Tara Karamnuk’s Jabraat (Marathi; UA) is the story of friendship and music.
Prince (Ayush Sanjeev), Sangram (Punyakar Upadhyay), Surdas (Rahul Chavan), Alok (Mandar Mokashi) and some more boys and girls are part of a group of friends studying in an engineering college. They realise that Surdas’ family has hit upon bad times because his mother, who used to do the lavni dance in tamashas, is now out of job because of lack of audience for tamashas. This sets the friends thinking. With help from their principal, the group of friends presents a lavni dance at the silver jubilee celebrations of their college. This revives people’s interest in tamashas over again.
Pragati Kolage has penned a story which lacks fire. Her screenplay is hackneyed and devoid of excitement or entertainment of any kind whatsoever. Consequently, the drama becomes dull and drab. Pragati Kolage’s dialogues are commonplace.
Ayush Sanjeev is fair as Prince. Punyakar Upadhyay is alright as Sangram. Rahul Chavan is so-so as Surdas. Mandar Mokashi is okay as Alok. Anushka Sarkate is passable as Nisha. Aayali Ghiya is average as Rahi. Surekha Kudchi does well in a brief role as Surdas’ mother. Sanjay Mone is passable as the college principal. Ganesh Yadav makes his mark in a brief role as Yashwantrao. Jaywant Wadkar has his moments in a tiny role as Tatya. Vanita Kharat (as Nisha’s friend), Shreya Shanker (as Laxmi), Hindavi Patil (as Surdas’ sister, Surili), Rushabh Gaikwad (as Ritesh), Soham Kamble (as Samar Singh), Vikram Alhat (as Prof. Vinay), Manjusha Katkar (as Prince’s mother), Vaishali Barbole (as Rahi’s mother), Smita Chandane (as Laxmi’s mother) and the others pass muster.
Pragati Kolage’s direction is ordinary. Dr. Jaibhim Shinde’s music is fair. Of the seven songs, the three lavni songs are quite well-tuned. Lyrics (by Pragati Kolage, Jaibhim Shinde, Rajendra Atre and Kishor Bali) are okay. Ashish Patil’s choreography passes muster. Sagar Sapkale’s background music is nothing to dance about. Aniket Khandagale’s camerawork is alright. Editing (Pragati Kolage and Dujay Dhutakar) leaves something to be desired.
On the whole, Jabraat will meet with a disastrous fate at the ticket windows.
Rekeased on 20-2-’26 at Jai Hind Mukta A2 (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru August Entertainment. Publicity & opening: poor.