I chose Jhimma just by chance last evening (Primevideo orig. Marathi w/Eng. Subs) and what a pleasing film it turned out to be.
A ladies only tour to the UK conducted by Kabir (Siddharth Chandekar) of Sunflower Tours, brings together a random group of Maharashtrian women of various ages. As they mingle, bond, squabble, make up and generally let their hair down during the tour, their individual quirks,nature, background stories, relationships play out in a sweet, spicy and poignant manner.
Some key characters from the tour are the rustic Nirmala mavshi (Nirmiti Sawant) a politicians wife just seeking a solo break from her typical routine politicians wife role, Meeta (Kshitee Jog) who is still traumatised by her loving husband's inexplicable suicide, Vaishali (Suchitra Bandekar) accompanied by her daughter Maithili (Sonali Kulkarni) who is strangely reluctant to meet her fiancee Nikhil(Hemant Dhome) who lives in London, the feisty Indu Ajji (Suhas Joshi) for whom this tour is an escape from the drudgery of living with her children and managing their homes, the perky Rama (Mrinmayee Godbole) married to a Gujarati who is desperate to conceive and the youngest member of the tourgroup, the extrovert Krutika (Sayali Sanjeev) who looks forward to meeting her Insta male friend who lives in the UK.
As the tour proceeds, the lives of the participants unfurl.
No Further Spoilers as its really a delightful watch, getting to know the characters as the narration plays on keeping the viewer nicely engaged. The music is also melodious.
Every actor has done justice to their respective role. Suhas Joshi and Nirmiti Sawant are particularly noteworthy. The sets, the locations and the cinematography are all good.
Jhimma is a lovely, pleasing film. This is another gem of the underrated Marathi film industry. Do watch.
A ladies only tour to the UK conducted by Kabir (Siddharth Chandekar) of Sunflower Tours, brings together a random group of Maharashtrian women of various ages. As they mingle, bond, squabble, make up and generally let their hair down during the tour, their individual quirks,nature, background stories, relationships play out in a sweet, spicy and poignant manner.
Some key characters from the tour are the rustic Nirmala mavshi (Nirmiti Sawant) a politicians wife just seeking a solo break from her typical routine politicians wife role, Meeta (Kshitee Jog) who is still traumatised by her loving husband's inexplicable suicide, Vaishali (Suchitra Bandekar) accompanied by her daughter Maithili (Sonali Kulkarni) who is strangely reluctant to meet her fiancee Nikhil(Hemant Dhome) who lives in London, the feisty Indu Ajji (Suhas Joshi) for whom this tour is an escape from the drudgery of living with her children and managing their homes, the perky Rama (Mrinmayee Godbole) married to a Gujarati who is desperate to conceive and the youngest member of the tourgroup, the extrovert Krutika (Sayali Sanjeev) who looks forward to meeting her Insta male friend who lives in the UK.
As the tour proceeds, the lives of the participants unfurl.
No Further Spoilers as its really a delightful watch, getting to know the characters as the narration plays on keeping the viewer nicely engaged. The music is also melodious.
Every actor has done justice to their respective role. Suhas Joshi and Nirmiti Sawant are particularly noteworthy. The sets, the locations and the cinematography are all good.
Jhimma is a lovely, pleasing film. This is another gem of the underrated Marathi film industry. Do watch.