Balak-Palak (2013): Reviewed

Baryachda Paha (BP)

|| Su-sangati sada ghado su-jan vakya kani pado

Kalank Maticha zado Vishay sarvatha navdo

Sadanghri-Kamali dado Muradita Hatane ado

Viyog ghadata rado Man bhavccharritri Jado

Gurur bramha Gurur Vishnu Gurur devo Maheshwara

Gurur sakshat parabramha Tasmai shrigurve namaha ||

The story set in the mid 1980’s is about four inquisitive teenagers - Avya, Chiu, Dolly, Bhagya. In their quest to find the answers to the questions their parents fail to retort, they find a sexually enlightened Vishu who is almost the same age . Vishu tutors the four protagonists with adult books and adult movies (BP). The curiousity to know more makes these kids grow older in a very small age. Many funny scenes including how these guys read those books, make arrangements to watch the movie, getting almost caught, fall in love with a 22 year old (Sai Tamhankar plays a bold chatacter once again after No Entry (2012)) makes it a fantastic rib-tickling show.

After critically acclaimed Natarang and Balgandharva, director Ravi Jadhav presents yet another promising venture with Balak-Palak. He handles this bold topic very cautiously to explain both parents and the children to talk, be friends with each other. He makes us roll in the aisles in the first half and then makes us realize the gravity of the subject matter in the second half.

We also have a glimpse of Late Anand Abhyankar. Kishore Kadam (brilliant) plays a society elder who keeps an eye on all the children and also shows them the right way as the film moves on. Vishal-Shekar make a foray into Marathi Music (I love it!). The movie is co-produced by Mumbai Film Company (Riteish Deshmukh’s production house). Watch the movie for lots of laughter. Watch it with your family if you have some doubts regarding the inner desires! Watch it even if you are a Vishu :-D but do not miss this brilliant cinema.

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Realization (A Story)

The clock was ticking at 10 in the night. Cool breeze flowed in as the bus glided on the roads of Mumbai. There were many sounds happening- honking vehicles- murmuring commuters but Shishir was in his own world with his earphones on. The bus was about to reach Azaad Maidan where he had to get down. Boom! Shishir heard a loud sound and before he could interpret anything out of that sound, he found himself lying on the road. He could see a dozen people dead scattered around him. There was smoke all over the place. The bus he was travelling was reduced to scraps . It was a bomb blast- Shishir realized . People gathered near the blast spot and started carrying victims to a nearby hospital. A man came to Shishir to pick him up. Shishir told him that he was fine and the man should help other victims instead. The man didn’t listen to Shishir and started to lift him up. Shishir was stunned to see that the man lifted up his body but Shishir was still lying on the road. ...

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