PaathShala
Good subject…yet too many paath in one PaathShala
Education has taken a long leap from being a Nobel profession to a source of big revenue generating business. Loads and loads have been talked and written about commercialization of Education but no major break through has happened till date, even after a long battle in Supreme Court, nothing much has changed.
No changes can happen until as Nana Patekar says in his striking speech ‘upgradation of facilities is definitely a necessary, but more than that upgradation of thoughts is more essential for proper delivery of the new education system.
With this idea, Milind Ukey comes with ‘PaathShala’.
Nana Patekar, in role of the Principal, in starting resembled Amitabh Bachhan of Gurukul in Mohabbatain, still takes education as Nobel profession, a way to create society, was forced to restructure the paathshala to a 5-star School. He tries all his ways to make things work but looses hope in last.
Shahid Kapoor, as an English teacher, becomes a leader of school and ask explanation from school principal for his unethical money making rules and regulations along with students and colleagues.
In between, writer tries to cover all the problems that too in highly exaggerated way to make audience shed few drops of water.
Performance: Nana Patekar and Shahid Kapoor, already proven, give a very good performance yet it feels like director could not make use of their full potential. Shaurab Shukla, the management, performs in sync to the melodrama script. Ayesha takia and other engaging actors are just to fill the gap and script has nothing much to offer.
Music by Hanif Shaikh, gives the movie the much needed push. ‘Aye Khuda’ is still runs on my system every day. Other songs are also good.
Direction by Milind still has lot of room for improvement and script can be improved to hold audience till the end.
Over all, it’s a movie to go for its good idea and lead performers and music.
