Spinning Wheel Productions’ Dwidha (Marathi; UA) is a story about the close bond between a father and daughter.
Shravani (Manasi Kulkarni), pregnant with her first child following two miscarriages, comes on a visit to India after being in the USA for three-and-a-half years post-marriage. She is shocked to know that her father, Manohar (Satish Pulekar), is suffering from a terminal disease. She now decides to stay back in India to look after her father during his illness as the doctor has given him a maximum of one year. But Shravani’s husband, Kaustubh (Astad Kale), wants her back in the US because he wants to be sure about her health and also because he wants the child to be born in the USA. What happens thereafter? Does Shravani have her way? Or does she have to return to the US?
Nilesh Naik has written a story which is quite interesting. His screenplay is just about okay as it lacks novelty. For, one has seen dramas where a woman is torn between her duty towards her husband and her paternals. The screenplay does not make the audience cry as the emotions are not very strong. Nilesh Naik’s dialogues may not be outstanding but they do touch the heart.
Manasi Kulkarni is extremely good as Shravani. Satish Pulekar does well in the role of Shravani’s father, Manohar. Astad Kale is okay as Kaustubh. Renuka Daftardar is alright as Aatya. Nimish Kulkarni lends average support as Aatya’s son, Aditya. Tanvi Kulkarni is so-so as Shravani’s friend, Grace. Pushkar Sharad is alright as young Manohar. Ovi Tanavade provides ordinary support as young Shravani. Bhushan Kadu (as house help Datta), Prafulla Samant (as Shravani’s father-in-law), Hemangi Velankar (as Shravani’s mother-in-law), Anushree Vadhavkar (as Shravani’s mother), Varsha Gawand (as caretaker Keskar), Vishwas Navare (as Dr. Kelkar) and Arun Pandarkar (as Kaustubh’s friend, Satish) do as desired. Others fit the bill.
Nilesh Naik’s direction is routine. His editing could’ve been sharper. Nilotpal Bora and Shailendra Barve’s music is okay. Lyrics (by Mangesh Kangane and Mandar Cholkar) are meaningful. Nilotpal Bora’s background music is alright. Camerawork (by Simarjeet Singh Suman, Ashwini Pakhrot and Sridhar Alle) is alright. Siddhesh Salvi and Yogesh Ingale’s art direction is so-so.
On the whole, Dwidha is a flop fare.
Released on 4-9-’26 at Movie Time Goregaon (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru UFO Cine Media Network. Publicity & opening: poor.
