Rating: na Presentor: Riddhi Entertainment Director: Asit Reddyz Story: Asit Reddyz Music: Satish Chandra Camera: Samir Athlye Cast: Ashok Saraf, Smita Talvalkar, Santosh Juvekar, Smita Shewale, Madhav Abhyankar, Akansha Thakur, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, Bal Dhuri, Shailesh Datar, Prafull Samant, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Iravati Lagoo, Rashmi Yesgude & child artistes Papan Patil, Akansha Jagdale Movie Review by: Ulhas Shirke

Albert Einstein has rightly quoted, “We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings”. But, with changing time, it is observed that some children neglect their parents, when they become old. There are cases, where children, after attaining prosperity, refuse to even recognize their parents, forget about supporting them. Today, law has become very strict against those, who refuse to take care of their older parents. Based on the new provisions in law and taking support of existing Hindu law, Asit Reddyz new film ‘Ya Gol Gol Dabyatla’ reminds the new generation about their duties to parents. And at the same time encourages those neglected parents to knock the doors of court for justice.

The film goes on to narrate the tragic tale of Bajaba Mahipati and his wife, (Ashok Saraf & Smita Talwalkar) who in spite of their poor conditions spend towards the education of their only son- Digambar, who grows up to stand first in the district in the HSc exams. Bajaba moves on his bicycle from village to nearest town showing the Bioscope to school children, to earn for his family, while his wife does the job of nursing newly born babies in the village. When young Digamber (Santosh Juvekar) orders his father to arrange for money amounting to Rs.2.5 lakhs, towards his Engineering admission and hostel fees; the father gets worried. But, the kind hearted mother of Digamber suggests her husband to sell his ancestral land .

After moving to hostel in a town, Digamber even changes his name to Anand and befriends the daughter of a TV serial producer Appasaheb Deshmukh (Smita Shwale). He refuses to meet his parents as he hates his poor background and warns them not to meet him. Soon, he marries Appasaheb’s daughter and lives in the bungalow of Appasaheb (Madhav Abhyankar), who offers him roles, impressed with his talent. Some dramatic incidences take place in the film, where the parents confront their own son with changed attitude. Father decides not to see his son’s face again, but the mother turns emotional when she hears about the birth of her grandson. She even agrees to nurse the new born. But, she faces humiliation there and returns home.

Already suffering from ailment, the mother is admitted to hospital for advancement of tumor and is advised to be operated. With no money in hand, Bajaba takes a drastic step to teach his son a lesson. He files a case in court, taking the support of Hindu law and the new amendment in Law providing defense to neglected parents. The film concludes with climax in the court room; where the Judge( Ashalata Wabgaonkar) delivers justice in favour of neglected parents. But, the father returns the compensation by keeping only the medical expenses of his wife’s operation. The film does succeed in passing a good social message to the society.

With this story very relevant to today’s time, writer director Asit Reddyz has offered a sensible film. He has not elaborated much on the college education and subsequent acting career of Digamber. Leaving the college education half way, he is shown moving from Hostel to Appasaheb’s bungalow. The director seems to have paid more attention on father -son confrontation. However, he has selected the artistes perfectly suited to their characters. Ashok Saraf has portrayed the main character of Bajaba very effectively. Smita Talwalkar supports him well as a kind hearted wife, whose happiness is her son’s happiness. Santosh Juvekar as their son has tried to do his best in that role of a selfish son inclined towards materialistic living. Smita Shewale, who plays his girl friend turned wife, does not have much scope, but she suits well in that role of modern day girl. Vijay Chavan as Bashaba’s neighbor in the village does well in his limited role and so does his daughter, who looks like a perfect village girl, with dark complexion. Others in the cast, like Madhav Abhyankar, Akansha Thakur, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, Bal Dhuri, Shailesh Datar, Prafull Samant, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Iravati Lagoo, Rashmi Yesgude & child artistes Papan Patil, Akansha Jagdale have supported well.

Good photography, excellent performances and perfect editing makes the film more appealing, though it is a tearjerker.