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!