Shiv Malhar Pooja Film Production’s Jaitar (Marathi; UA) is a love story with class differences thrown in. Radha (Sayali Patil) and Manya (Rajat Gawali) study together and fall in love with one another. But will the two lovers unite in matrimony? After all, Radha belongs to a prestigious family whereas Manya hails from a middle-class family.
Mohan Ghongade’s story does not even have a hint of novelty or freshness. Such love stories, with the lovers belonging to very different strata of society, have been made in the past too. Ghanshyam Pawar’s screenplay is quite routine and, therefore, predictable. His dialogues are very ordinary.
Rajat Gawali (as Manya) is average. Sayali Patil does quite well as Radha. Sangram Salvi is so-so. Gayatri Soham is okay. Arun Gite, Smita Prabhu and Ganesh Sarkate lend routine support.
Ghanshyam Pawar’s direction is dull. Music (Yogesh Khandare) and lyrics (Mangesh Kangane, Vishnu Thore and Yogesh Khandare) are functional. Song picturisations (by Avadhut Manjrekar and Pankaj Gangurde) are ordinary. Aamrutosh Karanjkar and Yogesh Khandare’s background music is nothing to shout about. Camerawork (by Dhiraj Wagh) is so-so. Rajesh Bhalerao’s art direction should’ve been better. Vedant Soundankar’s editing is loose.
On the whole, Jaitar will go quite unnoticed because it lacks merits.
Released on 14-4-’23 at Glamour (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru August Entertainment. Publicity & opening: poor.