• Review : Sarpanch Bhagirath (2016)
• Producer :  Shivkumar Lad
• Directer : Ramdas Phutane
• Star Cast : Upendra Limaye, Veena Jamkar, Mohan Agashe, Kishor Kadam, Savita Malpekar
• Writer : Asaram Lomte
• Music : Sambhaji Bhagat
• Genre  : Drama
• Review By : Rasik Tirodkar

Rating : 2.5/5

Sarpanch Bhagirath Marathi Movie Review:

Sarpanch Bhagirath is one of those films that despite a having a good enough story suffers from a weak screenplay and mediocre direction.

Bhagirath (Upendra Limaye) has been elected as the sarpanch of Lokapur. Sadakaka Deshmukh has been the sarpanch of the village for three long decades. He finally has to relinquish his position as the office of the sarpanch came under reservation. Shrewd politician that he is, Sadakaka manages to get his man – Bhagirath – onto the office of Sarpanch. The new sarpanch is a straight-forward man with modest means. He is slightly ignorant in the matters of politics, but is grateful of getting an opportunity to make a difference to his society. Within no time he gets a good dose of how dirty politics can become.

Rahi – Bhagirath’s wife – is a mother of two girls. She harbors a wish of a third child, preferably a boy. Only after she conceives and is well into the 4th month of her pregnancy, Bhagirath comes to know that a third child will force him to surrender his position as the sarpanch. Rahi is unwilling, but Sadakaka is relentless in putting pressure on Bhagirath to abort the child.

Sarpanch Bhagirath then goes on to portray the turmoil in the mind of Bhagirath who is torn between holding on to the office of the Sarpanch and facing his wife who will naturally be very upset with the suggestion of aborting the child. While doing so, the film also makes a point to comment on the various social issues such as the caste discrimination, religious strife, corruption, etc. But, strangely, domestic violence is not considered a bad enough vice as Bhagirath, who has been shown to be a fairly liberal fellow, is remorseless about raising a hand on his pregnant wife.

The story of the film definitely had something in it to hold your attention. However, the screenplay here is rather weak with none of the characters other than Bhagirath getting fully developed. The mediocre direction also doesn’t help. The film has a dated look to it, and feels as if it has been shot in the 90s.

The director has managed to cast a lot of quality actors and it is their performance that makes the film watchable. Mohan Agashe as the shrewd veteran politician is spot on. Limaye, too, is convincing in his role of the young farmer pushed into the nasty world of politics. However, none of the performances are enough to save the film from becoming a bore.

Overall:

A potentially interesting story marred by a shoddy screenplay and dated direction.

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Sarpanch Bhagirath, a film directed by Ramdas Futane will be releasing on 4 March all over Maharashtra. Recently a press conference was held at Dadar Plaza for this film and trailer was launched. Upendra Limaye, Veena Jamkar, Kishor Kadam, Savita Malpekar, Shivkumar Lad and other celebrities. The film is produced by Shivkumar Lad. The film stars Upendra Limaye, Veena Jamkar, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Kishor Kadam, Swarangi Marathe, Savita Malpekar, Jaymala Inamdar, Vijay Joshi, Vasant Avsarikar, Uday Lagoo, Sreeram Ranade, Meera Umap, Anand Panse, Jaywant Wadkar, Prakash Dhotre, Suhasini Deshpande and child artistes Shruti and Tanvi.

The highlight of the film will be cameo appearance by Sharad Pawar and Sushilkumar Shinde. The two powerful politicians will play role of leaders in this film.

The film is about reservation and caste politics at the village level and how common people suffer. The film is written by Vishnu Surya Wagh, who himself is an MLA from Goa. The dialogues are written by Phutane. Music has been composed by renowned Shaheer Sambhaji Bhagat. Background music has been given by Rahul Ranade and editing is done by Sarvesh Parab. Cinematography is by Charudatt Dukhande and art direction is by Madhukar Patil.

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• Movie : Sarpanch Bhagirath (2016) | सरपंच भगीरथ
• Producer : Shivkumar Lad
• Directer : Ramdas Phutane
• Studio : Shivkumar Lad Productions
• Star Cast :
  • Upendra Limaye As Sarpanch Bhagirath Girme
  • Veena Jamkar As Bhagirath Wife Rahi
  • Dr. Mohan Agashe As Sada Kaka
  • Kishor Kadam As Bhagirath Friend Shridhar
  • Swarangi Marathe As Salma
  • Savita Malpekar As Yamuna Tai

  Jaymala Inamdar, Vijay Joshi, Vasant Avsarikar, Uday Lagoo, Shriram Ranade, Meera Umap, Anand Panse, Jaywant Wadkar, Prakash Dhotre, Suhasini Deshpande and child artistes Shruti and Tanvi.

• Story : Asaram Lomte
• Screenplay : Vishnu Surya Wagh
• Music : Sambhaji Bhagat
• Lyrics : Sambhaji Bhagat and Prakash Ghodke
• Dialogues : Ramdas Phutane
• Cinematography : Charudatt Dukhande
• Background Music : Rahul Ranade
• Art Director : Madhukar Patil
• Editor : Sarvesh Parab
• Genre  : Drama
• Release Date : 4th March 2016

Synopsis:

Sada kaka Deshmukh (MOHAN AGASHE) has been the head of the village of Lokapur for 30 years. But he has to step down from this powerful position due to the reservations policy. The reserved candidate in Lokapur has to be an OBC(Other Backward Classes). Knowing that a wealthy OBC village head would not heed him, Sada kaka gets Bhagirath Girme (UPENDRA LIMAYE ) elected, because he is confident that Bhagirath will do exactly as he says. Bhagirath’s small family consists of his parents, wife (VEENA JAMKAR) and two daughters. He is a simple man who lives a straightforward life, not looking beyond himself and his farm. In his family, nobody has held a powerful position in several generations. Once in awhile, he has discussions on politics and society with his friend Shridhar (KISHOR KADAM), who is a poet and believes in the eradication of caste. However, reservations mean a certificate, which can be obtained only through one’s caste. Shridhar feels that the policy of reservations has started a journey in the opposite direction while Bhagirath derives satisfaction from being able to work for poor people. But his dreams suffer a setback when Rahi, his wife,gets pregnant for the third time. Rahi wants to give birth to a baby who will become an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly). However, since the law does not allow a person to be a village headman if he has a third child, Sada kaka wants her to have an abortion. What does Bhagirath tell Rahi? Does Rahi agree with him? This film tells the story of Rahi and Bhagirath, the OBC village headman. And also of the six thousand plus castes of this country and of the millions of voters who are tangled in the caste system. God has created only two genders – male and female, xx and xy. But man has created a third gender called ‘caste’. Who will abort that?

Sarpanch Bhagirath Marathi Movie Poster / Still Photos :

Sarpanch Bhagirath Marathi Movie Official Trailer:

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