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Maddock Films’ Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video (UA) is a whodunit.
Sajini Shinde’s (Radhika Madan) slightly vulgar video goes viral due to an error made by her friend, Shraddha Oswal (Shruti Vyas). Sajini and Chhavi Joshi (Rashmi Agdekar) are teachers in a prestigious school while Shraddha is a counsellor in the same school. The three had gone to Singapore where a video of Sajini dancing with half-naked guys had been shot and had gone viral. The three are thrown out of school without even a chance to explain their side of the story. Furthermore, Sajini’s fiancé, Siddhant Kadam (Soham Majumdar), insults and humiliates her for the video and dumps her. On top of that, Sajini’s father, acclaimed theatre actor Suryakant Shinde (Subodh Bhave), is livid that the family’s reputation has been ruined by Sajini’s immoral act.
On her return to India, Sajini is devastated on seeing how she is being targeted. A Twitter post on her handle shocks her near and dear ones and becomes national news because she goes missing. In the post, she accuses her fiancé and her strict father. Has she just left her home or has she committed suicide? Police inspector Bela Barot (Nimrat Kaur) investigates the case with her assistant, Ram (Chinmay Mandlekar). Who is behind Sajini’s disappearance/suicide? Is it fiancé Siddhant? Is it her father? Or is it someone else? Has Sajini ended her life? Or is she traced?
Mikhil Musale and Parinda Joshi have written a very interesting and contemporary story which keeps the audience hooked right from the word ‘go’. The entire story is very real and that makes it even more interesting. The screenplay — by Mikhil Musale, Parinda Joshi, Anu Singh Choudhary and Kshitij Patwardhan — is excellent. For one, it is fast-paced. Secondly, it is quite logical, which makes the drama engaging. So that the tension-ridden drama does not get too heavy, the writers have added so much of humour that it often makes the audience smile and even laugh. To their credit, it must be mentioned that the humour is absolutely integral to the main story so that the writers don’t lose focus for even a minute. Furthermore, the screenplay is written in such an interesting style that the viewer finds himself involved in the guessing game about who the culprit is. Yes, the climax may appear a bit tame but that’s not a minus point because it had to be that way.
Anu Singh Choudhary and Kshitij Patwardhan’s dialogues are extraordinary. The witty dialogues are brilliant while the serious ones are crisp and weighty.
Nimrat Kaur shines in the role of Bela Barot. The actress shows so much range in her acting that she stands out as a brilliant performer. Radhika Madan is lovely as Sajini Shinde. Her acting is truly mature. Soham Majumdar deserves distinction marks for a job excellently done. He plays Siddhant Kadam so extraordinarily that one can’t help but marvel at his genius. Bhagyashree is superb as the school principal. Subodh Bhave lends mind-blowing support as Sajini’s father, Suryakant Shinde. Chinmay Mandlekar is outstanding as Bela’s deputy, Ram. Ashutosh Gaikwad lends tremendous support as Sajini’s brother, Aakash Shinde. He is natural to the core. Shashank Shende does a terrific job as Sajini’s uncle, Sadashiv Shinde. Shruti Vyas is lovely as Shraddha Oswal. Rashmi Agdekar has her moments as Chhavi Joshi. Sneha Raikar leaves a fine mark as Sajini’s mother, Urmila Shinde. Sumit Vyas (in a special appearance) comes up with a mature and restrained performance as lawyer Lalit. Kiran Karmarkar plays lawyer Yashwant Desai with elan. Akshay Tanksale is realistic as Milind. Kavi Shastri (as Jayant), Devarshi Shah (as Dhruv), Gurinder Pawar (as Manav Rathi), Pallavi Jadhao (as Jyoti), Disha Danade (as Ranjana), Shoan Zagade and Gangadhar Joshi (both as junior constables), Alwin Amuse (as Bapat), Akshay Bankar, Omkar and Somnath Chakraborty (all three as forensic experts), Ramchandra Damle and Devendra Joshi (both as cops), Priyanka Mate (as the female cop), Nitin Bhajan (as the DCP), Sameer Trimbakkar (as Siddhant’s father), Leena Athavale (as Siddhant’s mother) and the rest of the cast members provide lovely support.
Mikhil Musale’s direction is excellent. Not only has he extracted wonderful work from out of his actors but has also made an extremely interesting and engaging film. Music (Tanishk Bagchi and Swager Boy; Shruti Dhasmana and Aatman Nepali; Mellow D and Sharvi Yadav; SlowCheeta) is okay. Lyrics (Swager Boy and Shloke Lal; Rimi Dhar; Mellow D; SlowCheeta) are ordinary. Ruel Dausa Varindani’s choreography is fair. Hitesh Sonik’s background music is very effective. Tribhuvan Babu Sadineni’s cinematography is good. Javed Karim’s action scenes are proper. Production designing (by Swapnil Bhalerao and Madhur Madhavan) and art direction (Sagar Desai) are appropriate. Sumeet Kotian’s editing is razor-sharp.
On the whole, Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video is a pretty entertaining film. However, its low-key promotion will tell on its business even though collections will pick up due to positive word of mouth.
Released on 27-10-’23 at Gossip (daily 3 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru PEN Marudhar Cine Entertainment. Publicity: dull. Opening: weak. …….Also released all over. Opening was below the mark everywhere.