Ghar Banduk Biryani

Manjule had the script for the film before the Covid-19 lockdown in India and title was only Biryani.[5] At that time Manjule did not like the storytelling but on Awtade's insistence the story was rewritten and its title was determined as Ghar Banduk Biryani according to the story.[6] Zee Studios had officially announced the film on Dussehra 2021 with a teaser.[7] Shooting and post-production of the film was wrapped up in December 2022.[8]

Akash Thosar and Sayli Patil were cast as the leads, which marks her second collaboration with him after Jhund.[9] Nagraj Manjule and Sayaji Shinde also playing pivotal roles in the film.[10] In the beginning Nagraj Manjule was confirmed to going play the role of Naxalite commander, which is played by Sayaji Shinde.[11] Tanaji Galgunde is again cast in the role of Akash Thosar's friend, earlier he played the role of friend in the movie Sairat.[12] Other cast revealed via posters in March 2023 include Somnath Awghade and Suraj Pawar, both of whom appear in several films of Nagaraj Manjule.[13] Some of Nagaraj Manjule's fellow police officers who play the role of cops in the film are real life cops.[14]

Most scenes are shot at Gaganbawada

A major part of the film takes place in the forest, so the location was very important. The makers visited the forests of Khopoli, Bhor, Nagpur, Madhya Pradesh etc. Gaganbawada in Sahyadri mountain ranges of Kolhapur district was decided for filming. 80 percent of the film was shot at Gaganbawada.[15]

Sand Art by Jayesh Borse; In the painting, Sayaji Shinde (left), Nagraj Manjule (centre), Akash Thosar (right).

The first teaser of Ghar Banduk Biryani was released on YouTube on 15 October 2021 by Aatpat Production and second teaser was uploaded on 25 October 2022 in by Zee Studios while trailer was coming on 15 March 2023.[16][17] Initially makers announced release date of film is 30 March 2023 but it was postponed to avoid clash with Bholaa. On 11 February 2023 Munjule revealed new release date of the film is 7 April 2023.[18][19] The film is marked to be second Pan-Indian film in Marathi film industry after Har Har Mahadev.[20]

As per the schedule from 14 March 2023, the film promotion team has gone to colleges in several cities of Maharashtra. The first schedule including Baramati and Islampur (Sangali), in the second schedule they went to Kolhapur, Jalna, Mumbai, Nagpur,[21] Nashik, Chandrapur and in the last arrived in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, Pune,[22] Navi Mumbai, Solapur.[23] During the promotion in Chandrapur, Manjule and Sayaji Shinde spent time interacting with the police of C16 Battalion in Chandrapur who had personally dealt with the Naxalites.[24] On Gudi Padwa, Akash Tosar and Sayli Patil participated in the Gudi Padwa Shobha Yatra 2023 of Dombivali to promote the film.[25] The team also went to Pandharpur there they visited to the Vithal temple and took darshan of Vithoba and took blessings for the film.[26] The team then visited Mangalwedha, the event was attended by MLA of Pandharpur Samadhan Awtade.[27] In Mumbai, the team visited Siddhivinayak Temple and Sayaji Shinde's Sahyadri Devarai and Siddhivinayak Temple Trust jointly initiated Vriksha Prasad Yojana at Siddhivinayak Temple.[28]

Ghar Banduk Biryani was theatrically released on 7 April 2023 in Marathi, along with dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.[29]

The digital streaming rights of the film are acquired by ZEE5.[30]

Priyanka Kulkarni of ABP Majha rates 4.5 out of 5 stars.[31] Yugandhar Tajne of Sakal rates 4 out of 5 stars and praised the director Hemant Avatade for his story, dialogues, acting, songs, music, composition and cinematography.[32] Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India rates 3.5 out of 5 and addressed as a Big screen perfect entertainer experience and it's refreshing to see a Marathi film in the action drama zone.[33] Scroll.in writes "Ghar Banduk Biryani, featuring a lovable rebel commander, an expert biryani cook and a principled police officer, may be the world's first song-and-dance Maoist comedy film. Debutant director Hemant Jangal Awtade anticipates almost black humour, elaborately choreographed action scenes and minor subplots."[34] Sarav Mahind of Urbanly Pune rates 3.5 out of 5, Mahind praising and says the soundtrack itself sounds like a character in the film, While the cinematography gives you an idea of its purpose from the very first shot and the story slowly and gracefully gives you a taste of its characters and setting. What the film lacks is the dragged introduction of the characters in the first half. The first half is a stretch and the second half is a rollercoaster ride.[35] Akhilesh Nerlekar of Loksatta gives a positive review and writes "Even though the tagline is "Aata Chalach Bhighadvaychiy..."(Now it's time to spoil it...), it cannot be confidently said that the movie film rich in the performances of Nagraj Manjule, Akash Thosar, Sayaji Shinde, has succeeded in diverting the audience to the theatres. In today's world of 30-second entertainment, it is not an easy task to keep the audience in one place for almost three hours. Director Hemant Avatade has achieved some success in this regard. Ghar Banduk Biryani will certainly be considered as a different experiment for the exciting setting of a simple story, but in terms of business, we sincerely feel that Nagaraj Manjule should not be subjected to a Jhund-like situation again."[36] Madhura Nerurkar of Maharashtra Times rates 3 out of 5 and write "This piece of art has been excellent at the levels of story, action, background music. However, some scenes are dragged out. Good acting by the actors, good cinematography, impressive background music have helped the story to carry."[37] Shrikrishna Iyer of Koimoi gave 3 rating praised performances of Sayaji Shinde and Nagraj Manjule while criticised old cliché action scenes.[38] Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint write "Ghar Banduk Biryani is a Marathi film that portrays the good and bad of an otherwise gray world."[39]

The film collected ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) on its opening day and weekend collection is ₹1.85 crore (US$230,000).[40] As of 30 April 2023 film grossed ₹5.03 crore (US$630,000) at Box office in Maharashtra.[41]