‘Bho Bho’ offers an action packed detective thriller with an emotional touch
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Rating: ★★★★
Genres: Thriller, Drama Censor: U Duration: 110 Min. Studio/presenter: Sumukhesh Films Producer(s): Bharat Gaikwad Director: Bharat Gaikwad Writer: Bharat Gaikwad Music: Parth Bharat Thakkar Cinematographer (DOP): Anil Chandel Cast: Prashant Damle, Subodh Bhave, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Saurabh Gokhale, Sanjay Mone, Kishore Chougule, Anuja Sathe Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
“Dogs do speak, but only those who love them, can understand their language.” Latest released Marathi film ‘Bho Bho‘, produced and directed by Bharat Gaikwad, is the best example to show, how a dog lover private detective, investigates an unusual complicated murder case, where a pet dog is alleged to have murdered his lady owner.
An ex Police Officer Vyankatesh Bhonde ( Prashant Damle) expert in detecting cyber crimes, had to quit his job, because he is traumatized, due to shocking accidental death of his little daughter. To forget his grief, he feeds the street dogs and earns some income, by working as private detective, for an agent PD ( Sanjay Mone). While working on one unusual case connected with an insurance claim made by Prof. Vinayak Bhadarkar ( Subodh Bhave) , he smells something fishy.
When Vyankatesh Bhonde detects this case, in his own style, he first visits Sandy, the pet dog of the family kept under observation in a veterinary hospital. But, he finds him normal. Knowing the behaviour of the dogs well, he can’t believe that Sandy has attacked and killed Ms. Sandhya Bhandarkar ( Anuja Sathe) without any provocation. Bhonde gets totally involved into this case, as he also wants to save the life of Sandy and at the same time keep a close watch on Vinayak Khanolkar, his short tempered younger brother Vikram( Saurabh Gokhale), the Veterinary doctor at animal hospital Dr.Dalvi ( Sharad Ponkshe) & the hospital attendant Tanavade ( Kishore Chougule). And, he gets timely help from Jr. Doctor Neha ( Ketaki Chitale). Initially Bhonde’s disturbed wife( Ashwini Ekbote) is unhappy with his working style, but, later she too supports his mission. Finally, Vyankatesh Bhonde succeeds in solving the case and in the climax, we notice the Police reopening the case for court trial.
Director Bharat Gaikwad has very efficiently handled this entire drama, making it an interesting detective thriller. The choice of Prashant Damle to play the lead role, is perfect. Prashant has given full justice to his role, as this is also his comeback film in lead role after 17 years. In three important close up scenes, he has displayed his emotions very aptly. Through his peculiar dialogue delivery, he generates spontaneous humour on many occasions, be it while dealing with Vinayak, Vikram, Dr.Desai, agent PD, insurance company officials or their lawyers. In short, he has given his best, so as to be reckoned for the best actor’s award. Natural performances also come from Subodh Bhave, Sanjay Mone, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Anuja Sathe, Ketaki Chitale and Saurabh Gokhale. Among them, Saurabh Gokhale makes his presence felt, with his angry young man image. Good support also comes from many other character artistes, through their small but effective roles.
For any detective film, cinematography and background music play a very important role. In ‘Bho Bho‘ we find good work done by Anil Chandel through his excellent camera work and appropriate background music provided by Parth Bharat Thakkar. There are no songs in this 1 hour 50 minute long film, except for one well presented title song towards the end. Good editing work by Mukesh Timori is also another plus point of this film. All in all, ‘Bho Bho‘ is an entertaining suspense filled detective thriller, with an emotional touch. Don’t miss it. It’s a worth watch.
Film maker Bharat Gaikwad feels, Prashant is at his best in ‘Bho Bho’
When a dog bites a man it does not become a news; but when a man bites a dog, it certainly becomes a news. That’s what Journalism is all about. But, what if a Pet dog is alleged of Killing his female owner? This is the one liner of the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bho Bho‘.
After finalizing the script of his film ‘Bho Bho‘ , film maker Bharat Gaikwad was in search of a suitable actor, to perfectly fit into the role of Detective Vyankatesh Bhonde. But, when his friend suggested him the name of Prashant Damle, he immediately agreed and That’s how Prashant turned Vyankatesh Bhonde .
Recently, the director and two main artistes of this film, found some time together and met the press representatives, to speak about their individual experiences, after the official trailer of the film was unveiled. It was an interesting chat with three of them, which revealed that they had a big team of artistes, mainly from Marathi stage, which had very good understanding with each other, during the course of entire shooting. And, that made the work of director more easier.
Since the film revolves around dogs, was it difficult for Bharat to manage all the permissions? And, Bharat explained, “Initially, I was not aware that so many NOC’s would be required. I had to approach total 3 times separately for acquiring permission from the Protection of Animal Society’s Chennai office. Had to explain them about every scene and only then received those permissions. All locations in my film are new and I am sure, the Marathi film lovers are going to love this film, for its unique subject,” concluded Bharat.
Present on this occasion were Prashant Damle and Sanjay Mone, who are both playing detectives. Actually, it is the character of Sanjay, who engages Vyankatesh Bhonde on an assignment. The other artistes of this film are Subodh Bhave, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Saurabh Gokhale, Anuja Sathe, Kishore Chougule, Rajan Bhise, Shailesh Datar, Madhav Abhyankar, Pradeep Patvardhan, Vandana Vaknis and others, thus making a strong team of all talented stage artistes. The film is all set to release on 22nd April 2016.
Bho Bho Movie Trailer
Movie: Bho Bho
Director: Bharat Gaikwad
Music: Parth Bharat Thakkar
Cast: Prashant Damle, Subodh Bhave, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Saurabh Gokhale, Sanjay Mone, Kishore Chougule, Anuja Sathe
Will Prashant’s detective image work on big screen ?
Prashant Damle is the favorite actor on Marathi stage today, with lots of fan following. He has already created a record of performing in more than 10,000 shows on stage. For the past 30 years, Prashant Damle has played variety of roles on Marathi stage and television. During 80s and 90s, he was part of many Marathi comedy films. But, in the recent past, he had focused more on his stage shows. Prashant will now be returning to big screen, that too in lead role, in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bho Bho‘, which is all set to release on 22nd April 2016. By the way, Prashant is playing a detective and it remains to be seen, whether his new image will work in Marathi films?
In the film, Prashant plays the central character of Detective Vyankatesh Bhonde and it is understood that producer-director Bharat Gaikwad has used all his skills, to extract the best out of Prashant Damle. Luckily, he has good support coming from team of other talented artistes like Subodh Bhave, Sanjay Mone, Sharad Ponkshe, Saurabh Gokhale, Anuja Sathe Gokhale, Ashwini Ekbote, Kishore Chougule & Ketaki Chitale.
‘Bho Bho’ will present Prashant Damle as detective Bonde
Detective stories are not new to Marathi films. But, when a detective is played by an actor like Prashant Damle, it certainly becomes a big news. We have been hearing about this so called murder mystery, to be presented by director Bharat Gaikwad through his film ‘Bho Bho‘. And, with the launch of official poster of this film, he has now confirmed the release of this film as 22nd April 2016.
According to Bharat, this film is a murder mystery revolving around a Dog and hence the title of the film is ‘Bho Bho‘. With a lot of curiosity generated by the makers of this film on social networking sites, with different caricatures, the film has already created a buzz. As a producer and director of this film, Bharat is confident about the film’s success. The other important artistes of the film are Subodh Bhave, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Sanjay Mone, Kishore Chougule, Saurabh Gokhale & Anuja Sathe.
Bho Bho (भो भो )
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Rating: ★★★★
Censor: U
Duration: 130 min.
Studio/presenter: Sumukhesh Films
Producer: Bharat Gaikwad
Executive Producer: na
Director: Bharat Gaikwad
Writer: Bharat Gaikwad
ScreenPlay: Bharat Gaikwad, Jayanta Bordoloi
Dialogues: Makarand Sawant, Jaydeep Late, Bharat Gaikwad
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Cast & Crew
Executive Producer: na
Director: Bharat Gaikwad
Assistant Director: na
Writer: Bharat Gaikwad
ScreenPlay: Bharat Gaikwad, Jayanta Bordoloi
Dialogues: Makarand Sawant, Jaydeep Late, Bharat Gaikwad
Lyrics: Ambrish Depshpande
Music: Parth Bharat Thakkar
Playback Singer: Gulraj Singh
Cinematographer (DOP): Anil Chandel
Editor: Mukesh Timori
Starcast: Prashant Damle, Subodh Bhave, Sharad Ponkshe, Ashwini Ekbote, Saurabh Gokhale, Sanjay Mone, Kishore Chougule, Anuja Sathe
Costumes: Utkarsha Dighe
Makeup: Mukesh Zala
Sound : na
Background Score: Parth Bharat Thakkar
Choreographer: na
DI, VFX: Manish Kawa
D.I. Colourist: na
Promos: na
Music Label: na
Publicity Designs: Loki’s Studio
P.R.O.: na
Distributor : na
Synopsis
‘Bho Bho’ : Film ‘Bho Bho’ is about ‘Bho Bho’ and Bhonde, the important character in this film and is a suspense thriller presented in a humor filled manner. Through this film Prashant Damle is making his comeback in Marathi films, as a lead actor.
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Chit Chat With Bharat Gaikwad
When we engage in what is naturally suited to us, our work takes on the quality of performance and it is this performance that stimulates creativity. This is very relevant to those into film making. In the case of Bharat Gaikwad, this holds true. After studying in Mumbai’s Wilson College, Bharat wanted to do specialization in Sound Engineering, as Physics was his main subject during graduation. But, his involvement in direction did not permit him to find time for his further studies. As an assistant director to stalwarts like Lekh Tandon and Ramesh Gupta, opened doors for him to direct independent projects soon. His debut as a director was through DD metro’s serial ‘Insaaf’.
Though Bharat made his debut through Hindi, it was always his wish to direct Marathi serials and he got an opportunity to do so, when Sanjay Surkar offered him to shoot 15 days a month for his popular serial ‘Avantika‘. Bharat also had an opportunity to direct ‘Jagavegali’ in Marathi and the popular Hindi serial ‘Kitty Party’. Watching his work, someone from Indonesia contacted him through his friend and invited him to not only direct some of their local serials but also train their people into direction. For about 4 years between 2003 and 2007 Bharat lived in Jakarta and dealt with many interesting subjects, only to gain considerable experience. At present, he is directing a police detective serial ‘Lakshya’ on Star Pravah channel which is the topic of discussion. Marathi Movie world had a chit chat with this dynamic director. Excerpts from the discussion:
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Q: For a director, what is important? A script or the cast of the project ?
A: For me, both are important. A good script does make a big difference; but at the same time the performances from artistes are equally important.
Q: What is your way of directing a particular scene?
A: I discuss the scene with my artistes before the shot and explain the importance of the scene, so as to bring out the best out of them. For a director, his keen observation is very important in direction. If he is good at that, he can certainly get the best out of every scene.
Q: After directing few serials with success, why did you opt for an overseas assignment?
A: Yes, I did accept an assignment from Indonesia, as I thought that I would get to learn so many things there in production.
Q: What difference you noticed there ?
A: If you are talking about the audience, they are more influenced by world cinema. They have one hour long episodes. There was no shortage of equipments and I got everything that was required for shoot. The technical support was good. About planning with artistes required little understanding because the artistes left in time, no matter what time they walked in on the sets. So, I had to use my skills to adjust the shooting with their availability. Another good thing that happened in Indonesia was that I could watch so many English film DVD’s there and did a lot of reading during free time.
Q: But, what subjects in the serials are popular there ?
A: They prefer watching something related to magic, action and ghost stories.
Q: You also directed a Marathi film last year. Why wasn’t it a success ?
A: Yes, I directed a film ‘Dhava Dhaav’ a comedy subject. It was a ready made script with artistes that was offered to me for direction. It is because of this reason, I couldn’t contribute much from my side.
Q: But, now, you are directing a police detective serial ‘Laksya‘. How is the response to this serial ?
A: It is because of ‘Lakshya’, my work has come to the notice of many people. I could use all my experience while directing this serial. I have received compliments through many of my friends. A close friend of mine also told me that Mahesh Manjrekar also appreciated it. I also received a feedback that small children in my friend’s society enact the characters of this serial while playing in the evening.
Q: How do you look at the present change in the production of Marathi serials?
A: I myself noticed a big change during the last few years. After my return from Indonesia in 2007, I found some of my friends like Nishikant Kamat and others reaching to great heights. Even there was a big change observed in technical matters. Now, in my serial they are using HD camera, which was till now only used by Nitin Chandrakant Desai for his productions ‘Rajaa Shivchatrapati’ and ‘Bajirao Mastani’. It gives a great feeling to work with all such technical advancements in Marathi serials.
‘Dhava Dhav’ does copy- paste of Bollywood
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Rating: ★★1/2
Presenter: Rohini Films Producers: Narayan Bhandarkar Director: Bharat Gaikwad Story, Screenplay: Shashank Udapurkar Camera: Ranjan Jha Music: Nandu Honap Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Shashank Udapurkar, Mohan Joshi, Smita Jaykar, Anand Abhyankar, Jaywant Wadkar, Arun Kadam, Jayraj Nair, Madhavi Nimkar, Hrutuja Patil, Vilas Ujawane Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
At a time, when we notice a change coming into Marathi films, still some Marathi film makers believe in doing a copy-paste job from Bollywood. A new Marathi film ‘Dhava Dhav’ does exactly that. Shahank Udapurkar, who identifies himself as a script writer of this Marathi film, goes on the lines of Bollywood’s popular duo- Manmohan Desai and Prakash Mehra, making a provision for himself to play a double role. And, to add some star value to the film he selects Bharat Jadhav as his co-star.
The film begins with the so called backdrop of ‘Sholay’, with two brothers-Jai and Veeru becoming Police Inspectors, only because their mother wants them to do so, to settle the score with their father’s killer- Gabbar Patil. This so called Gabbar has not only killed their father, but has also taken away Vijay, the twin brother of Jai while in cradle, along with him; so as to make him a Don ( Just another Bollywood formula). He sends him to a ‘Don School’, somewhere abroad. But, when Vijay graduates and returns back, he behaves more like a film hero than Don. He calls himself Vijay Dinanath Chavan. If that is not enough, the Mother of Jai and Veeru, plays the role of Bollywood’s popular Mom-Rakhee, uttering her translated dialogues from Bollywood films.
The entire film drags in this fashion with all translated dialogues from few Bollywood movies, uttered by most of the characters. The two girls-Hema and Malini, who play the daughters of a Senior Police Inspector, obviously pair with Jai and Veeru. They flirt with them on the lines of another Bollywood film ‘Aankhen’. Finally, the film ends with a typical climax of Bollywood films of 70s and 80s.
Looking at this patchwork done with the help of some Bollywood films, the audience is made to think, whether to call this film an action, comedy or mockery of Bollywood ? With the presentation of such themes, how can one expect audience at the theatres ? The 2 pm show at one of the multiplexes in Mumbai that too on a Sunday was cancelled for want of people and at the other one located in a mall, it was screened for a dozen of viewers. We do have good actors in Marathi, but if they are made to act in such movies, then certainly it is a waste of their talent. Talking about the veterans like Mohan Joshi (who plays Gabber Patil), Smita Jaykar (Mother of Jai-Veeru-Vijay) and Anand Abhyankar (Sr. Police Inspector); they are simply wasted in their respective roles. The two girls namely Madhavi Nimkar and Hrutuja Patil are taken just for namesake to play the heroines. While the rest of the artistes play supporting roles, only to complete their team work
Music by Nadu Honap is just average and the background music is also a copy and paste job from popular Bollywood hits. Direction by Bharat Gaekwad is nothing special and so are the acts of Bharat Jadhav and Shashank Udapurkar. If there are few more such repeats in Marathi, those few who respect Marathi cinema, will also have to think twice before going to the theatres during those first three days.