Presenter: Everest Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Producer: Sushriya Chitra, Sachin
Co Producer: Sanjay Chhabria
Direction: Sachin
Story, Dialogues: Kshitij Zarapkar .
Photography: Rahul Jadhav Music: Awadhoot Gupte, Sachin Pilgaonkar
Cast: Sachin , Ashok Saraf, Mahesh Kothare, Bhargavi Chirmule, Nirmiti
Sawant
'Ideachi Kalpana' offers old wine in
a new bottle Actor- Producer & director Sachin’s much awaited multi-starrer film
'Ideachi Kalpana ' has finally been released on the last day of the year at
many theatres simultaneously, only to
witness cancellation of the first show,
for want of audience at 12.45 pm in
one of the multiplexes, but the
booking clerk politely admits that there will be a show in the evening.
And, in spite of the new year
celebrations, about 30-35 people
blessed this film at this theatre on the
opening day. It really hurts to find
such a poor response for a big banner Marathi film. It is high time that the
Marathi film lovers support the Marathi
film industry with a good turn out at
the theatres and at the same time, Marathi film producers also offer something new and different, besides
entertainment. After watching this film,
one really doubts, whether we are
really short of new ideas? Is sole
entertainment only the criteria of
Marathi cinema? Jayram (Sachin Pilgaonkar ) is a struggling actor who is looking for a
break through his dancing talent. One
day, during a dance competition held
in memory of Late Laxmikant Berde , he offers his chance to Priti ( Bhargavi Chirmule) who is the sister of Police Commissioner Mahesh Thakur
(Mahesh Kothare ). Jayram is hit by Priti’s car, after the show and is admitted to the hospital. His sister
Jaiwanti (Nirmiti Sawant) gets worried, but his brother -in -law advocate -
Manohar Barshinge is struck with an
Ideachi kalpana and suggests Jayram
to pose as if he is severely injured in
the spinal region, where he already
has an injury during his childhood. His only motive is to grab compensation. This so called ‘Ideachi Kalpana ’ plot scripted by Kshitij Zarapkar is enough
for the film to progress further, as the
Commissioner and the advocate face
each other in every new situation,
forcing Jayram to play foul. But,
Jayram sincerely loves Priti and this results in creating further
complications for both the advocate
and the Commissioner. At the stroke of
interval the film takes a twist. Director
Sachin has truly remembered late
Manmohan Desai in the entire plot, by naming the hospital, (where the entire
plot takes place) with his name. He has
also paid tributes to his friend late Lakshya Berde by hosting the dance competition in his memory. There are many scenes in the film
which have been unnecessarily
planted to offer space to co-sponsors like a tea
company, a Mosquito repellent brand
and a famous Jeweler and they look
very odd in the screenplay. There are
many lacunas in the screenplay, which
runs a little more than two hours, but it is only because of the fine
performances coming from main
artistes that the audience tolerate it.
Talking about characterization, being
a Commissioner of Police, this
character behaves more like a senior Inspector who is not only insulted by
the advocate but also by a watchman
at the hospital. But, being a comedy
film and being dedicated openly to late
Manmohan Desai, one had to accept
such errors. ‘No logical thinking please’, seems to be the message given by the director at the beginning
of the film. The happenings after interval are
nothing but a mixture of past
Bollywood films and therefore one
need not think much about such
twists and turns seriously, but only
enjoy the performances from the artistes, as if you are watching a reality
show on television. Director Sachin has been kind enough to offer equal share
to all three leading characters. He has
also given a good scope to Bhargavi
Chirmule, offering her three songs and
dances in the film. Bhargavi too in her
only second film, hasn’t let him down and has given a wonderful and
confident looking performance. Sachin
himself entertains with variety, but it is
the face to face interaction between Ashok Saraf and Mahesh Kothare that creates laughter in the theatre. Sachin
as a director has exploited Mahesh to
deliver his acting skills. He has
however retained his favourite words
‘Damn it’ on few occasions. At a particular point it seemed as if the
director had shown exit to Nirmiti
Sawant, but she makes her
reappearance in the climax with a
different look sporting a typical
Bhojpuri costume with the Jounpuri accent. She has played that part so
well that there are chances of her
getting offers from Bollywood. Music
score by Avadhoot Gupte and Sachin is good and that is the plus point of
the film. Photography is good and so
is the background sound effect. If you
are really looking for a time pass
Marathi film leaving aside logical
thinking, ‘Ideachi Kalpana ’ is not a bad choice.
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