Panchak Movie Review: Entertaining in parts, lukewarm otherwise – IndiaTimes
A few years in the past, filmmaker Abhijeet Warang tapped into one of many superstitious beliefs referred to as gavpalan that’s adopted within the Konkan area of Maharashtra via the movie Prem Pratha Dhumshaan. Filmmakers Rahul Awate and Jayant Jathar discover one other such perception referred to as panchak with their new movie, albeit in a lighter vein.
When Ananta (Dilip Prabhavalkar), an elder of the Khot household dies, the household learns that he had pledged to donate his physique for medical analysis, one thing that goes towards the household’s perception system. So as to add to this, the native priest (Vidyadhar Joshi) tells the household that the loss of life has occurred underneath a panchak and if the mandatory rituals aren’t adopted, it may lead to unhealthy luck, and worse, extra deaths within the household. Whereas many of the household, together with the elders – Uttara (Bharti Achrekar) and Bal (Satish Alekar), Kaveri (Nandita Dhuri) and Aatma (Anand Ingale) are inclined towards performing the rituals, Ananta’s son Madhav (Adinath Kothare), a scientist, staunchly opposes the household’s ‘irrational beliefs’. This results in ideological clashes which might be represented in a humourous method in Panchak.
Backed by Madhuri Dixit and her husband Shriram Nene, Panchak makes for an attention-grabbing premise, particularly for these unaware of this perception. Throw within the stellar star forged and performances from them and you’ve got a prepared recipe for fulfillment. Humour, maybe, is just not the proper ingredient for this one. Critical conditions might be checked out from a comedic lens, however that works if you go all out with the humour, not when warning overpowers it. Nonetheless, that’s one thing each filmmaker workout routines at present, particularly when sentiments and egos are simply damage.
Again to the movie. Panchak works in elements. Some performances (Nandita Dhuri, Satish Alekar) stand out, as do some scenes (the opera scene and the one the place Madhav transforms into the household’s non secular guru). However largely, Panchak skims the floor, making an attempt to create a stability between questioning superstitions whereas justifying the ideas behind them. It by no means hits arduous on the root trigger. So, what you get is a movie that entertains you on and off however doesn’t maintain your consideration all through. That stated, the actors deserve credit score for infusing life into their characters with utmost sincerity.
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