• Review : Dashkriya (2017)
• Producer : Mrs. Kalpana Vilas Kothari
• Director : Sandeep Bhalchandra Patil
• Star Cast : Manoj Joshi, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Aditi Deshpande, Nandkishor Choughule, Milind Shinde, Milind Phatak, Santosh Mayekar & Uma Sardeshmukh
• Story : Based On Baba Bhand’s Novel ‘Dashakriya’
• Screenplay & Dialogue : Sanjay Krishnaji Patil
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Dashkriya Marathi Movie Review:

Dashkriya starts off on a highly dramatic ‘Dashkriya’ (10th Day Ritual of an deceased person) scene establishing Manoj Joshi as ‘Keshav Bhat’, an outright villain. Throughout the film no matter what the situations are ‘Keshav Bhat’ has been strictly projected as a villain, also in situations where he clearly classifies as ‘victim’. I agree that such scenes are few, but the point is that this film just doesn’t believe in ‘grey’. It feels to have a preconceived understanding of everything & has ruthlessly sorted the ‘black’ & ‘white’.

Another clear bifurcation is evident in the very next song sequence that follows the ‘dramatic’ opening scene. It’s the usual fun song for kids, alike countless others seen before in other films. There is nothing wrong with the song, but it’s placement itself is so baffling to the audience. It’s like you have to instantly change your state of the mind. And then this same exercise needs to be continued throughout the runtime! It’s like watching two different films at the same time, scene by scene alternatingly! One that follows the opening ‘drama’ & the other that is a ‘slice of life’ comedy! A better story teller could’ve chosen neither of the two & would have preferred a ‘dark satire’ instead!

So is it just the treatment where ‘Dashkriya’ baffles, disappoints? No! The basic story itself is baffling. There are just too many things happening! ‘Paithan’ is the place where this story is set. Most of the men (Milind Shinde, Nandkishor Choughule & Santosh Mayekar) among the important characters are drunkards. A socially relevant subject is included here, that has nothing to do with the main conflict. Now these drunkards are a part of every social, religious activity in the village. They almost appear normal when they are sober. So in a way this makes us feel that everything’s fine with their lives. And hence the whole point of alcoholism becomes weak.

Then what is the main conflict? There are two plots in my observation one is a little boy’s story & another is Keshav Bhat’s story. This little boy ‘Bhanya’ (belonging to a lower caste) skips school & works on the river banks of ‘Paithan’ where tourists come to perform ‘Dashkriya’ for their closed deceased ones. The god men who perform these rituals belong to a specific sub-caste of ‘Kirvant’. Now Bhanya works with them as a apprentice of sort, there’s another weaker ‘Kirvant’ played by Milind Phatak with whom Bhanya has a better connect than with the powerful ‘Keshav Bhat’. Then there’s an elderly righteous man ‘Savkar’ played by Dilip Prabhawalkar. Though ‘Savkar’ has less to do directly throughout the film, he seems to be important only because he is played by Dilip Prabhawalkar, a veteran!

Many tourists that come to ‘Paithan’ are supposedly feeling exploited by ‘Keshav Bhat’. In a cameo Jaywant Wadkar plays a tourist & speaks how these god men are asking too much money. The thing is we never see what actually happened. We just see Wadkar confronting Savkar about it.

Bhanya’s mother is trying her best to make ends meet, her husband (Milind Shinde) does nothing substantial. At first she scolds Bhanya for skipping school but later she seems to be happy & proud about her son who starts earning a better sum working on the river banks! This shift of perspective has never been explained! Meanwhile ‘Keshav Bhat’ & his whole sub-caste where insulted in a social gathering by Savkar. Why? Wasn’t Savkar a righteous man! Even in this situation the background score suggests that ‘Keshav Bhat’ is the baddie!

At the end of the film, bits & pieces of the two stories are hurriedly jointed & the climax is created, a climax which actually is a lot stronger than the whole film. That makes a strong social statement! But by then we are too much exhausted by the proceedings that came before. That statement makes sense to just the climax, not to the whole film. The whole film is a jumble if we try to make interpretations about social messages or statements.

Overall:

Dashkriya is a missed opportunity. Had the film realized that the whole process is as important as the final statement, we could’ve got a more pure film. Dashkriya is polluted by a need to be commercially viable to all audiences, even at that it doesn’t succeed much.

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Earlier in the year ‘Dashkriya’ Marathi movie received three important National awards Best Screenplay for Sanjay Krishnaji Patil, Best Supporting Actor for Manoj Joshi & Best Feature Film in Marathi. Now the trailer of the film is out. And it definitely lives up to all expectations.

The best part about this trailer is that it is perfectly crafted & timed. It doesn’t reveal anything from the conflict of the film, yet it gives a good idea about the whole atmosphere of the film, the story & its social context.

Sanjay Krishnaji Patil who has previously written a masterpiece like ‘Jogwa’ is back with ‘Dashkriya’ after a long time. This trailer makes us think that this film touches on a sensitive topic about class difference & religious customs & rituals. Actor Manoj Joshi who won a national award for his role in this film looks in top form. The young child actor too looks perfect for the part. It is definitely one of the most important film of this year releasing by the end of the year!

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• Movie : Dashakriya (2017) | दशक्रिया
• Producer : Mrs. Kalpana Vilas Kothari
• Director : Sandeep Bhalachandra Patil
• Studio : Rangneel Creations
• StarCast :
  • Dilip Prabhavalkar
  • Manoj Joshi
  • Aditi Deshpande
  • Nandkishor Chougule
  • Milind Pathak
  • Uma Sardeshmukh
  • Asha Shelar
  • Santosh Mayekar
  • Pankaj Chemburkar
  • Umesh Mitkari
  • Aarya Adhav
  • Vinayak Ghadigaonkar
  • Anand Karekar
  • Jayvant Wadkar
• Story : Based On Baba Bhand’s Novel ‘Dashakriya’
• Screenplay & Dialogue : Sanjay Krishnaji Patil
• Music : Amitraj
• Lyrics : Sanjay Krishnaji Patil
• Singers : Swapnil Bandokar, Pruthviraj Mali, Kasturi Wavare, Aarti Kelkar, Arohi Mhatre
• Sound Designer : Mahavir Sabnnavar
• Background Score : Milind Joshi
• Cinematography (DOP) : Mahesh Aney
• Editor : Sunil Jadhav
• Art Director : N
• Choreographer : Subhash Nakashe
• Costumes :  Sachin Lovalekar
• Make-Up : Shrikant Desai
• Executive-producer :  Ram Kondu Kondilkar
• Genre :  Comedy
• Censor Ratings : (U/A)
• Release Date : 17/11/2017

Synopsis : After the cremation of the deceased, certain rituals are performed for the next thirteen day, as there is a belief that these rituals lead the deceased to Moksha i.e. salvation from the cycle of rebirths. Immersion of ashes is performed on the third day and the final round of rituals takes place on the tenth day. These rituals are to be performed on the banks of the Ganges, the sacred river. The emotionally vulnerable family of the deceased readily performs the rites as per the instructions of the Kirvant i. e. the section of the Brahmin community who is supposed to lead all the last rites and thereby earn their living. The Kirvants, looked down upon by the rest of the Brahmin community, exploit the emotions of the bereaved family to satiate their greed. The whole exercise is thus commercialized crossing all the limits. ‘ Dashakriya ’ ( The Tenth Day Ritual) profoundly depicts this harsh reality.

While revealing the disturbing reality around the last rites, their commercialization and the emotional exploitation of the bereaved family ‘ Dashakriya ’ focuses on how even the Kirvant kids mindlessly get involved in the business due to extreme poverty.

Dashakriya Marathi Movie Photos, Poster :

Dashkriya Marathi Movie Trailer :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USiUCvqcSDE

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Over the years the Goa Film Festival has developed a sense of credibility regarding Marathi movies. This year many National award winning movies were lined up for screenings at the festival. Among them was the National award winning Marathi film ‘Dasahkriya‘. 

Written by the ‘Jogawa’ fame writer Sanjay Krishnaji Patil, directed by Sandeep Bhalchandra Patil & produced by Kalpana Vilas Kothari under the banner ‘Rangnil Creations’, this film garnered lots of love at the festival & the screenings of this film were house full!

The film stars Dilip Prabhawalkar, Manoj Joshi, Milind Shinde, Nandkishor Chougule & around 150 more artists with Anand Karekar, Jaywant Wadkar & Kalpana Kothari giving guest appearances.

Along with the successful screenings at this festival & National award ‘Dashkriya’ has also been a part of the internationally prestigious ‘Cannes Film Festival’. This truly is a proud moment for Marathi cinema & the audiences must be looking forward towards its theatrical release!

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