Dhum Dhadaka

Dhum Dhadaka
Promotional release poster
Directed byMahesh Kothare
Story byAnnasaheb Deulgaonkar
Produced byMahesh Kothare
StarringAshok Saraf
Mahesh Kothare
Laxmikant Berde
Nivedita Joshi
Surekha Rane
Prema Kiran
Sharad Talwalkar
Bhalchandra Kulkarni
Jairam Kulkarni
CinematographySuryakant Lavande
Edited byN. S. Vaidya
Music byAnil–Arun
Production
company
Jenma Films International
Distributed byAdinath Films Distributors (Maharashtra)
Kiran Films Corporation (Mumbai City)
Release date
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budgetest. IN₹6.5 lakhs (US$7,700)
Box officeest. IN₹65 lakhs (US$77,000)

Dhum Dhadaka (translation: Hustle and Bustle) is a 1985 Indian Marathi-language slapstick comedy buddy film directed and produced by Mahesh Kothare under Jenma Films International and written by Annasaheb Deulgaonkar. Released in Maharashtra on 19 August 1985, the film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Nivedita Saraf, Surekha Rane, Prema Kiran, Sharad Talwalkar, Bhalchandra Kulkarni, and Jairam Kulkarni. The music was composed by Anil-Arun and the lyrics were penned by Shantaram Nandgaonkar. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Kadhalikka Neramillai (1964), which was also remade earlier in Telugu as Preminchi Choodu (1965), in Hindi as Pyar Kiye Jaa (1966), and in Kannada as Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu (1979).