| Bhikari | |
| Director: | Ganesh Acharya |
| Producer: | Sharad Devram Shelar, Ganesh Acharya |
| Starring: | Swwapnil Joshi, Rucha Inamdar, Kirti Adarkar, Sayaji Shinde |
| Story: | Sasi |
| Screenplay: | Guru Thakur |
| Music: | Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra |
| Cinematography: | Mahesh Limaye |
| Editing: | Manoj Magarr |
| Studio: | Mi Marathi Film Production |
| Runtime: | 165 minutes |
| Language: | Marathi |
Bhikari is a 2017 Marathi-language action thriller film co-produced and directed by Ganesh Acharya. The film stars Swapnil Joshi, Rucha Inamdar and Kirti Adarkar, with Sayaji Shinde, Guru Thakur and Kailash Waghmare in supporting roles.
The film, a remake of the 2016 Tamil-language film Pichaikkaran, revolves around a young businessman who is forced to live the life of a beggar to cure his ailing mother and in the process faces various problems. The film was released on 4 August 2017 to mixed to positive reviews.
Botany Bay and Kingsgate Bay, in Thanet, Kent are featured as the seaside location in Samrat's fantasy.[1]
| Bhikari | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra |
| Released: | July 25, 2017 |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 32:36 |
| Label: | Zee Music Company |
| Producer: | Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra |
The music was composed by Milind Wankhede, Vishal Mishra and released by Zee Music Company.
The film was released on 4 August 2017.
Pune Mirror wrote, "The script has remained true to the original, but seems artificial in presentation. And if a South Indian action film seems more realistic than its Marathi version, we have a problem."[2] Times of India wrote "There are films that have the standard run-of-the-mill stuff and others that are totally hatke; Bhikari falls somewhere in between. It has the right mix of star power and masala, along with an emotionally touching story about a mother and her son. The execution is where this film falters."[3]
Bhikari had a below par opening at the box office. It collected, and, making a total of in its first 3-days respectively.