Balak-Palak
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| Directed by | Ravi Jadhav |
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Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur |
| Screenplay by | Ravi Jadhav, Amber Hadap, Ganesh Pandit |
| Story by | Amber Hadap, Ganesh Pandit |
| Starring | Shashwati Pimplikar, Madan Deodhar, Bhagyashree Shankpal, Rohit Phalke, Prathamesh Parab, Sai Tamhankar, Kishor Kadam |
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Songs: Vishal–Shekhar Background Score: Chinar - Mahesh |
| Cinematography | Mahesh Limaye |
| Edited by | Jayant Jathar |
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109 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹2.5 crore (US$370,000) |
| Box office | ₹12 crore (US$1.8 million) (lifetime) |
Balak-Palak (meaning Children-Parents) (BP) is a 2013 Marathi language comedy-drama film on the topic of sex education. The film is directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur and Ravi Jadhav. This is the first film produced by actor Riteish Deshmukh. The story was written by Ganesh Pandit and Amber Hadap. Balak Palak was shot by Mahesh Limaye.
The initials formed by the title of the film (BP) also make a secondary reference to a 'blue picture' or low-quality pornographic videos that were available on videotape in the 1980s in South Asia. The film deals with the topic of sex education of adolescents and is rated UA (Parental Guidance). With the positive reviews the film received, Deshmukh plans to make a Hindi language remake of the film. This film is being made into Tamil and Telugu by Director Srikanth Velagaleti. Uttung Thakur will co-produce the remake with Mohan S. Devanga of Kangaroo Motion Pictures.
The film was released with English subtitles. Shivkumar Parthasarathy did the subtitling.
The songs of the film are composed by the duo Vishal–Shekhar. Known for their music compositions in Bollywood films, this is the first Marathi film venture of the duo.
The film was screened at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) in New York City in November 2012.
The newspaper Daily News and Analysis gave 3.5 stars out of 5 in their review and called it a "must watch for parents!" The newspaper Mint appreciated Jadhav for the direction of the film and keeping it on a UA-rated course despite the boldness of the subject".
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