Ek Daav Bhutacha is a 1982 Indian Marathi-language horror comedy film directed by Ravi Namade and written by Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar. The film stars Dilip Prabhavalkar, Ashok Saraf, Ranjana, Mohan Kothiwan, Ram Nagarkar, Sulochna and Mohan Joshi. The film's story revolves around A troubled school teacher befriends the ghost of a Maratha soldier, who was cursed by a couple for separating them. In the pursuit of seeking redemption, he helps solve the teacher's problems.

Plot

The plot revolves around a school master, portrayed by Dilip Prabhavalkar. He is a simple and honest teacher who is posted to teach in a school in a small village of rural India. Within a short time he runs into trouble with the village sarpanch (local chief) for having punished his son in class. More trouble soon follows when a dance troupe (or a tamasha) comes into the village. In an effort to please the lead dancer, the sarpanch has the teacher's house emptied and gives it to the dancing troupe to occupy.