Zee Studios and Dreaming Twenty Four 7’s Khari Biscuit (Marathi) is the story of two siblings.
Khari (baby Vedashree Khadilkar) is blind and stays with her brother, Biscuit (master Adarsh Kadam). The two are orphans. Khari has this special power to predict what’s going to happen. In one such case, she tells Biscuit that India would win the cricket World Cup 2011 match if she attends the final match to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Bombay. Biscuit steals money from Paddy Dada (Sushant Shelar) to buy a ticket for Khari to ‘see’ the final cricket match but he gets caught by Paddy Dada.
Biscuit’s friends then suggest that they steal logos of imported cars and sell them to collect money for the cricket match ticket but they get caught by the police. Constable Shinde (Sanjay Narvekar) lets them go off after warning them. In return, Biscuit and his friends help Shinde nab Paddy Dada for his ill-gotten wealth. Constable Shinde wants to reward Biscuit by offering him a prize money of Rs. 1,000 but the latter refuses to accept the same because the ticket costs Rs. 25,000.
What happens thereafter? Does Biscuit fulfill Khari’s dream of watching the final match?
Sanket Mane and Sanjay Jadhav’s story is quite interesting and it keeps the audience engaged from the start till the end. If there is drama, there is a dash of emotions and some light moments too, in the screenplay penned by Sachin Mote. Chetan Saindane’s dialogues are quite good.
Adarsh Kadam does a fine job as Biscuit. Vedashree Khadilkar plays the blind Khari with conviction. Sanjay Narvekar makes his presence felt in a brief role as constable Shinde. Nandita Dhuri Patkar stands her own as Maai who looks after the two siblings. Sushant Shelar is alright as Paddy Dada. Swanand Shelke, Soham Jadhav and Sharva Date deliver fine performances as the three friends of Biscuit – Manja, Magic and Pilet respectively. Suyash Zhanzharke is okay as Kitli.
Sanjay Jadhav’s direction is effective. He has extracted good work out of his artistes and has made a wholesome entertainer. Music (Amitraj, Suraj-Dhiraj and Sayali Khare) is okay. Lyrics (Kshitij Patwardhan and Sayali Khare) are weighty. Pankaj Padghan’s background music is routine. Camerawork (by Mridul Sen) is alright. Satish Chipkar’s art direction is ordinary. Editing (by Apurva Motiwale Sahay and Ashish Mhatre) is sharp.
On the whole, Khari Biscuit is a heartwarming film with lovely performances by the five main child artistes. It will do well at the box-office.
Released on 1-11-’19 at Bharatmata (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay by Zee Studios. Publicity & opening: very good.