Monday, November 26, 2018

T. C. G. N. (Take care good night)

"T. C. G. N. (Take care good night)"

Watched Marathi movie "T. C. G. N. (Take care good night)".

This film is directed by Girish Joshi and stars Sachin Khedekar, Iravati Harshe, Parna Pethe, Mahesh Manjrekar, Adinath Kothare, Vidyadhar Joshi, Sulekha Talwalkar, Sanskruti Balgude and Jaywant Wadkar.

Sachin Khedekar, a technologically illiterate guy,  decides to take VRS. After receiving his settlement, he and his wife go on Europe route. When he comes back he realises that some one had withdrawn 50 Lakh from his account. To add to it someone has posted first part of compromising video of his daughter on internet. 

Who has stolen his money? Will the subsequent part of his daughter's video be damaging? Will he come out of the scam? Will police help? How will he react?

This movie has powerful performances by Sachin Khedekar and Mahesh Manjrekar. With such stalwarts others get limited scope but young Parna creates her own niche. Iravati Harshe appears a bit stiff and Vidyadhar Joshi is as good as always. Adinath Kothare is the surprise package, a good one.  
Story is good. Acting is very good. Cinematography is apt. Don't remember music. This movie handles today's pertinent issue of cyber hacking and phishing. I am not aware what the target audience producers had in mind but people in their mid forties to late fifties need to watch as the technological details are limited. 

Director has done a good job of keeping the audience interested and has used recent flashbacks effectively. However, I thought that the story is presented in a simplistic manner. Hacking is not addressed. Focus is on how the problem is solved rather than what the problem is. Nevertheless, producer and director have handled a very current subject and deserve praise for it. 

Recommend watching. 

Tula kalnar nahi (तुला कळणार नाही)

Tula kalnar nahi (तुला कळणार नाही)

Watched MaratTula kalnar nahi (तुला कळणार नाही)hi movie "Tula kalnar nahi (तुला कळणार नाही)". This movie is directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi and stars Subodh Bhave as Rahul and Sonalee Kulkarni as Anjali, Neetha Shetty as Menaka and Uday Tikekar.

Rahul and Anjali are married for four years and now can't stand each other and want divorce. Rahul finds a diary in a burnt hostel confessing Babdu's love for Nandini. To escape marriage and wife he decides to find Nandini and give her diary of her dead lover. Destiny brings his wife on the same journey. 

Well,  everyone can guess what the outcome would be. Rediscovery of lost love. It's the journey towards it, literally as well as figuratively, that makes the movie. 

Director has given a few small twists like entry of Menaka, Anjali's parents and Menaka's exit. She has also used flash backs effectively. Characters spend a lot of time in vehicle.

Subodh Bhave is fantastic as usual. Despite this being an off beat role for him,  he excels. Sonalee is good. Uday shines in a cameo and makes impact. Neetha can't hide her discomfort with Marathi. Locations and cinematography are good. Not much to write about music, except the title song. 

I liked the movie,  recommend watching. 

Monday, November 19, 2018

The Dictator

The Dictator

Watched English movie 'The Dictator', directed by Larry Charles, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral-General Aladeen, Anna Faris as Zoey and Ben Kingsley as Tamir.

Fictitious African nation Wadiya, east of Sudan, is ruled by despot leader Admiral General Aladeen. He declares that Wadiya is close to developing enriched uranium. UN demands that he either address the UN general assembly personally or be ready for strikes. Aladeen and his entourage reach America. There is a big plot. 

What is the plot? Who is behind it? Can General Aladeen survive? What will he learn in America?
A person who does not know humanity, humility, empathy and love suddenly finds himself with nothing. He is a pauper and wants to regain his position. Who does he meet and how does he foil the plot? Can he change?

It's a comedy movie. Comedy is created in everything like his subordinates kissing his armpits to show their affection and respect, going on camel back on American streets, passing derogatory comments about sex,  colour and ethnicity etc. This movie has some brilliant jokes, some satirical jokes, some standard jokes, some black comedy, some awful jokes, some derogatory jokes and some below the belt jokes. Some of them seemed unnecessary. 

The movie had a limited story and the pace is good. Direction is ok. Anna's acting is ok too. Ben Kingsley is mostly wasted in role of little consequence. Sacha is the central character of movie and hogs the limelight.

Watch, but not with your family. 

One way ticket

"One way ticket"

Watched Marathi movie "One way ticket". 

This movie is directed by Amol Shetge, produced by Kamal Unawane. It stars Neha Mahajan as Urvashi, Sachit Patil as Samar, Gashmeer Mahajani as Aditya Rane, Amruta Khanvilkar as Shivani and Shashank Ketkar as Aniket. It was released in 2016.

Aniket mortgages his house and land to get the dream job in Italy. Ion reaching he realises that he is duped. Heir of money,  he witnesses a shoot out between gangs and manages to Nick the wallet of a deceased Indian gangster and uses it to return to India on a cruise. Here he meets Urvashi and Samar, the blogger duo, and Shivani who is in love with that dead gangster. 

Can Aniket bluff his way? Can he escape the intrusive bloggers? Will Shivani hate him for taking place of her dead lover? What is at stake?

The story is interesting. Most of it happens on the cruise. Cinematography is decent. Make up of Decosta was very good. Direction was good, except some issues with continuity. 

Established actors carry their roles effortlessly. Sachit Patil is the best actor of this film. He handles transformation very well. Amruta looks older than Shashank. Shashank is ok. Gashmeer has a stunning physique but needs to improve acting. He acted better with getup than his natural self. 

Watch of you have spare time. 

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar

"Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar"
Watched Marathi movie "Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar".

This film is directed by Abhijeet Deshpande and stars Subodh Bhave as Kashinath Ghanekar, Nandita Dhuri as his first wife,  Anand Ingle as Vasant Kanetkar, Mohan Joshi as Bhalji Pendharkar, Sonali Kulkarni as Sulochana, Prasad Oak as Prabhakar Panshikar, Sumeet Raghavan as Dr. Lagu and Vaidehi Parshurami as Kanchan.

The movie starts from Kashinath being foremost dentist and a struggling actor and takes us through his first superhit play,  his first dalliance with films,  his second superhit play, superstardom, affair with Kanchan, legendary rivalry with Dr. Shriram Lagu, hubris, excesses and downfall, second dalliance with films, marriage to Kanchan and final comeback. 

Casting is excellent. Subodh, Anand Ingle, Prasad Oak, Sonali Kulkarni, Sumit Raghavan, Mohan Joshi etc. are all established actors and do justice to their roles. 

Direction is excellent too. To retain the audience interest for the duration of film, that is a biopic, is not easy. Director manages to walk the thin line and come out victorious. First half is very interesting. Second half is interesting but a bit slow. This film is based on the biography titled 'Nath ha maza' by Kanchan Ghanekar.

Subodh Bhave has proved his versatility and excellence many times over. Here he proves himself again. New face Vaidehi also plays smitten Kanchan to perfection. With her beauty and acting we should see her adorn lead roles in near future. 

Editing could have been better. The last scene should have been a bit earlier and the length of movie should have been about 20 minutes shorter. 

Marathi movie industry has come off age and has come out of the shackles of comedy. It bodes well for the art and business. INterval cinema now had substance and the subjects are varied and carefully chosen. This shift has brought audience back to Marathi cinema. The fact that I could watch this Marathi movie in a theatre in Abu Dhabi speaks volumes. 

Those who have not seen Kashinath Ghanekar in person should see the movie and those who have should see it too. 

Recommend watching. 

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Barely Lethal

"Barely Lethal"

Watched English movie "Barely Lethal".

The film is directed by Kyle Newman and stars Hailee Steinfield as Megan, Jessica Alba as Knox, Samuel Jackson as Hardman, Sophie Turner as Heather and Dove Cameron as Liz. This movie was regressed in 2015.

America has a school of orphan girls who are trained as assassins. Megan, though a topper, wants to live life of a normal girl with friends,  school,  boys etc. She manages to fake her death and joins a school living with a family as exchange student from Canada.

How does she find school? Can she survive it? Does Her training help her? Will she live happily ever after?

The idea is interesting. A trained assassin who wants to live a normal life, who values the school,  the tiffs,  jealousy and drinks wonders why other kids can't appreciate what they Areadne and enjoy it. When her foster family is in danger,  she has to leave the mask of student behind and protect her foster family. 

The movie is good. Story is good. Acting is good. The end, although anti climactic is good too. 

Recommend watching. 

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

"Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!"

Watched Hindi movie "Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!". This movie is directed by Dibakar Banerjee and stars Sushant Singh Rathod as Byomkesh Bakshy, Anand Tiwary as Ajit Banerjee, Swastika Mukherjee as Anguri Devi and Neeraj Kabi as Dr. Anukul Guha. Its a Yash Raj film. 

British Calcutta. Chinese gangs control drug trade. Ajit seeks help of Byomkesh to find his missing father. Byomakesh starts from hostel run by Dr. Guha and goes from one place to another in search of the missing man. There is another murder. His search leads him to something much bigger.

Is the missing man dead? Who is the beautiful Anguri Devi? What is the bigger plot? Will the British administration help?

The movie takes its to pre independence Calcutta. City with trams,  cars, pedestrians and rickshaws. Director has created authentic period atmosphere. The sights and sounds of old Calcutta make us think that this is how it must have been. 

But the story is slow,  very slow. There is a danger of audience falling asleep. Although it is understandable that the story in old times would be slow as compared to the break neck speed of thrillers, this one is also uninteresting in patches. Director should have taken more efforts to make it interesting. 

Shushant is good. Swastika is stiff. Neeraj shines. Cinematography is good. Don't remember music. Fight scenes are symbolic. 

Movie ends with the villain escaping and determining to continue fuelling with Byomkesh. It's preamble for a sequel. Thankfully it hasn't come. 

Give it a miss.

Dhokha

"Dhokha"

Watched "Dhokha", a Hindi movie on 22nd Sep 2018.

The movie stars Muzammil Ibrahim and Gulshan Grover in lead roles. Tulip Joshi, Anupam Kher and Ashutosh Rana ably support them. Movie is directed by Pooja Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt.

ACP Zayed (Muzammil) and Nandini (Tulip) could not marry due to opposition by family, while in college. Years later, there is bomb blast in Mumbai and Zayed's wife is accused of being the suicide bomber. Zayed is also seen with suspicion.

The story is interesting. It addresses the issue of terrorism,  police atrocities on the name of terrorism and systematic attempts by a handful to alienate their community from the mainstream, creating trouble for even the good people.

Muzammil, smart and young, gives justice to the character. His acting is pleaser and intense. Gulshan Grover appears rusty. Tulip Joshi is ok, but looks older than Muzammil. Whatever Anupam Kher does is always good. He creates his impression in the cameo and so does Ashutosh Rana in his negative role.

Pooja Bhatt's direction is good. But she had to pay more attention to details like consistency and continuity. How can there be no mark or injury on the face of suicide bomber after the blast? Zayed lives in a posh sea facing house but the locality outside the house is shabby and there is no sand. There were some more scenes with continuity issues that could have been avoided byword a little more attention.

It's a good story by Shagufta Rafiq. Pooja does justice to the story and also concludes it well.

Recommend watching!

Shubh Laguna sawadhan (शुभ लग्न सावधान)

"Shubh Laguna sawadhan (शुभ लग्न सावधान)"

Watched Marathi movie "Shubh Laguna sawadhan (शुभ लग्न सावधान)" with Oka family,  Mane family,  Patil family,  Thangaokar family, Aditi & Mihika.

Subodh Bhave (सुबक भावे) and Shruti Marathe  (श्रृती मराठे) star in lead roles. Girish Oak, Nirmiti Sawant, Vidyadhar Joshi, Kishori Ambiye, Pratik Deshmukh, Revati Limaye & Anand Ingle are in supporting roles. Movie is directed by Sameer Surve. This movie also starts Nilesh Deshpande & Aditi Marathe, UAE based Marathi artists.

Subodh Bhave and Shruti Marathe love each other. Subodh lives in Dubai and Shruti in India. Subodh does not believe in the institution of marriage. Destiny, nudged by Shruti, takes him to destination wedding of Shruti's cousin.

What will happen during wedding? Why Subodh does not believe in marriage? Will Subodh understand meaning of marriage?

The subject of movie is interesting. It has a very good cast. Locations for shooting are chosen carefully. Movie upto interval is preamble to the main story. The real story starts after interval. Director has stretched the preamble too far and lost the time that could have been gainfully used for the main story.

Movie is good, mediocre and outright shallow in patches. It lacks the flow and steady pace. The objective of educating Subodh in the institute of marriage transforms into educating him in relationships.

This movie raises a lot of questions. Subodh does not believe in the institution of marriage but why does he have aversion to enjoyment and participation in a function? Why does he have to be Khadoos, even downright impertinent? Why Shruti does not try to understand his reason for not believing in marriage? Was this issue never discussed between Subodh and Shruti's parents, earlier?
Girish Oak & Vidyadhar Joshi excel in their respective roles. Subodh remains stoic and under plays the role.  Shruti looks beautiful, especially in traditional Marathi attire, after shedding extra kilos and justifies her selection.

Although the end of movie is a foregone conclusion,  director has concluded the movie intelligently, considering both sides of the coin and deserves credit for it.

Cinematographer has made very good use of Dubai skyline and various locations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

All in all,  the movie falls short of expectations.

Give it a miss!

Parmanu

"Parmanu"

Watched "Parmanu", a Hindi movie with Aditi, Siddhant, Sucheeta, Jayant, Prakash, Swati, Gargi, Gauri, Sameer and Pooja on 1st June 2018.

The movie stars John Abraham and Anuja Sathe in the lead roles and they are ably supported by Boman Irani, Mark Bennington and Diana Penty. Movie is directed by Abhishek Sharma and produced by Zee Studios.

Parmanu is the fictionalized account of India's nuclear tests in 1995. This movie gives identities to the nameless and faceless scientists, security force personnel,  bureaucrats and politicos. The movie tells the take of this great achievement. It is a good objective. To lend authenticity to the account,  real life clippings are also used.

It is  understood that the director should get artistic licence while telling a story. But this director takes a lot of latitude. Some scenes are over dramatized.

Although the movie is titled Parmanu, that word is not used in the movie even once. Even the basic words like fusion, fission or chain reaction do not appear in the movie. There are no technical details. Everything is superficial.  The movie shows a scientist in charge of laying cables!! He also repairs the generator instead of asking a technician to do it! BARC scientist supervises welding within shaft! An astrophysicist can not make the connection to Pokhran! The jokes created by the use of Hindi movie songs as code word for entering the Pokhran range are appalling. Letters and faxes issued by the government (interview call to the hero,  authorisation to detonate) are not on government stationery.
Diana Penty performs decently,  but she does not fit the character. John Abraham and Anuja Sathe perform well. Boman Irani is impactful in the cameo. The scientists also do well.

Director has taken too much liberty,  but the movie is not boring.

Give it a miss!

Bucket list

"Bucket list"

Watched "Bucket list", a  Marathi movie with  friends and family on 25th May 2018. This was a special show organized by Maharashtra Mandal Abu Dhabi.

A middle class housewife undergoes heart transplant that gives her new life. She traces the donor,  a young free spirited girl, Sai. The housewife comes across the  bucket list of her doner and determines to fulfil it.

Film takes grip right from the word go. Audience is interested til interval. But it slows down after interval when there comes a song and Malaysia trip that has little relation with the story. However,  later on it re-acquires the grip.

Special mention should go to the casting of Shantanu Bhake for the movie. All the established actors make an appearance albeit the roles are not always major. All of them justify their characters.

Sumedh Mudgalkar makes an impression with his intense acting and good looks. This is Madhuri's first Marathi film. Her long overdue Marathi debut was eagerly awaited. She plays a housewife 10 years younger than her actual age. She delivers a decent performance but she needs to work on improving her Marathi diction.  Sumit Raghavan and Madhuri are a very good couple on screen. Surprisingly Vandana Gupte appears stiff.

There were some minor flaws of continuity and direction. But they can be ignored. One or of two songs was good. Cinematography sass good.

A new trend is visible now a days. That of blatant advertising. Movie scenes are  customized to promote products. In this movie these scenes appeared like  unwanted appendages. If you have to do blatant advertising at least blend it nicely in the story.

This movie is about self discovery. A housewife who's routine has become her life. She discovers herself through Sai's bucket list. However,  there is a threat that Madhuri's debut overshadows the substance.

It is good to see Marathi movies travelling off the beaten path and handling different subjects. Finally Marathi cinema has come out of the comedy cast

Special thanks to MMAD for bringing the movie to gulf and providing opportunity to watch and socialize. Madhuri's personalized video message to MMAD was enthusiastically applauded.

Recommend watching this movie.

Raazi

"Raazi" - 2018

Watched "Raazi", a Hindi movie with Jayant, Sucheeta, Sameer, Pooja, Rucha & Mihika.
It is directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Vineet Jain, Karan Job at, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the banner of Dharma productions.

Alia Bhat and Vicky Kaushal play the lead roles. Ranat Kapur, Shishir Sharma, Amruta Khanvilkar, Ashwath Bhet & Jaydeep Ahalawat play important storing roles.

This film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s novel Calling Sehmat which is inspired by real events.
The movie is about an Indian spy, a young beautiful girl - Sehmat who marries a Pakistani military officer during the India- Pakistan war of 1971. Mission is  to spy on Pakistan to help India fight the war of liberation of Bangladesh.

Alia, Vicky and all the supporting cast excels in acting. Alia demonstrates her acting prowess and proves that she is not just a beautiful chic.

Meghana's direction is excellent. She does not let the tension recede and maintains the the intensity. Her grip on the story never falters.

Music of Shankar-Ehsan-Loy is worth one  song. 1970s Pakistan is created in the movie. Credit to art director.

Recommend watching this movie.

Till 10

"Till 10", a short film - 2017

Watched this short film on YouTube. It was directed by Nachiket Banchhode. Story and screen play by Kanishka Soni. Director of photography Nachiket Banchhode and Samyak Bakliwal. Edited by Samyak Bakliwal. Main actors Tarsh Khanna and Kirti Bal. This is a film made by 12th standard students of DPS, Navi Mumbai.

A school boy finds a photograph of a girl and boy. He finds the girl and returns the photo. They come close. What happens next?

Tarsh shows good potential for acting. There was a little awkwardness, between the protagonists, in the romantic scene but that is understandable.

Director shows his talent, especially in the scenes of tuning fork and restaurant. His knows exactly what he wants to show. He also manages to give a shock at the end.

Special mention should go to cinematography. It was professional. There were a few scenes that were at par with professional cinematographers. I would like to specifically mention the scene focused on shoes, the scene when hero climbs the circular staircase, the scene of dark figures on bright window backdrop and the scene of bloody potato.

Sound was one thing that needed some additional efforts. Probably the team used the microphone of the camera. This deteriorated the sound quality, especially in the class room scene.

Story was good. It would appeal to the young audience as it has romance and mystery.

Congratulations are due to the young students who made this short film. They have shown a lot in just thirteen minutes. They have demonstrated their imagination, creativity, hard work and dedication. We can expect more from this group.

Recommend watching this short film to encourage young talent. The link is given below.

Faster Fene

Faster Fene - 2017


Watched Marathi movie this week end.
Good story, intense drama and no slack. Nostalgic feelings too.
Amey Wagh and Girish Kulkarni stand out.

Appa chapter is not closed and it's not known if FaFe gets admission to medical college. 

Expect a sequel!

Secret Superstar

Secret Superstar - 2017

Watched Hindi movie over the week end.

Story of nobody, a talent, a sensation!
Lucky that the girl finds all good people.

An off beat role by Amir khan.
A bit too dramatic end.

A good movie.

Tumhari Sulu

Watched 'Tumhari Sulu" - 2017

It's a story of a housewife who has aspirations, aspirations to bee more than just being a housewife. A chance encounter provides her the opportunity.

Vidya Balan and Manav Kaul carry the movie on their shoulders. Neha Dhupia plays the supporting role very well. She gets a chance to do real acting.

A couple of things are not convincing and the very end is too fast. Other than that it's a good movie.

In short, good but not great.

Padmavat

Padmavat - 2017

Watched movie Padmavat this weekend. 

I did not find anything objectionable.
Sets and cinematography is excellent.
Music, except song Ghoomer, is forgettable.
Three lead actors present a solid performance.

Delhi and Chittod appear to be only a few miles apart in the movie.

Story is very slow. There was a chance to add side stories, but director chose not to.

A one time watch.

Gulabjaam

"Gulabjaam", a Marathi movie - 2017

Watched "Gulabjaam", a Marathi movie on 15th Feb 2018 directed by Sachin Kundalkar, starring Sonali Kulkarni and Siddharth Chandekar. I watched it with Aditi, Jayant, Sucheeta, Sameer, Pooja, Rucha and Mihika.

A young man having a very good job in London, is passionate about cooking and wants to learn to cook authentic Marathi cuisine. Here he meets a whimsical lady whose food has amazing taste. Initially she rejects him but relents eventually and agrees to be his guru. As their friendship develops, an unexpected story comes to the fore.

Why is she so difficult? What is behind the facade? Can the young man fulfil his dream?
The movie has two assets. One is the powerful acting by the protagonists. Sonali is amazing as usual. She carries the transformations with ease. Siddharth plays the Indian foreigner with passion for cooking perfectly.

Other is direction and directors attention to details. His touch is evident in some noteworthy scenes like the beggar choosing only one note from the purse or the old man getting up from chair for the first time in the movie when the rain comes. He handles the story with utmost care and subtlety. The story is on slower side, but director ensures that audience remains interested.

It must be a low budget movie. However, audience gets to see numerous authentic Marathi dishes that are not only very eye pleasing but also mouth watering. Here director does not spare any expense.
Finally why name it Gulabjaam?  Well it's the dish that introduces the protagonists. That's all. It could have been Amti, Alu wadi or any such name.

A good movie. Recommend watching.

Aiyaary

"Aiyaary" - 2017

Watched "Aiyaary", a Hindi movie on 16th Feb 2018 written and directed by Neeraj Pandey, starring Siddharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpai, Vikram Gokhale, Anupam Kher and Nasiruddin Shah. I watched it with Jayant, Sucheeta, Sameer & Pooja.

Manoj is head of a covert unit of army that is used to eliminate country's enemies. Arms lobby inevitably comes into the picture. Siddharth defects. A chase ensues.

What is the big plot? Why did Siddharth defect? Who is Aiyaar? What is Aiyaary?

The word Aiyaary can be loosely translated as shape shifting / magic. True to its name the movie has excellent transformations of characters. Full marks to make up and equal marks to the bearing adored by the actors in transforming the personality.

Manoj and Siddharth justify their selection.  Acting by all the cast is good. The two new female faces have also done well. Anupam and Vikram are good, as always. Nasiruddin also makes a guest appearance and hogs the lime light. Manoj's lip movements seem constricted.

Direction is good, but the story lacks the flow and the speed is uneven, slowing the tempo at times. Aadarsh scam is also part of the story.

It was a good movie, but not what you would expect of a Neeraj Pandey film.

Hichki

"Hichki" - 2017
Watched "Hichki", a Hindi movie with Jayant, Sucheeta, Prakash, Swati, Gauri, Gargi, Mihika & Aditi.

It's a movie directed by Sidharth P Malhotra and produced by Maneesh Sharma and Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The main cast included Rani Mukherjee, Supriya & Sachin Pilgaonkar, Harsh Mayar and Neeraj Kabi.

The film is an adaptation of the book, Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had by Brad Cohen. Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.

Rani plays a teacher with TS. She is assigned to a class of poor kids from slum who study in a posh convent school as part of 'Right to education'. The kids are ignored and not integrated into the mainstream. Eventually they rebel. Then Rani joins the school. She has an uphill task of reforming the hopeless. Her TS makes the masters worse.

The movie is gripping. The main story is not TS,  it's reforming the talented but hopeless  kids. The scene where the kids come to convince their teacher is epitome of the movie.

Although the story is good, reforming such  kids in 4 months is not practical. It is definitely possible but within a longer duration. Some cinematization (don't know if it is an English word) or cinematic liberty is allowed to the director.

Making Rani old  towards the end was unnecessary. Director had made his point before that. They have chosen excellent likeness while showing the students grown up. Full marks to casting team.
Special mention is due to Rani, Harsh Mayar and Neeraj Kabi for their acting.

Although content, I left the cinema with a question that if Rani did not have TS,  would it make any difference to the story? The answer is NO.

Recommend watching this movie.