Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi

Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (transl. This Is Being Street–Smart) is a 1988 Indian Marathi-language slapstick comedy buddy film directed by Sachin and produced by Kiran Shantaram. The film is regarded as a cult film in Marathi cinema due to its overwhelming reception. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin, Laxmikant Berde, Siddharth Ray, Ashwini Bhave, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Priya Arun Berde, Nivedita Joshi Saraf, Nayantara, Viju Khote, and Sudhir Joshi.

The film follows the core plot from the 1966 Hindi film Biwi Aur Makan directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, which was an adaptation of Sailesh Dey's Bengali play Joymakali Boarding. It was remade as Olu Saar Bari Olu (2003) in Kannada, Paying Guests (2009) in Hindi, Mr & Mrs 420 (2014) in Punjabi and Jio Pagla (2017) in Bengali. The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 Telugu film Chitram Bhalare Vichitram, which was remade in Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992), and in Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).