Written by Vasant Kanetkar, the play revolves around the average middle-class family. Chintamani is the bread-earner of the family and the age is getting better of him. He is living with his wife, two sons and a daughter. His parents have also come to stay with him. The elder son wants to become a cricketer and does not focus on studies. The daughter follows a spiritual leader and decides to leave home. The other son wants to become an actor. Their career choices put them in cross with Chintamani’s hopes for his children. The parents and wife are not helping as they do not share Chintamani’s concerns.
Audience have an easy connect with the plot as all of us have had some experience with some Mr. Chintamani in our lives. The actors also perform well. However, the scenes are rather monotonous and the character of Chintamani is flat. The writing, though having semblance to real life situations, is just too plain. It is predictable, run-of-the-mill play where audience keeps on waiting for the punch which never really comes.
AglaPlay Verdict: Avoid AglaPlay Rating: 1/5 Language: Hindi Duration: Writer: Vasant Kanetkar Director: Om Katare Cast: Om Katare (Chintamani), Paromita Chatterjee, Keya Gupta, Mukund Bhatt, Vaibhav Joshi, Radha Bharadwaj, Prateek Pendharkar, Prashant Upadhaya, Puneet Maloo, Ashoke Sharmaa, Priyanka Basu - Kaul, Mukesh Yadav
Below are a few relevant links. The web links to other reviews are also provided for easy reference. Yatri’s 10 minute YouTube video [has spoilers] (top link) below summarizes the complete story and covers the major punchlines as well.
Other Links Chinta Chhod Chintamani Trailer [spoilers] Chinta Chhod Chintamani Keya Gupta's act Vasant Kanetkar Wikipedia Om Katare Wikipedia Review on TOI Review on BMS