• 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.

Shikari Marathi Poster/Photos :

Shikari Marathi Movie Teaser/Trailer :

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• Review : Deva – Ek Atrangi
• Producer : Pradeep Chakravorty
• Director : Murali Nallappa
• Star Cast : Ankush Chaudhari, Tejaswini Pandit, Spruha Joshi, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Vaibhav Mangle, Pandharinath Kamble & Reema Lagoo
• Story & Screenplay : Unni R. , Martin Prakkat
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Deva – Ek Atrangi Marathi Movie Review:

Ankush Chaudhari is without a doubt an actor of great calibre. He has a knack of playing underplayed performances with subtle perfection. He started the year 2017 on that note with his performance in ‘Ti Saddhya Kay Karte’. But every now & then Ankush is a part of a film that has been forcefully made to be a ‘commercial entertainer’ & then Ankush becomes a strangely different actor! All his subtle charm goes away instead we see his laughable antics to project himself as a ‘hero’.

That’s exactly the case with the much awaited ‘Deva – Ek Atrangi’. Ankush’s performance in the film is as tasteless & spineless as the overall film. I haven’t seen the original Malayalam film ‘Charlie’ of which ‘Deva’ is an official remake. So I can’t judge ‘Deva’ on any other terms other than its own. To me the basic plot itself is so basic & lacking the possibility of giving birth to an entire film based on it. But again there are films that have poor plots but their treatments interest us. In case of ‘Deva’ the treatment too is as horrible as the plot.

So the film starts with introduction of a famous travel blogger turned book writer (by simply compiling her travel blogs together) ‘The Maya Deshmukh’ (as one of her “fans” call her). So ‘The Maya’ (Tejaswini Pandit) has become a sensation in the world of literature (but wait didn’t she simply write ‘travel blogs’? who cares!) every publishing house wants her to write for them. But she cannot find a subject for her new book. One of her friend says come with me to ‘Konkan’ you’ll find you’re subject. A writer going places to find a subject for her book! (who does that?)

Now Maya is staying in a house of an artist who doesn’t visit his home that often. An artist who is never shown in the film creating any of his art forms, yes its ‘Deva’. He paints he sculpts but never in front of the camera. I guess he is camera shy. So in that house ‘Maya’ finds a freshly crafted ‘graphic novel’ of sorts! One that shows how Deva befriends a thief who comes at his house at night & later goes on an adventure to rob other homes with him! (why? Because he is an ‘Atrangi’!)

Slowly Maya starts finding out ‘Deva’ helps random strangers from a beggar on the streets to a doctor (Spruha Joshi) attempting suicide! Just before the interval Maya finds out that Deva is at a lodge nearby again saving a little girl from something bad happening to her. Maya runs behind him & Deva (who knows her too) looks into the mirror smiles but doesn’t stop his jeep (why?).

Post interval the film becomes completely stationary as the plot is completely focused now at an old age home of sorts made by Deva. All characters are here & they are bonding over to create some kind of drama in the film, one that never works. But Deva isn’t present. We get it ‘Deva’ is like the dumbest metaphor for ‘God’. Who loves everyone helps everyone but doesn’t belong to any one person.

But the root this film has taken to present this metaphor is an illogical mess. Every character’s action is never powered by reason. It’s simply done to add to the legacy of ‘Deva’. We are never explained why ‘Deva’ is the way he is. What is it that made him such a person? Maybe again that would be because he is a metaphor for ‘god’. But for god’s sake god needs better metaphors & better plots revolving them.

Overall:

‘Deva’ is one of Ankush Chaudhari’s worst films till date. His performance too is plainly single toned. Even if you’re his fan it would be really difficult to like this film! Though you can still try if you want to!

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Year 2017 will end up with a new zeal and enthusiasm, as upcoming movie ‘Deva’ is all set to release. Recently, new song from the movie ‘Jarashi Jarashi’ was launched by infamous poet and lyricist Guru Thakur.

The newly released song which is picturised on actors Spruha Joshi and Ankush Chaudhary is filled with liveliness. Lyricist Guru Thakur who has penned down this song, gives a new perception to live our life to the fullest.

One of the leading composers, Amit Raj has once again created a delightful music for this song. While, singer Harshavardhan Wavare has lent his voice to it, making it more soulful. Not only the newly released song, but, all the songs have managed to sway the audiences with its music.

Directed by Murli Nalappa, produced by Innovative Films and Pramod Films, ‘Deva’ will hit the silver screen on December 22.

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We have seen quite a few love triangles in Marathi cinema in recent times. Many a times when we see three known stars together in a film, we predict it’s a love triangle. However though Deva stars Ankush Chaudhari, Tejaswini Pandit & Spruha Joshi it doesn’t feel like a typical love triangle!

The colourful flavour of the film has reflected in every aspect of the film as evident from the trailer. Whether, it’s the beautiful locations or the refreshing dressing styles of the lead actors ‘Deva’ projects a variety of colors. These colours also symbolize ‘happiness’, & the thought of living life to the fullest which seems to be the philosophy of the title character ‘Deva’ played by Ankush Chaudhari.

This film is an official remake of a Malayalam film ‘Charlie’. However this trailer suggests that it has been suitably adapted for the Marathi audiences to connect with us instantly.

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Recently a new song ‘Roj Roj Navyane’ from upcoming Marathi film ‘Deva’ was launched on social media. Innovative Films & Pramod Films produced ‘Deva’ had already intrigued the audiences with its teaser, but now with this song the excitement is at a new peak. Directed by Murli Nalappa ‘Deva’ has brought together composer Amitraj & popular singers Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal through this song!

This song takes us into a beautiful world of love & these beautiful lyrics are written by popular writer & lyricist, ‘Faster Fene’ fame Kshitij Patwardhan. For the first time Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal are singing together for Amitraj.

Just like all lovers of romantic songs, Shreya Ghoshal herself too is in love with this song, she calls it her favourite! Deva releases on 1^st December all over Maharashtra & along with Ankush Chaudhari & Tejaswini Pandit, the film also stars Dr. Mohan Agashe, Vaibhav Mangle, Pandharinath Kamble & Mayur Pawar.

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Long back Ankush Chaudhari‘s look from ‘Deva‘ was revealed online. Ever since then the audiences have been awaiting this film religiously. Recently the first teaser of the film was out. And the wait definitely seems to be worth the film.

What appears like Ankush plays a free spirited artist in this film. More precisely a painter! The film stars Tejaswini Pandit in the role of the narrator & an important character. It appears like she plays a writer in this film.

Visually ‘Deva – Ek Atrangi’ has a distinct flavour to it. The film being directed by Murli Nallappa from South, the film seems smooth technically. Especially the music of the film sounds very fresh & new. It would be interesting what the film us really about as the plot of the film hasn’t been revealed much in this teaser. This film will soon release in theatres from 1st December.

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• Movie : Deva – Ek Atrangee(2017) | देवा – एक अतरंगी
• Producer : Pradeep Chakravorty
• Directer : Murali Nallappa
• Studio : Innovative Films, Pramod Films
• Star Cast :
  • Ankush Chaudhari as Deva
  • Tejaswini Pandit as Maya
  • Spruha Joshi
  • Dr. Mohan Agashe
  • Vaibhav Mangale
  • Pandharinath Kamble
  • Mayur Pawar
  • Reema Lagoo
  • Jaywant Wadkar
  • Vaibhav Mangle
• Story : Unni R.
• Screenplay : Unni R. , Martin Prakkat
• Dialogues : Ashwini Shende
• Lyrics : Guru Thakur, Kshitij Patwardhan
• Music : Amitraj
• Background Score : Amitraj
• Cinematography (DOP) : Vijay Mishra, Bharat R. Parthasarathy
• Editor : Sanjay Sankla
• Art Director : Naushan Menon, Subhajyoti Datta
• Costume Stylist : Prianca Jhaveri, Rohini Salekar
• Vfx : Chadan kar
• Visual Promotions : Just Right Studios
• Line Producer : Amit Kulkarni
• Creative Producer : Pratik Chakravorty
• Executive Producer : Shruti Nallappa
• Associate Producer : Nikhil Nerurkar
• Genre  : Drama
• Release Date : 22 December 2017

Synopsis : Maya Deshmukh, a new age writer, who escapes to the Konkan region to write her next novel, finds herself being drawn to the colorful story of Deva. As she sets out to explore the story of Deva, her initial intrigue soon turns into an obsession.

Deva Marathi Movie Poster / Still Photos

Deva Marathi MovieTrailer

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