Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (translation: This Is Being Street–Smart) is a 1988 Indian Marathi-language comedy buddy film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Kiran Shantaram under the production banner of V. Shantaram Productions. The film was released in Maharashtra on 23 September 1988 and stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Laxmikant Berde, Siddharth Ray, Ashwini Bhave, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Priya Berde, Nivedita Joshi-Saraf, Nayantara, Viju Khote and Sudhir Joshi.
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| Directed by | Sachin Pilgaonkar |
| Written by | Vasant Sabnis |
| Based on | Biwi Aur Makan (1966) by Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
| Produced by | Kiran Shantaram |
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| Cinematography | Ram Allam |
| Edited by | Avinash Thakur Chintu Dhavale |
| Music by | Arun Paudwal |
Production company | V. Shantaram Productions |
Release date | 23 September 1988 (Maharashtra) |
Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | ₹3 crore |
The film borrows the basic plot from the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Biwi Aur Makan (1966) which was based on the Bengali film Joy Maa Kali Boarding, and was remade in Kannada as Olu Saar Bari Olu (2003), in Hindi as Paying Guests (2009), in Punjabi as Mr & Mrs 420 (2014) and in Bengali as Jio Pagla (2017). The film was also an inspiration for the 1991 Telugu film Chitram Bhalare Vichitram, which was remade in Kannada as Bombat Hendthi (1992) and in Tamil as Aanazhagan (1995).