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{{Infobox film
| name           = Chimani Pakhar
| image          = Chimani Pakhar.jpeg
| caption        = 
| director       = [[Mahesh Kothare]]
| producer       = Matchindra Chate
| writer         = '''Story:'''<br>[[Dennis Joseph]]<br>'''Dialogue:'''<br>Shivraj Gorle
| starring       = [[Padmini Kolhapure]]<br>[[Sachin Khedekar]]<br>[[Bal Dhuri]]<br>[[Nagesh Bhonsle]]
| music          = Achyut Thakur
| cinematography = [[Sameer Athalye]]
| studio         = Deoyani Movies
| editing        = Sanjay Dabake
| distributor    = Jenma Films International
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2001|09|28}}
| runtime        = 137 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Marathi
| gross          = {{INR|1.15 crore}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=KOTHARE |first=MAHESH |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9f2lEAAAQBAJ&dq=damn+it+ani+barach+kahi+reviews&pg=PT199 |title=DAMN IT ANI BARACH KAHI |date=2023-01-01 |publisher=Mehta Publishing House Pvt Ltd |isbn=978-81-959709-6-4 |location=Mumbai |language=mr}}</ref>
}}

'''''Chimani Pakhar''''' ({{Translation|Sparrow & Birds}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|Family drama]] film directed by [[Mahesh Kothare]] and produced by  Matchindra Chate featuring [[Padmini Kolhapure]], [[Sachin Khedekar]], [[Nagesh Bhonsle]], [[Bal Dhuri]], Meghana Chate, Nihar Shembekar, Avinash Chate in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date= |title='चिमणी पाखरं'मधील नंदिनी-शेखरची मोठी मुलगी आठवतेय ?,अभिनयापासूनही दूर जात करते हे काम |url=https://www.lokmat.com/filmy/marathi-cinema/child-actress-chimanee-pakhre-elder-daughter-nandini-shekhar-movie-how-she-looks-know-what-she-does-a591/ |access-date= |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref> Music is composed by Achyut Thakur.<ref>{{Citation |title=Chimani Pakhar - Marathi Movie - Padmini Kolhapure, Sachin K, Jayshree Gadkar, Laxmikant B, Priya A |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlT17lAgJhM |access-date=2023-12-27 |language=en}}</ref>

The film is an adaptation of 1993 [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film ''[[Akashadoothu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Chimani Pakhar Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5 |url=https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/chimani-pakhar/0-0-chimanipakhar |access-date= |website=ZEE5 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Chimanee Pakhre Box Office Collection {{!}} India {{!}} Day Wise {{!}} Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |website= [[Bollywood Hungama]]|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/chimanee-pakhre/box-office/ |access-date= |language=en}}</ref> It was the first film to introduce [[Dolby Digital]] sound to Marathi cinema.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Srinivas |first=Dr Manjula |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=77fvEAAAQBAJ&q=dhadakebaaz |title=Undergraduate Research in Mass Media UgRIMM 2021 |date=2022-04-21 |publisher=Shineeks Publishers |isbn=978-1-63278-934-1 |language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Nandini ([[Padmini Kolhapure]]) and Shekhar ([[Sachin Khedekar]]), who grew up in an orphanage, got married, and had four kids: Anju, Vijay, Ajay, and Soni. Vijay and Ajay are twins, but Vijay has trouble moving around. Shekhar drives a jeep, and Annie teaches violin. Despite some money problems, they're a happy family, except when Shekhar spends too much money at the local "toddy shop" because he sometimes drinks too much.

A local toddy vendor Patangrao Kurhade ([[Nagesh Bhonsle]]) had an eye on Nandini. One day, he went to her house and tried to rape her. Shekhar came to know about that and has a fight with Patangrao, and things take a bad turn. Patangrao decides to get back at Shekhar. When he sees Ajay riding his bicycle, he hits him with his van. Ajay is hurt, and they find out he needs a blood transfusion. But there's a problem - Nandini can't donate her blood because she's sick. The doctors tell them Nandini has late-stage [[leukemia]] and only has a few months to live. This is a shock for the family.

Shekhar tries to change his ways, but one day, during a fight with Patangrao, he gets killed. Nandini is devastated, but she decides to be strong for her family. She worries about what will happen to her kids after she's gone. She doesn't want them to end up in an orphanage like she and Shekhar did, labeled as orphans. So, she makes a tough decision - she will give her children up for adoption.

Nandini, with the help of the school principal, Bapusaheb ([[Bal Dhuri]]), arranges for her kids to be adopted. Sonu goes to a doctor's family, Dr. Karnik ([[Tushar Dalvi]]) & Mrs. Karnik ([[Resham Tipnis]]). Nandini hopes that Ajay and Vijay can stay together, but it's hard to find a family willing to take care of a disabled child like Vijay. Eventually, Nandini decides to give Ajay to a rich couple that is Mr. Pendse ([[Laxmikant Berde]]) and Mrs. Pendse ([[Priya Berde]]).

Anju, the teenage daughter, decides to stay with her mom, but Nandini and Bapusaheb convince her it's for the best. She goes to live with an old rich couple, Mr. Chaudhari ([[Ramesh Deo]]) and Mrs. Chaudhari ([[Jayshree Gadkar]]). Now, only Vijay is left without a family. Nandini and Bapusaheb struggle to find someone to take care of him.

As Nandini's health gets worse, she plans a special Diwali celebration at home. She writes a letter to Anju, asking her to always keep in touch with her brothers. On Diwali morning, Nandini dreams that all her children have come to see her, but it's just a dream. She prays for one more day to live so she can see her kids for the last time. In a heartbreaking moment, Vijay finds Nandini dead that night.

At Nandini's funeral, all her children and their new families are there. After the burial, the children and their families sadly part ways. Vijay is about to go to an orphanage when something unexpected happens - Ajay's adoptive parents return. Vijay runs to Ajay, and they embrace each other. Ajay's adoptive father, moved by their connection, agrees to take in Vijay as well. The movie ends with the two brothers happily together.

== Cast ==
* [[Padmini Kolhapure]] as Nandini; a school teacher 
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] as Shekhar; a truck driver 
* [[Nagesh Bhonsle]] as Patangrao Kurhade; a local [[Toddy shop|toddy]] vendor & main antagonist 
* [[Bal Dhuri]] as Bapusaheb; a principal of school 
* Meghana Chate as Anju; elder daughter of Nandini & Shekhar 
* Nihar Shembekar as Vijay; elder son of Nandini & Shekhar
* Avinash Chate as Ajay; younger son of Nandini & Shekhar 
* Bharti Chate as Soni; younger daughter of Nandini & Shekhar 
* [[Vijay Chavan]] as Dattu; Patangrao's employee 
* Rajshekhar as Abasaheb; the chairman of school 
* [[Laxmikant Berde]] as Shriyut Pendse; Ajay & Vijay's adopted father 
* [[Priya Berde]] as Priya Pendse; Ajay & Vijay's adopted mother 
* [[Ramesh Deo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=गाजलेल्या चिमणी पाखरं सिनेमात दिसले असते रमेश आणि सीमा देव, पण झालं असं की... |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/mahesh-kothare-share-memories-of-late-ramesh-deo-and-seema-deo-director-once-offered-them-chimani-pakhar-marathi-movie/articleshow/103068551.cms |access-date= |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref> as Ramesh Chaudhari; Adopted father of Anju
* [[Jayshree Gadkar]] as Maithili Chaudhari; Adopted mother of Anju
* [[Tushar Dalvi]] as Mr. Karnik; Adopted father of Soni
* [[Resham Tipnis]] as Mrs. Karnik; Adopted mother of Soni
* [[Anand Abhyankar]] as Doctor 
* Mahesh Kokate as PT instructor Dongre
* Ambar Kothare as Shekhar's boss

==Soundtrack==
Music for this film is composed by  Achyut Thakur Lyrics were written by [[Jagdish Khebudkar]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Chimani Pakhar - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn |date=2002-11-08 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/chimani-pakhar/36v9J0xl8j4_ |access-date= |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Chimani Pakhar Songs: Chimani Pakhar MP3 Marathi Songs by Achyut Thakur Online Free on Gaana.com |url=https://gaana.com/album/chimani-pakhar |access-date=2023-12-27 |language=en}}</ref>

{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 
| title1 = Kiranancha Bandhuni Maal
| extra1 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]], Achyut Thakur|
| length1 = 04:39
| title2 = Majhya Gharacha Gokul Jhala
| extra2 = [[Suresh Wadkar]], Anuradha Paudwal
| length2 = 05:40|
| title3 = Kashi Kalachi Chahul Aali
| extra3 = Suresh Wadkar
| length3 = 04:27
| title4 = Kon Dakhavila Vat
| extra4 = Suresh Wadkar|
| length4 = 06:23
| title5 = Maya Mandir Halale
| extra5 = [[Ravindra Sathe]]
| length5 = 05:30|
| title6 = Sare Gama Padhanisa
| extra6 = Anuradha Paudwal
| length6 = 04:58
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4896974}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2000s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Kothare]]
[[Category:Marathi-language family drama films]]
[[Category:Indian family films]]
[[Category:Films about cancer]]
[[Category:Films about disability]]