Deool (transl. The Temple) is a 2011 Indian Marathi comedy directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni (an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, (FTII) Pune). The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, and Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is about the effect of globalization on India's small towns and the terrible state of Indian villages, with a political backdrop. Deool won the 59th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Actor (Girish Kulkarni) and Best Dialogue (Girish Kulkarni). The film also marks the debut of veteran Hindi film actor Naseeruddin Shah in the Marathi film industry.
