Movie : Me Pan Sachin
Director : Shreyash P. Jadhav
Music : Harshwardhan Wavre, Karan Wavre, Aditya Patekar (Trineeti bros)
Cast : Swwapnil Joshi, Kalyanee Mulay, Anuja Sathe Gokhale, Abhijeet Khandkekar, Priyadarshan Jadhav
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‘Bhay’ presents psychological thriller in conventional style
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Movie: Bhay
Rating: ★★★ Genres: Drama Censor: UA Duration: 128 min. Studio / Presenter: 5G International Producer: Sachin Katarnawre DOP: Rajesh Rathore Director: Rahul Bhatankar Cast: Abhijeet Khandkekar, Smita Gondkar, Satish Rajwade, Vineet Sharma, Sanskruti Balgude, Siddharth Bodke, Uday Tikekar Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
Psychological thrillers are favourite subjects of many film lovers. But, they need a gripping screenplay to capture the attention of audience. Till now, in Marathi we have seen conventional psycho thrillers, which were influenced by some of our old bollywood films on these subjects, though very few have offered out of the box themes. Latest released Marathi film ‘Bhay‘ falls in the category of conventional style subjects, where we see Gokul Joshi ( Abhijit Khandkekar) the hero of this film suffering from Schizophrenia.
Having phobia of so many things like boarding an elevator , vehicles running on the street etc. He keeps on changing his residence to suit his convenience. Instead of driving his own car, he travels by public transport bus. But, that does not stop his disturbance. One day, after noticing a shoot out incidence on the road, he rushes back home and even Knocks down his wife Meera ( Smita Gondkar) , who is in the initial stage of pregnancy. Gokul is not the only eye witness to the murder of a Builder, who has been attacked by a sharp shooter Bharat ( Vinit Sharma) and his men, on the instructions of a minister –Jagtap( Uday Tikekar) . The other eye witnesses are Praful ( Siddharth Kulkarni), his girlfriend Taniya ( Sanskruti Balgude) and few others, including a senior citizen.
In comes a special investigating police officer Inspector Vishwas Zurunge (Satish Rajwade) who not only investigates the murder and people behind it, but also finishes off the gangsters. Director Atul Bhatankar, who is an editing expert, having made his debut as a director through ‘Time Bara Vait‘ in 2015, has incorporated some interesting happenings in the screenplay of the film; but that gives a conventional look to this film. There is nothing extra ordinary happening in the first part of the film. Instead, he could have made this part more gripping with the help of other characters played by Sanskruti Balgude and others. In the film, Sanskruti has been used just like a character artiste, except for a dream song picturisation in Dubai , in which she looks stunning with designer costumes.
Abhijit Khandkekar does justice to his character of Gokul with good performance, while Smita Gondkar has very little to offer in the first part of the film. The character of sharp shooter played by Vinit Sharma, has been given more than required importance, only to show that people like them are used and exploited by the politicians for their selfish gains. Uday Tikekar has very little to do as a selfish politician, but he has played his part well. Rajesh Rathore’s camera work, background score by Sameer Phaterpekar, costumes by Swapnil Kamble and editing work by the director himself are worth appreciating.
Those who love to watch psychological thrillers, this film will not disappoint them, as it is a conventional style psychological action thriller.
Abhijit Khandkekar will present contrast characters through his next films
Having established himself as a popular television actor, Abhijit Khandkekar is making his headway into Marathi films. Abhijit made his presence felt through his debut Marathi film ‘Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda‘ in lead role. But, his next two films ‘Mamachya Gavala Jaoo Ya‘ and ‘Dhol Tashe‘ didn’t receive much success, in spite of his good performance. Abhijit who is presently playing lead role in ongoing Marathi serial ‘Majhya Navryachi Baiko‘, has three films due for release.
Out of these three films, two of them namely, ‘Dhyanimani‘ and ‘Bhay‘ present him in contrast characters. In ‘Dhyanimani‘, he plays a Psychologist, while in ‘Bhay‘ he plays a Schizophrenic. Recently, when we met him at the first look of ‘Dhyanimani‘, Abhijit Khandkekar seemed to be in a happy mood, as he shared the dais with all stalwarts like Mahesh Manjrekar, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Simita Thackeray and Medha Manjrekar. He thanked Mahesh Manjrekar and Chandrakant Kulkarni for choosing him to be part of their film and openly praised both, whom he treated on par with his father, as far as the learning process was concerned. “Working with Chandu Sir and Maheshji was like attending an acting workshop,” he said.
Abhijeet Khandkekar returns to small screen
Radio Jockey turned actor Abhijit Khandkekar, who made his successful debut through Zee Marathi’s popular serial ‘Majhiya Priyala Preet Kalena‘ six years ago, had later shifted his priority to Marathi cinema. Luckily, Abhijit got his first break in Marathi films, through Avadhoot Gupte’s film ‘Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda‘ . Later, he did try to establish himself through films like ‘Mamachya Gavala Jaoo Ya‘ and ‘Dhol Tashe‘. But, both these films didn’t do well, in spite of his good performance.
Abhijit Khandkekar is now returning to small screen, with Zee Marathi‘s new serial ‘Majhya Navryachi Baiko‘, which is all set to air from 22nd August 2016 at 8 pm slot. Another talented stage and TV actress Anita Date is playing his wife in this serial, while Rasika Dhabadgaonkar plays his office colleague. Produced by Tejendra Nesvankar, the story of this serial is written by Rohini Ninave & Abhijit Guru. And by Kedar Vaidya. Other artistes in this serial are, Arun Nalawade, Suhita Thatte & Shweta Mehendale.
JMDB uses Punjabi Tadka for a Marathi recipe
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Rating: na
Producers: Atul Kamble and Avadhut Gupte Director: Avadhoot Gupte Music: Nilesh Moharir Cinematography: Rahul Jadhav Cast: Abhijit Khandkekar, Prarthana Behere, Vikram Gokhale, Punit Issar, Shuhangi Latkar, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Varun Vij, Monika Dabade, Ganesh Mayekar and Manreet Kaur. Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
We have seen many Bollywood films using Punjabi tadka in their productions, which has resulted in offering a hit recipe to Hindi film lovers. Now, Avadhoot Gupte has played the same trick in his latest released film ‘Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bathinda’ which has gone the DDLJ way. The film’s one liner tells you the story of a well to do Maharashtrian youngster, who goes all the way to Punjab to open a Dhaba, serving Maharashtrian food; only to accept the challenge thrown by a Punjabi hotelier in Maharashtra.
Having found the necessary ingredients for his recipe, the director has cooked up his screenplay in such a way that he could offer a taste with a difference to our traditional Marathi audience. The film revolves around a young man Sayaji Nimbalkar( Abhijeet Khandkekar) from Pune, who opens a Dhaba in Punjab and serves traditional Maharashtrian preparations.
He successfully celebrates 1st anniversary of his Dhaba, when he comes across a Punjabi Girl Jas( Prarthana Behere), who comes from Maharashtra, to attend wedding of her cousin.
Sayaji, not only faces hurdles in his business from his Punjabi competitor in the neighborhood; but also in his love. The screenplay of the film does raise doubts in your mind, about the behaviour of the lead characters, with the progress of events; as certain scenes shown in flashback does confuse the audience. Everything becomes clear only in the climax, when Sayaji arrives with Jas in Pune; though some hints are given through few dialogues.
Director Avadhoot Gupte has used his skills well, to surprise the audience at the stroke of interval and during the concluding part of the film. But, what makes the film more appealing, is Rahul Jadhav’s excellent cinematography. Very intelligently, he has captured the fields of Punjab and other locations to get that real feel of small Punjab township. Even his aerial photography is so good that it reminds you of any Yash Chopra film, particularly DDLJ.
The choice of two television stars making their debut in lead roles in this Marathi film, was a right decision of the film maker; as both these artistes have given their best. Prathana Behere, the ‘Pavitra Rishta’ girl, looks stunning in many close up scenes. She has expressed very well, to match with many scenes, which kept the audience guessing her real identity. Playing the male lead, Abhijit Kahandkekar scores with his acting skills; though some of his action scenes are not convincing.
Vikram Gokhale plays his part with conviction, using his past experience to dominate those few scenes, he has to his share. But, Priyadarshan Jadhav is an attention grabber. Using all his skills of past stage performances, he has played the young Marathi speaking Sardar from Punjab very effectively. It is because of his presence, the film has offered light entertainment through his perfect body language. In the supporting cast Punit Issar, Shubhangi Latkar, Priyadharshan Jadhav, Varun Vij, Monika Dabade, Ganesh Mayekar, Manrit Kour have done a good job.
Music by Nilesh Mohrir is pleasing, in every situation based song played in the film. The film does pass a social message besides inspiring today’s Marathi youth to accept challenges in life to set up their own business anywhere in India. To fulfill the requirement of wholesome entertainment, ‘Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bathinda’ has used Punjabi tadka for a Marathi recipe very well.