Director – Nitin Dixit
Cast – Mihiresh Joshi, Yash Kulkarni, Adinath Kothare, Leena
Bhagwat & Ashish Vidyarthi
When there are
several debates going on television and in newspapers about Gharwapsi and
conversions, where the Aamir Khan film PK has created a sensation about God and
Godmen and where social media is abuzz with trends like ‘#SecularConversions’,
a person expects some entertainment when he goes to the theatre. Unfortunately,
‘Avtarachi Goshta’ revolves around (almost) the same topic, but from the
perspective of a child.
Kaustubh
Sabnis loves the mythological stories of the Dashavatars, told to him by his grandmother
(Sulabha Deshpande). A series of coincidences leads him to believe that he is
Kali/Kalki, the last avatar of Vishnu. At the insistence of his friends he jumps
from a height believing that his ‘powers’ would help him to escape unhurt. But it proves to be otherwise. Aamod (Adinath
Kothare), a tenant with the Sabnis family, takes the responsibility to help
him.
The
inspiration for this story came from the directors own childhood. He is
successful in taking the audience on a journey into a child’s fantasy world. But
he drags the story unnecessarily in the second half. The part where Aamod explains the relation between
science and religion is extremely boring. We’ve already heard too much of it. The
film has its moments of fun but they are limited.
The
child actors Mihiresh and Yash have done a fantastic job. For the first time I
could tolerate Adinath Kothare on the big screen. It seems that ‘Mazha Chakula’
took my criticism of ‘Ishq Wala Love’ seriously. Sulabha Deshpande still
carries the energy despite her age. Leena Bhagwat is a valuable support.
Had
the film released a little late then maybe it could’ve altered my approach of
looking at it. Currently, I am in no mood to buy what director Nitin Dixit is
trying to sell; which is why I am going with two and a half stars out of five
for Avtarachi Goshta. Presently, it’s better to avoid anything based on
religion.
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