Empatheia Films, Bala Wala Cinema, Awe Studios, Timbuktu, Triforce Cinema & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Accord Equips’Â Fairy Folk (A) is about a couple. Mohit (Mukul Chadda) and Ritika (Rasika Dugal) are a married couple. They have an unusual visitor one night. That visitor, who is neither a male nor a female, transforms into Mohit after the real Mohit kisses him one night. One thing leads to another and Mohit and Ritika’s lives turn upside down. Their friends wonder what’s happening but Mohit and Ritika seem to have adjusted their lives quite well. Or is it not quite so well, after all?
Karan Gour’s story is quite weird because it is radical in thought and may not be understood by many among the audience. His screenplay moves on a single track because of which it gets too much for the viewers to digest, especially because the concept is unusual and also not easily comprehensible. Dialogues, also written by Karan Gour, are okay.
Mukul Chadda acts very well as Mohit. He is extremely natural. Equally natural is Rasika Dugal as Ritika. Both of them complement each other well. Chandrachoor Rai does a truly fine job as Kabir. Nikhil Desai performs ably in the role of Human. Asmit Pathare acts very well as Hansa. Alekh Sangal lends decent support as Maher. Jahnavi Dave has her moments as Afreen. Jankee Parekh Mehta makes her mark as Isha. Geetika Vidya Ohlyan is effective as Geet. Avinash Verma has his moments as Avinash. Ankit Challa is nice as Ankit. Shaan Vyas makes his presence felt as Shaan. Annukampa Harsh is good as Ritika 2.
Karan Gour’s direction is nice but his concept (of the story) will not appeal to the majority among the audience. His background music is appealing. Abhinay Khoparzi’s camerawork is quite nice. Mohini Nirmal’s art direction is okay. Karan Gour’s editing should’ve been sharper.
On the whole, Fairy Folk is so radically different from what the Hindi film audience is used to watching that it will face rejection at the ticket counters.
Released on 1-3-’24 at PVR Citi Mall (daily 1 show) of Bombay thru Platoon One Distribution. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over. Opening was dull everywhere.