Sachin Khedekar as P.L’s father and Shubhangi Damle as old-aged Sunita Deshpande are good in their respective roles. Irawati Harshe-Mayadev, who essayed young and middle-aged Sunita Deshpande, complements very well as a spouse of P.L and the chemistry between her and Deshmukh is endearing. Deshmukh carries the mannerism with apt innocence without trying too hard and seems effortless on-screen.
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Screenplay by Ganesh Matkari is noteworthy as there are no overly emotional or cheerful scenes, which makes Bhai, a well-balanced outing. The dialogues are brilliantly written by Ratnakar Matkari, which goes well with the theme of the movie. There are some memorable sequences in the movie, the one in which P.L introduces himself to Sunita, in a staff room and the marriage scene, to name few. The movie is based on the book, Vyakti Ani Valli, written by P.L Deshpande, which chronicles the multifaceted life of the writer and ability to connect with the people through his humouristic narrative. Bhai – Vyakti Ki Valli Movie Review: A Joyful Ride Into The Life of Iconic Pu La Deshpande! Bhai-Vyakti Ki Valli Movie Review: Script Analysis
It focuses mainly on personal life, more than his professional life, which is actually good as it is unknown to many of us. It introduces us with the childhood, teenage and adult phase of Deshpande, with the thoroughly entertaining sequences. The movie then takes you in the flashback and gives the insights of P.L’s life. That’s the only serious scene in the otherwise, light-hearted movie. Vyakti Aani Vyalli earned the writer a Sahitya Akademi Award.Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli, opens with a scene of P.L Deshpande (old aged portrayed by Vijay Kenkre), admitted in a hospital and suffering from the organ failure and celebrities like director Dr Jabbar Patel (Sunil Barve) and other closed ones of P.L, visiting the hospital. The list goes on, with a fine variety of characters reflecting the ironies of life. Lakhu Risbud, who is another interesting character, is a disillusioned writer who wanted to change the world with his pen, but ends up working as a sub-editor in some obscure magazine. There is also a school boy named Sakharam Gatne, who speaks classical Marathi and is addicted to books. He has every other evil habit imaginable but has no idea that the things he do are wrong. The washer-man breaks buttons and uses his customers clothes on himself, and never delivers on time. There is Parophari Gampu who would go out of the way to help people, and then there is the washer-man Namu Parit. The author reveals an interesting side of Narayan.
Narayan helps in arranging marriages and also ensures that the functions go smoothly. There are a lot of other varied sketches in this book. He even avoids drinking alcohol on the days when Mahatma is fasting. He is wealthy man with a bad reputation, but he admires Gandhiji, the Father of Nation. The lead character is a Brahmin by birth, but he is often mistaken for a Muslim for various reasons. Of the 20 stories in the book, the one about Bhaiyya Nagpurkar was the earliest one written by the author. The stories in Vyakti Aani Vyalli were written over a period of more than 20 years, from 1944 to 1968. Drawing from real-life characters and incidents, these sketches are as varied as people can be and quite interesting. Vyakti Aani Vyalli is a collection of character sketches by Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, the popular Marathi writer.