https://www
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com/watch?v=TIE92mUvSsw Dhadak is an adaptation of the critically and universally acclaimed, hard-hitting Marathi blockbuster Sairat
The movie revolved around the deep and unconditional yet forbidden and doomed love story of two youngsters from different classes of society – Archana (Archie), the indulged daughter of an influential political kingpin, and Prashant (Prashya), the son of a fisherman
Sairat became a phenomenal sleeper hit and rewrote the box office history of the celluloid by becoming the first Marathi film to enter the coveted 100 crore club
https://www
youtube
com/watch?v=wMrMKnoYWwA Fans trolled Dhadak because they felt that the charm and vibe of the original film was missing and the idea of underlying politics and caste system was completely diluted in an attempt to relocate the plot to a much larger-than-life grandiose milieu
As a result, the virtual universe of social media has been flooded with memes and sarcastic one-liners and jokes since then
https://twitter
com/dennymades/status/1013685530989559808 A realistic movie like Sairat that was made on a shoe-string budget with no star-studded cast has been reinvented by Karan Johar, the king of glitz and glam
The classic Dharma style of making flamboyant films is clearly at odds with the simplistic allure of Sairat
Johar said at the trailer launch, “When you adapt a film from a brilliant source material, you always know that no matter what you do and try, there will be comparisons
But all you can do is pay homage to that film
” But it seems that Dhadak could not even retain the soul of its inspiration
https://twitter
com/Ojasism/status/1010622214503268352 As opposed to Sairat that underlined the ruthless reality of caste atrocities, violence, prejudice and honour killings, Dhadak is ostentatiously a romanticised, fancied and glamorised version of the Romeo and Juliet saga (with a Bollywood twist) that has not merely trivialised but diminished the most significant theme of the original courageous film
Dhadak runs more on the clichéd ridden subject of economic barrier, the rich girl-poor boy love story, and has given a rise to the allegation that Bollywood adaptations of the regional films are sheer parodies of the original ones
https://twitter
com/IyerAvin/status/1006189529777111042 Sairat was certainly a hybrid of conventional and commercial Bollywood narrative and the art-house narrative, both sweeping with love and caste as constant undercurrents
On a small budget, Nagraj Manjule not only depicted the realistic picture of the brutalities and cruelties of caste apartheid successfully but he also challenged the gender stereotypes by going in a role-reversal where it was the female actor leading all the action scenes
https://twitter
com/Ish__fish/status/1011897035283312640 The acting of the lead actors, Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, was naturalistic as they were immensely plausible as Archie and Prashya in Sairat
They brought an utter, raw realism to their characters, wore their characters’ skin like their own and received priceless plaudits nationally and universally for their truthful and honest display and portrayal of the doomed lovers
https://twitter
com/Butiwantpasta/status/1007528173557313536 But Johar, “flag bearer of nepotism” as he is rightly called, recreated Sairat as a launch vehicle for Sridevi Boney Kapoor’s daughter Janhvi and Shahid Kapoor’s half-brother Khatter
https://twitter
com/missfitcomics/status/1011891566032687104 https://twitter
com/mrdagajee/status/1011961975188832256 After release of the trailer Janhvi and Khatter have been heavily criticised as according to fans they could not do justice to their roles, despite going through countless acting workshops and tutorials and growing up in a richly embedded environment of experienced and endowed artists
Director Mohit Suri in relation to his opinions on adaptations once said, “The essence of the film and its narrative need to remain the same, no matter where you are adapting it from
If these elements are in place, then the rest too, falls into place,” But Dhadak’s trailer, thanks to its overt extravagance, unrealism, poor and amateur acting skills of the lead actors, English version of Kaise Batayen song and flippancy of dialogues like “puppy matlab kutte ka chhota bachcha” (puppy means a dog’s child) could not appeal to cinema enthusiasts
The film has been roasted severely since as it seemingly lacks the rawness, simplicity, earthen humour, innocence, charm, magic and proximate, native and relatable screenplay of the Manjule directorial
The latest released song, Zingaat taken from Sairat could not even enthral the people the way the Marathi, Zingaat did, the one that has since become the must and most played song in weddings and discos
https://www
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com/watch?v=Rd9wF5fAnVw https://www
youtube
com/watch?v=2gcsgfzqN8k https://twitter
com/blithesoul_/status/1011911326397009920 Although Dhadak seems to be the unmaking of Sairat’s cinematic opulence from its trailer, the picture is yet to be seen
As the Dhadak actress, Janhvi said, “I hope they [people who did not like the trailer] change their mind after watching the film…” One can only hope that this is the case
| Date: | 03-Jul-2018 | Reference: | View Original Link |
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