Ratra Aarambh
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Ratra Aarambh is a thriller Marathi movie
directed by Ajay Phansekar released in India
in 1999 starring Dilip Prabhavalkar
as an old man suffering from split personality.
The story revolves around the two worlds inhabited by Vasudeo Balwant Thombre - Dilip Prabhavalkar - an ordinary senior citizen who is an avid reader of crime fiction. Living his normal life by day, he is transformed into his fantasy world by night. This is the world in which he imagines himself to be a blind industrialist who is the target of conspiracies of his near and dear ones. This schizophrenia leads to a tragedy in his real life and he ends up at a mental asylum where the psychiatrists try to separate the fantasy from reality so that he can lead his normal life once again. The film has a powerful performance by Dilip Prabhawalkar in the central role. Prabhavalkar won the Filmfare award for his role.
A similar South Indian movie, called "Aparichit", was released on this subject.
Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and pioneer film industry in India...
directed by Ajay Phansekar released in India
India
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in 1999 starring Dilip Prabhavalkar
Dilip Prabhavalkar
Dilip Prabhavalkar is an Indian Marathi film and television actor. Although he has established himself as a prominent Marathi stage and movie actor for a while now, he became particularly known on the national scene for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 2006 film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai. He...
as an old man suffering from split personality.
The story revolves around the two worlds inhabited by Vasudeo Balwant Thombre - Dilip Prabhavalkar - an ordinary senior citizen who is an avid reader of crime fiction. Living his normal life by day, he is transformed into his fantasy world by night. This is the world in which he imagines himself to be a blind industrialist who is the target of conspiracies of his near and dear ones. This schizophrenia leads to a tragedy in his real life and he ends up at a mental asylum where the psychiatrists try to separate the fantasy from reality so that he can lead his normal life once again. The film has a powerful performance by Dilip Prabhawalkar in the central role. Prabhavalkar won the Filmfare award for his role.
A similar South Indian movie, called "Aparichit", was released on this subject.