Regional flavor at INOX this week
MUMBAI: Here is some good news for all Marathi moviebuffs who will get a chance to catch popular Marathi cinema at its best at INOX, Mumbai?s favourite multiplex. The Multiplex plans to showcase the best of contemporary Marathi cinema and brings its patrons two treats in the form of highly acclaimed movies Restaurant and Gojiri which will play at the theatre this week.
Restaurant- Show Timings: 12.30 pm and 6.30 pm, Sonali Kulkarni-Actor, Sameer Dharmadhikari-Actor, Sachin Kundal-Director
Janhvi (Sonali Kulkarni) and Padmakka (Uttara Baokar) are descendants of a royal Maharashtrian family. They run a restaurant. Even though Janhvi is trained chief, she has-lost interest in cooking after the untimely death of her lover Paul. She wants to modernise her restaurant. In her pursuit Sameer (Sameer Dharmadhikari) her old mate joins their restaurant as the chief chef. But destiny has other things in store. A case about the ownership of the restaurant is pending in the court which results in a family dispute.
Gojiri
Show Timings: 3.30 pm and 9.15 pm, Sunil Bharve-Director, Madhura Velanar-Actor
Gojiri-A Love Story is the name of Marathi film director Viju Mane‘s film, produced under the banner of Tanvi films. It goes deeper, trying to explore the human psyche, more so, a condition called short term memory loss. Gulraj Singh‘s music sets the mood aptly and Giridharan‘s cinematography is breath taking.
With the picturesque locales of Konkan as a backdrop, Gojiri, tells the story of a refreshingly pretty young girl by the same name; every inch innocent, na?ve and playful. She lives a mundane life with her father and mentally challenged sister, Suva. Shrikar Sahasrabuddhe, a young commercial photographer, visits her town for settling some property matters. Initially the village and its surroundings irritate and disgust him, but soon he is attracted to Gojiri.
A day in her company makes him want to marry her, yet when he puts the proposal to Nanushet his estate broker and a friend of Gojiri‘s father, Tatya, he is vehemently denied. Reason being, Gojiri suffers from short term memory loss and can never be cured. It is the result of an accident that has occurred about a year ago and Gojiri continues living in the same day and time every single day.
Gulraj Singh‘s music sets the mood aptly and Giridharan‘s cinematography is breath taking. As such Konkan paradise and Giridharan jots its beauty on celluloid very beautifully. A touch of situational comedy comes at the right intervals and lightens the mood.