Certain choices of scenes are masterful and they value add to the impact of the movie.
This movie benefits greatly from the wealth of acting talent on offer, but it’s the direction that really deserves and standing ovation. Rajesh Mapuskar previously directed Ferrari Ki Sawaari and his new Marathi film outdoes his previous superlative effort with consummate ease. Well conceived is an understatement for Ventilator. Seeing yesteryear Hindi villain actor Deepak Shirke in an instrumental role is good too. There’s also the value add of having Boman Irani in a special appearance. The analogy of maintaining relationships being a task similar to brushing one’s teeth is simple but fantastic. There’s a lot more drama on offer in Ventilator, but the best parts of its writing deal with nurturing and maintaining relationships. Both Prasanna and Raja learn to sort out their differences with their dads. The key bond in the film is between fathers and sons. As the drama unfolds between these multitude of characters, Jitendra Joshi’s Prasanna and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Raja both discover the value of relationships. There’s another plethora of familiar faces from the Marathi cinema circuit, each of who are crucial to the film’s storyline. Then there are supporting characters played by the likes of Sulbha Arya, Sukanya Kulkarni, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Usha Nadkarni, Viju Khote, Swati Chitnis and Achyut Potdar. At least while dealing with the tragedy of Gajju kaka being in the hospital. The central characters in the Karmekar family are Raja (Ashutosh Gowariker), Prasanna (Jitendra Joshi), Ashwin (Tapan Bhatt) and Bhau (Satish Alekar). So the news originates from Mumbai and it passes on to their village in rural Konkan Maharashtra as well as to relatives in Kolhapur and even to the US. The Karmekar family’s phones start ringing as each member passes the information onto the other. The story kick stars as Gajju aka Gajendra Karmekar is hospitalised and put onto a ventilator. It also helps that Priyanka Chopra has produced this fine film and even managed a cameo in it. This film is an achievement in handling extended ensemble casts and genuine human emotions with great effect. Where Shakun Batra’s Kapoor & Sons achieved the same feat with about 6 characters earlier this year, Rajesh Mapuskar’s Ventilator does it with at least 30-odd characters each of who contribute to the story in equal measure.
This sublime and emotionally charged Marathi movie takes a quintessential Indian family and brings out their dysfunctions and dynamics to great effect. If you have ever experienced a gigantic family, you’ll instantly find at least a dozen things or characters to connect with in Ventilator. India is one of those rare countries where extended and/or joint families still continue to flourish despite the changing mindset of youngsters. Quick take: Emotional, genuine and brilliant!
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