| Ved | |
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| Directed by | Riteish Deshmukh |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Shiva Nirvana |
| Based on | Majili by Shiva Nirvana |
| Produced by | Genelia D'Souza |
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| Cinematography | Bhushankumar Jain |
| Edited by | Chandan Arora |
| Music by | Score: Saurabh Bhalerao Songs: Ajay-Atul |
Production company | Mumbai Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹15 crore[1] (US$1.8 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹75 crore (US$9.4 million) |
Ved (transl. Madness) is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language romantic drama film directed by Riteish Deshmukh, in his directorial debut, and produced by Genelia D'Souza, both of whom also star along with Jiya Shankar marking her debut in Marathi films. Ashok Saraf play supporting roles.[5] It is a remake of the 2019 Telugu language romantic drama, Majili.[6]
It was theatrically released on 30 December 2022, to positive reviews with praise for its performances (especially Deshmukh's and D'Souza’s), direction, cinematography, soundtrack, and background score. Though, some criticised it's slow pace.[7] Genelia won the Best Popular Actress Award at Zee Gaurav Awards 2023 for her outstanding performance.[8] With a gross collection of ₹75 crore (US$9.4 million), it became the highest-grossing Marathi film of 2022 and the fourth highest-grossing Marathi film of all time, surpassing Deshmukh's own Lai Bhaari (2014).
Plot[edit]
Satya Jadhav lives in Mumbai, with his father, Dinkar Jadhav. He aspires to play for the Indian Cricket Team and wants to initially get selected for the local Railways cricket team. While trying to get money to get into a cricket team, he runs into Nisha, and after some misunderstandings, they become close and fall in love. However, they are later separated by Nisha's parents, whose father is a strict Naval officer and disciplinarian, along with the circumstances that plague them. Nisha, who promises to return to Satya, never comes back. Satya falls into depression, turning to alcohol, and pushing away his dream of becoming a cricketer.
Meanwhile, Shravani, Satya's neighbor, had been in love with Satya, since their childhood, of which he is unaware. When she learns of Satya's love for Nisha, she starts distancing herself from him, but marries him a few years later, after sensing his and Dinkar's pain. However, Satya married Shravani due to pressure from his father, not out of love. He does not work and instead, relives his memories of Nisha. He relies on Shravani's salary who works at Indian railways, for money to buy alcohol.
When Satya goes to Delhi to help select some cricket players from a youth team, he encounters Khushi, Nisha's daughter. He learns from Nisha's father, that Nisha and her husband, Kunal, died in an accident. Heartbroken, Satya agrees to take Khushi in, as a coach and train her as a crickter, as it was Nisha's wish. He takes Khushi back to Raigad for cricket training. After letting his family know of the situation, Satya and Shravani both decide to adopt Khushi. However, Khushi says that she will only agree to become their adopted daughter, only if, Satya and Shravani sort out their problems and do not distance themselves, to which they agree.
Satya realizes Shravani's love for him during this time and decides to let go of his past for a new start. However, Shravani thinks he is just acting that way to please Khushi. She decides to get a job transfer to Nagpur, leaving Satya, Khushi, and Dinkar behind. When Satya drops Shravani off at the railway station, he tells her that he loves her and apologizes to her for causing her pain. A delighted Shravani decides to stay back. They both embrace and kiss, with Satya finishing his journey toward love.
Cast[edit]
- Riteish Deshmukh as Satya Jadhav, a former cricketer
- Genelia Deshmukh as Shravani Jadhav, Satya's wife
- Jiya Shankar as Nisha Katkar, Satya's ex-girlfriend
- Ashok Saraf as Dinkar Jadhav; Satya's Father[9]
- Vidyadhar Joshi as Murli Shinde; Shravani's Father
- Raviraj Kande as Bhaskar Anna
- Shubhankar Tawde as Jonty
- Khushi Hajare as Khushi; Nisha's daughter, Shravani & Satya's adopted daughter
- Vineet Sharma as Captain Kumar Katkar; Nisha's father
- Pooja Suresh Wankhade as Railway office colleague[10]
- Sandy as Inspector Sonavane
- Kunal Pawar as Kunal; Nisha's husband
- Hrishikesh Joshi as Sandeep Patil; Shravani's boss
- Siddhartha Jadhav as Suresh
- Jitendra Joshi as Ramesh
- Salman Khan in a guest appearance as Bhau in song "Ved Laylay"[11]
- Kishor Gadekar in a guest appearance as Advocate
