• Review : What About Savarkar? (2015)
• Producer : Atul Parab, Rohit Shetty
• Director : Rupesh Katare, Nitin Gawde
• StarCast : Sharad Ponkshe, Avinash Narkar, Atul Todankar, Shrikant Bhide, Sara Shravan
• Writer : Nitin Gawde
• Screenplay & Dialogues : Nitin Gawde
• Music : Abhishek Shinde and Avadhut Gupte
• Genre : Action
• Release Date : 17th April 2015
• Review By : Keyur Seta

Rating : * ½

Review:

Director duo Rupesh Katare and Nitin Gawde’s What About Savarkar? is yet another film that proves that good intentions amount to nothing in a film if the content is poor. Although the makers have taken efforts to arouse nationalistic sentiments, the film falls flat by being poor in writing, overambitious and jingoistic.

The film centers on Abhiman Marathe (Shrikant Bhide), who literally worships the late revolutionary Vinayak Damodar Savarkar aka Veer Savarkar. Abhiman stays with his family and is in love with a Manipuri girl (Sara Shrawan). His life takes a frustrating turn when a minister at the Centre insults Savarkar. Now, Abhiman takes it upon himself to avenge the insult of his idol.

The basic problem here lies with the basic plot itself, which is not only practically impossible but also uninteresting. Seriously, why should the audience root for a man who wants to put a garland of chappals around someone’s neck? How is that going to benefit the nation or Savarkar? On top of that, once the character goes on his mission, the film has basically no story to tell till the climax when he executes his plan.

So, the audience is taken on a sightseeing tour starting from Konkan and then leading onto Manipur, Amritsar and Delhi. All this while (and almost for the entire film), we are dished out underdeveloped characters, erroneous situations and, most importantly, jingoism in the name of patriotism. Using the slogan ‘Vande Mataram’ again and again without a sensible content doesn’t arouse nationalistic feelings.

Naturally, you expect something similar from the climax. But you are taken by surprise since the ending moments are more absurd than the rest of the movie.

The song ‘Jayostute’, written by Savarkar himself, is the biggest plus point. The rest of the songs aren’t impressive with few being forceful. The camerawork appears artistic while capturing locales of Konkan and Manipur.

Shrikant Bhide does an average job as the main lead. He shows signs of talent but is let down by the content and so are the rest of the actors. Atul Todankar is the best of the lot. Sharad Ponkshe, as Abhiman’s grandfather, gives a mature performance. But there doesn’t seem to be an age difference between his character and the one played by his son. Sara Shravan looks good and acts average. Avinash Narkar overdoes on few occasions.

Overall:

What About Savarkar? fails to create an impact. The film will have a tough time at the box office.

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Shrikant Bhide, one of the talented young actors in Marathi cinema will be seen in an upcoming “What about Savarkar” as Abhiman Marathe. The central character of his Marathi film is about a youth who feels offended by a politician insulting Savarkar. His struggle and revenge against such ideology will be seen in this film. The journey of a simple party worker to a leader of masses through emotional turbulences, insults, political games has portrayed in What About Savarkar. Shrikant Bhide is very excited for this role. This film is directed by Nitin Gawde.
Shrikant has worked on theatre for many years; he is also one of the very few actors in Marathi who can dance. Shrikant has worked in some films and short films previously. However, playing Abhiman Marathe was a challenge for him as the role demands many subtleties.

The film deals with the problem of current generation, their anger towards system and an attempt to change this system, the dilemma of good and evil. The film has been produced by Rohit Shetty and Atul Parab under the banner of Retake Unlimited Film productiona dn Auras Avatar Entertainment. The film also stars Sharad Ponkshe, Vivek Lagoo, Avinash Narkar, Atul Todankar, Sara Shravan.

The film releases on 17 April all over Maharashtra.

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• Movie : What About Savarkar?
• Producor : Atul Parab, Rohit Shetty
• Director : Rupesh Katare, Nitin Gawde
• Studio : Silicon Media and Trendz Ad film makers
• StarCast : Sharad Ponkshe, Avinash Narkar, Atul Todankar, Shrikant Bhide, Sara Shravan
• Writer : Nitin Gawde
• Screenplay & Dialogues : Nitin Gawde
• Music : Abhishek Shinde and Avadhut Gupte
• Cinematography : A.K.N. Sabastian
• Editor : R. Ghadi
• Art Direction : Ashwin Vanjare
• Co-producer : Ankush Arora
• Line Producer : Sandip More
• Executive Producer : Nagesh Pujari
• Genre : Action
• Release Date : 17th April 2015
• Duration : 2 hrs 5 mins

Story Outline : “What About Savarkar?” is a story of a youngster who has set out on journey to rebel against a corrupt and smutty politician.

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Actor always wishes to play various roles challenging his talent. Sara Shrawan has got such a fabulous chance in her upcoming What About Savarkar? Sara will be playing a role of Manipuri girl in this film. The film is produced by Retake Unlimited Film Production and Auran Avtar Entertainment. The film showcases principles and ideologies of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and their significance in today’s era. The film releases on 17 April.

Sara plays role of Suniti Singh, a Manipuri girl who has been influenced by Savarkar thoughts. She supports Abhiman Marathi, main character fighting for Savarkar. While speaking about her role Sara says, “Non-Marathi people were attracted to Savarkar’ ideology. I represent such people in this film. We work together to achieve our mission. It was an unforgettable experience to work with such stalwarts.”

The film also stars Sharad Ponkshe, Vivek Lagoo, Avinash Narkar, Atul Todankar, Shreekant Bhide.

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The month of April will be very busy for Marathi box office as four to six films will be releasing in this month. Right from a very serious drama to funny comedies to romantic sagas, something will be there for every member of audience.

Jitendra Joshi has recently been known for his negative roles will return to silver screen as a romantic hero. Urmila Kanetkar and Jitu will be seen in Kakan as the pair from 1970s era. The film is debut film for actress Kranti Redkar as a director. The film releases on 10 April.

Another film by a debut director which has created lots of buzz even before its release is Coffee aani barach kahi. This is a simple love story narrated in an unusual way. The fresh look of the film, amazing starcast and soulful music has made this film an absolute watch for cinegoers. The film releases on 3 April and stars Prarthana Behere, Vaibhav Tattvavadi, Suyash Tilak, Neha Mahajan, Bhooshan Pradhan.

Prem at first sight, as title suggests is a love story directed and produced by Uday Salkar. The film stars Sumeday Gaikwad, Shweta Pagar. Also, Vishakha Subhedar returns to silver screen in her usual comic avatar in Saasuche swayamvar. Omkar Mane has directed this comic movie and also stars Pushkar Jog, Vijay Chavan, Teja Devkar, Sunil Pal, Jaywant Wadkar and Satish Tare.

Court, one of the most powerful and realistic film also releasing on 17 April in India. Chaitanya Tamhane directed this film has won National award & more than 17 awards in various international film festivals. The film has been praised by critics and hopes to generate enough attention at the box office as well.

“What About Savarkar” is also ready for release on 17th April. This film is about ideologies of Swaantryaveer Savarkar and his ardent follower. The film revolves around how a single youth can create a revolution with the Savarkar’s philosophy. The film is jointly directed by Rupesh Katare and Nitin Gawde..

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• Movie : What About Savarkar?
• Producor : Atul Parab, Rohit Shetty
• Director : Rupesh Katare, Nitin Gawde
• Studio : Silicon Media and Trendz Ad film makers
• StarCast : Sharad Ponkshe, Avinash Narkar, Atul Todankar, Shrikant Bhide, Sara Shravan
• Release Date : 17th April 2015

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We seem to be obsessed with our past leaders and bringing their ideologies into today’s scenario. After Lokmanya, a film on Lokmanya Tilak depicted how his principles are still present in current society, now What About Savarkar is redy for release. As the name suggests, this film is about ideologies of Swaantryaveer Savarkar and his ardent follower. The film revolves around how a single youth can create a revolution with the Savarkar’s philosophy.

The trailer shows some high voltage drama, and some powerful dialogues. However, the lead actor does not seem very confident in his role. The trailer also tries to create an awareness about how this film is relevant in today’s era. Some parts of the film vaguely resemble to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s “Rang De Basanti” though we have to wait for the release of the film before reaching any conclusion.

The film is jointly directed by Rupesh Katare and Nitin Gawde. The film releases on 17 April.

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