Ventilator (film)

Ventilator
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rajesh Mapuskar
Produced by	Priyanka Chopra
Screenplay by	Rajesh Mapuskar
Starring	Ashutosh Gowariker Jitendra Joshi Sulabha Arya Sukanya Kulkarni- Mone Viju Khote Achyut Potdar Usha Nadkarni Swati Chitnis Deepak Shirke
Music by	Rohan Gokhale Rohan Pradhan
Cinematography	Savita Singh
Edited by	Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Production company	Purple Pebble Pictures
Distributed by	Zee Studios
Release date	November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Box office	est. ₹25 crore (US$3.7 million)

Ventilator is a 2016 Indian Marathi language comedy-drama film written and directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and produced by Priyanka Chopra under her production company Purple Pebble Pictures. Led by Ashutosh Gowariker, the film features an ensemble cast of more than 100 actors including Jitendra Joshi, Sulabha Arya, Sukanya Kulkarni- Mone, Viju Khote, Achyut Potdar, Usha Nadkarni, Swati Chitnis and Deepak Shirke, among others. The film tells the story of a joint family whose eldest and the most respected person goes into a coma few days before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival .

The film had its world premiere at the 18th Mumbai Film Festival on 24 October 2016 and was released on 4 November 2016 in few selected cities across India. Ventilator has received critical acclaim from critics upon its release. The film has collected ₹25 crore (US$3.7 million) in ten days at the box-office and has been declared a commercial success.

The film tells the story of a joint family whose eldest and most respected person, Gajju Kaka, goes into a coma few days before the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. His demise during an auspicious festival would mean a period of mourning, which would ruin the festive plans and celebrations. Everyone from family and neighbourhood visits Gajju Kaka at the hospital, praying for his speedy recovery, each one having their own reasons for it.

The film is produced by Priyanka Chopra under her production company Purple Pebble Pictures and is directed by Rajesh Mapuskar. The films stars Ashutosh Gowariker and Jitendra Joshi along with an ensemble cast of 116 actors from the Marathi cinema and theater background. The filming began on 10 February 2016.