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Aayna Ka Bayna

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Aayna Ka Bayna
Directed bySamit Kakkad
Screenplay bySamit Kakkad
Story byRaju Khuste
Suchita Sawant
Produced byAmar Kakkad
Pushpa Kakkad
Manju Porwal
StarringSachin Khedekar
Amruta Khanvilkar
CinematographySanjay Jadhav
Edited byRahul Bhatankar
Music byAjit-Sameer
Production
company
Akshara Films Division
Release date
  • 30 November 2012 (2012-11-30)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Aayna Ka Bayna also known as Delinquent Dancers is a 2012 Marathi-language musical drama film written and directed by Samit Kakkad.[1] The film stars Sachin Khedekar and Amruta Khanvilkar while Siddesh Pai, Amit Rokade, Dinesh Kamble, Pravin Nair, Anand Chavan, Sanket Farad, Rahul Kulkarni, Akhilesh Vishvakarma and Nikhil Rajemahadik portray pivotal roles.[2] A group of juveniles living in a remand home possess amazing dancing skills, but their path is hindered by their warden. Two dance masters assist and guide these aspirants towards their goal.[3]

The film received positive response from critics and audience upon release. Moreover, it went on to screened at twelve film festivals across the globe and won several accolades, it received two Zee Chitra Gaurav Awards and one Sanskruti Kala Darpan Award while internationally it won ten awards at CineRockom International Film Festival, including Best Feature Film, Best Director (Kakkad), Best Actor (Khedekar) and Best Actress (Khanvilkar).[4][5]

Plot

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The story about group of juveniles living in a remand home who are eagerly trying to sort out their bleak lives. To help them, Shivani uses the dance therapy to counsel them. As a part of it, these boys get a chance to take part in a dance competition. But their strict warden Sathe opposes them. The boys then decide to escape and show their special talent to the world.

Cast

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  • Sachin Khedekar as Harshwardhan Sathe
  • Amruta Khanvilkar as Shivani[6]
  • Ganesh Yadav as Kishore Kadam
  • Rakesh Vashisht as Sagar
  • Siddesh Pai as Chuttan[7]
  • Amit Rokade as Sample
  • Dinesh Kamble as Putran
  • Pravin Nair as Tochan
  • Anand Chavan as Mutra
  • Sanket Farad as Joseph
  • Rahul Kulkarni as Teen Patti
  • Akhilesh Vishvakarma as Bike Raja
  • Nikhil Rajemahadik as Vikash Pele
  • Sulabha Arya as Putran's mother
  • Chhaya Kadam as Chuttan's mother
  • Jaywant Wadkar as Chuttan's father
  • Nandakishor Choughule
  • Shaikh Sami Usman
  • Kiranraaj Pohe
  • Ranbir Chaudhari
  • Prashant Rane
  • Sagar Satpute as Chillar room boy
  • Santosh Juvekar as Anchor (special Appearance)

Production

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Kakkad held an open auditions for the role of nine juveniles with the intention to cast dancers with the same background. 400 people showed up, coincidentally one of Rokade's nephews and four students from his dance school were signed for the movie. They underwent a 20 days acting workshop.[8]

Soundtrack

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The film songs and background score is composed by Ajit-Sameer. The title track of the film was choreographed by Umesh Jadhav even before the song was written by Vidyadhar Bhave and recorded. He took help of international tracks of Pitbull, Beyonce, Eminem and Michael Jackson among others to choreograph the nine hip-hop dancers.[9] The remaining songs are choreographed by Boogie Woogie winner Rohan Rokade.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Aayna Ka Bayna (Title Track)"4:26
2."Maula Mere"3:13
3."Stone Paper Scissor"2:04
4."Balle Balle"1:20
5."Locking Popping Na Sikha"6:38
6."Gheuntak"1:52
7."Bandh Kar Bandh Kar"2:01
Total length:21:34

Release and reception

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The film had its theatrical release on 30 November 2012 and in 2014 the film was dubbed in Hindi and aired on Sony Max.[10][11] The film was chosen as a closing film of the Reelworld Film Festival, Toronto in 2013.[12] The film subsequently screened at 39th Seattle International Film Festival, 10th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart.[13]

Accolades

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Awards Year Category Recipient(s) Result
CineRockom International Film Festival 2013 Best Feature Film (Diamond Award) Samit Kakkad Won
Best Director (Gold Award) Won
Best Actor (Silver Award) Sachin Khedekar Won
Best Lead Actress (Gold Award) Amruta Khanvilkar Won
Best Music Score (Silver Award) Ajit Parab Won
Best Young Artist (Silver Award) Siddesh Pai Won
Best Young Artist (Blue Award) Sanket Farad Won
Best Editing (Diamond Award) Rahul Bhatankar Won
Best Cinematography (Gold Award) Sanjay Jadhav Won
Best Production Design (Silver Award) Vasu Patil Won
Marathi Chitrapat Parivaar- Pune Best Screenplay Samit Kakkad Won
Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Actor Sachin Khedekar Nominated
Best Cinematography Sanjay Jadhav Won
Zee Gaurav Awards[5][14] Best Film Aayna Ka Bayna Nominated
Special Jury Award Aayna Ka Bayna Won
Best Director Samit Kakkad Nominated
Best Background Music Ajit- Sameer Nominated
Best Sound Manoj Mochemadkar Nominated
Best Editor Rahul Bhatankar Nominated
Best Cinematography Sanjay Jadhav Nominated
Best Choreography Umesh Jadhav, Rohan Rokade Won

References

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  1. ^ "Samit Kakkad: I have grown up to believe that there's no better film school than a set". The Times of India. 11 June 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Aayna Ka Bayna (2013) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Sony Max takes up Marathi film for telecast". The Indian Express. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Aayna Ka Bayna Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b EDITORIAL Staff (31 March 2013). "Zee Gaurav Marathi Awards 2013 - Winners List". MarathiStars. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ Actress Amruta Khanvilkar To Act In Aayna Ka Bayna - Marathi News, retrieved 17 July 2023
  7. ^ "Siddhesh Pai's guest appearance for Marathi film". The Times of India. 13 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b Gopal, Meera (24 October 2012). "B-boys to pop to Mumbai beats in Aayna Ka Bayna". The National. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ^ "M-Town goes hip-hop". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ^ Aayna Ka Bayna Dubbed In Hindi - Exclusive Chat With Sachin Khedekar & Director Samit Kakkad!, retrieved 17 July 2023
  11. ^ "Aayna Ka Bayna dubbed in Hindi". The Times of India. 13 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Aayna Ka Bayna chosen as the closing film at a festival in Toronto". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  13. ^ "The newsmakers of the Marathi film industry". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  14. ^ EDITORIAL Staff (21 February 2013). "Zee Gaurav 2013 Awards Nominations". MarathiStars. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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