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Genres: Drama Censor: U Duration: 130 min. Studio / Presenter: Yogayatan Films Producers:  Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh, Mrs. Sheela Singh DOP: Rohan Madkaikar Director: Rohit Das Shilwant Cast:  Shruti Nigade, Nandu Madhav, Devika Daftardar, Flora Saini Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke.

Auditions for modelling , TV reality dance shows and serials have been attracting many children from the middle class and lower middle class families. Be it an assignment of modelling or auditions reality TV dance show or TV serials, the modelling coordinators are always in search of talented children at school annual gatherings. The story of latest released Marathi film ‘Pari Hoon Main‘ revolves around one such little girl Sajiri Dighe( Shruti Nigade) who is approached by a model coordinator through her Insurance agent father Madhav Dighe( Nandu Madhav) to appear for an audition for a forthcoming Hindi TV serial.

Lured by fame and money the father convinces his daughter to appear for audition without the knowledge of his wife Kalpana( Devika Daftardar), who is against such distractions. But, with the support from her father Sajiri is not only able to grab the title role but soon attains the celebrity status. To preserve her status, the father buys a new car and a bigger house on EMI’s . Time comes, when the co artiste Janhavi Kapoor( Flora Saini) playing Sajiri’s mother’s role leaves the serial to join films and to make adjustments in the story, Sajiri is also asked to leave the serial. With this big twist in the story, we find Sajiri losing her confidence while appearing for other auditions, being typecast into the role of Pari. This results into depression, followed by her hospitalisation. On an advice of a psychiatrist, the family decides to shift to their old house in a chawl and slowly the little girl recovers, to understand her real identity.

Very cleverly the director Rohit Shilwant has presented this timely subject, to show how the child artistes are exploited on the sets, with late working hours and how their studies get affected by remaining away from the school. The film also goes on to show the reality, when after losing the role and celebrity status, how it affects the child artiste. In short, through a meaningful dialogue uttered by the senior co artiste while talking to the child artiste’s father, it is made very clear how it is wrong on the part of the father to expect much more from his little daughter.

Very rightly the director has chosen the three main artistes, namely Shruti Nigade, Nandu Madhav and Devika Daftardar, who have given their best through their respective roles of Pari, her father and her mother . Shruti in particular has very cleverly shown the changes noticed in her character after attaining the celebrity status and later losing it. Both Nandu Madhav and Devika Daftardar look very realistic and they have found good scope in this film to display their emotions in different situations. Flora Saini is fine as a TV actress and she utters all her dialogues in Hindi. Marathi TV actress Bhakti Desai and Marathi film actor Mangesh Desai have very little to offer in this film, due to their small roles. There is not much scope for music in this film, but Samir Saptiskar’s music during one song and Anurag Godbole‘s background music during the screenplay certainly appeal the audience. Cinematography by Rohan Madkaikar and dialogues by Yogesh Markande are other plus points of this sensible film, with a message. Certainly, a worth watch film, as it presents a thought provoking subject very timely.