Mai movie (meaning mother in Marathi) is a 2013 Hindi film which marks the debut of veteran singer Asha Bhosle as a Main actress. The film is a family drama of how children abandon their ailing old parents.
The film is also debut directorial venture of Mahesh Kodiyal while Produced by Alliance Entertainment,Rhythm D’vine Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
- Directer : Mahesh Kodiyal
- Producer : Alliance Entertainment,Rhythm D’vine Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
- Writer : Mahesh Kodiyal, Manoj Tapadia
- Starring : Asha Bhosle,Padmini Kolhapure,Ram Kapoor
- Music : Nithin R Shankar
- Cinematography : Sachin Krishn
- Editor : Ashish Amrute
- Genres : Family-Drama
- Release date : 1 February 2013
- Running time : 105 Minute
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
Mai movie trailer :
Mai Movie star cast :
- Asha Bhosle as a Mai
- Kshitee Jog as a Mai’s second daughter
- Shivani Joshi as a Charu (Madhu’s daughter)
- Ram Kapoor as a Subash (Mai’s Son-in-law)
- Navin Kaushik as a Prashant (Mai’s son)
- Anupam Kher as a Doctor
- Padmini Kolhapure as a Madhu (Mai’s Daughter)
Mai movie Songs / Music :
This film Music composer is Nithin R Shankar while Lyrics writer are Manoj Tapadia and Sahil Sultanpuri.
The song “Dhakku Makum” features the popular Marathi traditional song “Yere Yere Pausa” which is playback singer is Zanai Bhosle, Asha Bhosle’s granddaughter.
The song is a rain dance sequence choreographed by Lollypop, known for the choreography of “Aati Kya Khandala” and was released at Lalbaugcha Ganpati on 19 September 2012 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
The complete music album was released on 22nd January, 2013 by Sachin Tendulkar.
- “Mai”………………………Asha Bhosle
- “Chanda Ki Bindiya”….Asha Bhosle
- “Dhakku Makum”………Amit Kumar, Zanaya Bhosle
- “Loag Yahaan”………….Sukhwinder Singh
- “Learn To Adjust”………Arjun Kanungo, Payal Dev
“Dhakku Makum” full video song :
- Singer : Amit Kumar, Zanaya Bhosle
- Music Director : Nithin R Shankar
- Lyricist : Sahil Sultanpuri
- Music on : T-Series
“Loag Yahaan” full video song :
- Singer : Sukhwinder Singh
- Music Director : Nithin R Shankar
- Lyricist : Manoj Tapadia
- Music on : T-Series
Review of the film :
This film reviews are mostly mix to average.In their review, various critics appreciated Asha Bhosle’s performance but criticised the film for clichéd plot.
The film released for audiences on 1st February, 2013 with a grand release on the previous night at Cinemax, Versova. The premier was attended by famous star of Bollywood like Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Sridevi, Tanuja, and more.
Filmfare magazine also appreciated Asha Bhosle’s perfromance by writing that she “weaves magic but not enough to save a mediocre movie”
Box office Collection :
- Screens : 81
- Mai Movie Budget : 4 Cr. INR
- Total Box office : 8 lakh INR
- Mai movie Verdict : FLOP