Tikatbari, AB Films Entertainment, Adiman Films and ND9 Studio’s Haemolymph (A) is the story of 13 innocent persons who were falsely accused of executing the Bombay train blasts on 7/11 in 2006. One of them is Wahid Shaikh (Riyaz Anwar) who is a school teacher living with wife Sajida (Ruchira Jadhav), mother (Nilam Kulkarni), father (Dutta Jadhav) and two brothers, Javed (Rohit Kokate) and Zubair (Ankit Mhatre). How Wahid is set free in 2015 and how he helps the other 12 accused to prove themselves innocent in court forms the crux of the drama.
Sudarshan Gamare’s story is based on a true story and although it is a human drama, it has been so shoddily written that it does not move the audience emotionally. His screenplay is repetitive and abounds in scenes of torture in the initial part, which are quite repulsive. Some of his dialogues are fairly good.
Riyaz Anwar acts well as Wahid Shaikh. Ruchira Jadhav is average in a brief role as Wahid’s wife, Sajida. Rohit Kokate (as Javed) and Ankit Mhatre (as Zubair) lend ordinary support. Dutta Jadhav and Nilam Kulkarni are so-so as Wahid’s parents. Pramod Shelar hardly gets scope as Wahid’s co-brother, Mohammad Qureshi. Sagar Pable does a routine job as ATS officer Arvind Khandekar. Bikramjeet Kanwarpal is average in a tiny role as ATS chief Suryavanshi. Sunil Thambe (as Anurag Samant) and Vijaya Mahajan (as Anurag Samant’s mother) are both dull performers.
Sudarshan Gamare’s direction is very weak. Mujtaba Aziz Naza’s music comprises two songs, of which the qawwali is good. Lyrics (Nasir Faraaz and Mumtaz Aziz Naza) are alright. Sushant Jadhav’s choreography is dull. Mujtaba Aziz Naza’s background music is barely passable. Rohan Rajesh Mapuskar’s camerawork is ordinary. Swapnil Surve’s production designing is below the mark. Editing (by HM) leaves a lot to be desired.
On the whole, Haemolymph is a flop fare.
Released on 27-5-’22 at Sterling (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Angel Dream Entertainment. Publicity & opening: horrifyingly poor. …….Also released all over.