Firebrand (फायरब्रॅन्ड)

"Firebrand (फायरब्रॅन्ड)"

Watched Marathi movie "Firebrand (फायरब्रॅन्ड)". It's written and directed by Aruna Raje. Produced by Purple Pebble Pictures. The film features Usha Jadhav, Sachin Khedekar, Rajeshwai and Girish Kulkarni in the lead roles. The film was released on 22 February 2019 on Netflix.

Sunanda (Usha) is a Firebrand lawyer in family court with a zeal to obtain justice for ladies in distress. Madhav Patkar (Girish) is her husband and best friend. Sunanda has a past and it keeps coming between their relationship. One day Divya Patel (Rajeshwari), wife of a self made businessman Anand Pradhan (Sachin), comes to her seeking divorce. 

Will she fight Divya's case? What will be the result? Will she be able to overcome her demons? How?

Usha Jadhav, never heard of her earlier. An average looking lady acts well & does justice to the role. Girish is fantastic. He plays the role of loving husband who is very patient and understanding, and even confused in the end. Rajeshwari plays the spoilt and hypocrite, divorce seeking wife well. Sachin plays the caring husband perfectly, as usual. But his actions towards end are out of sync with the character he builds up. 

The story is interesting. Director has handled an important social issue through this movie.  She handles the movie well and makes an impression. Director has used foetal position to project insecurities effectively. However, I have some objections. Director shows Sunanda's assistant disembark from wrong side of the car. Some continuity issues (She is wearing Bindi while brushing, but it vanishes when she comes our of bathroom). Director brings in Dalit angle. This is not in sync with the story and has no relation to the story. It appears like a parasite. 

Why does Anand come to Sunanda's house? Why does he offer to do massage? Would one do massage to a lady one barely knows and would the lady get it done? Although I understand what the director wanted to convey, the way she conveys it is very unconvincing. It remains the biggest flaw of the movie. She should have used the character of Freddy instead of Anand for this scene. If she had made this scene convincing, it would have been a superb film. 

Two songs are decent. One of them (incha incha..) lingers in your mind after the movie for a while. This movie has bold scenes and one can't watch it with entire family. 

Worth a watch.