Jait Re Jait
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Jait Re Jait is 1977 Marathi film directed by Jabbar Patel
and won Best Feature Film in Marathi
at National Film Award.
It is considered to be one of the greatest musical
hits of all time in Marathi
cinema
. This movie was produced by Usha Mangeshkar
& Hridaynath Mangeshkar, under the banner, Mahalakshmi Chitra. It is based on a book by G N Dandekar.Though the music achieved all-time hit status, the film was a box-office disaster.
The music was composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar with lyrics by N D Mahanor and performed by Lata Mangeshkar
, Asha Bhosle
, Usha Mangeshkar
, Ravindra Sathe and Chandrakant Kale. Screen play and the dialogues were written by Satish Alekar
and Anil Joglekar. The movie was directed by Jabbar Patel
with cinematography by Binod Pradhan
.
The songs from this film are popular in Maharashtra. The film earned actress Smita Patil
a Filmfare Award, and Jabbar Patel a Filmfare award, a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi
and Maharashtra State Film Awards
for direction.
Jabbar Patel
Dr. Jabbar Patel is a theatre and film director of India. His production of the play Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre....
and won Best Feature Film in Marathi
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi winners:...
at National Film Award.
It is considered to be one of the greatest musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
hits of all time in Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. This movie was produced by Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...
& Hridaynath Mangeshkar, under the banner, Mahalakshmi Chitra. It is based on a book by G N Dandekar.Though the music achieved all-time hit status, the film was a box-office disaster.
Plot
This story revolves around a tribal caste called the 'Thakar'. The hero is a drummer and a divorced lady falls in love with him. However this is not a simple love story, this film tries highlighting all the traditions of the Thakar caste.The music was composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar with lyrics by N D Mahanor and performed by Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional...
, Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
, Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati songs soundtracks.She is daughter of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar & Shevanti . She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar...
, Ravindra Sathe and Chandrakant Kale. Screen play and the dialogues were written by Satish Alekar
Satish Alekar
Satish Alekar is a Marathi playwright, actor, and theatre director. A founder member of the Theatre Academy of Pune, and most known for his plays Mahanirvan , Mahapoor , Atirekee , Pidhijat , Mickey ani Memsahib , and Begum Barve , all of which he also directed for the Academy...
and Anil Joglekar. The movie was directed by Jabbar Patel
Jabbar Patel
Dr. Jabbar Patel is a theatre and film director of India. His production of the play Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre....
with cinematography by Binod Pradhan
Binod Pradhan
Binod Pradhan is an acclaimed Indian cinematographer whose creative visuals and cutting-edge imagery have left their mark on Indian cinema. Some his award-winning works include 1942 A Love Story, Devdas, Rang De Basanti, Mission Kashmir, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S...
.
The songs from this film are popular in Maharashtra. The film earned actress Smita Patil
Smita Patil
Smita Patil was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times, Patil appeared in over 75 Hindi and Marathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade. During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a...
a Filmfare Award, and Jabbar Patel a Filmfare award, a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi winners:...
and Maharashtra State Film Awards
Maharashtra State Film Awards
Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language Films and Artistes. It was first awarded in 1963. Here is the list of awards given each year.-Awards list:...
for direction.