| Maherchi Sadi | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Vijay Kondke |
| Written by | Annasaheb Deulgaonkar |
| Produced by | Vijay Kondke |
| Starring | Alka Kubal Ajinkya Deo Ashalata Ramesh Bhatkar Vikram Gokhale |
| Cinematography | Charudatta Dukhande |
| Music by | Anil Mohile |
Production company | Jyoti Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹25 lakh[1] |
| Box office | ₹12 crore[2] |
Maherchi Sadi (transl. Sari from the Maternal house) is a 1991 Indian Marathi-language family drama film produced and directed by Vijay Kondke (Nephew of the late Marathi film legend, Dada Kondke).[3] The film stars Alka Kubal, Usha Nadkarni, Ramesh Bhatkar, Vijay Chavan and Ajinkya Deo played pivotal roles.[4] The film grossed over ₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) in its first three months of release, making it the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 1991 as well as highest-grossing Marathi film of that time.[5]
Maherchi Sadi ran for more than two years at iconic Prabhat Talkies.[6] It is a remake of the hugely successful Rajasthani film Bai Chali Sasariye (1988), which was also later remade in Hindi as Saajan Ka Ghar in 1994 starring Juhi Chawla and Rishi Kapoor.[7]
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