Bhikari

Bhikari (transl. Beggar) is a 2017 Marathi-language action thriller film co-produced and directed by Ganesh Acharya. The film stars Swapnil Joshi, Rucha Inamdar and Kirti Adarkar, with Sayaji Shinde, Guru Thakur and Kailash Waghmare in supporting roles.

Bhikari
Directed by	Ganesh Acharya
Screenplay by	Guru Thakur
Story by	Sasi
Produced by	Sharad Devram Shelar, Ganesh Acharya
Starring	Swwapnil Joshi, Rucha Inamdar, Kirti Adarkar, Sayaji Shinde
Cinematography	Mahesh Limaye
Edited by	Manoj Magarr
Music by	Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra
Production company	Mi Marathi Film Production
Release date	4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)
Running time	165 minutes
Language	Marathi

The film, a remake of the 2016 Tamil-language film Pichaikkaran, revolves around a young businessman who is forced to live the life of a beggar to cure his ailing mother and in the process faces various problems. The film was released on 4 August 2017 to mixed to positive reviews.

Cast

• Swapnil Joshi
• Rucha Inamdar
• Sayaji Shinde
• Milind Shinde
• Amanda Rosario as item number

Production

Botany Bay and Kingsgate Bay, in Thanet, Kent are featured as the seaside location in Samrat's fantasy.^[1]

Soundtrack

Bhikari
Soundtrack album by Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra
Released	July 25, 2017
Recorded	2017
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	32:36
Label	Zee Music Company
Producer	Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra

The music was composed by Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra and released by Zee Music Company.

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Deva Ho Deva"	Vikky Nagar, Prasanna Deshmukh	Milind Wankhede	Sukhwinder Singh, Divya Kumar	5:40
2.	"Maagu Kasa Mi"	Guru Thakur	Vishal Mishra	Ajay Gogavale	6:09
3.	"Ye Ata"	Guru Thakur	Vishal Mishra	Vishal Mishra, Sunidhi Chauhan	5:17
4.	"Kasha Chi Shendi"	Subodh Pawar, Ganesh Acharya	Milind Wankhede	Avadhoot Gupte, Anand Shinde, Ganesh Acharya	4:09
5.	"Bala"	Guru Thakur	Vishal Mishra	Vishal Mishra	3:01
6.	"Aai"	Milind Wankhede, Subodh Pawar, Guru Thakur	Milind Wankhede	Sonu Nigam	5:12
7.	"Ye Ata (Slow Version)"	Guru Thakur	Vishal Mishra	Vishal Mishra, Sunidhi Chauhan	1:59
8.	"Aai (Slow Version)"	Milind Wankhede, Subodh Pawar, Guru Thakur	Milind Wankhede	Sonu Nigam	1:09
Total length:					32:36

Release

The film was released on 4 August 2017.

Critical response

Pune Mirror wrote, "The script has remained true to the original, but seems artificial in presentation. And if a South Indian action film seems more realistic than its Marathi version, we have a problem."^[2] Times of India wrote "There are films that have the standard run-of-the-mill stuff and others that are totally hatke; Bhikari falls somewhere in between. It has the right mix of star power and masala, along with an emotionally touching story about a mother and her son. The execution is where this film falters."^[3]

Box office

Bhikari had a below par opening at the box office. It collected ₹0.31 crore (US$37,000), ₹0.53 crore (US$63,000) and ₹0.64 crore (US$76,000), making a total of ₹1.48 crore (US$180,000) in its first 3-days respectively.