Dhum Dhadaka
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| Directed by | Mahesh Kothare |
| Story by | Annasaheb Deulgaonkar |
| Produced by | Mahesh Kothare |
| Starring | Ashok Saraf Mahesh Kothare Laxmikant Berde Nivedita Joshi Surekha Rane Prema Kiran Sharad Talwalkar Bhalchandra Kulkarni Jairam Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | Suryakant Lavande |
| Edited by | N. S. Vaidya |
| Music by | Anil–Arun |
Production company | Jenma Films International |
| Distributed by | Adinath Films Distributors (Maharashtra) Kiran Films Corporation (Mumbai City) |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | est. IN₹6.5 lakhs (US$7,700) |
| Box office | est. 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).