• Review : Shikari (2018)
• Producer : Vijay Patil
• Director : Viju Mane
• Dialogue Writer : Rajesh Deshpande
• Star Cast : Neha Khan, Suvrat Joshi, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Prasad Oak & others
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 1/5

Shikari Movie Review:

Marathi cinema in the 70s & 80s went through the most ‘commercially’ successful phase because of a single man ‘Dada Kondke’. We’ve grown up hearing his legendary tales of how the great Raj Kapoor used to make sure if there isn’t a Dada Kondke movie in theatres before releasing his films. There was a distinct ‘double meaning’ humour that he introduced us to & made it work for a audience that were only interested in having a good time in theatres especially in the rural parts. Since then whenever anyone has tried a hand at this kind of humour has failed miserably or has been easily discarded as cheap ‘b’ or ‘c’ grade stuff. Even there has never been the same response from the audiences.

Viju Mane directorial ‘Shikari’ proudly promoted itself as a film that endorses the same ‘Kondke’ brand of humour. The truth is Shikari’s humour doesn’t really belong to the same brand, in fact it doesn’t even belong to any brand of humour. A few adult jokes here & there, some slapstick humour here & there (which doesn’t work) but the film is more of an erotica especially in the first half. An erotica that is so deliberately designed which doesn’t have any logical backbone of it’s own! While doing so it makes a fool of an aspiring actress played by Neha Khan. Her character of ‘Savita’ has been exploited in the story of the film by opportunist men. Sadly her character in the scheme of things of the actual film too has been exploited. How dumb can her character be? She never understands if a man is lusting for her!

But then the other characters of her husband (Prasad Oak), Phulwa (Mrunmayee Deshpande) too are equally dumb. Whereas Suvrat Joshi, Bharat Ganeshpure & Siddharth Jadhav play opportunist men who only care about lust, this is the entire range of the characters in the film. The other supporting characters played by Bhau Kadam, Vaibhav Mangle & Kashmera Shah are completely irrelevant to the film. Again Kashmera Shah has been unnecessarily exploited as an object of ‘lust’.

There are two films that are mixed up together here. One is a straightforward copy of the 80s Hindi film ‘Anubhav’ that starred Padmini Kolhapure & Shekhar Suman. A childish girl who doesn’t understand a bit about post marital proceedings between a husband & wife (though here, one fine day just one watch of an adult film all of a sudden makes her matured!). The other film is about ‘casting couch’ in the film industry. And the ‘Shikari’ is a metaphor for all lustful men! The irony is that the first half feels targeted towards these exact Shikaris among the audiences. While the second part of the film has mindlessly dumbed-down Savita’s character to make her a victim to give us a message.

Neha Khan though thoroughly exploited in the plot of the film & in the actual film is a really effective actress. We hope she finds good films. Mrunmayee Deshpande usually entertaining to watch is ineffective here. Suvrat Joshi is good in his part but that doesn’t save the film in any way. ‘Shikari’ is a crude film that is supposedly about the exploitation of women in today’s world but ironically ends up exploiting the female cast of the film! The makers believed it’s a commercial film & not for an intellectual audiences. If it ends up becoming a super-hit, that would surely say a lot about today’s society of our’s with countless Shikaris roaming free.

Overall:

‘Shikari’ could entertain only those who watch films to satisfy their lustful urges, for the rest this film will only end up being highly offensive as it was for me.

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Once upon a time during the reign of Marathi’s biggest blockbuster star Dada Kondake double meaning erotic comedy was a norm! And all that happened in the mainstream of Marathi cinema. However after that this genre could only be associated with b grade films in Marathi or even in Hindi.

But now Viju Mane directorial ‘Shikari’ a film presented by Mahesh Manjrekar is making this brave attempt. The trailer reminds us of an old Hindi film ‘Anubhav’ in one way. ‘Anubhav’ starred Shekhar Suman & Padmini Kolhapure in the lead. The track of a childish girl (played by Mrunmayee Deshpande) getting married to the hero (Suvrat Joshi) of the film & then the hero looks elsewhere (Neha Khan) to satisfy his needs is pretty much common with ‘Anubhav’.

However the other track of ‘Shikari’ one that is connected with the film industry looks completely new! The makers of the film also said that ‘Shikari’ is a term that represents the mentality of many powerful men in the industry who hunt their prey. These preys could be any young artists that are looking for opportunities. It would be interesting to see how ‘Shikari’ manages to mix together these two different subjects together while also entertaining the audience.

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‘Shikari’ the upcoming Marathi release is the talk of the town! A bold sex comedy with a message is what the makers are saying about their film! The film stars Suvrat Joshi, Neha Khan, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Kashmera Shah, Siddharth Jadhav, Bhau Kadam & Bharat Ganeshpure. For Mrunmayee especially ‘Shikari’ marks a new beginning as an actress!

The director of the film Viju Mane says, he was in doubt before asking Mrunmayee to do this role! As she has portrayed smart characters in her previous film here she plays a medium witted childish village girl! But Mrunmayee was excited to play a role which she hasn’t played before.

There are two version of this character played by Mrunmayee in ‘Shikari’. One is of a childish girl & the other one demands her to appear attractive in sensual scenes without making the scenes appear vulgar in any way! This task wasn’t easy for the directors & Mrunmayee herself but her talent helped her out & the result was as per the need of the film, says Viju Mane.

‘Shikari’ releases on 20^th April all over Maharashtra so be ready to be hunted!

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• Movie : Shikari (2018) | शिकारी
• Producer : Vijay Patil
• Director : Viju Mane
• Studio : Mahesh Manjrekar Movies and Aryan Global Entertainment
• StarCast :
  • Prasad Oak
  • Mrunmayee Deshpande
  • Bhau kadam
  • Bharat Ganeshpure
  • Vaibhav Mangle
  • Kashmera Shah
  • Savita Malpekar
  • Santosh Juvekar
  • Kushal Badrike
  • Suvrat Joshi (Introducing)
  • Neha Khan (Introducing)
  • Siddhartha Jadhav as Guest appearance
• Dialogues : Rajesh Deshpande
• Music : Ajit Parab, Chinar-Mahesh, Shailendra Barve, Samir Mhatre
• Lyrics : Jitendra Joshi, Vaibhav Joshi, Akhil joshi
• Editor : Satish Patil
• Cinematography : Karan Rawat
• Art Director : Sumit Patil
• Executive Producer : Umesh Shinde
• Co-Producer : Anand Vaidyanathan
• PR : Vaibhav Patil
• Visual Promotion : Just Right Studioz
• Digital Promotion : Be Birbal Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
• Publicity Designs : Miliind Matkar
• Marketing : Amit Bhanushali (52 Friday Cinemas)
• Release Date : 20th April 2018

Synopsis : Savita, an aspiring actress from a small village near Kolhapur, dreams of making it big in the showbiz industry. Her pursuit leads her to marry Bharat, a local theatre director. However, her marital relationship turns sour and she yearns to be in the limelight more. Her struggles increase when she meets, Raghu, who smitten by her beauty, takes her to Mumbai and promises fame. Whilst in Mumbai, Savita finds herself pushed deep in a web of deceit.

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