Timepass (film)

Timepass is a 2014 Indian Marathi language film. It is a story about teenage love set up in ’90s between Dagadu (Prathamesh Parab) and Prajakta (Ketaki Mategaonkar), also starring Bhalchandra Kadam and Vaibhav Mangle. It is directed by Ravi Jadhav who has provided prior hits like Balak-Palak, Balgandharva, Natarang.[5]

The film was the highest grosser of Marathi cinema until its box office record was broken by Ritesh Deshmukh’s Lai Bhaari.

This film was later remade in Telugu as Andhra Pori.[5]

Its sequel Timepass 2 was released on 1 May 2015.

Everybody from school criticizes Dagdu for his behavior. On the result day, one student insulted Dagdu about his failure. Dagdu punished him by making him kombada. Someone tells Dagdu that Shantaram, his father, is looking for him. He goes home with band happily. His father beats him up for failing in all subjects and throws him out of the house. His friends console him and advises him to have an affair so that love will blossom in his life. He decides to distribute the newspapers, where he meets Madhav Lele. In college campus he meets Prajakta Lele, the daughter of Madhav Lele and vows to have an affair with her. Dagdu follows Prajakta and they start loving each other. Soon Madhav Lele finds out about the affair and separates them. Dagdu also promises and says that he’ll come back.

Timepass opened to thunderous response at Box Office in Maharashtra. It collected ₹6.5 crore (US$860,000) in its 3-day weekend and ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million) in first five days of its release. In two weeks it surpassed the collections of Duniyadari and became highest-grossing movie in Marathi until its record was broken by Lai Bhaari. It ended up collecting ₹33 crore (US$4.4 million) at the box office in Maharashtra.[2][3][4]