Ashi Hi Aashiqui

Ashi Hi Aashiqui is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar, featuring Abhinay Berde and Hemal Ingle in the leading roles. The film is produced by T-Series, Moving Pictures and Sushriya Chitra.

Ashi Hi Aashiqui
Official release poster
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Written by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Produced by	Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Vajir Singh Joe Rajan Supriya Pilgaonkar
Starring	Abhinay Berde Hemal Ingle
Cinematography	Amol Gole
Edited by	Faisal – Imran
Music by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Production companies	T-Series Moving Pictures Sushriya Chitra
Distributed by	Panorama Studios
Release date	1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Plot

Instead of using Amarja's assistance to impress his crush, Swayam develops feelings for her. After Amarja is diagnosed with a fatal illness, the couple's decision to be married changes the course of events.

Cast

• Abhinay Berde as Swayam Deshmukh
• Hemal Ingle as Amarja Kulkarni
• Karan Bhanushali as Jai
• Sunil Barve as Deshmukh
• Sandeep Pathak as Constable Wakde
• Nirmiti Sawant as Rakhamma
• Snehal Borkar as Avni
• Pooja Pawar as Amarja's mother
• Paritosh Pradhan as Dr. Aditya Kulkarni
• Kishore Anand Bhanushali as Jhonny

Production

Two songs and some parts of the film have been shot in Switzerland. Sachin Pilgaonkar is the first director to shoot a Marathi film in Switzerland. Hemal Ingle was chosen as star opposite to Abhinay Berde, marking her first appearance in the Marathi film.^[1]

Release

The film was theatrically released on 1 March 2019 throughout Maharashtra.^[2][3] Previously it was set to be released in theatres on 24 December 2018, and then 14 February 2019.^[4][5]

Reception

Critical reception

Mayuri Phadnis of The Times of India rated 2.0/5 and wrote "A strong screenplay could have been as gamechanger in for this script. But due to the lack of both, a strong script and good execution, it fails to keep the viewer engaged."^[6] Abhijeet Thite of Maharashtra Times rated 2.5/5 and gave mixed review.^[7]

Music

The soundtrack album is composed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and the songs are sung by Sonu Nigam, Priyanka Barve, Shanmukha Priya, Janhavi Prabhu Arora under the T-Series lebal.^[8]