AB Aani CD

AB Anni CD
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Milind Lele
Written by	Hemant Edlabadkar
Produced by	Abhayananad Singh Akshay Bardapurkar Arvind Reddy Krishna Persaud Piyush Singh
Starring	Vikram Gokhale Subodh Bhave
Cinematography	Suresh Deshmane
Edited by	Mayur Hardas
Music by	Rahul Ranade
Production companies	Planet Marathi Golden Ratio Films KV Reddy Productions
Distributed by	Amazon Prime Video
Release date	1 May 2020 (2020-05-01)
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

AB Aani CD is a 2020 Indian Marathi-language comedy film directed by Milind Lele, produced by Abhayananad Singh, Akshay Bardapurkar, Arvind Reddy, Krishna Persaud and Piyush Singh under banner of Planet Marathi Production, Golden Ratio Films and KCR Reddy Production. The film starring Vikram Gokhale, Subodh Bhave, Sayali Sanjeev and Akshay Tanksale[1] The film also has a cameo by Amitabh Bachchan as himself.[2]

The principal photography began on 20 May 2019 and wrapped up on 7 August 2019. The film was released on 13 March 2020 and also on Amazon Prime Video on 1 May 2020.[3]

Plot

Cast

• Vikram Gokhale as Chandrakant Deshpande (CD)
• Amitabh Bachchan as Himself (cameo appearance)
• Akshay Tanksale as Sunny Deshpande (CD's grandson)
• Sayali Sanjeev as Gargi (Sunny's Pune-based girlfriend)
• Subodh Bhave as owner of Planet Marathi (Gargi's employer)
• Sakshi Satish as Shravni Deshpande (CD's granddaughter)
• Lokesh Gupte as Govind Deshpande (CD's older son)
• Sharvari Lokohare as Radha Deshpande (CD's older daughter-in-law)
• Sagar Talashikar as Gopal Deshpande (CD's younger son)
• Seema Deshmukh as CD's younger daughter-in-law
• Jayant Sawarkar as Shivalkar (CD's friend)
• Sunil Godbole as Sawant (CD's friend)
• Milind Shintre as Tailor (Special Appearance)
• Prashant Tapasvi as Canteen Owner (Special Appearance)
• Devaki Pandit as Herself (Cameo Appearance)

Production

Filming

Principal photography began on 20 May 2019 at Mumbai.[4] Filming also took place at Pune. Principal photography wrapped on 7 August 2019.[5]

This Marathi Feature Film is produced by Abhayanand Singh & Piyush Singh from Golden Ratio Films,[6] Arvind Reddy & Krishna Persaud from KV Reddy Productions and Akshay Bardapurkar[7] from Planet Marathi

Release

The film was released on 13 March 2020 but was pulled out of theaters because of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India.^[citation needed] Later the film was released on Amazon prime on 1 May 2020.[8]

Soundtrack

AB Aani CD
Soundtrack album by Mayuresh Pai, Ashish Mujumdar
Released	2 March 2020
Recorded	2020
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	8:03
Language	Marathi
Label	Zee Music Company
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

Soundtrack of the film was composed by Mayuresh Pai and Ashish Mujumdar whereas lyrics were penned by Vaibhav Joshi. The music was arranged by Anand Sahastrabuddhe.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Asa Haath Haati"	Vaibhav Joshi	Mayuresh Pai	Mekhala Khadikar	3:40
2.	"Jeevanacha Sohala"	Vaibhav Joshi	Ashish Mujumdar	Devki Pandit	4:23
Total length:					8:03

References

1. "Amitabh Bachchan to play himself in Vikram Gokhale's Marathi film AB Ani CD - Hindustan Times". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. "Amitabh Bachchan to Star in Another Marathi Film, Titled 'AB Aani CD' - India West". Retrieved 9 September 2019.
3. "AB Aani CD". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
4. "Amitabh Bachchan begins filming for Marathi debut AB Ani CD, a buddy comedy with Vikram Gokhale -Firstpost". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
5. "'AB aani CD': Producer announces the wrap of the Amitabh Bachchan and Vikram Gokhale starrer - The Times Of India". The Times of India. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
6. "Singapore based Golden Ratio Films Forays into Marathi Cinema with AB Aani CD – Dumkhum®". 29 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
7. Khan, Murtaza Ali (21 June 2020). "Working With Stalwarts Like Big B And Vikram Gokhale Was Like Being In An Institution Of Great Talent: 'AB Aani CD' Producer Akshay Bardapurkar". Transcontinental Times. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
8. "Amitabh Bachchan's Marathi debut AB Aani CD to stream on Amazon Prime Video on 1 May due to shutdown -Firstpost". 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

External links

• AB Aani CD at IMDb