‘Yashwantrao is a Deep and Different Thought’

The film written by veteran author Arun Sadhu and directed by celebrated filmmaker by Dr Jabbar Patel set to release on March 14

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By team m4m

Yashwantrao Chavan, beyond a person, is a deep and different thought. It was a huge challenge to create this biopic, veteran filmmaker Dr. Jabbar Patel summed up his experience of directing the upcoming film Yashwantrao Chavan – Bakhar Eka Waadlachi. Dr. Patel, along music director Anand Modak and others, was present in Pune on Saturday, March 8. The film, written by senior journalist and author Arun Sadhu, will hit theatres on March 14.

The biopic covers life and times of Chavan from 1912 to 1984. It features television actor Ashok Lokhande as Chavan, while theatre actor Om Bhutkar plays the young Yashwantrao. Lubna Salim plays the character of Chavan’s wife, Late Venutai. Nana Patekar, Satish Alekar, Supriya Vinod, Rahul Solapurkar and Benjamin Gilani make up the rest of the cast among others. Alekar and Bhutkar were present on the occasion.  

“It is difficult to handle a variation in the same genre. I did Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, a film of the same genre, in a different style. I wanted to tell this tale in a different manner,” said Dr. Patel. He went on to explain the various facets of the film including the technical, musical, content related and research oriented. 

“Krushnakaath, Yashwantrao’s autobiography, is a very lyrical one. Through various other materials – interviews, books on him and a photo-biography, we found out many aspects of his life. There was music, wrestling, love for theatre…everything in his life, but more prominently, there is poetry. We thought the story could be told using a lot of music,” said Patel.

Elaborating on Sadhu’s contribution, Dr. Patel said that he is someone who has seen the era of Chavan. “His important qualities are that he has an acute political sense and is extremely neutral in his point of view,” he said. 

Modak, sharing his experiences, said that the music tries to capture sensitivities of the leader. “We have tried to build up a musical collage to show the richness of Yashwantrao’s character,” said Modak. 22 songs were recorded for the film, out of which 16 feature in the film’s CD.

 Songs are written by Late Kavi Vinayak Karandikar, N. D. Mahanor, a ghazal by Mir Taqi Mir, a poem by Marathi poet Kusumagraj and as a special feature, ovya (traditional verses) by Chavan’s mother Vithabai Chavan. The singers include Shankar Mahadevan, Ravindra Sathe, Anand Shinde, Nandesh Umap, Aarti Ankalikar, Vibhavari Joshi and Urmila Dhangar among others. “Composing music for the film was very fulfilling experience,” said Modak.

The film has been produced by the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai, presented by the Government of Maharashtra and distributed by Essel Vision. Sane, Business Head of Essel Vision, said that film is important in many contexts. “We are releasing the film in more than 250 theatres across Maharashtra. This is a special celebration of Yashwantrao’s birth anniversary which is on March 12. We believe the film will connect across all age-groups and sensibilities,” he said.       

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