Muramba- Marathi Film Review

This is a film for the family-the major players are these four: boy, girl, and his parents.

The father is played by a well-known actor, while the boy and girl are relative newcomers. You may recognise the girl (Mithila Palkar) as the heroine of Karvaan, the Hindi film that released recently. Certainly worth a watch for its novel style of storytelling, though it has many "typical" scenes -this word is used a lot by the characters, poking fun at stereotypical filmy scenes for a given situation.

The girl and the boy are in a deep relationship that everyone assumes will lead to marriage, and they break up quite suddenly- or so it seems to the parents. How they delve into getting the girl's side of the story and try to get the romance back on track forms the story.

The elderly couple are of course, good actors with long experience, and the youngsters don't let you down. Refreshingly told, it stands up to its promise from the first scene till the end.

Karwaan (Hindi)- Film Review

Irrfan and the dialogues (by Hussain Dalal) are riveting. Mithila Palkar reminded me of every teenager who rolls her eyes and says "whatever"every chance she gets. Salman (not that one) is a revelation, with an underplayed hero's role if there ever was one.

The direction reminded me of the best in this genre. Akarsh Khurana is a debutant director? Hard to believe. Every frame of the screenplay is crafted to perfection, and flows seamlessly, from the first scene in the bus headed for Gangotri, to the last, set in Kerala. The Kerala shots reminded me of Chef which was also shot there, among beautiful surroundings.

Kriti Kharbanda, who has made it big in Kannada films, has an endearing small role.

But just for Irrfan and the dialogue, the film is a must-watch (mast watch too). 5 stars from me.