Shivam Film Creation, Signature Tunes and Sneha Production’s Last Stop Khanda (Marathi; UA) is the story of unrequited love. Kiran (Shraamesh Betkar) is in love with a girl who is also named Kiran (Juilee Temkar). However, he never expresses his love to her. The girl treats the boy as a close friend but she is unaware about his love for her. The guy sees girl Kiran’s heartbreak, following her break-up with boyfriend Sangram (Ashok Dhage), as a golden chance for him to come close to her. But something unexpected happens by the end of the day. Is Kiran able to express his love for Kiran to her? Do the two Kirans come together as a loving couple?
Shraamesh Betkar’s story is nothing to shout about. The entire screenplay, also written by Shraamesh Betkar, spans just one day. It is not very convincing or even entertaining. Its pace is slow. Yes, some comedy scenes are entertaining, but there’s precious little else than that. Some dialogues, also penned by Shraamesh Betkar, are impressive.
Shraamesh Betkar is okay as Kiran. Juilee Temkar does an average job as Kiran. Nikhil Bane is so-so as Prakash. Ashok Dhage lends ordinary support as Sangram. Mandar Mandawkar (as the autorickshaw driver), Shashikant Kerkar (as the hawaldar), Mahesh Karprekar (as Dr. Surendra), Dr. Sachin Wamanrao (as Raja), Priyanka Hande (as Shivani) and Shreyash Raj Angane (as boy Kiran’s elder brother) do as desired. Prabhakar More and Dhanashri Kadgaonkar are adequate in a song-dance number. Others pass muster.
Vinit Parulekar’s direction is quite weak. Music (by Shreyash Raj Angane and Kishor Mohite) is a mixed bag. While the Shalu song is very well-tuned (by Kishor Mohite), the other numbers are routine. Lyrics are okay. Rahul Bansode and Ravi Akhaday’s song picturisations are average. Background music (by Shreyash Raj Angane and Nikhil Shridhar) is just about okay and hence lacks impact. Haresh Sawant’s camerawork is fair. Keshav Thakur’s art direction is nothing to dance about. Sunil Jadhav’s editing is loose.
On the whole, Last Stop Khanda is a weak fare with bleak chances at the box-office.
Released on 21-11-’25 at Cinepolis Bhandup (daily 3 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay thru August Entertainment. Publicity & opening: very poor.
