Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the highlight of Pandu

The late Dada Kondke has encouraged an overall generation of viewers, filmmakers and actors in Maharashtra, and Pandu is a testimony of that. No, it is not a remake or sequel of Dada Kondke’s iconic Pandu Hawaldar, but a tribute to Dada Kondke.

Pandu won’t make tall claims it stays genuine to the essence of Dada Kondke’s films, with one sole reason – that of entertaining the masses. And who much better to do that than two of the most effectively known comedians from the marketplace?

Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike workforce up for this comedy, producing it the very first time for the two to be performing collectively on the large display. The film starts with the Bhau (Pandu) and Kushal (Mhadu) doing at a programme in honour of politician Babasaheb Pathare (Pravin Tarde). Pleased with their efficiency, Babasaheb fulfils their would like of executing a position for livelihood and will get them inducted as Hawaldars in the Mumbai police pressure. What follows is a comedy of errors, twists and turns, and a hatke climax.

Comedy with double that means jokes is a tricky region. It demands to have just the appropriate equilibrium a little less can make it drab, and a very little a lot more can make it crass. Director Viju Mane manages to strike a balance, making you snicker with just the appropriate tadka.

The performing office is total of identified names and they supply what’s anticipated of them. Anybody else in location of Bhau Kadam for this part may well not have hit the mark, but the ace comic nails each and every punch line although retaining a specific level of innocence. Kushal as Mhadu is the excellent companion to Bhau’s Pandu and provides an equally good overall performance. Neither of these two overpowers every single other. Sonalee looks attractive no question, and she also receives to pack a punch (pretty much) as Usha. The actress’s element is pivotal to Pandu’s plot. Pravin Tarde commands the display as Babasaheb Pathare though Prajakta Mali emerges as a shock offer in this equation as Babasaheb’s daughter.

As entertaining as Pandu’s initial fifty percent is, the film loses pace in the 2nd fifty percent. Though the climax earns some brownie points, the movie does not make a total turnaround. There are some supporting people added for comic reduction, but undertaking absent with some of them would not definitely have built a great deal of a difference. Hemangi Kavi, for instance, does not have much to do in addition to setting up Mhadu’s married lifestyle, nor does Shahbaz Khan.

All reported and accomplished, Bhau Kadam and Kushal Badrike’s camaraderie is the spotlight of the film. Which is also what most people would go to observe the film for. The two do not disappoint. The similar are unable to be claimed about the film as a complete although.