‘Kaay Karu? Na Kasa Karu !’- Just another average comedy
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Rating: na
Presenter: G V Films, Balgiri Director: Vinay E Laad Story: Vinay E Laad Screenplay: Vinay E Laad Dialogues: Sanjay Belose Cinematographer: Anil Khandekar Music: Nishikant Sadafule Art: Rashid Rangrez Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Deepali Sayyed, Pushkar Shrotri, Aditi Sarangdhar, Vijay Chavhan, Uma Sardeshmukh, Jyoti Joshi, Ashok Shinde, Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
You never know, when and how our Marathi film makers would get inspired to make comedy films on the lines of some old Bollywood movies. Perhaps, watching those repeat runs of David Dhavan films starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt on television, might have influenced director Vinay Laad to write the story of this Marathi film ‘Kaay karu? Na Kasa karu!’ starring Bharat Jadhav and Pushkar Shrotri in the lead. Only changes he made, by replacing Jay Paaji and Veeru Paaji with Vijay and Ajay; as otherwise both are shown as con men, in search of easy money and accommodation.
Vijay feels that he can compose music while Ajay, who sells ayurvedic jadi butti, poses himself as a doctor owning a hospital. So, they play pranks on the lines of what Govinda and Sanjay Dutt did in either ‘Jodi No. 1′, ‘Haseena Maan Jayegi’, or ‘Ek aur Ek Gyarah’. If that was not enough, they also borrow few ideas from Harmesh Malhotra’s Bollywood films of 90s.
With few changes here and there, the plot of ‘Kaay Karu? Na Kasa Karu!’ begins with two close friends – Vijay (Bharat Jadhav) and Ajay (Pushkar Shrotri), who are shown literally on the roads in the beginning of the film, after being shown the door by their landlord. They meet their common friend Kamlya (Kamlakar Satpute) who is influenced by Mr. Bachchan and keeps on overdoing his past film acts uttering Hindi dialogues, more than required to create humour.
Kamlya introduces his two friends to a Watchman of a bungalow (Vijay Chavan), who is guarding his Owner’s bungalow for a period of six months, since the owner is away. In the meanwhile the watchman’s two daughters Nisha (Deepali Sayyed) and Usha (Aditi Sarangdhar) also manage to enjoy the luxury of this bungalow. When Kamlya introduces Vijay and Ajay as an upcoming Music director and a doctor owning hospital respectively, the girls are impressed by their status and fall in love with them, in the first meeting itself. Their mother (Uma Sardeshmukh) is not very happy with their association with strangers, but the father plans
something big; and soon gets his both the daughters married to them.
When, it is disclosed that the two young men are fraud, he repents. But, destiny makes them extra smart and they manage Rs.5 cores, after they save life of a rich man about to commit suicide. Then begins the naughty games of two boys, to teach a lesson to their demanding wives. Finally, it’s happy ending in the climax. There is no doubt that the chemistry between the two couples works well; but the outdated song sequences and not so appealing music do not go well with the screenplay.
All the four leading artistes have given their best, as expected. Ashok Shinde plays an awkward looking role, where he has no scope; but only to expose his skin affected face and receiving insults from Deepali. Vijay Chavhan and Uma Sardeshmukh play the parents convincingly. Few dialogues are well written by Sanjay Belose; but some of them are repeated by Kamlakar Satpute – the character of Kamlya, while performing his mimicry and by Deepali while humiliating Ashok Shinde. There are no twists and turns in the screenplay, except for the routine comedy on one given plot. Anil Khandekar’s photography is good, but there is nothing special in the choreography of Dilip Mistry. In the process, Writer- Director Vinay Laad has offered just another average entertaining Marathi comedy film.
‘Mast Chalalay Aamcha’ to be premiered on Zee Marathi
There are no Marathi films released this week but there is a surprise packet form Zee Marathi in the form of World TV premiere of their recently released film ‘Mast Chalalay Aamcha’ on Sunday 26th June at 7 pm. This Zee Talkies film, which is a non stop comedy, revolves around Madhav Bhat, a well educated person who is also a senior manager in a bank. He has a very respectful position in the society. But his daughter disappoints him when she gets married with an auto-driver, Baban.
Madhav Bhat hates Baban & tries to break their relation in almost every possible way. But his wife, Seema, supports Baban. The situation turns worse when Madhav Bhat lands into trouble and Baban helps him in his ‘own style’. The film manages to keep the viewers engaged from start till end.
Bharat Jadhav , the superstar of Marathi films and theater plays the lead role of Madhav Bhat in the company of well known comedy actress Vishakha Subhedar, who’s playing the role of his wife Seema. Other star-cast comprises of well known Marathi TV and film actors like Bhushan Kadu (as Baban), Bhalachandra Kadam, Kamlakar Saatpute, Kishori Ambiye and Vijay Patkar.
The story by Sachin Mote and screenplay by Sachin Goswami and Sachin Mote the film the film is directed by renowned Marathi theater director-writer Sachin Goswami. Vaishali Samant and Amir Hadkar have provided music to this film.
‘Mast Chalalay Aamcha’- Laughter is the best medicine
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Rating: na
Presenter: Zee Talkies Producer: Atul Maroo, Ketan Maroo Director: Sachin Goswami Story: Sachin Mote Music: Amir Hadkar Cinematographer: Anil Khandekar Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Vijay Patkar, Bhushan Kadu, Vishakha Subhedar, Kamalakar Satpute, Bhalchandra Kadam, Kishori Ambiye Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
New lifestyle has forced today’s common man under tremendous stress. A bank manager is worried about the boy of his daughter’s choice and strange behaviour of his wife. A housewife is worried about her husband’s affair. An auto-rickshaw driver wants a break after a tiring day. A female Vada-Paav vendor is trying to save her money from her alcohol addict husband. A policeman is making all efforts to find a good sound sleep after overworking. Above all, the common man in general is fed up with the happenings around. The news on scams and the violent type of TV serials are already bothering him and his family members. All that he needs is distressing in the form of entertainment. Laughter is the best medicine and very few can offer it at a cost.
But, Zee Talkies’ new film ‘Mast Chalalay Aamcha’ comes with an ideal prescription for distressing. Produced by Shemaroo and distributed by Zee Talkies, the film offers non-stop entertainment for all age groups. It is not an easy job to keep the audience involved in laughter for more than an hour, but the duo comprising of Sachin Mote, the writer and Sachin Goswami the director with all their stage experience behind, have succeeded in offering something in a cinematic form to the people of Maharashtra, who certainly needed that break to relieve their stress. The film is based on the popular Marathi play ‘Ek Daav Bhatacha’.
Picking up a simple theme dealing with attitude of different persons from the same family, the film tries to link them with few characters in the society to create enough of humour lasting for a little more than two hours. The actual story of the film revolves around Madhav Bhatt (Bharat Jadhav) a branch manager with a bank, who is worried about the presence of his son-in-law (Bhushan Kadu) an auto-rickshaw driver in his house, as his only daughter (Devyani Deshmukh) has married against his wish. His wife (Vishakha Subhedar) is however very much pleased with her son-in-law, as he knows how to please his mother-in-law. Ms. Bhatt is a devotee of one Anna-Baba (Vijay Patkar) who does all his tricks related to superstition, to invite the attention of his devotees.
Now, how the family is linked with a Vadaa Paav vendor Vastlabai Khade (Kishori Ambiye), her alcohol addict husband (Kamlakar Satpute) and a Police constable (Bhalachandra Kadam) is another story. But, the main plot revolves around Madhav Bhatt and his son-in-law Baban Thorat. Very cleverly the writer and director have presented every scene with relevant dialogues to create that spontaneity to produce laughter. A perfect timing maintained by all artistes further makes this film more hilarious. In the recent past, we have seen comedy films, but ‘Mast Chalalay Aamcha’ presents a comedy with a difference. This was possible only due to efforts of the skilled writer and talented director to produce that desired effect.
Marathi films generally don’t require big star-cast, if the script is superior. This film has only one big star in the form of Bharat Jadhav and the others being talented bunch of artistes from stage and TV shows. But, watching their respective performances, certainly makes you think about their tremendous potential. And, if you have to measure their performances, they all had a very good team work. Bharat Jadhav, Vishakha Subhedar, Bhushan Kadu, Kishori Ambiye, Devyani Deshmukh, Kamlakar Satpute and Bhalchandra Kadam all contributed equally towards the neat presentation of this film. None of them over acted and when the time came for the same in the climax, the director concluded the film. Though there are few predictable scenes, the film still manages to entertain frenziedly. The scenes between Bharat Jadhav and Bhalchandra Kadam are more appealing. One wonders as to why the latter has not been offered roles in films? With perfect editing, good photography and limited music, the film does offer a complete entertainment package to all sections of the society.
Davpech – a new game plan to invite viewer’s attention
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Producers: Murli Manohar Borkar, Arjun Manohar Borkar Director: Sanchit Vartak, Bhimrao Mude Story: Bhimrao Mude Camera: Raja Fadtare Music: Rohan Pradhan Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Makarand Anspure, Lokesh Gupte, Kamlesh Sawant, Hemangi Kavi-Dhumal, Priyal Patil, Kushal Badrike Movie Review by Jitendra R. More |
When you have the content, you should focus more on the screenplay rather than drawing the posters of your stars in a different look, to attract the viewers. Looking at the huge poster at one of the theatres in Pune, the tea vendor in a bylane of a Pune theatre did remark, “Oh! What a get up for these two big stars?” So, it’s but natural that people like you and me are tempted to watch this film, to see these popular stars in a new get-up and witness their deeds in the film. But, you are disappointed, as the duo appears in that get-up in just that initial scene and then look normal in the later part. Isn’t that a way of fooling the viewers?
‘Davpech’ the new Marathi film directed by debutant duo Sachit Vartak and Bhimrao Mude does try to offer a different story, but lack of continuity in the screenplay and few flaws during picturization of few scenes takes away the desired impact created through the story. In this film, you have a village backdrop with a fictitious village called Phulgaon, where after 17 years a traditional game of theft, which used to be a yearly feature in the past is proposed. To take part in this game, two expert thieves are hired by Daadu (Kushal Badrike) and these two namely Neelkanth(Makarand Anaspure) and Vyankatesh ( Bharat Jadhav) pose as a schoolmaster and Agri-expert respectively.
Obviously, to fit the requirements of a film, they find their girlfriends in Shewanta( Hemangi Kavi) and Jai ( Priyal Patil) respectively. Initially, they succeed in stealing the sword from the temple and get set for the main game’Punyachi Chori’. There is a folk song suitably picturized on this game plan, rendered by Devdatt Sable and picturized on Shahir played by Girish Oak. Because of usage of DI, the film’s effect on photography with color mixing looks good.
The film has also used better sound effect, but the same does not suit when the horror effect is played when a person is on deathbed. In the climax scene, Neelkanth manages to chase a tempo with the help of a bullock cart and this only suggests some Bollywood attempted gimmicks. Watch that scene where the show anchor of ‘Punyachi Chori’ makes an announcement on loudspeaker heard by the villagers and keep your logical thinking aside. When the stealin
g of Phoolraja award is shown with police investigation; what finally happens is not shown in the film. Overall, the film has a very limited entertainment value.
Makarand Anaspure receives applause from the crowd occasionally, while Bharat Jadhav is in his usual mood. Hemangi has some scope as far as acting is concerned but the other girl Priyal has no scope in this film. The film’s music is just okay but the photography is good capturing some of the best locations outdoors including the night scenes. But, make it look a night scene, is easily noticed. Being debutants, the director duo has done their best. But, there is nothing so special about this game – plan( Davpech), so as to appreciate.
‘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.
‘Shahanpan Dega Deva’ – performance oriented film
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Rating: na
Presenter: Great Maratha Entertainment Company Pvt. Ltd. Producer: Twinkel Group & Mirah Entertainmetn Pvt. Ltd. Direction: Sudesh Manjrekar, Atul Kale Screenplay: Abhijeet Deshpande, Mahesh Manjrekar Camera: Ajit Reddy Music: Ajit- Sameer Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Ankush Choudhary, Sanjay Narvekar, Vaibhav Mangale, Siddharth Jadhav, Kishore Kadam, Santosh Juvekar, Kamlakar Satpute, Manva Naik, Kranti Redkar and Mahesh Manjrekar. Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
Known for his Police detection stories, writer Shrikant Sinker had also written in the past a play ‘Aaliya Bhogasi’ based on a team of mentally unstable people in a mental asylum, who only think of their past profession and enact their skills all the time. Producer Mahesh Manjrekar, perhaps got inspired with that play, while projecting his characters through his new film ‘Shahanpan Dega Deva’, which also revolves around 5 such mentally unstable characters( Bharat Jadhav, Siddharth Jadhav, Ankush Choudhary, Vaibhav Mangale & Sanjay Narvekar), who are being treated in his own way at a private Mental asylum by Dr. Subodh ( played by Mahesh himself) , attached to that asylum.
Mr. Manjrekar known for his offerings on sensational subjects, this time thought of moving into comedy and hence selected this performance oriented film with the sole motive of entertaining the audience. Directed jointly by Atul kale and Sudesh Manjrekar, the producer has himself got involved into the screenplay and dialogues in the company of Abhijeet Deshpande and Sanjay Pawar. There is nothing much seriously happening into the screenplay, except for theose mischievous acts by the five characters , which only encourage competition among themselves. It only looked like that the directors had during the pre-interval stage had given complete freedom to them, resulting into overacting by atleast two characters.
It was only after interval, it gave an impression that the director duo had taken total control of the film. The happenings in the film clearly indicate that each character had his own share to display talent under a given situation, which was nothing but pose mentally disturbed and perform an act to look more natural in that condition. And, this experiment succeeds only to a certain extent in post interval session comprising of 55 minutes.The film does not pay much attention on the past history of these characters, except for Bharat Jadhav, whose past incidence has been shown for proving him mentally unstable. The total length of film is just nearing two hours, a perfect length, as further extension would have certainly taxed the audience.
‘Shahanpan Dega Deva’ is a male dominated film, as the three girls namely Manva, Kranti and Poorva play just show pieces and have been rightly used in the climax scene as item girls. Manva makes her appearance just at the stroke of interval, while Kranti comes in almost towards the end of the film. Most of the scenes in the film are based on ‘mind act’ done by each character and among them Sanjay Narvekar invites all the attention for his cricket gimmicks that go very well with his body language. His character also springs a surprise in the climax, thus turning him into a real hero.
Watching the performances of other artistes, Bharat Jadhav, Vaibhav Mangale, Ankush Choudhary and Mahesh Manjrekar himself are all within their limits, except for Siddharth, who has been controlled in the second half, avoiding dialogues for him. Kamlakar Satpute, playing the gay Don is just fine; nothing exceptional about his performance, as we have seen such characters on the screen in the past. Since the film has Bollywood flavour, he reminds you of Kulbhushan Kharbanda in ‘Shaan’, but doesn’t look dangerous. Among the three doctors from the asylum playing villains, Kishore Kadam is impressive. Others in the supporting cast have done well, but Santosh Juvekar has been wasted in that ordinary looking side role.
There isn’t much scope for music in the film, except for the so called item number in the climax, where lavani has been performed in a different style. The background music sounded loud pre interval, but has been used well in the later part of the film. Cinematography by Ajit Reddy is good . The film is likely to impress the kind of audience who enjoy watching TV shows like ‘Comedy Circus’ and ‘Fu bai Fu’, as this film is based only on performances to entertain the audience with a given theme.
‘Aatapita’ has a bizarre tale
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Rating: na
Presentor: Samarth Art Innovatives Producer: Bhooshan Patil, Deepali Samant and Aachal Rane Story, Screenplay, Direction: Uttung Shelar Dialogues: Prashant Loke Cinematographer: Prasad Bhende Music: Sanjeev Kohli Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Sanjay Narvekar, Ashwini Apte, Girish Salvi, Pradeep kabre, Mohan Khambete, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Raju Shisadkar, Santosh Patil, Rahul Kulkarni, Rohan Bhalekar, Satish Pulekar Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
Someone has rightly said that there is a fine line between coincidence and fate. Samarth Art Innovative’s new Marathi film ‘Aatapita’ tries to draw this fine line, when Ashutosh (Bharat Jadhav) who dreams of becoming a writer decides to make Nandu (Sanjay Narvekar), the hero of his story. Nandu works in the recovery of loan department of a bank. Writer- director Uttung Shelar who has conceptualized this unusual plot, has however left it to the audience to decide whether the happenings in the film are just a coincidence or it’s the destiny of the person.
‘Aatapita’ is a simple tale in the day to day life of two individuals, presented in a tricky manner to keep the audience on the hold till the climax, when it finally concludes with a surprise. It’s a totally different experience in Marathi films, as such themes are generally observed in Marathi dramas. But, the director has given a better treatment to the plot, using the adaptability of the two excellent actors, who bring liveliness to every scene. Moreover, the dialogues by Prashant Loke, obviously help add a special flavor to the screenplay, which is based mainly on these two characters .
There isn’t much scope for lady members in the film and therefore the so called leading lady Vibhavari (Ashwini Apte) has been included more as a showpiece to play the girl
Bharat Jadhav, Sanjay Narvekar, Aatapita
friend cum would-be of Nandu. It is for this reason, you find her looking different in every scene she is part of. Music too has less scope in this film with three songs placed before interval without any specific purpose. The music director -Sanjeev Kohli therefore through his background music tries to make his presence felt , with the usage of strange sounds, never heard of before and it is very difficult to understand the purpose behind it.
However, based on the overall presentation, ‘Aatapita’ looks more realistic, because it does not deviate from the main plot. There are not many outdoor locations, yet Prasad Bhende captures some best moments through his lenses. With light make-up used on the artistes, he has managed the close-up shots well. The sound quality and editing is satisfactory.
In the film, Ashutosh is shown as an employee of Municipality’s water department, but instead of focusing on his job, the director has paid more attention on his passion for writing. On the other hand, he has shown some strange happenings in the life of Nandu , to support the theme well . There are few fun filled scenes, on the role played by recovery agents and their understandings with the concerned bank’s executive.
Being a character oriented film, both Bharat Jadhav and Sanjay Narvekar have plenty of scope to display their skills at variable situations. Satish Pulekar in his guest appearance offers variety through his limited role. But, it is Girish Salvi, who steals the show. Pradeep kabre is seen after a long time, while many other characters are new faces, but they support well in the cast. ‘Aatapita’ has a bizarre limited tale, but is well presented, to suit the requirements of big screen.
Laadi Godi ( लाडी गोडी )
Genres: Comedy
Rating: na
Censor: U
Duration: 130 min.
Studio/presenter: Uttara Food and Feeds Pvt. Ltd.
Producers: Bala Entertainments
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Director: Mahesh Tilekar
Writer: Mahesh Tilekar
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Cinematographer (DOP): Debu Deodhar
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Starcast: Tushar Dalvi, Varsha Usgaonkar, Bharat jadhav, Dipali Sayyed, Aniket Vishwasrao, Smita Shewale, Subodh Bhave, Resham Tipnis, Sanjay Narvekar, Krani Redkar, Nilu Phule
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‘Laadi Godi’ only mocks Bollywood
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Rating: na
Presenter: Uttara Food and Feeds Pvt. Ltd. Producer: Bala Entertainments Story, Screenplay, Lyrics, Direction: Mahesh Tilekar Camera: Debu Deodhar Dialogues: Mukund Taksaale Music: Kamlesh Bhadkamkar Cast: Tushar Dalvi, Varsha Usgaonkar, Bharat jadhav, Dipali Sayyed, Aniket Vishwasrao, Smita Shewale, Subodh Bhave, Resham Tipnis, Sanjay Narvekar, Krani Redkar…. Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke |
It looks like that our Marathi film makers are devoid of good scripts. In the name of comedy, today they are offering anything that is available ready made. As it is, over the years our Bollywood has offered them so much to imitate in Marathi that the search becomes much easier. Director Mahesh Tilekar’s latest film ‘Laadi Godi’ is one such experiment where you will find lots of popular Marathi artistes together to mock the styles of Bollywood personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra,Jitendra, Hema Malini, Sridevi, Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri, Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. Oh, sorry! The list is not over. There is Govinda and Karishma too.
So, using the names of these stars in the respective characters in this film, our Marathi stars comprising of Tushar Dalvi, Sanjay Narvekar, Subodh Bhave, Kranti Redkar, Resham Tipnis, Varsha Usgaonkar, Aniket Vishwasrao, Smita Shewale, Bharat Jadhav, Deepali Syed , Vijay Chavan and Kishori Ambiye have tried their best to mock them. In addition to that Shweta Shinde plays an abrupt role of an auto rickshaw driver just for two scenes. Now, if you try to measure the length of their roles, it will be noticed that they are all on a picnic at a guest house.
Now, to say something about the film’s story, Just as our three heroines – Rekha, Hema and Sridevi hate men the three heroes played by Amit, Daharmendra and Jitendra hate women. The main hero of the film Rajesh keeps on making frequent appearances in between the screenplay in different forms, begging before the three women to vacate his bunglow, as his newly wedded wife Sharmila would only then agree to celebrate their honeymoon there. One wonders, as to why he couldn’t celebrate his honeymoon elsewhere? But, then how would the film progress further? So, Rajesh seeks help from the trio comprising of Amit, Dharmendra and Jitendra to drive away these three women from his bungalow. He accommodates them on the Ground floor.
In comes Anil( Aniket) , who has been brought up by the three men in absence of his father and also Madhuri ( Smita Shewale) who has grown up in the shelter of the three women in absence of her mother. While Anil- Madhuri fall in love with each other, in spite of the opposition of their uncles and aunties; the two attendants of the bungalow- Govinda and karishma also fall for each other in a filmi style . Obviously, watching these two couples, the tenants find each other’s match. And with that we see happy ending of the film.
Such a kind of comedy, where every star tries to mock a bollywood personality suits well in a mimicry item on the stage in a reality show or even to that extent in a stage play, where they are provided the liberty to perform the way they want. But, the same experiment may not necessarily work in a cinema. In Maharashtra, we have different type of audience for drama and movie. The taste differs, as the presentation forms are different. There are few exceptions, where the scripts of both a drama or a movie are based on a real story or suspense filled fiction. However, in the case of ‘Laadi Godi’ it is only mockery of Bollywood, without any specific purpose. So, just by naming the characters with these popular Bollywood personalities, failed to invite the attention of all. The presentation has to be very perfect to create that spontaneous laughter. And frankly speaking, that does not happen in ‘Laadi Godi’.
The biggest flaw in the screenplay is that the sequences haven’t been properly placed in the order. When Anil walks in the house with gifts for his uncles, he presents Jitendra a pair of white shoes, which he is shown wearing in a previous scene. Sanjay Narvekar plays the scene of ‘Sholay’ in a typical Dharmendra style climbing on the top of the water tank, addressing the villagers; but there are no villagers around. There is only Hema. One can understand that while watching such films in a theatre , you have to leave your logical thinking process behind; but, that does not mean that the film maker should taste the patience of the audience. ‘Laadi Godi’ has thus turned out to be just another ordinary marathi film, certainly not for multiplex audience. Late Debu Deodhar, however leaves his mark as a cinematographer; as this is the last film he did before his untimely death. So, is the case with Nilu Phule, who makes a guest appearance in this film.
‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ – finds solution to Farmer’s Issues
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Rating: na
Production: Cogito Entertainment (I) Production Producers: Shishir Kulkarni, Shireesh Raut, Harini Kalmur, Pushpank Gawde Story, Screenplay, Dialogues, Director: Nitin Nandan Camera: Amlendu Chaudhary Editing: Raj Surve Lyrics: Shreerang Godbole Music: Rahul Ranade Cast: Bharat Jadhav, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Madhavi Juvekar, Sanjay Mone, Chinmay Kambli, Arti More Movie Review by: Sandeep Hattangadi |
Many films have been made on the pathetic state of farmers in Maharashtra, but Nitin Nandan’s ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ is a fine piece of cinema that throws light on the burning issue. The film not only highlights the reasons behind farmer’s suicides but also offers a solution to the problem.
Mouli Bhoir(Bharat Jadhav) is a small Vidharba farmer, who has two acres of not so fertile land but tries hard to get out of the debt trap by growing cotton which is not of good quality and which he has to sell to the co-operative sector for a far lesser price, which hardly suffices the daily square meal for him and his family- wife(Madhavi Juvekar) , daughter (Arti More) and son Shyam (Chinmay Kambli).
Shyam is a bright boy, but circumstances and poverty make him a rebel. His teacher (Sanjay Mone) has high hopes from him and encourages him to think positive in life and achieve his ambition to become a big man like a doctor. But his father’s debts land them in dire straits and the creditors make things difficult for them to survive. The mortgage on his house and land forces Mouli to take the drastic step of committing suicide by poisoning the entire family.
But, the children overhear the plan of their parents and like the ‘Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi) style try to gather the Rs.10,000 needed to square the debts off. Shyam enters into the sack race competition at school sports, which promises him a prizes worth Rs.10,000(which is actually Rs.1000 for the event) but Shyam unaware of this, tries hard and wins the race.
His sister too tries to borrow money from a boy who loves her, but fails. Shyam at the prize distribution ceremony refuses to accept his prize of Rs.1000 and demands Rs.10,000 in front of the entire school and the local leader.
The leader kindly lends an ear to Shyam’s parents suicide pact and with the help of the philanthropist (Dilip Prabhavalkar) in the village admonishes Shyam’s parents and promises them to lend money and government support for organic farming, which is the only answer for a good crop.
The film ends on a happy note but making the viewers shed tears at the sad state of the farmer, who is a victim of the vicious circle of the lender and the due interest.
It is a pity that in our country, the farmer, who provides food to the needy people remains hungry himself and is at the mercy of banks, money lenders, marketing co-operatives, and false claims of insecticide providers.
The performances in the film and the direction has been lauded universally, especially the young Chinamay Kambli who is a natural and exceptionally brilliant and Bharat Jadhav, who was earlier known only for his comic antics. His serious portrayal in the film is an eye opener and he rightly deserved the State Best Actor Award. Madhavi Juvekar as his wife Manda is amazing.Aarti More as the daughter gives a good account of herself. Dilip Prabhavalkar as the ‘kavi cum organic farmer’ is effective. Sanjay Mone’s cameo is clap worthy. Uday Sabis is menacing. The other parts in the film fit the bill. Amalendu Chowdhary’s cinematography is rightly subdued without any brightly lit frames or colors or any razzle dazzle angles. The camera follows the protagonists Shyam and Mouli.
The music by Rahul Ranade is in tune with the mood of the film and the lyrics by Shrirang Godbole are in good verse. The editor Raj Surve deserves a mention for the smooth transitions. In all, ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’ is a good film.