Narkar Films & Entertainment, Ideas The Entertainment Company, Swarna Patkatha and Prajakar Productions’ Chiki Chiki Booboom Boom (Marathi; UA) is a suspense comedy drama.
Five school friends — Bhaiya (Prasad Khandekar), Aditya (Prathamesh Shiralkar), Tumdev (Rohit Mane), Raavi (Prajakta Mali) and Dhanashree (Prarthana Behere) — reunite in a bungalow. The reunion has been arranged by Aditya’s friend, Vaibhav (Swapnil Joshi). The five friends find two dead bodies in the bungalow. Even while they are trying to dispose of the corpses, other people come to the bungalow — some to stay over, some to meet Tumdev, and two of a musical troupe to entertain the school friends. The friends are in for a rude shock when police inspector Vitthal Manjrekar (Abhijeet Chavan) arrives on the scene and accuses them of murder. What is the truth about the dead bodies? Who solves the mystery?
Prathamesh Shivalkar and Prasad Khandekar have written a story and screenplay, both of which lack novelty. Except for comic punches, there isn’t much to hold the audience’s interest. The drama in the first half gives the feeling of a comedy show. The proceedings are better post-interval but it must be added that in its entirety, the screenplay doesn’t keep the viewers engaged. The duo’s dialogues are okay.
Swapnil Joshi does well as Vaibhav. Prasad Khandekar is okay as Bhaiya. Rohit Mane acts ably as Tumdev. Prathamesh Shivalkar is average as Aditya; he tends to overact at places. Prarthana Behere is good as Dhanashree. Prajakta Mali is okay in the role of Raavi. Prabhakar More is fair as caretaker Naren Appa. Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Chetna Bhat and master Shlok Khandekar lend routine support as the Padhyes. Priyadarshani Indalkar is average as Tumdev’s girlfriend, Sweety. Sachin Goswami doesn’t get much scope as Sweety’s father. Onkar Raut overacts as Sweety’s brother. Aparna Kshemkalyani is so-so as Sweety’s mother. Abhijeet Chavan leaves a mark in a brief role as police inspector Vitthal Manjrekar. Aishwarya Badade is alright as danceuse Shambhavi. Namrata Sambherao is okay as Dhanashree 2. Shyam Rajput, Nikhil Bane and Pramod Bansode provide routine support.
Prasad Khandekar’s direction is average. Rohan-Rohan’s music is quite alright and their background score is okay. Lyrics (Mandar Cholkar and Prashant Madpuwar) are okay. Sujit Kumar and Rahul Thombre’s choreography is nothing to dance about. Ganesh Utekar’s cinematography is fairly nice. Yogesh Ingale’s production designing is proper. Nilesh Navnath Gavand’s editing is reasonably sharp.
On the whole, Chiki Chiki Booboom Boom is too ordinary to make any mark at the box-office.
Released on 28-2-’25 at Jai Hind Mukta A2 (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Panorama Studios. Publicity: so-so. Opening: poor.