Marathi movie review - TICHA UMBARTHA

Producer -  Ravi Dewan Director -  Pradeep Ghonsikar Cast -   Tejaswini Pandit, Chinmay Mandlekar,    Jyothi Chandekar, Harsha Khandeparkar, Suyash Tilak, Sheetal Shukl, Toolieka Nikam, Jaywant Patekar, Abhinav Patekar, Aaditi Savant, Bharat Sharma -Rating

Mumbai, 2016 Feb  When you watch this film, it will make you think and the thoughts will linger long after you have left the theatre. Well written, nicely directed and and fantastic performances, particularly by the protagonist played by Tejaswini Pandit. The story revolves around the protagonist, Vibhavari lovingly called as Vibha. She gets married to Dinesh Mhatre (Chinmay Mandlekar), a successful man who runs an ad agency. All is well between the couple at start. The love and the respect for each other seems to be perfect. They have a daughter, whom both of them love a lot though Chinmay is mostly engrossed in his business. Vibha is a perfect housewife who manages each and everything. She takes care of her mother-in-law like a mother and they share a good relationship. Jyothi Chandekar has donned the role of the mother-in-law.

Dinesh has an affair with Nandita (Harsha Khandeparkar), who works in his agency. Slowly he starts to remain aloof from his family and spends time in office even when he has no work. He comes late and turns into an irritable person. And then one day, he suddenly, in the dead of night, tells Vibha that he wants a divorce. He accuses her of neglecting him, not taking care of him like she showed at start. It is a long impressive scene that ends in an emotional trauma for Vibha, who never had thought of such a thing happening to her.

Vibha accepts the divorce as her fate. But she is not an underdog because she controls the situation bravely. Instead of Vibha leaving the house, Dinesh has to leave  as per his mother's decision. Dinesh gets married to Nandita but it is not a smooth ride for the couple. The problems again hit his relationship with Nandita. On other side, Vibha takes control of her single life with her daughter and her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. With time, Dinesh and Nandita's relationship gets in trouble. Nandita leaves him.  Vibha is going up both professionally and personally. She gets a marriage proposal from her friend who is her boss also. Dinesh also comes to Vibha for an apology. Whom will Vibha choose is the question!

Somehow the film has a take on the divorced women and women in general also. It has a scene where it is shown that a woman's parental property goes to her brothers and after marriage, the property of her husband goes to her sons. And so what is the future of a woman in such a society, where she doesn't own anything of her own. The film in the end has a line superimposed that some lines should never be crossed. The ending is perfect as per the modern time. The film is a women empowerment film and has already won accolades. Tejaswini Pandit has bring her character alive and motivated the women to take control of their lives in a proper manner without falling for illusions. A must watch film it is!