MarathiStars Reader Amol Lanke writes about Marathi movie ‘Classmates (2015)‘. Check out his view –

Matured wine tastes awesome, the aging gives a more blended and smooth taste.
Duniyadari was really a wonderful movie on college life, but ‘Classmates’ has excelled a step above to deliver something that actually leaves us spell bounded.

Hats off to the wonderful suspense in this movie.
This marathi movie really has a super packed surprise that will enthrall everyone.
Kudos to Aditya Sarpotdar and entire team for painting an end which comes totally out of the box in a magical form.

Movie covers a journey of college life years of a batch of students (classmates), who share their life’s best times, laughing, sharing, and having fun together.
Each one of us will remember the good old college days moments spent in the viewing of this movie, some character or the other will actually resemble you or the person whom you were associated in the college times.
Also for the teens this movie teaches a lot about bonds, friendship, passion, rage, aggression and being complacent.
The vigor of youth, the sensation of college unionism and leadership enveloped in a beautifully attached love story which has lots of compromises and turbulence’s.
Extremely emotional dialogues of reunion makes you cry in remembrance of college times.

Moving in past, and mixing past in present in repeated instances is a tough task, which is superbly done in this story.

All the characters have given utmost justice to their roles, Ankush- represents a dynamic stud who is heartthrob of college, an excellent leader Satya, ‘Small aahe’-delivers strong panache, Siddharth- Simply awesome is what comes to mind seeing his role and character of Ani. To display simplicity is the toughest task, and he has done that in the best way, he is a character who is always the most special friend of every person in group, makes them laugh and above all lives a life dreaming of music, Saie- potrayes Appu a girl who is tomboyish, courageous and above all has an emotional layer beyond her tough skin, Sonali- plays Aditi a granddaughter of politician who has no airs about her superiority, has a great inclination towards her focus dance, (have to mention that dance piece in instrumental backdrop in that traditional folk sequence, is given utmost justice by Sonali), her tough mindset character has a coating of a lover girl, and the same is showcased in a lovely way. Sachit- Rohit is shown a silent and sincere student who though hails from political background yet wants to stay aloof from that and has a goal to be a swimmer of international repute, things go bad for him and he is forced to let go his dream of studying overseas and had to get in family hierarchy of politics, situations turns him into cunning and cruel villain, who executes his plans diplomatically. The dream appoint letter which is gateway to career when turns as support to shaky cranky leg of cupboard as a sheet of log shows the pain and tears in the sacrifice.

Unexpressed love of Saie, teaches about a compromise, and also teaches that life had to move on. Her secret crush scened in a serene manner.

Fight sequels of Ankush are crafted clean. Also credits to costume and props team.

Story catches turnaround during 1st half end and holds excellent interest in further viewing.

Love name writing on walls, the charisma of love, and the zeal of passion over love, which ends in relationship gap sketched realistically.
One such distance makes a tragedy saga and then that person’s absence makes running the race useless.
In fanaticism person losses conscious mind and distances his dearest one.
Some losses don’t bring grief and some victories don’t give in joy.

Lovely way it’s shown Aditi and Satya all the years wait for their true love.
One can cross boundaries in true love, Siddharth paints it in precision.

Shade of NCC cadets selfless life, and a role of groomed civil servant, Amit is played by in a true to life way by Suyash Tilak.

Role of Siddharth’s mother played by Kishori Shahane is vital.
Sometimes actually life’s really stuck in too many ifs and buts, and then one has to find path to live life ahead choosing the best in what’s left, forgiveness is the key, shown so aptly.
“Years pass and college memories just remain in diary dates,
It’s always a moment of emotion and joy in reunion of Classmates.”

All in all a 155 minutes ride back to memory lanes, rejoicing an experience of college times.
Team Classmates a mighty bow down for the work, 4.5****.

A must watch, recommended…

Amol Lanke is a banker by profession working for Trade Treasury. He is big fan of marathi movies.

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College days means those romantic dreamy days. Classmates movie bring all that cute, sweet romance in marathi song Swapna Chaalun aale, a song by Sonu Nigam. The love-song is filled with the innocence and all that romantic feelings about that special person. Lyrics of this song penned by Kshitij Patwardhan,  and music by Pankaj Padghan. This beautiful song pictured on Ankush Chaudhary & Sonalee Kulkarni.

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• Movie : Classmates (2015)
• Director : Aditya Sarpotdar
• Writers: Kshitij Patwardhan and Sameer Vidwans
• Producers: Video Palace and S K Production Films
• Cast: Ankush Choudhary, Siddharth Chandekar, Sai Tamhankar, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sachit Patil, Pallavi Patil
• Music: Amitraj, Avinash-Vishwajeet, Troy-Arif, Pankaj Padghan
• Genre: Drama
• Review By : Keyur Seta

Rating: * * ½

Review:

Director Aditya Sarpotdar’s Classmates focuses on a group of college friends and their life after college. Such a subject instantly reminds you of Sanjay Jadhav’s Duniyadari. Funnily enough, Classmates turns out to be like a remake of Duniyadari, with the additional elements of political war and suspense woven into the main plot. In spite of this, the film keeps your interest alive only to dish out some disappointment in the end.

The story commences in 2015 when a group of friends inaugurates a music section in the college from where they passed out. Starting a music section in the college was a dream of their friend who is no more. A shocking incident just after the inauguration forces them to go recall their college days during the final year 20 years ago.

In 1995, Satya (Ankush Choudhary), Aparna aka Appu (Sai Tamhankar) and their group, from TYBA, are known for their aggressive ways. First year students Ani (Siddharth Chandekar), Aditi (Sonalee Kulkarni), Rohit (Sachit Patil) and Heena (Pallavi Patil) also become a part of their lives. The college elections that year changes their lives forever.

Just a couple of minutes into the film and you get a déjà vu about Duniyadari. As the minutes roll by, you get a scary feeling that you are being re-served the 2013 blockbuster in a new bottle, not only in terms of the basic scenario but also the traits of two or three main characters. Thankfully, inclusion of political and mystery angles make sure it is not a complete remake.

These elements do lift the film as it keeps you guessing till the end. Sarpotdar’s manner of presenting various twists and their timing ensure dramatic thrill regularly. However, the final twist and conclusion isn’t much convincing, although it takes you by surprise. You feel there is something amiss. Plus, the final scene brings back memories of Duniyadari. The film also suffers from being dragged in the second half. Its high length of 153 minutes isn’t justified.

Music (Amitraj, Avinash-Vishwajeet, Troy-Arif, Pankaj Padghan) plays an important part as the songs suit the situations and prove to be hummable. The camerawork and background score are also as per the need.

As for the performances, the film mainly belongs to Siddharth Chandekar, who perfectly gets into the skin of his character and provides a mature act. Ankush Choudhary too packs a punch but his character is very similar to the one he played in Duniyadari. Sai Tamhankar proves to be effective once again in two starkly opposite characters.

Sachit Patil performs well while playing an interesting character. Sonalee Kulkarni, Pallavi Patil and Sushant Shelar play their respective characters well. The rest of the actors provide decent support.

Overall:

Classmates is an average college film. Its similarities with Duniyadari will also go against it. Due to a good amount of publicity, the film will do well at the box office in the first week.

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College gangs means unlimited fun and masti. The star-cast of the college-centric film Classmates seems to be still enjoying these years while promoting this film. The stars celebrated Sankranti Festival during the promotions of the film. They made some kites and flew them competitively. The film releases in 16 January and stars Ankush Chaoudhary, Sai Tamhankar, Sonalee Kulkarni. The film is directed by Aditya Sarpotdar.

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Here is the aggressive yet passionate song “Aala Re Raja” from upcoming Marathi Film Classmates. The song is based on college election, sung by Aadarsh Shinde, composed by Troy- Arif and lyrics penned by Kshitij Patwardhan. Aala Re Raja leads the album with its high-on-energy music & can give listeners goosebumps.

The film is directed by Aditya Ajay Sarpotdar & will offer power packed performances of talented actors Ankush Chaudhari, Sai Tamhankar, Sachit Patil, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sushant Shelar, Siddharth Chandekar, Suyash Tilak, Pallavi Patil.

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Here is the latest trailer of upcoming Marathi film Classmates. The story revolves around a group of students from 1995 batch, who meet for a get together in the college premise.

The movie will offer power packed performances of talented actors Ankush Choudhary, Sai Tamhankar, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sushant Shelar, Sachit Patil, Siddharth Chandekar, Suyash Tilak, Pallavi Patil to mention few. Sanjay Mone, Kishori Shahane and Ramesh Deo are also playing key roles standing strong with their exceptional performance.

Get ready for a cracking entertainer. Reunion 16th Jan 2015

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Young Director Aditya Sarpotdar has received direction training from his family. He has done very few but very good cinema and achieved great success. He started assisting his father Ajay Vishwas Sarpotdar and then directing his own films. His “Uladhal”, “Satrangi Re” “Narbachee wadi” have been huge success on Box office. His recent “Classmates” is ready for release. The look of the classmates is designed to cater the young generation.

Aditya has always been very much interested making a meaning ful cinema which can attract younger crowds. His Uladhal had a historical fiction as background, yet the humour of the film was appreciated by the audidence. Satrangi dealt with problems of father and son relationship and career choices by the new generation. Narabachee vaadi was set up in the rural area of Konkan. Though it was more about a landlord and peasant, it had a differenct edge of grandfather and grandson relationship as well.

Aditya has tried to portray urban and rural mindset through his films. Classmates is more about college youth. The film has a huge star cast of Ankush Choudhary,  Sachit Patil, Sai Tamhankar, Sonali Kulkarni, Sushant Shelar, Siddharth Chandekar, Suyash Tilak, Pallavi Patil, Sanjay Mone, Kishori Shahane and legendary actor Ramesh Dev. The film releases on 16 January all over Maharashtra. Film is produced by Suresh Pai’s Mhalsa Entertainment and Media Monks.

Audience has loved Teri Meri Yaariya and Bindhast Bedhadak songs from Classmates. These two songs have been toppers on various FM radio stations and music channels. The music of the Classmates is by Avinash- Vishwajeet, Amitraj, Pankaj Padghan, and Troy Arif. The lyrics are by Guru Thakur, Mandar Cholkar, Kshitij Patwardhan, Vishwajeet Joshi.

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Watch Marathi song Saavar Re from upcoming Marathi film Classmates. This song is sung by Bela Shende, Harshavardhan Wavare. Music composed by Amit Raj & lyrics penned by Guru Thakur.

Classmates stars Ankush Chaudhary, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sushant Shelar, Sachit Patil, Siddharth Chandekar,Suyash Tilak, Pallavi Patil. Also Sanjay Mone, Kishori Shahane, Ramesh Dev will be seen in a supporting roles. The film is produced by Suresh Pai from Mhalsa Entertainment Productions. Classmates slated to release on 16th January 2015 across Maharashtra. Enjoy this new college anthem.

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• Movie : Classmates (2015)
• Producer : Suresh Pai
• Director : Aditya Sarpotdar
• Studio : Video Palace, S.K, Production Films
• Star Cast : 
  • Ankush Choudhary as Satya
  • Sonalee Kulkarni as Appu
  • Sai Tamhankar as Aditi nimbalkar
  • Sushant Shelar as Pratap
  • Sachit Patil as Rohit Bhosale
  • Siddharth Chandekar as Anni
  • Suyash Tilak as Amit
  • Pallavi Patil as Heena
  • Sanjay Mone
  • Kishori Shahane
  • Ramesh Dev.
• Screenplay : Kshitij Patwardhan, Sameer Vidwans
• Dialogues : Kshitij Patwardha
• Director Of Photography : K.K.Manoj
• Editor : Imran-Faisal
• Music : Amitraj, Avinash-Vishwajeet, Troy-Arif, Pankaj Padghan
• Lyrics : Kshitij Patwardhan, Guru Thaakur, Manndar Cholkar, Satyajeet Ranade
• Costume Design : Manali Jagtap
• Publicity Designs : Ravi Jadhav
• Executive Producer : Ninad Battin
• Art Director : Mamohar Jadhav
• Action Director : Mamohar Varma
• VFX Producer : Amey Gosavi
• Background Score : Troy-Arif
• Chief Asst Director : Lucky Hansraj
• Second Unit Director : Yogesh Phulphagar
• Sound Design : Pramod Chandorkar
• Sound Post : Sound Ideaz
• D.I : Prasad Labs
• Visual Promotions : Just Right Studioz
• CO PRODUCER :  MEDIA MONKS
• Genre : Drama, Romantic, Musical, Suspense
• Release Date : 16th JAN 2015.

Plot Outline :
Do you miss your college days? The good old wooden bench, one by two cutting tea in the canteen, bunked lectures, morning shows, rose days, sports weeks, events in gatherings, most importantly your class and classmates?
It’s time to revisit. It’s time to open that Iron Gate and enter in the world you always liked the most. It’s time for CLASSMATES. Director Aditya Sarpotdar brings you a wonderful cinematic experience, a Marathi feature film “CLASSMATES”.
The film revolves around a group of students studying in TYBA in 1995. Packed with the spirit of youth, this film is homage to the best years of our lives. Insane fun, eternal friendships, blossoming romance, changing loyalties, life shaping decisions… all happens in those few years of college. It’s time to see how these years changed the life of these CLASSMATES forever?
So, get ready for this year’s most anticipated entertainer “CLASSMATE”

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Watch fresh & new trailer of the upcoming Marathi movie Classmates starring Sai Tamhankar, Ankush Chaudhary, Sonalee Kulkarni, Sachit Patil & Sushant Shelar. Film is official Marathi remake of Malayalam hit film Classmates which is directed by Aditya Sarpotdar.  ‘Classmates‘ is one of much awaited Marathi film, releases on 16th January 2015.

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