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{{Infobox film
| name = Jait Re Jait
| image = Jait Re Jait.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Jabbar Patel]]
| producer = [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
| writer = [[Satish Alekar]] Anil Joglekar
| based_on = {{based on|''Jait re Jait''|[[Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar|G. N. Dandekar]]}}
| starring = [[Mohan Agashe]] [[Smita Patil]] [[Nilu Phule]]
| music = [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]
| cinematography = [[Binod Pradhan]]
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = Mahalakshmi Chitra
| released = {{Film date|1977|11|09|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Jait Re Jait''''' (English: ''Win, Win'') is 1977 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] film directed by [[Jabbar Patel|Dr. Jabbar Patel]] and produced by [[Usha Mangeshkar]] and [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]], under the banner of Mahalakshmi Chitra.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-07 |title=Dread of 'Jait Re Jait' is really the reality {{!}} 'जैत रे जैत' चे भयाण वास्तव {{!}} Lokmat.com |url=https://www.lokmat.com/navi-mumbai/dread-jait-re-jait-really-reality/ |access-date= |website=LOKMAT |language=mr}}</ref> The film stars [[Mohan Agashe]] and [[Smita Patil]] in the lead roles. The film won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi]] at the [[National Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=25th National Film Awards |url=https://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/92_25thNfacatalogue.pdf}}</ref>

It is considered to be one of the greatest [[musical film|musical]] hits of all time in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[Film|cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Happy Birthday, Dr Mohan Agashe: A look at the best Marathi movies of veteran star |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/happy-birthday-dr-mohan-agashe-a-look-at-the-best-marathi-movies-of-veteran-star/photostory/84671378.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It is based on a book by [[Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar|G. N. Dandekar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jait Re Jait - जैत रे जैत By G. N. Dandekar - Buy Marathi Books Online At Sahyadri Books, Film Based On Jait Re Jait Novel |url=https://sahyadribooks.com/jait-re-jait/ |access-date=2026-03-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> Though the music achieved all-time hit status, the film was a box office disaster.

==Plot==
Jait re jait is a story that revolves around Nagya, a thakar tribal drummer who develops a passion for being “punyavanta” [pious one] while growing up listening to his father. He desperately wants to see the “devimashi” [queen bee]. His father, during Negaya's childhood, piqued his interest in it unknowingly. Chindi, a girl who had left her husband because she deems him useless, falls madly in love with Nagya and becomes pregnant with his child. Once, when Nagya was cutting wood in the jungle, bees attacked him. Nagya seeks revenge and wants to kill them, especially the queen bee. However, the queen bee has some religious role in Nagya's tribe. Despite this, Nagya being stubborn, sets out to destroy the beehives with his wife. He does manage to destroy the hives, but in the process his wife gets killed. During the time Nagya is attacked by the bees, he does not play the drum. However, after destroying the hives, he restlessly picks up the drum and starts playing it like a mad man. He does not show any care for his dead wife. This is a classic paradox, where he succeeds (Jait re jait, means WIN-WIN) in his revenge, but loses his wife.

==Cast==
* [[Mohan Agashe]] as Nagya
* [[Smita Patil]] as Chindhi
* [[Nilu Phule]] as Nagya's father
* [[Sulabha Deshpande]] as Nagya's mother
* [[Siddharth Ray]] as Young Nagya
* Narayan Pe
* Manjiri Paranjpae
* Meena Arjunwadkar
* Seema Dharmadhikari
* Shriram Ranade
* Chandrakant Kale
* Kamini
* [[Bal Karve]]
* Shriram Pendse
* Anant Kulkarni
* Dilip Mangalvedhekar
* Arvind Thakar

==Crew==
* Story - G. N. Dandekar
* Dialogues - Satish Alekar and Anil Joglekar
* Playback - Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Varsha Bhosle, Ravindra Sathe and Chandrakant Kale
* Art - Desai
* Colour - Nivrutri Dalvi
* Make Up - Suresh Basale
* Stills - Rao and Rao
* Assistants:
Music - Amar
Direction - Prasad Subhedar and Shrinivas Bhange
Camera - [[Rajan Kothari]] and Rajesh Joshi
* Director of Photography - Binod Pradhan
* Director - Dr. Jabbar Patel

==Production==
The film's shooting began on 25 April 1977, and ended on 14 July 1977. Most of part was shot in the [[Karnala Bird Sanctuary|Karnala]] area near [[Panvel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=KARNALA |url=https://durgbharari.in/karnala/ |access-date=2026-03-16 |website=Durgbharari |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was also shot on locations of [[Maharashtra]] in [[Khalapur]], Kumbhavali and Thakarwadi in [[Raigad district|Raigad District]]. The titles appeared after 15 minutes after the start of the film and the popular song "Mee Raat Takli"—appeared after 50 minutes after the start of the film.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=कुलकर्णी |first=धनंजय |date=2023-01-16 |title=Jait Re Jait : जांभुळ पिकल्या झाडाखाली ढोल कुणाचा वाजं जी ... |url=https://kalakrutimedia.com/jambhul-pikalya-jhadakhali-dhol-kunacha-wajan-ji-marathi-info/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Kalakruti Media |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Music==
The popular songs of the film are composed by [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar|Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar]], with most of the lyrics by [[N. D. Mahanor]] and performed by [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Ravindra Sathe]] and Chandrakant Kale. Poet [[Arati Prabhu]] contributed to the lyrics of the song "Me Raat Takli".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kulkarni |first=Damini |date=2017-01-29 |title=Picture the song: Love, sensuality and Smita Patil in 'Me Raat Takli' |url=https://scroll.in/article/827965/picture-the-song-love-sensuality-and-smita-patil-in-me-raat-takli?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM=#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17310051999855&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://scroll.in/reel/827965/picture-the-song-love-sensuality-and-smita-patil-in-me-raat-takli |access-date= |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_music = [[Hridaynath Mangeshkar|Pt. Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]
| all_lyrics = N. D. Mahanor
| lyrics_credits =
| title1 = Gorya Dehavarti | extra1 = [[Usha Mangeshkar]], [[Ravindra Sathe]] | lyrics1 = | length1 = 03:58
| title2 = Nabh Utaru Aala, Chimba Tharthar Valla | extra2 = [[Asha Bhosle]] | lyrics2 = | length2 = 05:32
| title3 = Jambhul Piklya Zaadakhali | extra3 = Asha Bhosle, Ravindra Sathe | lyrics3 = | length3 = 04:03
| title4 = Lingobacha Dongur | extra4 = Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale | lyrics4 = | length4 = 01:23
| title5 = Wadi Varlya Waata | extra5 = | lyrics5 = | length5 = 01:37
| title6 = Ha Doliya | extra6 = | lyrics6 = | length6 = 02:45
| title7 = Mee Raat Taakli, Me Kaat Taakli | extra7 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale| lyrics7 = | length7 = 04:30
| title8 = Dongar Kathadi Thakarwadi | extra8 = Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale | lyrics8 = | length8 = 01:48
| title9 = Kunya Raajan Raajan | extra9 = Smita Patil, Asha Bhosle | lyrics9 = | length9 = 02:32
| title10 = Aamhi Thakar Thakar | extra10 = Ravindra Sathe, Chandrakant Kale | lyrics10 = | length10 = 04:19
| title11 = Pik Karpal | extra11 = Ravindra Sathe | lyrics11 = | length11 = 04:01
| title12 = Hee Dusryachi Baael | extra12 = | lyrics12 = | length12 = 02:40
}}

==Awards==
The songs from this film are popular in Maharashtra. The film earned actress [[Smita Patil]] and Jabbar Patel Filmfare Awards. [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] for [[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director|Best Direction]] was also presented to Patel.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Deshpande |first=Rekha |title=Marathi Chitrapatsrushticha Samgra Itihas |date=2014 |publisher=[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]] |edition=1st |location=Mumbai |pages=Marathi}}</ref> The [[25th National Film Awards]] held in April 1978 honoured the film with President's silver medal for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]].{{blockquote|"Consistently transferring to the film medium a successful fictional work (Jait re Jait by G. N. Dandekar); for high lightening the mutual inconsistencies of love, of the fear of God and of superstition in a simple, innocent community of tribal, for the memorable use of the drum in evoking presence of the God and expressing the inexorable demands of love for a cinematic form which captures the lyricism, the cadence and the lilt of folk culture."<ref name="25thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm25thNFAAward.aspx|title=25th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|accessdate=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010041511/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm25thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=10 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="25thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/25th_nff_1977.pdf|title=25th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref>}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0251151|title=Jait Re Jait}}
*[http://www.geetmanjusha.com/marathi/movie/324.html Lyrics of the songs from ''Jait Re Jait'']

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Marathi}}

[[Category:1977 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jabbar Patel]]
[[Category:Marathi-language musical films]]
[[Category:1970s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]
[[Category:Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

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