Sairat (2016)

In interior Maharashtra, a fisherman's son and a local politician's daughter fall in love against the restrictions of caste hierarchy.

Director:

Nagraj Manjule

Writers:

Nagraj Manjule (story and screenplay), Nagraj Manjule (dialogue)

Stars:

Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Arbaz Shaikh

Top Rated Indian Movies #49 | 2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rinku Rajguru	...	Archana Patil (Archie)
Akash Thosar	...	Prashant Kale (Parshya)
Arbaz Shaikh	...	Salim Shaikh (Sallya)
Tanaji Galgunde	...	Pradeep Bansode (Langdya)
Suresh Vishwakarma	...	Patil 'Tatya' (Archie's Father)
Suraj Pawar	...	Prince
Anuja Mule	...	Annie
Bhushan Manjule	...	Shaid
Chhaya Kadam	...	Suman
Rubina Inamdar	...	Sapna
Nagraj Manjule	...	Cricket Commentator
Shivam More	...	Aakash (Parshya-Archie's Son)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mithunchandra Chaudhari	...	Lokhande Sir
Geeta Chavan	...	Archie's Mother
Dhananjay Nanaware	...	Mangesh (Mangya)

Storyline

Sairat is a love story, as advertised. Aarchi , a rich upper class girl falls for her classmate Parshya , a poor but smart boy from the lower social strata. The magic happens, and they start seeing each other. Secretly at first, but they get bolder with passing time. The problem is that Aarchi is not just from the upper class, her father is a powerful politician, and her brother Prince is following in on his footsteps. The entire affair is a recipe for trouble, and as expected, trouble arrives. With the help of Parshya's friends, Baalya and Salya, they decide to make a run for it, but fate has other plans.

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Plot Keywords:

politician | love | caste differences | casteism | forbidden love | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India

Language:

Marathi

Release Date:

29 April 2016 (India)

Also Known As:

Wild

Filming Locations:

Karmala, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Essel Vision Productions, Zee Studios, Aatpaat Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

174 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Akshay Toshar and Rinku Rajguru lived in the house of Nagraj Manjule for three months in Pune.Before the shoot commenced as they required to prepare for their role.On daily basis they would discuss about the script.

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Goofs

The hair scrunchies that Archie wears in Attach Bayaa song changes from black to deep pink from one shot to next. Her outfit on other hand remains the same.

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Connections

Remade as Channa Mereya (2017)

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Soundtracks

Yad Lagla
Written by: Ajay Gogavale and Atul Gogavale
Performed by: Ajay Gogavale

User Reviews

To remember few things before watching Sairat!

This is not a review of this film. It is an attempt to explain few things before you watch this film, so that anyone without a proper knowledge of what exactly the "story" wants to express to viewers will at least get an idea of what the film is all about.

This film is about a boy and a girl who falls in love - a boy is from one caste and a girl from another caste. Problem rises between them because the fusion of different castes is not allowed in India. What exactly caste is? It is nothing but fabricated way of dividing a population into a "caste". The fusion of different castes as I said is not allowed and it is the religion that supports this notion.

To the people who have no idea of how caste system works - be it people who live in India or live outside of India have to remember this only - It is this - Caste System works in two forms – In its preserving form, it makes intermarriage i.e. exogamy impossible and when caste switches to its religious form, it makes Untouchability prevailing in modern times.

Rest, the film will do the talking!