Movie Review | Kaun Pravin Tambe?: Unassuming But Inspiring – FilmyVoice
This biographical sports activities drama is as unassuming as the person himself nonetheless, it’s an inspiring story that touches your coronary heart someplace down the road.
For the uninitiated, Parvin Tambe is an Indian cricketer who made his IPL (Indian Premier League) debut on the age of forty-one and have become the oldest ever IPL debutant, and who had by no means performed skilled cricket earlier than.
The movie, narrated in a non-linear method, begins with a foreword by Rahul Dravid, his chief mentor at Rajasthan Royals. He tells us, “I’d prefer to share one other story of somebody I had the privilege of enjoying with and attending to know over the past couple of years, who for me, I believe signifies ardour on the cricket subject, a variety of occasions individuals count on me to speak about Tendulkar, Laxman, Ganguly, and Kumble, they’re all nice cricketers, and I performed with a variety of them, they usually had some wonderful qualities, however the story I’d like to inform is about Pravin Tambe,” and thus the narrative rolls on.
Like most sports activities biopic which reveal the trial and tribulation of the sports activities particular person, this movie too delves into Tambe’s childhood and the way he obtained absorbed in cricket, his wrestle in balancing his work life, his ardour, his sincerity to the sport, and all the pieces he did to outlive.
All through the narrative, it comes throughout that- Tambe’s solely intention in life is to play for the Ranji Trophy, that too with out pushing his boundaries. For 4 years in a row, he was named within the Mumbai Ranji probables squad however was by no means chosen to play.
His informal, “Kismet yah kuch aur,” assertion to the cynical sports activities journalist Rajat Sanyal invitations his ire, and thence – the movie is narrated via the sceptical Rajat’s standpoint, who dismisses him as “match for gully cricket or membership cricket.”
However naturally, future has different plans for Tambe.
The movie is mounted with average manufacturing values, the place Sudhir Palsane’s digicam work does provide a sensible glimpse into Tambe’s life as his frames seize him on and off the cricket pitch with equal fervour.
With almost the identical bodily construction because the cricketer Shreyas Talpade is convincing. He portrays Tambe with sincerity.
Anjali Patil as his supportive spouse Vaishali is endearing. So is Chhaya Kadam, who steals the present along with her nice efficiency as his loving mom.
The versatile Parambrata Chatterjee as Rajat Sanyal is pretty environment friendly.
Ashish Vidhyarthi slips into the sneakers of coach Vidhadhar Paradkar effortlessly. And the remainder of the supporting solid are all equally earnest.
General, whereas the movie does reply the query within the title, it does rush via Tambe’s achievements post-2013 after he made his first-class debut within the IPL. The abstract of his accomplishments is equally spectacular. On the finish of the movie, earlier than the credit roll you do get to see the real-life cricketer.
Movie: Kaun Pravin Tambe?
Director: Jayprad Desai
Forged: Shreyas Talpade, Anjali Patil, Ashish Vidyarthi, Parambrata Chatterjee, Chhaya Kadam, Arif Zakaria, Asif Ali
Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar
Period: 134 minutes
–By Troy Ribeiro
