Deool Band

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{{Infobox film
| name = Deool Band
| image = Deool Band.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[Pravin Tarde]] Pranit Kulkarni
| producers = Mrs. Jayashree Kailas Wani Juili Kailas Wani
| writer = [[Pravin Tarde]]
| screenplay = [[Pravin Tarde]] Pranit Kulkarni
| story = Sanjay Londhe
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Gashmeer Mahajani]] [[Girija Joshi]] [[Mohan Joshi]]
| narrator = 
| music = Narendra Bhide Rohit Nagbhide

| cinematography = Prashant Misale
| editing =

| production_companies = Vatavruksha Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2015|7|31|Theatrical}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross = {{INRConvert|20|c}} (Lifetime) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2016/04/who-disrupted-the-entertainment-space-of-the-marathi-manoos-cinema-or-television/|title=Who disrupted the entertainment space of the Marathi Manoos – cinema or television? - Best Media Info, News and Analysis on Indian Advertising, Marketing and Media Industry.|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="india.com">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/marathi/news/kallabaji/deool-band-cinema-box-office-success-earning-rs-8-crore/281223|title='देऊळ बंद'चे बॉक्स ऑफिसवर यश, 8 कोटींची कमाई|publisher=}}</ref>
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'''''Deool Band''''' ([[IAST]]:Dē'ūḷa Banda) is a 2015 [[Drama film|Drama]], [[Thriller Film|Thriller]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]] language film that was directed by [[Pravin Tarde]] & Pranit Kulkarni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/why-marathi-film-industry-is-on-a-roll/16339188|title=Why Marathi film industry is on a roll|date=3 July 2015|work=mid-day}}</ref> The film was released on 31 July 2015. This movie is directorial debut of Pravin Vitthal Tarde & Pranit Kulkarni. It stars [[Gashmeer Mahajani]] and [[Girija Joshi]] in lead and [[Mohan Joshi]] in the role of [[Swami Samarth]] considered to be an incarnation of [[Dattatreya|Lord Dattatreya]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punemirror.in/entertainment/bollywood/I-am-making-my-Marathi-debut-at-the-right-time/articleshow/48087798.cms|title='I am making my Marathi debut at the right time'|work=Pune Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Mohan-Joshi-praises-Gashmeer/articleshow/48293948.cms|title=Mohan Joshi praises Gashmeer|work=The Times of India}}</ref> It is a story of a scientist who does not believe in god.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Deool-Band-is-non-traditional-film-Directors/articleshow/48053939.cms|title=Deool Band is non traditional film: Directors|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Plot==
Dr. Raghav Shastri([[Gashmeer Mahajani]]), Indian by origin, is NASA's youngest scientist. He returns to his motherland, only to find out that his country is full of God worshippers. However, Raghav is not one of them. He has been specially invited by the PM to work on a radio frequency project, which will strengthen the coastal security of the country. The people in-charge of his security, receive a tip-off from their sources that a terrorist group, led by Rashida and Hafiz, have arrived in Pune to kill Raghav. Subsequently, they refuse to arrange his stay at a hotel, and relocate him to a posh society in Pune. He becomes agitated to find out a temple of Swami Samarth, a God whom his parents believed in a lot, within his society premises. Raghav, who has lied to his wife Radha and daughter Popo that his mother is dead, actually has an estranged relationship with her. For so many years, he has accused her of being responsible for the death of his father Damodar Shastri. Therefore, he decides to finish his project at the earliest and leave.
In ISRO, he is warmly welcomed by his superior Dr. Vyas([[Mohan Agashe]]). However, his rival Dr. Ballar ([[Sunil Abhyankar]]) who had previously failed in this project, is agitated at his inclusion in the group. Meanwhile, during a family outing of Raghav, Hafiz tries to kill him by bombing the mall. However, he forgets the bomb in the rickshaw itself, which is later confiscated by the [[Anti-Terrorism Squad]], who begin a hunt for Hafiz and his teammates. The night before the submission of the project to ISRO, Raghav is upset to find out a festival, dedicated to Swami Samarth, being celebrated in his society. He angrily storms at the event and makes a scene. Subsequently, he is man-handled and beaten by the residents. In retaliation, he calls up Dr. Vyas and blackmails him into shutting down the temple permanently, in exchange of the frequency project. Dr. Vyas is forced to call the police and gets the temple shut down. However, unknown to Raghav, in his absence, his daughter accidently ends up locking his project with a password, that Raghav is unable to remember. However, the big twist happens when God Swami Samarth([[Mohan Joshi]]) himself comes to Raghav to test his atheism.
Next day, Raghav confides his problem to ISRO, who give him a deadline of 3 days to submit it or else, be ousted from the contract. Raghav's colleague Dr. Deshpande recommends the name of Dr. Satyajit([[Sunil Barve]]), a world-class hacker to him. He asks him to go to [[Sriharikota]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], to get his project unlocked. Meanwhile Raghav's mother comes and reveals herself to her daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Raghav, reluctantly, leaves with his family for Sriharikota, without informing his security personnel.

==Cast==
* [[Gashmeer Mahajani]] as Dr. Raghav Shastri
* [[Girija Joshi]] as Mrs. Shastri
* [[Mohan Joshi]] as [[Swami Samartha]]
* [[Mohan Agashe]] as Dr. Vyas ([[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]] Head)
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]] as mother of Dr. Raghav Shastri
* [[Shweta Shinde]] as Raw agent
* [[Satish Alekar]]
* Kiran Yadnyopavit as undercover RAW agent
* Jay Agarwal
* Sanket Kotkar
* [[Pravin Tarde]] as Auto Driver
* Arpan Sheth
* Akshay Tanksale as Informer
* Sunil Abhyankar as Dr. Ballal
* [[Sunil Barve]] as Dr. Satyajeet / Fruit seller
* [[Vibhavari Deshpande]] as South Indian woman / Worker
* [[Sandeep Pathak]] as Vallabh (Garage owner) / Pujari
* [[Ravindra Mahajani]] as Gajanan Maharaj / Pujari
* [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] as Fakir
* [[Prasad Oak]] as Watchman (Nawadi) / Boat rider
* Sushant Shelar as Car parking attendant / Politician

==Release==
The movie was released in [[Maharashtra]] on 31 July 2015 in just 110 screens.<ref name="india.com"/>

==Box office==
Deool Band topped the box office in [[Maharashtra]] and grossed around {{INRConvert|8|c}} in the first four days from its release. It collected around {{INRConvert|20|c}} in lifetime.<ref name="india.com"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website |http://deoolband.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|4922810}}
* {{facebook|Deoolband|Deool Band}}

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