Lotus Visual Productions and Dark Stories’ Sabar Bonda (Marathi; A) is the story of two childhood friends who meet after a long gap and how they realise that they have feelings and love for each other.
Anand (Bhushan Manoj) takes his mother and goes to his village to perform the last rites of his father. All of them lived in Bombay. Since Anand is required to stay for 10-12 days in the village, he reconnects with his childhood friend, Balya (Suraaj Suman). Both the friends are unmarried and they both realise that they have feelings of love for one another. Of course, they are hesitant to reveal this to their families because of the stigma attached to gay love. What happens thereafter?
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade has written a story which doesn’t have much meat. His screenplay moves at an excruciatingly slow speed and hence ends up testing the viewer’s patience. Since there’s nothing much that happens, the dull drama becomes monotonous and repetitive after some time. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s dialogues are so-so.
Bhushan Manoj is okay as Anand. Suraaj Suman is so-so as Balya. Jayshri Jagtap lends average support as Anand’s mother, Suman. Hemant Kadam is alright as Anand’s paternal uncle, Tukaram. Hitesh Porje is ordinary as Tukaram’s son, Bajrang. Pratiksha Kote is routine as Bajrang’s wife. Ram Daund makes an average mark as Balya’s father, Gajanan. Harish Baraskar (as Anand’s maternal uncle, Raja mama), Nitin Bansode (as Ramya), Vidya Joshi (as Vimal), Rani Kashiwal (as Sangu), Vaishali Kendale (as Indu), Sandhya Pawase (as Parigha) and the others provide dull support.
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s direction is of the kind which would appeal to the festival circuit audience only. The film has no songs. Vikas Urs’ cinematography is alright. Tejashree Kapadane’s production designing is nothing to shout about. Anadi Athaley’s editing should’ve been sharper.
On the whole, Sabar Bonda does not have anything for the commercial circuit as it is a film for the festival circuit.
Released on 19-9-’25 at Metro Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru AA Films. Publicity & opening: poor.
