The movie was the inspiration for Malayalam film Swarnamalsyangal, directed by quizmaster G. S. Pradeep.[8] The film was released with English subtitles, which was done by Shivkumar Parthasarathy.

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  2. ^ "Riteish Deshmukh turns producer with 'Balak Palak'". News18. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Riteish Deshmukh excited about Balak Palak completing 100 days". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Balak Palak to stress on need for sex education". The Times of India. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ^ Deshmukh, Gayatri (1 September 2012). "U/A certification for Balak Palak". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Riteish planning Hindi remake of 'Balak Palak'". The Times of India. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Riteish Deshmukh plans Hindi remake of his Balak Palak". Telly Chakkar. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Marathi film 'Balak Palak' set for southern remake". 8 June 2015.