Fortune Vastushipla Developers LLP, Marathi Tarka Productions and 99 Productions’ Hawahawai (Marathi) is the story of a simple lower-middle-class girl who rises to the occasion and starts her own business.
Jyoti (Nimisha Sajayan) had married Vijay (Ankit Mohan) against her parents’ wishes. Jyoti and Vijay have two kids. While Vijay works in a construction company, Jyoti does odd jobs to supplement the family income. However, she yearns to be a business woman. Her inspiration is Kalyani Deshmukh (Varsha Usgaonkar) who was a simpleton once upon a time but is a now a famous businesswoman.
Jyoti takes the plunge and starts her own snacks centre when Vijay meets with an accident and is advised complete rest for three months. Jyoti faces a lot of obstacles in her business, but her idol, Kalyani Deshmukh, helps her at every point.
Mahesh Tilekar has written such a boring story that it appears as if he had nothing to show except Jyoti making snacks day in and day out. His screenplay is as horrific as his story. The proceedings move on a single track and are devoid of the basic ingredients of an entertainer, like emotions and drama. Comedy is less. Even his dialogues are so commonplace that they just don’t create any impact.
Nimisha Sajayan does well as Jyoti. Ankit Mohan is fair in the role of Vijay. Varsha Usgaonkar lends able support as Kalyani Deshmukh. Mohan Joshi is quite nice as Jyoti’s father. Smita Jayakar lends fair support as Jyoti’s mother. Sameer Choughule’s comedy is entertaining. Kishori Godbole (as Jyoti’s sister-in-law, Swati) lends reasonable support. Siddharth Jadhav and Gaurav More are alright in brief roles.
Mahesh Tilekar’s direction is dull. Pankaj Padghan’s music is weak. Even the lyrics are below the mark. Sandy Sandesh’s choreography is functional. Camerawork is routine. Nitin Borkar’s art direction hardly deserves mention. Editing is loose.
On the whole, Hawahawai is a poor fare and will, therefore, flop at the ticket counters.
Released on 7-10-’22 at Plaza (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Sunshine Studios. Publicity & opening: poor.