Natsamrat
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| Directed by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Produced by |
Nana Patekar Vishwas Joshi |
| Written by | Kiran Yadnopavit and Abhijeet Deshpande (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Manjrekar, Abhijeet Deshpande and Kiran Yadnopavit |
| Story by | V. V. Shirwadkar |
| Based on |
Natsamrat (drama) by V. V. Shirwadkar |
| Starring |
Nana Patekar Medha Manjrekar Vikram Gokhale Mrunmayee Deshpande Sunil Barve Ajit Parab |
| Music by | Ajit Parab |
| Cinematography | Ajith V. Reddy |
| Edited by | Paresh Manjrekar |
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Fincraft Media & Entertainment PVT. LTD.
Gajanan Chitra Great Maratha Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time
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166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | est. ₹39 crore (US$5.8 million) |
Natsamrāt (roughly translated as: The King of Theater or The Actor King) is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language drama film starring Nana Patekar in the leading role. The film depicts the life of a stage actor who has retired from acting but is unable to forget his fond memories of theatre and the stage.
It is directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by Nana Patekar and Vishwas Joshi under the banner of Great Maratha Entertainment, Gajanan Chitra and Fincraft Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. The film was officially released in India on 2016 New Year and became the highest-grossing film in Marathi cinema to date, until Sairat occupied that place.
The film is about renowned Shakespearean actor, Ganpat Ramchandra Belwalkar (Nana Patekar), who has retired from the stage with the honorific Natsamrat (King of the Theater). He does not cope with retirement gracefully as his wife, Kaveri Ganpat Belwalkar/Sarkar (Medha Manjrekar), observes "you have brought the theater home". As retirement unfolds with his wife and two married children a son and a daughter, he reminisces about the various roles he has played in the past - among them Hamlet, Othello, Julius Caesar - but he fails to recognize his life deteriorating into a King Lear tragedy right before his eyes.
The film is a tragedy about a Shakespearean veteran theatre actor Ganpat Ramchandra Belwalkar aka Appa (Nana Patekar) who has been an acclaimed theatre actor during his day, garnering fame and fortune by acting in plays based on various works, especially of William Shakespeare and he also won the award and the highest title of NAT-SAMRĀT (emperor of acting in theatre).
Subsequently, Appa bequeaths all his wealth to his children. He never keeps anything to himself and express his views very frankly. He does not mind adding expletives while expressing his views. Only his his wife Kaveri (Medha Manjrekar), whom he fondly calls as 'Sarkar' and his close friend Rambhau (Vikram Gokhale) and are able to understand his nature. His daughter-in-law Neha (Neha Pendse) and son Makrand (Ajit Parab) do not seem to appreciate his frank nature, which at times causes embarrassing situations for them when they have guests or when their daughter hurls expletives in school. The high point in their relationship comes when their granddaughter performs a folk dance taught by Appa, which is not appreciated by her mother Neha. An argument follows between them and when they return home Neha slaps her daughter. Next day, Neha proposes to part ways with them by moving out, a ploy in which she anticipates Appa to grant them their space. Appa sees through her plan and decides to move out, while passing on a comment to his son "The whole world is a stage and unfortunately my part is a sad one."
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