Maherchi Sadi
| Maherchi Sadi | |
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| Directed by | Vijay Kondke |
| Written by | Annasaheb Deulgaonkar |
| Produced by | Vijay Kondke |
| Starring | Alka Kubal Ajinkya Deo Ashalata Ramesh Bhatkar Vikram Gokhale |
| Cinematography | Charudatta Dukhande |
| Music by | Anil Mohile |
Production company | Jyoti Pictures |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹25 lakh |
| Box office | ₹12 crore |
Maherchi Sadi (transl. Sari from the Maternal house) is a 1991 Indian Marathi-language family drama film produced and directed by Vijay Kondke (Nephew of the late Marathi film legend, Dada Kondke). The film stars Alka Kubal, Usha Nadkarni, Ramesh Bhatkar, Vijay Chavan and Ajinkya Deo played pivotal roles. The film grossed over ₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) in its first three months of release, making it the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 1991 as well as highest-grossing Marathi film of that time. Maherchi Sadi ran at Prabhat Talkies for more than two years.
Maherchi Sadi ran for more than two years at iconic Prabhat Talkies. It is a remake of the hugely successful Rajasthani film Bai Chali Sasariye (1988), which was also later remade in Hindi as Saajan Ka Ghar in 1994 starring Juhi Chawla and Rishi Kapoor.