Rating:
⭐⭐
Plot:
The film portrays the efforts of Sakharam Patil living a very stringent life in terms of spending money and how his family struggles to survive happily with him.
Review:
Hailed as a tribute to the legendary series of stories by R. K. Narayan’s ‘Malgudi Days’, ‘Aapdi Thaapdi’ doesn’t go anywhere close it. The storytelling may have been partially similar but the execution falters completely.
‘Aapdi Thapdi’ begins with Damu (Sandeep Pathak) narrating the story of Sakharam Patil (Shreyas Talpade). Damu being the narrator of the film explains how Sakharam is very tight on his purse whenever it comes to spending money through different situations of Sakharam’s life some of which cater to his wife Parvati (Mukta Barve) and his daughter Tulsi (Khushi Hujare). The film starts to unfold when one such incident leads to a situation where he has to let go of his beloved pet goat Pinku. Will Sakharam choose his family and Pinku over money or will he still chase money is what the whole drama is.
A few incidents in the first half, for example using the same bike for years and cheating in a lucky draw to win a mixer for his wife aptly show the stringent nature of the character. But other than that, the character is very shabbily written. The audience will fail to connect with the father-daughter bond which is supposed to be the hook of the film. The first half of the movie progresses quite slowly establishing things on the way but doesn’t really get hold of the audience.
Shreyas Talpade has made a full fledged comeback in the Marathi industry after 6 years. Unfortunately the wait wasn’t worth it. He delivers a sub par performance and could have explored the character a bit more. Mukta Barve plays the second fiddle and doesn’t get a strong character to even leave a mark with. The only saving grace of the film are Pinku The Goat and Sandeep Pathak as Damu. Being the narrator, Pathak with his comic timing is easily the most entertaining character.
‘Aapdi Thaapdi’ overall is a dull affair and finds it hard to balance between situational comedy and the emotional drama. The director could have dealt maturely with the father-daughter equation and the husband-wife equation. Instead, he gets lost somewhere in the middle.
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