Released this week in Maharashtra and Delhi-U.P., Fun Entertainment and Purajit Productions’ Jaaiye Aap Kahan Jaayenge is the story of a middle-aged man trying to do something constructive for the women in his village and, in the process, win his aged father’s validation.
Kishan (Karan Anand) can’t see eye to eye with his father who considers him a loser because of a past incident. Although the old man loves his son, he is unable to show his true feelings. One day, Kishan decides to build a mobile toilet for the women of his village to avoid them the embarrassment of relieving themselves in the open. A village fair, which is being planned, becomes the perfect occasion for Kishan to inaugurate the toilet. He converts his cycle rickshaw into a mobile toilet, but does he succeed?
Nikhil Raj Singh has written a heartfelt story and a screenplay which has several moments that touch the heart. No doubt, it reminds of Akshay Kumar starrer Toilet Ek Prem Katha, but the family drama makes it different from that film. Of course, the lack of saleable names in the cast will come in the way of attracting the public to the cinemas. Besides, watching a dysfunctional family squabble and fight throughout the drama doesn’t make for happy viewing. The climax is heartwarming. Nikhil Raj Singh’s dialogues are realistic.
Sanjay Mishra plays the aged father, Nathuni, with all the conviction at his command. If he is natural in the light-hearted and quarrelling scenes, he is first-rate in the emotional ones. Karan Anand is brilliant in the role of Kishan. He portrays the character so wonderfully that every scene of his becomes a delightful experience to watch. Monal Gajjar leaves a lovely mark as Phoolmati. Ishtiyak Khan acts ably as Bhulli Seth. Neeraj Sood has his moments as Engineer. Adrija Sinha lends excellent support as Saraswati, daughter of Kishan. Harvinder Kaur Babli has her moments as Baasmati, wife of Nathuni. Neelam Gupta makes her presence very well felt in the role of Payal chachi. Hrishitaa Bhatt stands out in a guest appearance as the minister. Subrat Dutta performs well in a guest appearance as Patakhe Baaz. Kumar Saurabh is alright in a guest appearance as Patakhe Baaz’s chela. Sanjay Sonu (as Damru chacha), Bullu Kumar (as Bhuvan), Akshat Irani and the rest provide decent support.
Nikhil Raj Singh’s direction is sensitive. Sandesh Shandilya’s music is melodious and goes very well with the mood of the film. Lyrics are appealing. Sandesh Shandilya’s background music is quite nice. Yogesh Jani’s cinematography is good. Parvinder Singh’s production designing is alright. Adya Yadav’s editing is quite sharp.
On the whole, Jaaiye Aap Kahan Jaayenge is a well-made film with lovely performances but its box-office prospects are bleak because of lack of face value, almost nil publicity and, therefore, almost complete lack of awareness. The film was already released a few months back on Prasar Bharati’s newly-opened OTT platform, Waves.
