Mahashree Productions and Yuvraj Cine Creation’s Ashtapadi (Marathi) is a love story. Aniket (Abhinay Patekar) and Savni (Mayuri Kapadane) meet in a music class and fall in love with one another slowly but surely. However, Vikram (Santosh Juveker) comes between them as he loves Savni. Whom does Savni marry?
Mahendra Patil has written an oft-repeated story, that too, with predictable turns and twists. His screenplay is so hackneyed that the drama just doesn’t involve the viewers. The audience don’t feel for any of the characters. Mahendra Patil’s dialogues are commonplace.
Abhinay Patekar is so-so as Aniket. Mayuri Kapadane does an average job in the role of Savni. Santosh Juvekar acts well as Vikram. Mona Kamat is adequate as music teacher Bhairavi. Swapnil Rajshekhar is alright as Savni’s father, Madhukar Saranjame. Milind Pathak is fair as Aniket’s father. Madhav Abhyankar is passable as Vikram’s father, Sayajirao Chaudhary. Vinita Kale lends ordinary support as Aniket’s mother, Ragini. Chanda Sarsekar is okay as Savni’s mother, Shalini. Nayana Bidwe (as Savni’s friend, Ankita), Vishal Arjun (as Aniket’s friend, Vishal) and Mahendra Patil (as Bhairavi’s husband, Raj Deshmukh) do as required. Others pass muster.
Utkarsh Jain’s direction, limited as it is by the weak script, is ordinary. Except for the Ganpati song, which is fair, music (Milind More) is nothing to shout about. Lyrics (by Prashant Jamdar and Ganesh Cheulkar) are okay. Digvijay Joshi’s choreography is below the mark. Milind More’s background music is not very effective. Camerawork (by Dhanraj Wagh) is ordinary. Nilesh Rasal’s art direction hardly deserves special mention. Nilesh Navnath Gavand’s editing should have been sharper.
On the whole, Ashtapadi is a weak fare and will flop at the box-office.
Released on 30-5-’25 at Jai Hind Mukta A2 (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Filmastra Studios. Publicity & opening: dull.