Chapter 01
Kailash Wani on the story of Deool Band
Kailash WaniProducer, Deool Band & Deool Band 2
Marathi stories, made for the big screen.
Kailash Wani Studio is the Pune production house behind Deool Band and Deool Band 2. This is our story, told by the people who made the films.
Watch our storyWho we are
Rooted in Maharashtra. Made with the care of a major release.
Producer Kailash Wani founded the studio in Pune. Its first film, Deool Band, opened in cinemas in 2015. Eleven years later its sequel, Deool Band 2, went past ₹100 crore at the box office.
Our vision
To give Marathi stories the scale, craft and care of any major release, and to bring them to audiences across India and beyond.
The films we make
Stories of faith, family and the places we come from: films for the whole family, made to be seen together in a cinema.
Chapter 01
The story of Deool Band
The producer looks back on how Deool Band came to be, and how its story carried on into Deool Band 2.
- In conversation
- Kailash WaniProducer, Deool Band & Deool Band 2
- Running time
- 2:51
By the numbers
- Box office, Deool Band 2
- ₹100 Cr+
- Feature films produced
- 2
- Years making Marathi films
- 10+
Chapter 02
The making of a blockbuster
The producer on making Deool Band 2, with scenes from the set.
- In conversation
- Kailash WaniProducer, Deool Band 2
- Running time
- 2:13
- Released
- 21 May 2026
- Box office
- ₹100 Cr+
- Directed by
- Pravin Tarde
Chapter 03
The director's view
Pravin Tarde directed both Deool Band films and wrote their screenplays, and he acts in both: Shiva in the first, Sadusheth Shinde in the second. He is the creative partner the studio's story has been built with.
A portrait of the director of both Deool Band films, in his own words and on set.
Milestones
From our first film to the second, in the years that mattered.
2015
Deool Band
The studio's first film opens in cinemas on 31 July 2015.
2026
Deool Band 2
The sequel opens on 21 May 2026, eleven years after the first film.
2026
₹100 crore
Deool Band 2 crosses ₹100 crore at the box office; cast and crew celebrate on 11 July 2026.
Leadership & creative partners
The people who run the studio, and the film-makers we make our films with.
Kailash Wani
Producer, Kailash Wani Studio
Read his story: Kailash WaniPravin Tarde
Director, Deool Band & Deool Band 2
What we do
How we work with producers, studios and platforms.
Production
Marathi feature films we develop and produce ourselves, from the first draft to the release.
Co-production
Partnerships with producers and studios who have a story worth telling, with financing, production and release planned together.
Distribution partnerships
Work with distributors, streaming platforms and broadcasters to bring our films to audiences in cinemas and at home.
All conversations
Every filmed conversation in one place. Choose one to play it.
Chapter 02
Kailash Wani on Deool Band 2
Kailash WaniProducer, Deool Band 2
Chapter 03
Pravin Tarde, director of Deool Band
Pravin TardeDirector, Deool Band & Deool Band 2
Make your next film with us
Producers, studios, distributors and platforms: tell us about your project and the right person at the studio will reply.