GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
If you thought that Dhollywood dream merchants are into making masala movies only with romance, violence, sex and rake in the moolah, you will certainly change that perception after watching ‘Bhagwan Bachave’, a Gujarati comedy-drama which comes with a strong message on the quicksand of banking loan system, credit cards, EMIs for all stakeholders.
Kudos for this content rich movie goes to two sociopreneurs – Gujarati actor and debutant director Jhinal Belani who has written and produced the film along with Bhaumik Sampat as director, producer, actor.
- The duo has made a bold and exemplary attempt to use the wider reach of cinema to transform the millennials and the middle-class from not falling into the debt trap and lead a contented life within their means.
- This film with a good message in the form of comedy needs a tax exemption to save precious lives of banking loan debtors who often go to the extreme end of committing suicides.
The duo has made a bold and exemplary attempt to use the wider reach of cinema to transform the millennials and the middle-class from not falling into the debt trap and lead a contented life within their means.
This film with a good message in the form of comedy needs a tax exemption to save precious lives of banking loan debtors who often go to the extreme end of committing suicides. We hope this message will reach the powers-that-be soon and materialize.
Speaking with navjeevanexpress.com at the films premiere, Bhaumik Sampat says, “We have made a wholesome family movie without any romantic and violent scenes. This is our pay pack to the society at large and hope this will make a great impact and deliver good results to the masses.”
The story of this eye-opening comedy-drama is that a rich man who had lost his son at the prime of his life – 25 years –commits suicide as he was made a prey by a trio – a bank manager, credit card seller and the recovery agent. To avenge this, the father makes his fake death and lays a net to catch the trio with the help of a lawyer, a police sub-inspector and a criminal.
The trio – Jhinal Belani (Manjhri Antani), Bhaumik Sampat (Jatin Desai) and Muni Jha (Ghanshyam Patel) – from middle-class are pleasantly surprised to receive the news of a multi-crore inheritance from the rich man. The trio adopts a flashy lifestyle overnight. But, to their surprise, this momentary fun turns into their biggest nightmare. They realize this only when they get Rs 8 crore recovery notice from a money lender, Rs 65 lakh credit from the sub-inspector and so on. Karma taunts them but they get out of this mess. That is the crucial message of ‘Bhagwan Bachave’.
While Bhaumik Sampat, Jhinal Belani, and Muni Jha play the lead roles, Bhavini Jani, Prem Ghadhavi, Raunaq Kamdar, Hemang Dave, Mehul Buch, Anuraag Prapanna, Ojas Rawal, Morli Patel, Charmy Panchal, Vaishakh Ratanben, and Vishal Thakkar ably support them
Produced by Valmiki Pictures, distributed by UFO Moviez, and presented by Mumbai Movie Studios, the new Gujarati comedy movie ‘Bhagwan Bachave’ is Co-Produced by Hiral Kawa and Paras Kawa. The film is written by Jhinal Belani with cinematography by Tapan Vyas, edited by Rakesh Soni, and music by Bhavesh Shah.
Top most Bollywood singers like Sonu Nigam, Nakash Aziz and Divya Kumar have done playback.
Along with entertaining the audience, it packs an important social message that one should live within his/her means. In a nutshell, neither a lender nor a borrower. Nothing comes free in this world. Always read the terms and conditions of any agreement thoroughly and sign it.
We hope ‘Bhagwan Bachave’ the people stuck in the vicious circle of loans, credit cards, and installments. The film commenced its screening on December 2, 2022.
