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Lakhachi Gosht (1952)

Lakhachi Gosht poster
Original title
लाखाची गोष्ट
Directed by
Raja Paranjape
Genre
comedy film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 13m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two poor friends get into a comedic situation when one falls for a rich girl. Her father gives the young man a large sum of money that he must spend in under a month.

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What happens

Lakhachi Gosht (transl. Story of One Lakh rupees) is a 1952 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed and produced by Raja Paranjape, who also co-wrote the screenplay with G. D. Madgulkar. The film stars Raja Gosavi (debut), Sharad Talwalkar, Rekha Kamat, Chitra in the pivotal roles. The music is composed by Sudhir Phadke. Cinematography is done by Bal Bapat, and editing is handled by Raja Thakur. The film is a humorous comedy about two impoverished friends. When one of them develops feelings for a wealthy and attractive girl, her father offers the young guy a fortune, which he must spend in less than a month. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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