Aayatya Gharat Gharoba

Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (translation: Habitation In A Strange House) is a 1991 Indian Marathi-language musical comedy drama film directed and produced by Sachin Pilgaonkar. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Laxmikant Berde, Rajeshwari Sachdev (in her debut in Marathi cinema), Prashant Damle, and Kishori Shahane. The music was composed by Arun Paudwal. The film is loosely based on 1948 Hindi film Pugree which was remade in 1972 as Dil Daulat Duniya.^[1][2][3]

Aayatya Gharat Gharoba
Poster
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Screenplay by	Vasant Sabnis Sachin Pilgaonkar
Story by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Produced by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Starring	Ashok Saraf Sachin Pilgaonkar Supriya Pilgaonkar Laxmikant Berde Rajeshwari Sachdev Prashant Damle Kishori Shahane
Cinematography	Randev Bhaduri
Edited by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Music by	Arun Paudwal
Release date	25 September 1991 (1991-09-25) (Maharashtra)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Plot

Every year, Kedar Kirtikar and his family spend three months away from their home in London. An impoverished Gopinath "Gopu Kaka" begins residing in their home during this time while posing as the owner. Kashiram requests compensation after his snack shop was wrecked by Kedar's business. In response, Gopu Kaka provides him with a fresh stall and shelter in the house.^[4]

Cast

• Ashok Saraf as Gopinath "Gopu Kaka" Sawant / Gopinath Kirtikar (fake)
• Sachin Pilgaonkar as Kedar Narhari Kirtikar / Narsu (fake)
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as Madhura Kedar Kirtikar / Sakhu (fake)
• Laxmikant Berde as Kashiram Kasture
• Rajeshwari Sachdev as Kanan Narhari Kirtikar / Kanan Kanvinde (fake)
• Prashant Damle as Ajay Vishwasrao Sarpotdar
• Kishori Shahane as Shobhana Kasture
• Viju Khote as Gopalrao Kirtikar (Kedar and Kanan's paternal uncle)
• Sudhir Joshi as Vishwasrao Sarpotdar (Ajay's father)
• Jairam Kulkarni as Sakharam (one of the servants of the Kirtikars)
• Bipin Varti as Mr. Mahalkar (the man who offers partnership to Kashiram in his restaurant)
• Suhas Bhalekar as the man to whom Gopu Kaka gives money for his granddaughter's heart surgery after riding a bicycle for 7 days
• Jaywant Wadkar in a dual role as
  • the man collecting money when Gopu Kaka rides the bicycle
  • Musician in Yash Chalun Aale Daari
• Vijay Patkar as Musician in Yash Chalun Aale Daari^[5]

Reception

Sharyu Kakde of MensXP wrote "The story of the film does justice to the title. The ending of this comedy style movie makes the audience emotional."^[6] The Times of India listed the film in Ashok Saraf's special films. He won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Comedian.^[7]

Soundtrack

Aayatya Gharat Gharoba
Soundtrack album by Arun Paudwal
Released	1991
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Marathi
Label	T-Series[8]
External audio Aayatya Gharat Gharoba Soundtrack

Track listing

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer (s)	Length
1.	"Hi Premnagari Majhi Premnagari"	Anuradha Paudwal Suresh Wadkar
2.	"Ya Re Ya Khavaya Pizza Samosa Shevaya"	Shailendra Singh Sachin Pilgaonkar
3.	"Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (Title Song)"	Anuradha Paudwal Kavita Krishnamurthy Sachin Pilgaonkar
4.	"Yash Chalun Aale Daari"	Anuradha Paudwal Kavita Krishnamurthy Shailendra Singh Prashant Damle Sachin Pilgaonkar