REVIEW: BHIRKIT (Marathi)

Producer- Suresh Oswal

Director- Anup Jagdale

Star Cast- Girish Kulkarni, Tanaji Galgunde, Hrishikesh Joshi, Yakub Sayad, Dipti Dhotre, Usha Naik, Shrikant Yadav, Sagar Karande, Monalisa Bagal, Seva More and Rohit Vasantrao Chavan

Platform of Release- Theatrical

Rating- **

Predictably Boring!

Jyothi Venkatesh

His film which is neither a boring art film nor a commercial or viable venture, deals with the story of one family after the death of the head of the family.It does bore you that the film comes exactly a week after the release of yet another Marathi film which dealt with the subject of death- 'Funral'.

The film revolves around Jaabar (Yakub Sayed) who lives in a village with his wife (Usha Naik), his elder son, Paka (Shrikant Yadav), daughter-in-law Rekha (Shilpa Thakare), and his grandchild.

His younger son, Maruti (Kushal Badrike), lives in the city with wife Suman (Radha Kulkarni). Jaabar’s daughter, Laado (Minal Bal), also lives in the city with her husband, Popat Daji (Hrishikesh Joshi). Tatya (Girish Kulkarni) is a noble soul who lives in the same village.

The zilla parishad elections are round the corner. Bunty Dada (Sagar Karande) makes his wife contest the elections. Bunty Dada is ready to broker the deal for the sale of Jaabar’s house and plot of land.

Tatya intervenes and stops the sale when he realises that Jaabar’s wife is unhappy about the same. Tatya also readies Bunty Dada’s girlfriend, Dhurpa (Seva More), whois also dubbed characterless, to contest the elections and thereby pose a threat for Bunty Dada’s wife.

It is difficult to sit through the boring goings on though Girish Kulkarni does a fine job as Tatya. Shrikant Yadav is okay as Paka. Shilpa Thakare is just about average as Paka’s wife, Rekha.

Kushal Badrike disappoints as Maruti. Radha Kulkarni performs ably as Maruti’s wife, Suman. Hrishikesh Joshi does a fine job as Popat Daji. Minal Bal is okay as Laado. Usha Naik makes her presence felt as Jaabar’s wife. Tanaji Galgunde fails to live up to the promise he had shown in Sairat, with his predictable mannerisms.

Yakub Sayed is okay as Jaabar. Sagar Karande is effective as Bunty Dada. Tanaji Galgunde (as Machya), Seva More (as Dhurpa), Monalisa Bagal (as Reshma), Rohit Chavan (as Chandya), Kailash Waghmare (as Ilshya), Dipti Dhotre (as Bunty Dada’s wife, Sayali) lends a good support though her role is as wafer thin as the plot of the film.