• Review: Anandi Gopal (2019)
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Star Cast : Lalit Prabhakar, Bhagyashree Milind, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Yogesh Soman
• Screenplay : Karan Shrikant Sharma

Quick Viewpoint: Sameer Vidwans has beautifully created a world that is less about the backdrop & more about the humans of the pre independence era. He succeeds in telling us the inspiring story of India’s first female doctor!

What Works? 

• Anandi Gopal craft wise is one of the most superior films made in Marathi that are set in a different era. Yet as said earlier the film’s focus isn’t on the backdrop of that era or the overall British rule over India. Especially the camera work by Akash Agrawal maintains that personal feel in the film.
• The character arc of Gopalrao Joshi (Lalit Prabhakar) is so mindfully created that we understand the minute changes his character goes through because of the situations that he is put into. He is throughout believable as a person who can be both strong and weak in different scenarios.
• Bhagyashree Milind as Anandibai Joshi has given a sublime nuanced performance. Again because just like Gopalrao’s arc her character too is beautifully sketched out making us understand both the revolutionary, confident woman & the child that she was before.
• The film doesn’t over dramatize or underplay the difficulties that Anandibai & Gopalrao had to face to make their dream a reality. Every conflict that is show in the film & the way it is shown is very much believable. Hence we are throughout by their side routing for their dream to come true! And when it does it becomes an emotionally rewarding closure for us.
• Never does the film ever distract itself from it’s main narrative. I mention this because there was clearly scope for the film to indulge itself in the freedom struggle or the other social problems. The film wholly stays personal & specific.

What Fails? 

• Though Lalit Prabhakar shows sparks throughout his performance here & there, overall his performance remains inconsistent. Many a times his limitations to function only at two emotional extremes hampers the nuances the performance demanded at some occasions.

Final Verdict: ‘Anandi Gopal’ is a film that is a must watch for the inspiring tale of a woman who had the guts to work hard for achieving her goal/dream in a completely unfavorable situation & her husband who had the vision for a different society in India.

Rating: 4/5

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• Movie : Anandi Gopal (2019) | आनंदी गोपाळ
• Producer : Kishor Arora, Sharin Mantri Kediya, Arunva Joy Sengupta, Aakash Chawla
• Director : Sameer Vidwans
• Studio : Zee Studios, Fresh Lime Films & Namah Pictures
• Star Cast :
  • Lalit Prabhakar as Gopal
  • Bhagyashree Milind as Aanandi
  • Geetanjali Kulkarni
  • Yogesh Soman
• Screenplay : Karan Shrikant Sharma
• Dialogues : Iravati Karnik
• Lyrics : Vaibhav Joshi
• Music : Hrushikesh Datar, Saurabh Bhalerao, Jasraj Joshi
• Sound Design : Vidnya Bhushan Dahal
• Background Score : Saurabh Bhalerao
• Cinematography (DOP) : Aakash Agrawal
• Editor : Charu Shri Roy
• Art Director : Suneel Nigvekar, Nilesh Wagh
• Costume : Sachin Lovlekar
• Make-up : D. N. Studio
• Co-Producer : Kaval Kohli
• Executive Producer : Sanjay Mehata
• Publicity Design : Sachin Suresh Gurav
• Digital Marketing : Vizual Junkies
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 15th February 2019

Synopsis : In times when gender equality and feminism are raised at almost every forum and podium, a couple in the 1800’s practiced and fought for these very ideas. Anandi Gopal is a love story more than a biopic about the struggle of a husband to educate his wife and her response and determination to become the first Indian Female Doctor.

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Court – a multilingual drama directed by Chaitanya Tamhane has been selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars. The film was chosen unanimously by a 16-member jury headed by Amol Palekar. The film be sent for the category: Best Foreign Language film. This is Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut film as a director.

Court has already been a toast of international film festivals in more than 25 countries and has won National awards for the best film in 2015. The film is about an ageing folk singer and his trial in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court. This powerful narrative deals with most debated and sensational topics in a fierce way.

Also Read : Court Movie Review

The film has been produced by Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Director of the photography is Mrunal Desai and edited by Rikhav Desai. The film stars Veera Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi, Usha Bane, Shirish Pawar. The role of a filk singer has been portrayed by Shaheer Sambhaji Bhagat.

We wish best luck for Chaitanya and his team for this Oscar journey.

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• Review : Court (2015)
• Produced By : Vivek Gomber
• Director : Chaitanya Tamhane
• Studio : Zoo Entertainment Pvt Ltd production
• StarCast : Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar, Pradeep Joshi, Usha Bane, Shirish Pawar
• Writer : Chaitanya Tamhane
• Music : Sambhaji Bhagat
• Genre : Romantic [Humor]
• Release Date : 17th April 2015
• Duration : 1hr 56 minutes
• Review By : Keyur Seta

Rating: ****

Review:

Courts have had a long relationship with Indian films. But mostly the court proceedings shown in our movie are no way near to reality. It is only since recent times that films like No One Killed Jessica (2011) and Jolly LLB (2013) have depicted court scenes as close to reality as possible.

But director Chaitanya Tamhane’s Marathi movie Court depicts the judicial process with never-seen-before reality. However, at the same time, the film stays far away from being a documentary or docu-drama. It focuses more on the dark humorous side while raising several serious questions about our judiciary procedure and law and order system.

The film revolves around Narayan Kamble (Vira Sathidar), a senior citizen from Mumbai working as a tution teacher. As a passion, he also writes and performs folk songs that depict the sorry tale of laborers and menial workers. Once, while performing, he is arrested for allegedly writing and performing a song that instigated a menial worker to commit suicide. Lawyer Vinay Vora (Vivek Gomber) fights Kamble’s case. Is Kamble Guilty?

Court is not a film in conventional sense. It is an honest presentation of a court case in an actual form. The arguments inside the courtroom, the casual conversations and the everyday, routine scenes appear right out of reality. There is also no background music whatsoever while the camerawork goes with the realistic genre.

However, this doesn’t make for a tedious watch as there is continuous dark humor. In fact, the film proves that you don’t need any melodrama to make court proceedings interesting. As I have witnessed court proceedings, I too agree that the real courtroom scenes have plenty of potential for entertainment, especially if it is Sessions Court, which is the case in the film.

But amidst the humor, the film completely succeeds in its motto of presenting the sorry and, at times, disturbing realities of our judiciary system. It also hints at the removal of Victorian laws that are completely irrelevant in today’s era.

Court has a questionable aspect though. There is too much footage given to the personal lives of both lawyers and the judge. Although these parts are also entertaining and meaningful in a way, few moments appear unnecessary, especially the way the film is dragged in the last few minutes. Thankfully, this point doesn’t lower your satisfaction much.

The performances fully complement the subject. It is difficult to believe that Narayam Kamble is not a real person and is just a fictional character. This is simply because of Vira Sathidar’s excellently realistic performance. Vivek Gomber isn’t behind though. He too perfectly gets into the skin of a Gujarati defense lawyer. Pradeep Joshi, as the judge, and Geetanjali Kulkarni, as the Public Prosecutor, render brilliant acts too. Shirish Pawar shines in a supporting role.

Overall:

Court is a daringly realistic saga that is also high on entertainment. The film has received the National Award for Best Feature Film and a number of other international awards and rightly so. It deserves positive word-of-mouth to make a good impact at the box office.

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• Movie : Court (2015)
• Produced By : Vivek Gomber
• Director : Chaitanya Tamhane
• Studio : Zoo Entertainment Pvt Ltd production
• StarCast : Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vira Sathidar, Pradeep Joshi, Usha Bane, Shirish Pawar
• Writer : Chaitanya Tamhane
• Music : Sambhaji Bhagat
• Production Designer : Pooja Talreja, Somnath Pal
• Art Director : Nilesh Wagh
• Costume Designer : Sachin Lovlekar
• Casting Director : Sachit Puranik
• Sound : Amrit Pritam, Anita Kushwaha
• DOP : Mrunal Desai
• Editor : Rikhav Desai.
• Executive Producer : B.S. Narayanaswamy
• Line Producer : Kishor Sawant
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 17th April 2015
• Duration : 1hr 56 minutes

Synopsis : A sewerage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.

Awards :

• National Award for Best Feature Film (Swarna Kamal)
• Venice International Film Festival (Orizzonti): Best Film, Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film
• Mumbai Film Festival (International competition): Golden Gateway of India – Best Film, Silver Gateway of India – Best Director, Jury Special Mention for Ensemble Cast
• 51st International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival (International competition) : SİYAD International Feature Film Award
• Vienna International Film Festival : FIPRESCI award
• Hong Kong Asian Film Festival: New Talent award
• Minsk Film Festival Listapad (Youth on the March competition) : Best Film
• Auteur Film Festival (International Competition) : Grand Prix Aleksandar Sasa Petrovic – Best Film, FIPRESCI Prize Serbia Slobodan Novakovic
• Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival (International competition) : Special mention of the jury
• Singapore International Film Festival : Best Film: Asian Feature Film section, Best Director
• 2morrow Festival (Moscow) :Best Script (Chaitanya Tamhane), Best Cinematography (Mrinal Desai)

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Court, a film by Chaitanya Tamhane is gearing up for a theatrical release very soon. The film has already received rave reviews and critical acclaim. The film has also won several awards in various national and international film festivals.

The film is about a ageing folk singer and his trial in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court. This powerful narrative deals with most debated and sensational topics in a fierce way.

The film stars Usha Bane, Vivek Gomber, Pradeep Joshi, Vira Sathidar etc. The music is by Sambhaji Bhagat. This film had bagged three awards at Mumbai film festival including ‘the best film’, in the international section and the director Chaitanya was also adjudged the best director by the jury, besides his film getting a special mention, from the Jury, for selection of the cast of this film.

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Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut directorial venture Court has been the toast of the International film festival circuit with winning more than 17 awards. The film will have a theatrical release on April 17 in India. Court has set the record of winning most international awards for any Indian film.

Court was the first Indian film to win Best Film Award in MAMI film festival. The film also won Best Director in the same festival. Apart from that Court has claimed many other prestigious awards in Venice, Vinenna, Hong Kong, Moscow, Antalia, Singaopore, Molodist, Autier, Minsk, Kerala, Pune and Mexico film festivals.

The realistic film depicts the court procedure for a trial of an aging folk singer. He has been charged for an abutment of suicide by his inflammatory songs. The film uses Marathi, Hindi, English and Gujarati dialogues for maximum impact. Though the film does not have any known star-cast, yet it has created a buzz among audience due to its unusual way of story-telling.

The film has been produced by Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Director of the photography is Mrunal Desai and edited by Rikhav Desai. The film stars Veera Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi, Usha Bane, Shirish Pawar. The role of a filk singer has been portrayed by Shaheer Sambhaji Bhagat.
The film releases on 17 April in Maharashtra and some parts of India.

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