Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande (KCD)

Amazing story and screenplay. Lovely performances and locations. Definitely worth a watch. Sai Tamahankar as usual lives upto her reputation. The male characters have been created quite thoughtfully, even though they are a bit exaggerated. Marathi story tellers are gifted without a doubt and unfortunately the audience are seriously less matured for the content that Marathi film industry churns out. The marathi film producers have to do something about the language challenge and reach out in atleast Hindi and English language. Once the marathi movies achieve the sustainable scale of business the Marathi language will also benefit from the popularity.

This movie is about the stages of liberation. The level of our liberation is a part of our identity. Our identity is related to our self-respect The protagonist, Jaya Deshpande, is a dynamic and financially independent working woman who has divorced her rich but lethargic husband who is unable to satisfy her in various aspects of life. She has acquired the custody of her son, Amey Deshpande, and sent him to a hostel. She has decided to marry another dynamic and successful man, Satish Kulkarni, who is not with his wife, but has a son living with him. Satish is ready for marriage and happily accept Amey as his son. Jaya doesn't mind changing her surname to Deshpande. But the trouble begins when Jaya realizes that starting a new family with Satish will change the surname of Amey also and thus impact his identity which he seems reluctant to give up. He is still emotionally attached to his biological father. Jaya decides to make a compromise and remarry her divorced husband, but the husband refuses because she has relations with another man. Jaya has to decide between her two desires, to marry, and to preserve the identity of her son.

The movie shows that all the characters feel mentally bound by the rule that in a family the wife and the children should have the surname of father, and name is a part of the identity of all individuals. They are not liberated enough to say "What is in a name? Aadhaar number is sufficient." The actors are good.

Film is shot in beautiful locations or tourist spots.

Dialogues are interesting.

Music is bearable.