The western edge of the fort, where even the enemies used to tremble to get to and from the place, had landed without caring for the life of a mother who cared for her baby. I have been listening to this success story of a mother since childhood and now it will be a pleasure to watch it on the big screen.
Movie: Hirkani Movie
Cast:
- Sonalee Kulkarni as Hirkani /हिरकणी
- Makrand Deshpande as Bahirji Naik
- Ameet Khedekar as Jiva
- Prasad Oak as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
MOVIE REVIEW HIRKANI: Mother's Bravery Story 'Hirkani'
Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj built the fort Raigad for the capital of the Marathi Empire (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj). In 1674, the coronation ceremony of the Maharaja was held at Raigad. Situated in the foothills of the Sahyadri, this fort was built very well in terms of security (Raigad Fort). At 2700 feet, there was no access to the fort except through the gates. It was said at that time that if the gates of Raigad were closed, only air would come up from below and only water would come down from above. The only exception to this is Hirkani Movie Review.
The western edge of the fort, where even the enemies used to tremble to get to and from the place, had landed without caring for the life of a mother who cared for her baby. I have been listening to this success story of a mother since childhood and now it will be a pleasure to watch it on the big screen. Congratulations to director Prasad Oak and his team for daring to bring this subject to the big screen. It's different to experience what you read on the big screen. Now, if the thrill of Hirkani's prowess had been more colorful, this fun would have been even more colorful.
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In a village, some distance below the fort Raigad, the brave Mawla Jiva (Amit Khedekar) of Bahirji Naik's convoy lives with his wife Hira Gawlan i.e. Hirkani (Sonali Kulkarni) and mother. His wife goes to the fort every day to sell milk. One day on the day of Kojagiri, Hira would go to the fort to sell milk. But for some reason, she is late there and cannot leave the fort before sunset. As a rule, the gates on the fort are closed at sunset, so the diamond gets stuck on the fort. Mother's love, however, does not allow her to stay healthy. Her baby is alone at home. So Hirkani decides to go down from the west side of the fort with the intention of getting closer to her baby. When the Maharajah learns of this story of Hirkani's heroism, he glorifies her bravery and names the west side from which it descends as 'Hirkani Buruj'. Now you have to watch ‘Hirkani’ to experience the thrill of how Hirkani descends from the fort and reaches your baby.
After ‘Raw Lime’, expectations from Prasad as a director were high. It was also argued that the cinema would reach a different height as Rajesh Mapuskar and Prasad Oak, a national award-winning couple, came together on the occasion of the film. This prediction came true to some extent. Partly because this movie could have been more effective. Anyway, in Hindi, we have made Bajirao Mastani, Padmavat and other similar movies. Now, everyone should also experience the heroic story of our Marathi 'Hirkani'. The biggest feature of this movie is that the director Prasad Oak manages to capture the story in a short way without much fuss.
After the intermission, there are many breathtaking events in the cinema. Before the intermission, the movie tells the love story of Hirkani and Jiva, the coronation of Maharaj, and Hirkani's faith in Maharaj. The power of the diamond after the interval. The beginning of the movie was quite grand. In cinema, events happen so fast that we immediately get lost in that era. After the break, however, the cinema disappointed a bit.
Her arduous journey, while showing the events of descending from Hirkani fort, could have highlighted many of the difficulties she faced. But the director quickly overcame her arduous journey. This story is a bit confusing. Who was Hirkani, her love story, the audience is more interested in seeing her heroism. If the 2700-foot-deep cliff in 1674 had been presented in a better way, Hirkani would have touched the heart of the audience.
In such movies, special effects are the soul of those movies. But the special effects in this movie are not impressive. (Marathi movies always have a budget problem as compared to Hindi, so we will not talk much about it.)
Director Prasad Oak would have worked a little harder on the movie, if he had shown a little more detail, Hirkani would have got the right justice. The 'Hirkani' created by Sonali Kulkarni out of her nymph image is amazing. Special thanks to Sonali for accepting the new challenge. Everyone nodded when they found out that Prasad Oak's diamond would be Sonali Kulkarni. Will the golden diamond be beautiful? How will she respond to this appeal? Many such discussions took place. Sonali, however, played this role with full force without paying attention to anyone. This is the best role in Sonali's career. But since the director did not open the scene of the descent much, various shades of Sonali are not seen in it. Yet she is remembered as a diamond.
Along with Amit Khedekar, other actors in the movie also did a great job. The 16th century period is well established. Sanjay Meman's cinematography is excellent. Kojagiri's night could have been better captured on camera anyway. Amitraj's music is great. Especially Shivrajyabhishek song and 'Jaganam he nyaram' came together well. But the mother's Aarti sung by Asha Bhosle is not sad.
All in all, we always sing the praises of historical grand Hindi movies. Now it's time to look at the heroic story of a mother in our soil. The hard work done by the cinema team is seen in the cinema. Therefore, every mother should watch this story of courage and strength of 'Hirkani' on the big screen.
