Elizabeth Ekadashi (2014)


Director: Paresh Mokashi

Producer: Madhugandha Kulkarni, Nikhil Sane, Nittin Keni

Cast: Shrirang Mahajan (Dnyanesh)

Amazing. A really well thought out movie, Elizabeth Ekadashi is super!

Dnyanesh is a young boy who lives in poverty with his mother, grandmother, and younger sister Mukta. The title’s eponymous bicycle, Elizabeth, was gifted to Dnyanesh by his father, who built that cycle and later, passed away. The cycle remains the only memory of the father that lives on with them. As I said, the financial condition of the family is very weak, so Dnyanesh’s mother does some odd jobs to help to keep the household running. One day, as the mother is unable to repay the loan taken for a sweater machine, the bank takes the sweater machine away, making the family lose their only source of income. Another day, Dynanesh asks his mother if he could set up a bangle shop to overcome the financial needs of 5000 rupees but his mother is very angry at Dnyanesh and tells him to focus on studies and not get sidetracked by other issues. Dnyanesh doesn’t oblige and sets up a shop for bangles and is a success, but he warns everyone he knew not to tell his mom. One day, a day comes when, Dnyanesh’s mother is forced to sell Elizabeth the cycle out of monetary issues. Then, Dnyanesh and his gang try to earn enough money from the shop to save their dear cycle Elizabeth. Want to know more? Watch the movie!

I really liked this movie. I would recommend a handful of lessons in basic Marathi for anyone who doesn’t know Marathi, as this movie is in that language. Anyways, the movie takes place in Pandharpur, where the annual pilgrimage called ‘wari’ takes place. The wari is undertaken as a journey to pray to the god Vitthal. The Wari is a pilgrimage to Vitthala’s biggest temple in the city of Pandharpur, which takes place in the Hindu Panchang months of Ashadh and Kartik. I explained this just so you will be informed about the wari that is mentioned in the movie a considerable number of times.

I wholeheartedly recommend this movie because:

1.       The acting is great.

2.       The story is phenomenal.

3.       The screenplay is monumental.

4.       (Nearly) everything is awesome!

5.       Overall, THE MOVIE IS PHENOMENAL!

 

 

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