"Ghar, banduk, biryani (घर, बंदुक, बिर्याणी)"
Watched Marathi movie "Ghar, banduk, biryani (घर, बंदुक, बिर्याणी)".
Directed by Hemant Jangal Awtade. Written by Hemant Jangal Awtade and Nagraj Manjule. Produced by Nagraj Manjule, Bhushan Manjule. Cinematography Vikram Amladi. Music by A. V. Prafullachandra. The film stars Sayaji Shinde, Aakash Thosar, Sayli Patil, Tanaji Galgunde, Shwetambari Ghute, Kishor Kadam and Nagraj Manjule. The film runs for about 2 hour 33 minutes and was released in 2023. I watched it on Zee5 on 5th Jun 2023.
Pallam is a militant living in Jungle. His aim is to kill the local MLA who was responsible for deaths of his family and friends. Inspector Raya Patil is a hot headed honest cop transferred to this remote place. Raju Achari wants to marry but the father of his love interest wants him to own a house before agreeing for marriage. Their stories collide.
Sayaji plays Pallam. He is neither comic, nor serious, nor menacing. You don’t understand what that character is. Totally confusing! Akash plays Raju. One wonders if his character was really necessary for this movie at all? He is unimpressive. The only good point is Nagraj who plays the cop. He looks very impressive, has right physique and acts well. He’s the only shining star.
I watched this movie, despite uninspiring title, because it was a Nagraj Manjule film. But I was greatly disappointed. The film is nowhere close to Fandry or Sairat. All sort of crazy things happen, there is action, there is comedy but there is no real story. It’s like all the ingredients are thrown together but they don’t form a recipe. One doesn’t understand who is doing what & why, and where is it leading?
Director tries to create interest at the very end by just stopping short of revealing the identity of MLA. If there is a sequel, revelation will be in that. But it is too little, too late. I doubt if I will watch the sequel.
Positives: Nagraj, the actor.
Negatives: Story, or the lack of it and direction.
Give it a miss!
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