Rating
️⭐1/2
Plot
Jyoti, a simple lower middle class girl, dreams of becoming an entrepreneur and start her own business. Will she succeed is what the film is all about.
Review
Where do I even start with this one!!! Mahesh Tilekar’s Hawahawai is yet another poor attempt at trying to showcase independent women. It has the same old anecdotes presented even in a poorer way.

Jyoti (Nimisha Sajayan) married Vijay (Ankit Mohan) against her parents will. They bear two kids after their marriage. Vijay works in a construction company and Jyoti does part time jobs to keep the family financially stable. But she has bigger dreams on her mind.

She looks forward to her inspiration Kalyani Deshmukh (Varsha Usgaonkar) who also has a rags to riches story. Jyoti’s life comes to a halt when Vijay meets with an accident and is bedridden for the next three months. Jyoti then vows to provide for her family and starts her own snacks centre. With her idol to her help, will she be able to fulfill her dream is what the film is all about.

There seems to be nothing wrong with the performances, but everything is wrong with the story. Mahesh Tilekar fails in all three departments he put his hands in. Story, Screenplay and Direction all are horrific. The proceedings move on a single track and are devoid of the basic ingredients of an entertainer, like emotions and drama. The comedy works in parts only because of the on point delivery. Dialogues are very basic, leaving zero impact on the audience.

Pankaj Padghan’s music is average and the lyrics are worse. Cinematography feels like a camera check showing us that camera is in working condition. The only plus here is the on point comic delivery of Sameer Choughule and that little cameo by Mohan Joshi as Jyoti’s father. The kitchen scenes give you mouth watering feels, if you go with an empty stomach.

Overall, Hawahawai is a horrific rags to riches film that wouldn’t have worked even 20 years back. Such low budget films should be given a check otherwise Marathi industry will steep lower and lower. Th

e target audience here, women in their 40’s working as housewives may like it. I said May!!!!