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Raatra Aarambh (1999) [N/A]

Featuring:
Anand Abhyankar, Surekha Kudachi, Dilip Kulkarni

Directed by:
Ajay Phansekar


Release Date:
January 1, 1999

Original Title:
रात्र आरंभ

Alternate Titles:
Ratra Aarambh
Ratra Arambh

Genres:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
Shri Laksmi Venkatesh Film

Production Countries:
India

Ratings / Certifications:
IN: A 

Runtime: 137

Overview from TheMovieDB

The story revolves around the two worlds inhabited by Vasudeo Balwant Thombre. Living his normal life by day, he is transformed into his fantasy world by night.

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Overview from Open Movies

The story revolves around the two worlds inhabited by Prabhakar Phadke / Vasudeo Balwant Thombre - Dilip Prabhavalkar - an ordinary senior citizen who is an avid reader of crime fiction. Living his normal life by day, he is transformed into his fantasy world by night. This is the world in which he imagines himself to be a blind industrialist who is the target of conspiracies of his near and dear ones. This schizophrenia leads to a tragedy in his real life and he ends up at a mental asylum where the psychiatrists try to separate the fantasy from reality so that he can lead his normal life once again.

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Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Sudhir Tarkar
Narendra Bhagat

Costume Designer:
Varsha Koli

Director:
Ajay Phansekar

Director of Photography:
B. Lakshman

Editor:
Anil Gandhi

Lyricist:
Sanjay Churmure

Makeup Artist:
Pradeep Pednekar

Music:
Milind Hate

Original Music Composer:
Amar Mohile

Playback Singer:
Suresh Wadkar

Producer:
Ajay Phansekar

Sound Designer:
Suhas Rane

Writer:
Ajay Phansekar

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