G.S. Films Productions’ H2O (Marathi) is about scarcity of water (H2O) in a village. The village sarpanch’s son, Arjun, makes sure that no water scheme is allowed to fructify in the village. Then comes a group of young boys and girls in the village. This group digs wells in the village with the help of villagers. But Arjun pours water on their efforts. Finally, Arjun realises his mistake and turns over a new leaf when one man in the village commits suicide due to shortage of water.
Milind Patil has written a dry and drab subject about water shortage. The story has no entertainment value whatsoever. His screenplay is also boring and it ends up testing the audience’s patience. Milind Patil’s dialogues are routine.
Performances are nothing to shout about. Ashok Dhage, Sheetal Ahirrao, Supreet Nikam, Dhananjay Dhumal and Kiran Patil deliver average performances. Rupesh Jaiswal, Bhushan Nikam, Akshay Nehe, Pritam Sonawane, Kush Pawar, Prakash Rane, Varsha Pawar, Rohin Palwe and Shivaji Redkar lend very ordinary support.
Milind Patil’s direction is no better than his lacklustre script. Nikhil Wispute’s music hardly deserves mention. Mangesh Vaiti’s choreography is weak. Shakil B. Khan’s cinematography is dull. Raj Gunge’s art direction is functional. Editing (by Ajay Parashar) is loose.
On the whole, H2O is too boring and dull to appeal to the audience. It will, therefore, fail at the turnstiles.
Released on 12-4-’19 at Bharatmata (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru A.P. Communication. Publicity & opening: very poor.