Astitva

Astitva
Theatrical release poster of the film Astitva
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMahesh Manjrekar
Written byImtiyaz Husain
Mahesh Manjrekar
Screenplay byMahesh Manjrekar
Story byMahesh Manjrekar
Produced byRahul Sughand
StarringTabu
Sachin Khedekar
Mohnish Bahl
Ravindra Mankani
Smita Jaykar
Sunil Barve
Namrata Shirodkar
CinematographyVijay Kumar Arora
Edited byV. N. Mayekar
Music byRahul Ranade
Sukhwinder Singh
Release date
  • 6 February 2000 (2000-02-06) (India)
Running time
109 Minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Marathi
  • Hindi
Box office 2.16 crores[1]

Astitva (transl. Existence / Identity) is a 2000 Indian film made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi languages, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film tells the story of Aditi Pandit, a happily married woman whose husband Srikant Pandit becomes suspicious when she unexpectedly receives a fortune willed to her by her former music teacher, Malhar Kamat. Srikant tries to figure out why she had received inheritance from Kamat, many years after the music classes had ended, and subsequently makes a discovery.

Astitva won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for the year 2000.[2] Tabu's performance was highly acclaimed winning her several awards and is considered one of her best.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Astitva Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "48th National Film Awards".
  3. ^ "Film Review: Astitva". The Hindu. 13 October 2000. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ Singh, Shikha (4 November 2016). "Top 5 Performances by Tabu". BookMyShow. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "From 'Maachis' To 'Andhadhun', Here's Why Tabu Is One Of The Most Versatile Actors Of Our Time". www.scoopwhoop.com. October 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.