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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2008 Indian Marathi-language thriller film}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Checkmate<br />
| image = Checkmate Marathi film.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[Sanjay Jadhav]]<br />
| producer = Kanchan Satpute<br>Chandrashekhar Mahamuni<br />
| writer = Sanjay Jadhav (story)<br />
| screenplay = Vivek Apte<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ankush Choudhary]]|[[Swapnil Joshi]]|Rahul Mehendale|[[Sonali Khare]]|[[Sanjay Narvekar]]|[[Anand Abhyankar]]|[[Vinay Apte]]}}<br />
| music = [[Ajay Atul]]<br>Sunil Kaushik<br />
| cinematography = [[Sanjay Jadhav]]<br />
| editing = Rajesh Rao<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|2008}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Marathi<br />
|budget = {{INRConvert|1|c}} <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/marathi-films-gross-over-rs-100-cr-a-whopping-42-growth/articleshow/2733103.cms|title = Marathi films gross over Rs 100 cr, a whopping 42% growth|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
| gross =<!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''Checkmate''' is a 2008 [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Sanjay Jadhav]], produced by Kanchan Satpute and Chandrashekhar Mahamuni. The film stars [[Ankush Chaudhari]], [[Swapnil Joshi]], Rahul Mehendale, [[Sonali Khare]], [[Sanjay Narvekar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 years of Checkmate: 5 reasons why the Marathi blockbuster worked |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/feb/8/10927/10-years-of-checkmate-5-reasons-why-the-marathi-blockbuster-worked |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116152808/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/feb/8/10927/10-years-of-checkmate-5-reasons-why-the-marathi-blockbuster-worked |url-status=live |archive-date=16 January 2021 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=www.cinestaan.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Vishal, Mohan, and Tushar fall victim to a fraudulent scheme promising to double their money. When their attempts to seek help from the authorities fail, Vishal takes matters into his own hands by raiding the scheme operator Bhalya's hideout. He manages to escape with the money by orchestrating a fake death for Mohan and Tushar. However, Bhalya discovers that Tushar is alive and takes him to his boss, Sampatrao Mahabal.<br />
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Vishal and Mohan eventually find themselves at Sampatrao's location, where a chilling ultimatum awaits. Sampatrao demands that Vishal must either genuinely eliminate Mohan and Tushar or return the embezzled money. In an attempt to evade this dire situation, Mohan devises a ruse proposing a fictitious scheme to repay Sampatrao ₹50 Crore within 30 days. Agreeing to this proposal, Sampatrao keeps Tushar in captivity until the promised sum is returned. To ensure compliance, Sampatrao dispatches his brother Rajan to accompany Vishal and Mohan, serving as a watchful eye on their every move.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Ankush Choudhary]] as Vishal Korgaonkar<br />
*[[Swapnil Joshi]] as Mohan Bhave<br />
*[[Rahul Mehendale]] as Tushar Jaikar<br />
*[[Sonali Khare]] as Sunila<br />
*[[Sanjay Narvekar]] as Rajan Mahabal<br />
*[[Anand Abhyankar]] as Shekhar Divadkar<br />
*[[Vinay Apte]] as Sampatrao Mahabal<br />
*[[Bharat Ganeshpure]] as Raghu Jangam<br />
*Sandesh Jadhav as Inspector Sandesh Jadhav<br />
*Ravi Kale as Inspector Rane<br />
*[[Ravi Patwardhan]] as Vishal's father<br />
*Hrudaynath Rane as Bhalya<br />
*[[Uday Sabnis]] as Inspector Zende<br />
*Chinmayee Sumeet as Sulochana Mahabal<br />
*[[Smita Talwalkar]] as Mohan's mother<br />
*[[Resham Tipnis]]<br />
*[[Madhura Velankar]]<br />
*Priya Khopkar<br />
*Asit Redij<br />
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==Music==<br />
The film has only one song which is composed by [[Ajay–Atul]] and Sunil Kaushik with lyrics written by Earl D'souza & Ajay Atul.<ref>{{Citation |title=Checkmate - Title Track {{!}} चेकमेट {{!}} You Got the Checkmate {{!}} Full Song {{!}} Ajay-Atul, Earl D'souza |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niaxjYgkPB0 |access-date=2023-10-11 }}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Title !! Singer(s) !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| Checkmate Title Track || Ajay Gogavale, Earl D'souza || 4:01<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|1216279}}<br />
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{{Smita Talwalkar}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s Marathi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Marathi-language thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2008 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ajay–Atul]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Sanjay Jadhav]]<br />
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