Dhadakebaaz
| Dhadakebaaz | |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Kothare |
| Written by | Purushottam Berde (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Kothare Vasant Sathe |
| Story by | Mahesh Kothare |
| Produced by | Mahesh Kothare |
| Starring | Laxmikant Berde Mahesh Kothare Deepak Shirke Prajakta Kulkarni Ashwini Bhave Ravindra Berde Chandrakant Pandya |
| Cinematography | Suryakant Lavande |
| Edited by | Vishwas Anil |
| Music by | Anil Mohile |
Production company | Jenma Films International |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | est.₹70 lakh (US$83,000) |
Dhadakebaaz (transl. Powerful) is a 1990 Indian Marathi-language action comedy film directed and produced by Mahesh Kothare under Jenma Films International. The screenplay was written by Vasant Sathe and Kothare, while Kothare also provided the story and Purushottam Berde wrote the dialogues. The film features Laxmikant Berde in a dual role, alongside Mahesh Kothare, Deepak Shirke, Prajakta Kulkarni, Ashwini Bhave, Bipin Varti, Ravindra Berde, and Chandrakant Pandya. It was a commercial success.
It was the first Marathi film to be shot in CinemaScope format. The storyline was written by Kothare, with lyrics by Pravin Davane. The songs were performed by Suresh Wadkar, Sudesh Bhosale, Usha Mangeshkar, Jyotsna Hardikar, Uttara Kelkar, Vinay Mandake, and Anupama Deshpande.