When was the last time you thoroughly enjoyed a ‘bold’ movie with your parents?
“BP” (Balak-Palak) is a Marathi Comedy drama film directed
by Ravi Jadhav (Natrang fame) that deals with importance of sex education and
tries to help parents realize how important it is to communicate transparently
with your children.
The best thing about the name is that you don’t realize that
there’s a sub-text that says “Balak-Palak” and I can pretty much guess what
your initial reaction would be on hearing/reading the word “BP”.
I am going to use the word “BP” a few more times. So the
squeamish can please stop reading. ;)
“Balak Palak” revolves around four adolescents growing up in a chawl, Bhagya (Madan Deodhar) , Avya (Rohit Phalke) , Chiu (Bhagyashree Shankpal), Dolly (Shashwati Pimplikar) who discover one day that an elderly female friend has 'eaten dung'(shen khalla) . Their curiosity brings them to Vishu (Prathamesh Parab) a boy who tires to explain the meaning and later joins the gang in their “adventures”.
And what follows is a laugh-riot. :D
Beautifully shot and terrifically acted, “BP” is one of those films that are so enjoyable that you never realize that you are watching them for the second time and still laugh on the same jokes.
The music given by Vishal-Shekhar is fresh and energetic just like those kids. The direction by Ravi Jadhav is outstanding and I tip my hat to him because this could have so easily turned into a vulgar joke-fest but he handled everything sensibly.
About the performances, everyone has performed well but
the one gem of a performance that eats the cake here is Prathamesh Parab as
Vishu. With his charming dialog delivery and '36-teeth' smile he is genuinely
funny and completely owns the show.
However, at its heart, “BP” is a beautiful thought provoking
film which deals with an important issue that is relevant and needs to be addressed
by every parent.
BUT I must warn you. It is achingly funny and I mean that in
the best possible way. :)
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