I had heard mixed reviews about this movie, hence was skeptical about watching this one in the theaters. The movie is about the emotional struggle of Chinmay when his widowed mother moves to a small town in Kokan from Pune. The problems the already emotionally disturbed Chinmay faces to to adapt to the new location is well shown. His fear of abandonment and adjustment are well depicted in one of the most well pictured scenes of the movie, when he is deserted by his friends (unintentionally, although he assumes otherwise).
The real stars of the movie are the bunch of kids and their bonding. Parth Bhalerao as Bandya the orphan, (who we last saw in Bhootnath returns) is the best of the lot as the mischievous guy. The director has managed to keep things simple and we can relate to their school time activities. The bully, the geek , the rich kid with new stationaries,the mischief-monger, the dumb guy, the pretty girl- is something each of us has experienced during our school time . US as in the generation which did not have access to mobile phones and ipads as we grew up. Its a period film and this aspect is shown in a subtle manner, for eg you can hear Bandya hum the title track of Chandrakanta (Epic doordarshan serial which aired on Sunday mornings when WE grew up. Alif Laila, Krishna , Mahabharat and Shaktiman being the other cult Sunday-morning-not-to-be-missed-doordarshan-serials at those times) .
Also the cinematography depicting the locales in and around Kokan is excellent.
The merit of the movie lies in the small things rather than entire story as a whole as the movie doesn't lead anywhere in the end.
Overall its a nice and simple movie. Definitely a thumbs up for this one!
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