• Review :  Partu (2015)
• Producer : Nitin S. Adsul, Clark McMillian , Darrel Cox, Rupesh Mahajan and Sachin S. Adsul
• Directer : Nitin Adsul
• Writer : Nitin Adsul
• Star Cast : Kishor Kadam, Smita Tambe, Navni Parihar, Yash Pandey, Saurabh Gokhale, Gayatri Deshmukh, Raja Bundela, Ravi Bhushan Bhartiya and Anshuman Vichare
• Genre  : Drama
• Review By : Rasik Tirodkar

Rating : 2.5/5

Review:

Some films have so much heart in them that it is difficult not to get charmed. Every good moment is cheered in your mind, and a false note leaves you upset. Partu is certainly that kind of a film. But, quite disappointingly, the film hits a false note a little too often.

Partu, based on a rather fascinating true story, is about how in the 1960s a seven year old Rajasthani boy Prithvi Singh gets lost while visiting his Uncle in Mumbai, then gets on to a wrong train and reaches Ahmednagar. There, Lakshman, a benign farmer, takes him home and treats him like his own child. Partu or Prithvi on receiving the care and affection fast becomes a member of the family and the longing for his home steadily dries up. However, despite the language barrier Lakshman does not give up on finding Partu’s parents and resolutely continues the search even as decades passes by.

If there is one aspect that holds the film together, it has to be the solid performances by most of the cast. Smita Tambe and Kishore Kadam as the husband-wife pair that big-heartedly accept a lost child into their family and raise it like their own are easily the best part about the film. It wouldn’t be too much to say that if it wasn’t for their arresting performances, the film could have well fallen flat on its face. Both Tambe and Kadam have done similar kind of roles before, but never together. Here, they feed off each other to great effect. The Rajasthan based portions in the film have actors that speak the native language and special kudos must be reserved to the makers of the film to have casted local Rajasthani actors who all shine in their cameos.

The camerawork is steady and some shots in the deserts of Rajasthan are picturesque. The efforts to maintain the period details are visible when you see a young Partu riding on a model of a motorcycle that does seem from that period. These signs of genuineness are exactly why you are left rather upset with the film. Take for example, just about when you have started caring about the film and its characters the director typically throws a rather tawdry and needless ‘lavani’ at you. The Rajasthani cum marathi song towards the end of the film also feels uncalled-for. This, despite other songs giving you a glimpse of the reasonable talent the director poses to picturise songs. You are definitely left wondering why the need for these cheap gimmicks.

Then comes the inconsistencies in the screenplay. Seven year old Partu gels a little too easily with Lakshman and his family. It seems implausible that a seven year old kid would so soon choose to stay with a stranger family and not wish go back home. But then, it is after all based on a true story so we may choose to overlook this. But, the portrayal of Partu’s wife cannot escape our scrutiny. Partu after growing up, gets married to a girl who is seemingly born and brought up in Mumbai. However, much to our surprise, this girl (played by Gayatri Deshmukh who bears a striking resemblance to Ketaki Mategoankar) looks and acts like a village belle.

The film does start to further lose the plot as it nears its finale. The melodrama is expected and also to a certain extent apt. But in the first place we are not convinced why a family from Ahmednagar would go on a pilgrimage to Rajasthan. There is a rather amateurish attempt at surrealism at one point in the journey. A scene written to put across how bringing up Partu has made Laxman courageous, ends up being too filmy.

All these blemishes hurt as otherwise Partu is a fairly engaging film. There is undeniably an endearing quality to the whole plot and the acting keeps you hooked for the most part. The makers do seem to have made an honest effort at telling the tale. Unfortunately, the film hits the false notes a little too often to make it a smooth ride.

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Kishor Kadam who is known for his creatively excellent roles in films like ‘Natarang’, ‘ Nilkanth Master’, etc. and is also a popular lyricist with the pen name Soumitra now readies himself for more glory in a much festival appreciated film and also in US and other international arenas called ‘Partu’.   We spoke to the talented multi-faceted actor at the press meet of Partu.   Here are a few excerpts.

What made you accept ‘Partu’?

First of all I liked the graph of the role from a young man to an elderly man and his relationship with his adopted son and also the shooting of the film  in places like Rajasthan and also the opportunity to go to the US since the producers are from the US and we got a very good response there and also the facilities provided to us were of international class.

What is your character like in the film?

I play a poor Marathi farmer called Laxman in Ahmednagar village who lives with his wife played by Smita Tambe and are childless but one fine day a lost boy from Rajasthan is found by Laxman who decides to rear him till his family is found much to the annoyance of his wife but Laxman raises the boy like his own and names him Prithvi who also develops a loving relationship with Laxman and his wife. But once on a pilgrimage to a North region they have to come across Prithvi’s village and they find Prithvi’s family and want Prithvi  to go to his natural family but things then take a turn.

How was it like working on the film?

Our director Nitin Adsul is a very talented director and based in the US and it is a true story which was told to Nitin when he was young and he had kept the story in mind and drafted the story of Partu and selected an excellent cast like Smita Tambe, Saurabh Gokhale who plays Prithvi,  and Navni Parihar who plays his Rajasthani mother, and a good new face Gayatri Soham, Anshuman Vichare and Raja Bundela.

What is the USP of the film?

The film has background music composed by a US Music composer Greg Sims who doesn’t know Marathi but has provided a wonderful background music score and the music composer Shashank Powar has composed four beautiful songs along with a fabulous lavni song picturized  on Megha Ghadge.

What are your expectations from the film?

I am eagerly awaiting the release on December 4 since it has won me A Best Actor award  in South Asian Film Festival held in Washington DC  along with the Best Feature Film.

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Partu is an upcoming Marathi movie coming in December 2015 directed by Nitin Adsul, written by Nitin Adsul, Nitin Adsul, Clark B. McMillian Jr. and Darrel E Cox and produced by Nitin S Adsul, Darrel E Cox, Clark B McMillian Jr, Rupesh Mahajan, Sachin S. Adsul. It’s starring Kishor Kadam, Smita Tambe, Navni Parihar, Yash Pandey, Saurabh Gokhale, Gayatri Soham, Raja Bundela, Ravi Bhartiya, and Anshuman Vichare.

Partu has won 2015 DC South Asian Film Festival -Audience Choice Best Film and 2015 DC South Asian Film Festival – Best Actor – Kishor Kadam.

Partu is based on the true story. This movie’s story about seven years old boy along with his uncle came to enjoy Mumbai all the way from Rajasthan. As the trip came to an end, the boy got separated from his uncle on a crowded train station. A poor good hearted farmer at Ahmednagar introduced him to his family. As the time passed, the boy dissolved with the family. 17 years later, the boy is a married man and settled in Ahmednagar. The family adventurously found the boy’s real parents. He was torn between the family who raised him and the family who lost him. This is a true life story of Prithvi.

Meet Prithvi in the upcoming marathi movie ‘ Partu ‘. Partu is releasing on 4th December 2015.

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Partu, a film shot at Rajasthan and Maharashtra is in the news for its unusual plot and Indo-American connections. However, the producers of this film also did their bit of social responsibility while shooting.

The road was constructed in a Rajasthan village for the ease of villagers.
The house which was used as ruined house for the shooting was rebuilt after completion of the schedule in Sinnar. This house is being used as a rest-house.

While shooting in Dhulwad village near to the Sinnar, producers came to know that the local school is in the need of a loudspeaker. The producers promptly gifted a loudspeaker to this school.
The film has been produced by East West Films of Nitin Adsool, Sachin Adsool, Rupesh Mahajan Derel Cocks, Clarke McMillian.

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Partu, a film based on a real life story of a boy has made its mark in the fourth DC South Asian Film Festival. The film bagged Best Actor (Kishor Kadam) and Best Film by audience.

The Film Festival was organised by 25 to 27 Septemebr in Washington USA. There were 28 films competing for various awards.

The film stars Kishor Kadam, Smita Tambe, Saurabh Gokhale, Gayatri Soham, Anshuman Vichare, Navni Parihar, Raja Bundela, Ravi Bharateey and Child artiste Yash Pande.

The story of  this film has been written by Clarke McMillan, Derell Cocks and Nitin Adsool. Editing is by Rajesh Rao. Music for this film has been given by Shashank Powar.

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Partu – a film based on a true incident has been selected for the prestigious 4th DC South Asian Film Festival in USA. The festical will take palce in Washington DC from 25 to 27 September. Kishor Kadam and Smita Tambe will be attending this festival.

The film has been directed by Nitin Adsool and produced East West Films.

Partu also stars Saurabh Gokhle, Gayatri Soham, Anshuman Vichare, Navni Parihar, Raja Bundela, Ravi Bharateey and child artiste Yash Pande in important roles.

This festival showcases best films from various south asian countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Srilanka. This year the festical will be paying a special tribute to late director Rituparno Ghosh and actors like Aparna Sen, Konkana Sen, Raima Sen and Anant Mahadevan will be attending this festival.

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• Movie :  Partu (2015) | परतू
• Producer : Nitin S. Adsul, Clark McMillian , Darrel Cox, Rupesh Mahajan and Sachin S. Adsul
• Directer : Nitin Adsul
• Studio : EastWest Films
• Star Cast : Kishor Kadam, Smita Tambe, Navni Parihar, Yash Pandey, Saurabh Gokhale, Gayatri Deshmukh, Raja Bundela, Ravi Bhushan Bhartiya and Anshuman Vichare
• Story : Nitin Adsul
• Screenplay : Nitin Adsul, Clark McMillian and Darrel Cox
• Music : Shashank Powar
• Lyrics : Soumitra, Vaibhav Joshi, Guru Thakur and Ashwini Shende
• Singers : Shankar Mahadevan, Jasraj Joshi, Janhavi Prabhu Arora, Manish Rajgire and Shikha Ajmera
• Dialogues : Mayur Deval
• Director of Photography : Sanjay Khanzode
• Original score : Greg Sims
• Choreographer : Deepali Vichare
• Art Director : Girish Kolapkar
• Editor : Rajesh Rao
• Costumes : Sachin Lovalekar
• Genre  : Drama
• Release Date : NA

Synopsis: In 1968, MUMBAI city, a seven year old Rajasthani boy PRITHVI arrives from RAJASTHAN with his uncle PREM SINGH to enjoy the Mumbai attractions. After two weeks of stay, during his departure back to Rajasthan, he gets separated from his uncle in a crowded MUMBAI train station and not knowing the way back, he boards wrong train and actually ends on a train station called AHMEDNAGAR about 200 miles from MUMBAI. PRITHVI is found by a poor Marathi farmer named LAKSHMAN. He and his family welcomes PRITHVI into their home. Despite the language barrier, and with little or to no knowledge of PRITHVI’s home, they struggle to find his parents. But with little money and an entire family to raise, LAKSHAMN eventually gives up his efforts to find PRITHVI’s home. As the months and years go by pass PRITHVI becomes accustomed to his new family as he receives their love, affection, and starts to learns the local language, routines and rituals. Although he has stopped searching, LAKSHMAN still feels an obligation and has hope of to one day finding PRITHVI’s parents. 17 years later in 1985, PRITHVI, is a handsome young man of 24. He is married and has settled in AHMEDNAGAR with the joint family. LAKSHMAN and family join a pilgrimage to a northern part section of India. While there, he manages to track down the location of PRITHVI’s hometown in RAJASTHAN. Lakshman and family go through various adventures but finally reach the doorsteps of PRITHVI’s parents. Its been 17 long years and a lot has changed for everyone. PRITHVI’s family is overjoyed to find him after 17 years. PRITHVI now reunited with his mother and family starts to find it a little hard to adjust to the new environment. He is torn between the love he feels for the family that raised him and the family that lost him.

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Marathi film industry has been attracting many corporates and producers from Hindi and other film industries. It is not a wonder that even Hollywood film industry has started taking an interest in Marathi films. Hollywood has always looking for content-driven film. East West Films, one of the established name in Hollywood will be producing “Partu” a Marathi film. The film is directed by Nitin Adsool, who has been working in Hollywood. The shoot of this film was over recently at Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

The film stars Kishor Kadam, Smita Tambe, Saurabh Gokhale, Gayatri Deshmukh, Anshuman Vichare, Navni Parihar, Raja Bundela, and Ravi Bharateey. The child actor Yash Pande, who has earlier worked with Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Amir Khan will be seen in this film in a very important role. The story of this film is based on a real life incident and has been written by Clark McMillian, Nitin Adsool and Derrell Cocks. Marathi dialogues have been written by Mayur Deval. The film portrays time period between 1968 and 1985.

East West Film is one of the established production companies in Hollywood in Production, distribution, web media and Television. This company was formed by Clark McMillian, Nitin Adsool and Derrell Cocks seven years ago. Before Partu, they have produced successful films like The Victory Experiece, Miss Utility. They have won various International film festival recognition’s for “Prayer Life”, “Kundalini”, Together Forever”

The DoP of this film is Sanjay Khanzode, and music by Shashank Powar. Theme song of Partu has been sung by Shankar Mahadevan. Background score has been done by Hollywood’s Greg Sims. It will be really very interesting to watch how this east meets west film turns out for audience.

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