Ventilator

What a refreshing movie to enjoy with the entire family! Move over the brainless wannabe comedies and the Bollywood themed action flicks or the high calorie cheesy romantic flicks. This movie exemplifies what movies can be when the basic ingredients like the story, screen play, characters are in the hands of a master chef. Rajesh Mapuskar from the Vidhu Vinod Chopra/Raju Hirani stable of movie making brings this family drama to life.

In typical Raju Hirani fashion the story assumes the role of the superstar hero and you empathize with the characters immediately. The character sketches are so well defined that you can find each of these characters around you without mistaking them for caricatures.

Although, the title betrays what the movie is about there are many layers to enjoy here. Right from the father-son relationship to the role of an extended family, to the importance we give to our traditions or a snarky reference to the exorbitant expenses of health care and the struggles of people who not necessarily have the means to afford such care. The movie definitely leaves you with enough to ponder on. In fact, the title could easily be a play on our relations being on a ventilator and it being up to us when we plug the ventilator off.

A must watch for every family, especially the younger generation to understand that family is there for a reason and Facebook and Twitter can't replace it.

Rajesh Mapuskar kudos! First of all casting of so many characters is great and couldn't be better with so natural actors. Movie is so naturally emotional and so relatable for Maharashtrian family. Kudos to Jitu, Ashutosh and all other actors so effortlessly beautiful. Must watch for any Marathi family. One of the Marathi movie...waiting for such more movies in Marathi industry that so relatable and true to its culture.

Ventilator got a fair bit of publicity courtesy Priyanka Chopra who produced the movie, and of course it won quite a few awards.

It was on TataSky Film Fest channel this evening so I got to watch it. Surprise, surprise ... Ashutosh Gowariker the well known Bollywood director is the lead actor. Have to say, he did a good job.

The plot broadly centres around the decision of when and whether to switched off the ventilator of a man on his death bed and the quirks and foibles of his typical extended family - is quite different from most other movies and certainly from any Bollywood fare. The film is believably realistic for the most part and very well enacted. It did drag slightly around half way but picked up again soon after. Boman Irani had what one would call a surprise "guest appearance". That scene provided a healthy dose of humour and hilarity to the script. Boman is of course a very fine actor and it certainly shows. To give all the actors their due, everyone did a good job. Priyanka had a fleeting appearance as herself on a video call .. nice touch.

In summary, Ventilator is a good movie. Worth watching though it may not appeal to those seeking out and out entertainment.

Since last decade there is no shortage of themes in Marathi Cinema.

'Ventilator' is a beautiful journey of complicated human relations, father-son relationship, misunderstandings and priorities. The melange of humorous and sentimental scenes keeps audience involved throughout the film. Kudos to the entire team! The team of veteran actors did full justice to the script and portrayed each character with excellence. Especially 'Jitendra Joshi','Ashutosh Gowarikar' , 'Sukanya Mone' and 'Satish Alekar' just nailed it! In addition, it was delightful to see Unmesh uncle (our next door neighbor in Mumbai) in few scenes. :) It is admirable to see Priyanka Chopra promoting Indian regional films through her production house. In short, Priyanka's 'Purple Pebble Pictures Production' enters Marathi industry with a milestone movie and one can't afford to miss it.

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This is Marathi language film starring Ashutosh Gowariker. And I loved how he chose to play a self-righteous shade of grey. The film also takes up the sensitive topic of euthenasia while showing - through various characters - the role elders play in our lives.

This film treads a fine line and makes you rethink your priorities. Elders may not be able to keep pace, but they will always - in Bharat - continue to carry heart space. The experiences and blessings they bring into our lives can't be exported in pragmatic or medical value. This film is so beautiful - at times funny, at times drama and still ends up making you sentimental. Enjoyed all the performances and the brilliant story line.