Jio Studios, Bahawa Entertainment and Sixteen By Sixty-Four Productions’ Ek Don Teen Chaar (Marathi; UA) is the story of a happily married couple which is expecting quadruplets. How they navigate love, joys and tensions of their impending parenthood forms the crux of the drama.
Sameer (Nipun Dharmadhikari) and Sayali (Vaidehi Parshurami) are in love since college days. They get married and live in a rented house in Pune. Sayali soon gets pregnant. The gynaecologist informs them that she is pregnant with quadruplets. A stage comes when they have to choose two of the four unborn children. What happens thereafter?
Varun Narvekar and Nipun Dharmadhikari have written a story which is unusual but their screenplay loses steam post-interval. The first half has a fair dose of comedy which is entertaining. However, the second half is not too engaging. The duo’s dialogues are good.
Nipun Dharmadhikari acts wonderfully as Sameer but he doesn’t have the looks of a hero. Vaidehi Parshurami performs very well as Sayali. Karan Sonawane is alright as Sameer’s friend, Dadhi. Satish Alekar provides fair support as Dr. Vivek Bhave. Hrishikesh Joshi and Shaila Kanekar are alright as Sameer’s parents. Mrinal Kulkarni lends decent support as Sayali’s mother. Maithili Patwardhan is so-so in a brief role as Rama. Suhas Shirsat is okay as Patil. Amey Wagh is alright in a brief role. Others do as desired.
Varun Narvekar’s direction is nice. Music (Googly by Saurabh Bhalerao, and Love chumbak by Yashraj Mukhate) is appealing. Akshay Raje Shinde’s lyrics are okay. Saurabh Bhalerao’s background music is so-so. Milind Jog’s cinematography is quite alright. Sampada Geji’s art direction is eye-filling. Aniket Kale’s editing is sharp.
On the whole, Ek Don Teen Chaar is a fair entertainer but its business will suffer on account of a dull start today and also due to lack of a saleable hero to lure the audience to the cinemas.
Released on 19-7-’24 at Plaza (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay by Jio Studios. Publicity: fair. Opening: dull.