Tanvi Films’ Gaadi Number 1760 (Marathi; UA) is the story of Rs. 5 crore which go missing.
Jaykant Mhatre (Shashank Shende) is due to contest the Assembly elections. He asks his right-hand man, Bhaskar (Shubhankar Tawde), to bring him the Rs. 5 crore which his political party will be giving. In turn, Bhaskar asks his hotelier-friend, Guddu (Krishna Bisht), to bring the bag containing the money. Guddu, in turn, asks his friend, Abhi (Prathamesh Parab), to collect the bag and keep it in car no. 1760 at a pre-decided location. Abhi, a struggling film writer, does exactly what is told to him. Yet, the bag containing Rs. 5 crore goes missing. The bag somehow reaches Joshi Aaji’s (Suhas Joshi) house. She lives in the society in which Abhi works as the second watchman along with Dande (Prasad Khandekar). Abhi’s girlfriend, Chinu (Priyadarshini Indalkar), also gets to know about the missing bag. Similarly, Dande gets wind of the cash. Joshi Aaji brings her ex-partner-in-crime, Javed (Pankaj), into the picture when she asks him to convert the cash into white money. On his part, Jaykant Mhatre asks police inspector Tandel (Shrikant Yadav) to locate the missing bag. So now, Jaykant Mhatre, Bhaskar, Guddu, Abhi, Chinu, Joshi Aaji, Dande and police officer Tandel are all involved in the mystery of the missing bag of cash. Who gets it?
Yogiraj Sanjay Gaikwad has written a kiddish story. The bag of Rs. 5 crore is spoken of in such a casual manner that it seems, the characters are talking about Rs. 5, not Rs. 5 crore. The entire process of tracing the bag is also so childish that the comedy often appears feeble. The ones who lay their hands on the bag at different points of time start distributing it among themselves on the spot as if they were distributing lunch coupons. When Abhi suddenly doesn’t recognise the bag although it is a question of Rs. 5 crore, it seems idiotic — and that’s putting it mildly. All in all, Yogiraj Sanjay Gaikwad’s screenplay is as silly as his story. His dialogues are so-so.
Prathamesh Parab does a good job as Abhi. Shubhankar Tawde is fair as Bhaskar. Priyadarshini Indalkar is okay in the role of Chinu. Prasad Khandekar lends average support as Dande. Suhas Joshi performs well as Joshi Aaji. Shrikant Yadav is alright as police inspector Tandel. Shashank Shende is reasonably good in the role of Jaykant Mhatre. Krishna Bisht makes an ordinary impression as Guddu. Vismay Kumar barely passes muster as taxi driver Sharma. Pankaj is just about okay as Javed. Others fill the bill.
Yogiraj Sanjay Gaikwad’s direction is better than his poor script, but it is unable to camouflage the writing defects. Samir Saptiskar’s music is nothing to dance about. Vaibhav Deshmukh’s lyrics are ordinary. Pavan-Bob’s choreography hardly deserves mention. Background music (Samir Saptiskar) should’ve been better. Siddhartha More’s cinematography is average. Hiralal Yadav’s action and stunt scenes hardly afford thrill. Anant Sutar’s art direction is fair. Guru Patil and Mahesh Killekar’s editing leaves something to be desired.
On the whole, Gaadi Number 1760 is a flop show.
Released on 4-7-’25 at Metro Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay by Cinepolis India thru August Entertainment. Publicity: ordinary. Opening: weak.
