Ticket Window Pictures’ Unn Sawali (Marathi; UA) is a love story with a difference.
Pranay (Bhushan Pradhan) and Aanvi (Shivani Surve) don’t know each other. Both are in no mood to marry and they have their individual reasons for that. But the families of both are keen that they settle down in life after matrimony. Pranay’s family receives a marriage proposal from Aanvi’s family. However, Pranay rejects her because she makes it clear to him that she wouldn’t be happy to marry him. Some time later, he agrees to marry her, much to her disappointment. But Pranay convinces her to get engaged to him and observe if she starts loving him. If there’s no love in her heart for him till the date of marriage, he promises to call off the wedding. Before the marriage can be solemnised, Aanvi’s ex-boyfriend, Vinay (Ajinkya Nanaware), comes back into Aanvi’s life. Whom does Aanvi choose?
Abhay Vardhan has written a story which doesn’t touch the heart much. The coincidence — of two people, who don’t want to get married, meeting each other — looks a bit too much. Aanvi’s ex-boyfriend coming into her life looks like a forced angle, included only to complicate matters. Diwakar Naik and Abhay Vardhan’s screenplay is ordinary. The drama doesn’t keep the audience too engaged after a point of time. The duo’s dialogues are okay.
Bhushan Pradhan performs well as Pranay. Shivani Surve is good as Aanvi. Ajinkya Nanaware is so-so in a brief role as Vinay. Ankita Bhoir lends average support as Pranay’s colleague, Swati. Priya Tuljapurkar is alright as Aanvi’s widowed mother. Vikas Hande and Shweta Kamat are okay as Pranay’s parents. Raj Sarnagat is fair as Pranay’s brother, Aditya. Manali Nikam provides routine support as Pranay’s assistant.
Diwakar Naik’s direction is average. Sarthak Nakul’s music is ordinary while his background music is fair. Lyrics (Valay Mulgund, Vishwajeet Ranade, Aditya Pawar and Vaibhav Deshmukh) are okay. Swarup Medara’s choreography is nothing to shout about. Fasahat Khan’s camerawork is functional. Sandip Maruti Pawar’s production designing, and Sachin Patil and Sarthak Gholap’s art direction are so-so. Jitendra K. Shah’s editing is reasonably sharp.
On the whole, Unn Sawali is too ordinary to make a mark at the ticket counters.
Released on 15-3-’24 at Gem (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Jai Viratra Entertainment Ltd. Publicity & opening: weak.