Cast: Rekha, Nana Patekar, Nakul Vaid, Deepti Naval, Raima Sen
Director: Gautam Ghose
Producer: Bipin Vohra
Music Director: Khayyam
Cinematography: Gautam Ghose
Story, Screenplay and Editor: Gautam Ghose
Yatra is a journey of a person whose claim to fame is interrupted by his past which comes in the way of his present. Directed by Gautam Ghose, Yatra comes across a strong subject that of a prostitute and its presence in the minds of the people. The movie has three people who hold its fate; Nana Patekar, Rekha and director Gautam Ghose who virtually takes care of most of the departments like cinematography, editing, screenplay and editing of the film. Yatra is due release next week on May 4.
Nana Patekar plays Dasrath Joglekar, a renowned writer. He is on his way to Delhi to receive the prestigious Literary Award. On the way, he meets one of his ardent fans Nakul Vaid, who is a filmmaker by profession and is devoted to Dasrath’s pieces of writings. They discuss about the novels that Dasrath has written and dig the past by striking a conversation about one of his famous novel’s Janaza.
Lajvanti (Rekha) is a prostitute and Janaza is all about her. After receiving the award, Dasrath moves on to explore the life of Lajvanti yet again. He starts for his hunt without informing anyone from his family.
As far as Dasrath’s memories go, Lajvanti used to perform mujras in Mehndi Galli. People from every part of the society used to assemble here to blow away their part of naughtiness. Time has changed and so has Lajvanti. She is now Miss Lisa and mujras have been replaced by popular filmi songs.
Lajobai gets a shock when she finds Dasrath in front of her. She treats him by singing some of the finest melodies of the past. Things take a toll when their lives play a small turn around.
The film has been in the making from quite sometime and this takes away the crispness of narration. But still with strong performers like Nana Patekar and Rekha, the film may hold on to itself.
Radiosargam Predicted Rating: 7/10
Hanumant Bhansali
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