About Film
"Amaltash (A Month and A Week)" is a visually-rich journey of two soul mates who find each other through music. Inspired by real-life events it’s a reminder of the value of friends, family and love. In the chaos of modern day life, we find peace and tranquillity in the eyes of Rahul and Keerthi as they live their month and a week of eternity.
The music is the centrepiece. The essence of this love story. The perfect partner to the visuals. It defines Rahul, Keerthi and their Love.
The camera captures modern life as we experience it. Sunsets from atop a hill. Star gazing from the terrace, resting in the lap of that loved one. Endless looks into each other’s eyes. Its ever present. A lullaby, a jamming session, a rock concert, a call out to that loved one. "Amaltash (A Month and a Week)" is a simple love story. The realities of life itself represent the shades between good and bad, the wide spectrum of emotions, that makes this a love story unique and yet so familiar.
Amaltash gently strolls through the lives of the characters involved in an emotionally sensitive situation. It is a soulful rendition of the melody of life.
Directed by : Suhas Desale
Produced by : Mugdha Shrikant Desai
Production Companies : Darshan Production Pvt Ltd, Medium Strong Production LLP, One Fine Day Pvt Ltd
Producers : Shrikant Balkrishna Desai, Mugdha Shrikant Desai, Darshan Shrikant Desai, Suhas Desale, Rahul Deshpande, Rushi Tambe, Akshay Phatak
Associate Producer : Sidharth Mahadik
Writing Credits : Suhas Desale (story), Suhas Desale (writer), Mayuresh Wagh
Director of Photography :Rushi Tambe, Bhushan Mate
Production designer :Mangesh Bhayde
Music Composer : Bhushan Mate
""You Liberate Me"" Composed by : Rahul Deshpande
Lyrics :Late Shanta Shelke (Sarale Sare), Mayuresh Wagh
Sound Designer :Avinash Sonawane, Manas Mali Wagh
Music Department : Johann Matthew (composer: additional music)
Editor : Suhas Desale
Art Direction by : Pushkar Ingale, Pankaj Kagale, Abhay Kanvinde
Costume Designer :
Mangesh Bhayade, Kalyani Kulkarni, Mausami Shaikh, Rushi Tambe
Executive Director : Ranjit Gugale
Visual Effects / Onset Supervisor : Swapnil Kulkarni
Associate Director : Nupoor Bora
Additional Cinematography : Swapnil Kulkarni, Suhas Desale
Cast : Abhay Kanvinde, Anil Khopkar, Anjali Joglekar, Bhushan Marathe, Bhushan Mate, Deepti Mate, Jacob Panicker, Mayuresh Wagh, Omkar Thatte, Pallavi Paranjape, Rahul Deshpande, Sagar Kapare, Sandhya Bade, Sudhir Phatak, Sunil Juneja , Swapnil Patil, Trisha Kunte.
Team Darshan : Sunil Bhide, Ashwini Navgekar, Yogesh Kulkarni, Manasi Kandekar, Kalyani Shanbhag, Guru Mutalik, Vinayak Dhamnekar, Vinayak Bhatkande, Nilesh Nadkarni
Assistant Cameraman : Rakesh Bhilare
Focus Puller : Virdhawal Patil
Location Sound Recordist: Varun Venugopal, Sanjay Das
Subtitles: Bits Pvt Ltd, Sandeep Nulkar, Anup Deshpande
Additional Lyrics: Pallavi Paranjape, Vikram Moghe, Noopur Bora
Production Management : Pratik Khanwilkar (production manager), Santosh Pawar (production manager)
Second Assistant Directors: Swapnil Kulkarni, Sagar Kapare
Camera Attendants: Parvesh Jaiswal, Mohit Mishra, Chanchal
Steadicam Operator: Manisha Mishra
Makeup Consultant: Edward Shimray
Hair Consultant: Amit Yashwant
Makeup Department :Ruchi Rupramka (makeup artist)
Hair Dressers :Vikram Jahgirdar, Uma Wadke, Urvashi Chauhan
Assistant Art Directors: Ratandeep Janardhan Kagale, Nitin Borkar, Vijay Choudhari
Property Master: Rohit Chaure
Set Decorators (Setting Boys): Sanjay Shirole, Ramesh, Anand
Costume Continuity Supervisor: Ruta Gowardhan
Dressman: Balasaheb
Boom Operator: Kalisha Shekh
Post Production Assistant: Pranali Kulkarni, Sayee Gogte
Chartered Accountant Services: Aditya Kulkarni, Ravish Bhave
Accountant: Tushar Potdar
Catering by: Poona Boarding
Camera Equipments: Grab Rentals
Sound Equipments: Oblesh Thota
Light Equipments: Ideal Cine
Walky: Prathamesh Communication
Light Boys: Bunty Sakunkhe, Manjunath Shetty, Pappu Sakunkhe, Jitendra Sanise, Santosh Devkar, Giridhar Patil
Spot Boys: Sunil Pawar, Ganesh Sahakhle, Kumar, Mama, Mayur, Arjun Chawan
Sync Sound Security : Tushar More
Transport : Swift Productions, Nitin Mali, Sachin Honlakar, Navanath Khedekar, Amit Dighe
Songs
Sarale Sare (Tabla Version): Kamalesh Bhadkamkar (Keyboards),Varad Kathapurkar (Flute),Vinayak Netke (Tabla),Anupam Ghatak (Percussion),Manish Kulkarni (Acoustic & Bass Guitar),Rahul Deo(Acoustic Guitar)
Sarale Sare (Unplugged):Shon Pinto (Acoustic & Electric Guitars)
Sarale Sare (Piano Version): Atul Raninga (Piano)
Trusha: Kamalesh Bhadkamkar (Keyboards),Anupam Ghatak (Percussion),Manish Kulkarni (Acoustic & Bass Guitar),Nevil Franco
Trusha (Film Version): Arranged By Johann Mathew,John Mathew (Keyboards,Guitars),Drums (Madhur Hatiskar)
Trusha (Drum Version): Shon Pinto (Acoustic & Electric Guitars),Madhur Hatiskar(Drums)
Trusha (Unplugged): Shon Pinto (Acoustic & Electric Guitars & Mandolins)
Lori: Kamalesh Bhadkamkar (Keyboards),Varad Kathapurkar (Flute),Anupam Ghatak (Percussion),Manish Kulkarni (Acoustic & Bass Guitar)
Lori(Unplugged): Ritesh Ohol(Acoustic Guitar)
Feel Like My Farm: Kamalesh Bhadkamkar (Keyboards),Anupam Ghatak (Percussion),Manish Kulkarni
(Acoustic & Bass Guitar),Deepak Sinha (Nylon String Guitar),I.D.Rao(Saxophone)
Sing Along: Kamalesh Bhadkamkar (Keyboards),Anupam Ghatak (Percussion),Manish Kulkarni (Acoustic & Bass Guitar),Deepak Sinha (Nylon String Guitar),I.D.Rao(Saxophone)
Unknown City: Composed And Arranged By Johan Mathew & Githin Sam George Johann Mathew (Keyboards Guitar)
Album Songs Mixing And Mastering: Vijay Dayal At Yrf Studios Ltd
Music Arrangement: Kamalesh Bhadkamkar,Amol Dhadphale,Shon Pinto,Johann Mathew
Dubbing Studios: Ajivasan Studios,Dawn Studios
Recordists: Awadhut Wadkar,Ishan Devastali
Actor's Workshop: Nipun Dharmadhikari,Anupam Barve
Medium Strong Team: Sachidanand Agashe,Sambhaji Gaikwad,Anant Kadam,Savita Samgir,Baban Angre,Swapnil Desai
Locations: Music Shack,FC Road(Philip Rodrigues),Watve Wada(Vaishnavi Watve),Prime Hospital,Law Clg Road.(Dr.Swapnil Patil),Wadeshwar Bhuwan,Bajirao Road(Swanand Bhave),Potdar House(Dr.Gunvant Oswal),Nucleushospital,LIC Office(Kailas Gadgil),New India School(Mrs Bhagwat),Blue Frog,Vimannagar,Le Plaisir(Sidharth Mahadik)
Pune Montage Team: Sarang Nerlekar,Kunal Shah,Soumitra Inamdar,Yogendra Joshi
Cinematography by : Swapnil Kulkarni, Bhushan Mate, Rushikesh Tambe
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director :
Nupoor Bora (first assistant director), Sagar Karpe (assistant director), Swapnil Kulkarni (assistant director)
Art Department :
Nitin Borkar (property master)
Sound Department
Abhijeet V. Sapre (foley engineer),
Avinash Sonawane (sound designer),
Shantanu Yennemadi (sound editor)
Costume and Wardrobe Department :
Ruta Gowardhan (costume supervisor)
Special Thanks : Anuya Dhabke, Abha Chube, Dipti Parchure, Sarita Jain, Apurva Paranjape, Aditi Sathe, Ketki Mahtre.
- The film was entirely shot with sync sound including the songs used in the film.
- The jamming session was shot on a 5-camera set-up with as many as 30 microphones for recording.
- The film was shot on all real locations including the music store and the 'wada' (Rahul's house).