Icon De Style Films’ Ghabad-Kund (Marathi; UA) is a suspense and action-adventure film. A gang loots a man and then kills him and his pregnant wife. One gang member, Dhuraji (Sahil Annaldewar), kills the gang leader, Mhorkya (Prasad Surve), takes away the entire loot, and hides in a dry well in the village. Dhuraji is soon killed by an unknown force. Years pass by. The well is feared by the villagers who, therefore, never go near it.
Many years later, Dilya (Sandeep Pathak), who lives in the same village, with his nagging wife, Soni (Prajakta Hanamghar), and little daughter, goes near the well but runs away from there when he hears a strange voice inside the well. As news about Dilya having gone to the well spreads, four people — ASPP (Kushal Badrike), Baba (Shashank Shende), Khangri (Devdatta Nage) and Rangi (Smita Paygude Anjute) — approach him to accompany them to the well because they are aware that the loot is in the well since many years. Dilya accompanies them to the well but once all of them are inside the well, Dilya comes to know about the identity of the pregnant lady and about the child in her womb. What happens thereafter?
Pritam S.K. Patil and Akshay Dharmpal’s story is not very convincing. How the villagers know about the loot being in the village well is not explained. It is also not clear why Rangi would take her daughter inside the well? It is not established that Dilya gets the looted wealth in the end, making the audience wonder why the inconclusive story was written in the first place. Sanjay Navgire and Akshay Dharmpal’s screenplay is neither too logical nor very engrossing. Sanjay Navgire’s dialogues are alright.
Sandeep Pathak is very good as Dilya. Devdatta Nage does well as Khangri. Kushal Badrike is alright as ASPP. Shashank Shende performs ably as Baba. Smita Paygude Anjute is okay in the role of Rangi. Prajakta Hanamghar is so-so as Soni. Rockey Deshmukh lends routine support as Dilya’s brother-in-law, Kisan. Vaishnavi Kalyankar makes her presence felt in the role of the pregnant lady who is killed by the gang. Baby Arohi Bhoir leaves a mark as Rangi’s daughter, Sule. Sahil Annaldewar (as Dhuraji), Pravin Dalimbkar (as villager Pidadya), Prasad Surve (as gang leader Mhorkya), Yogesh Tanpure (as the businessman who is looted and murdered by the gang), and Pruthvi Gaikwad (as Kisan’s wife, Indu) provide the desired support.
Pritam S.K. Patil’s direction is fairly nice. Music (by Vijay Narayan Gavande, V.R. Ragved and Baji Amit) is alright but none of the songs is a hit. Lyrics (Vaibhav Deshmukh, Nayum Pathan and Bhakti Pawar) are so-so. Abhinay Jagtap’s background music is effective. Yogesh Koli’s camerawork is of a good standard. Karthik Dangri’s action and stunt scenes are engaging. Yogesh Ingale’s art direction is nice. Saumitra Dharasurkar and Titiksha Bagul’s editing is quite sharp.
On the whole, Ghabad-Kund is an ordinary fare.
Released on 19-6-’26 at Plaza (daily 2 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Cinepolis India. Publicity: so-so. Opening: fair.
