Nanhe Jaisalmer... an inspiration. Review on Nanhe Jaisalmer

This movie is an inspiration to young kids(and adults) who are uneducated.

Star of the movie: Nanhe( Dwij Yadav)

‘Nanhe Jaisalmer’ is the story of a 10-year-old village kid who idolizes a Bollywood movie star.

Years after working with superstars like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in his first movie Kyon, Ho Gaya Na, director Samir Karnik

steers clear of big stars in his latest movie ‘Nanhe Jaisalmer’. Even

though a big Bollywood star was the requirement of this film, Samir

opts for a semi-star like Bobby Deol .

This

explains

one shortcoming of ‘Nanhe Jaisalmer’, which is otherwise an eminently

watchable film. It is an unconventional, non-conformist, offbeat movie

with child artist Dwij Yadav as its protagonist.

The movie

doesn’t pander to Bollywood stereotypes. There is no romantic track in

the film, no exotic locales(even though the sandy dunes of Rajasthan

are no less panoramic), no dramatization and no mushy sentimentality.

The story is straight and simple and yet has its own undercurrents.

Nanhe

(Dwij Yadav) is a young kid who lives in Jaisalmer with his mother and

sister. Being the sole male member of the family, he helps his family

to make ends meet by taking tourists on desert safari on his camel

named Raja.

The ten-year-old boy is a diehard fan of Bollywood

star Bobby Deol, with whom Nanhe has formed a bonding through a number

of letters that he gets written through his sister. Nanhe fondly calls

Bobby his ‘dost’ and believes that his idol feels the same way about

him. This belief is at times ridiculed and scorned by Nanhe’s friends

and family.

But then, one day, while on a ride with his camel in the desert, Nanhe comes face to face with his idol(Bobby Deol).

The

movie reaches a high point at this turn and you wait anxiously to see

how Nanhe’s story would transpire. The sequences between Bobby and

Nanhe keeps your interest kindled. But then, at the end, the climax

catches your attention.

‘Nanhe Jaisalmer’ is a well-intended

children’s film with a nice blend of reality and fable. And without a

doubt the child actor Dwij Yadav, bobby deol, and Raja the camel are the real stars of the movie.

Dwij

is natural, uninhibited and spontaneous in his performance. At times he

can be endearing, at times stubborn, at times vulnerable.

Bobby Deol plays his part well but isn’t perfectly suited to the role of a big star who is idolized and deified by a young kid.

On the margins, actors like Pratiksha Lonkar, Vivek Shauq, Sharat Saxena and Bina Kak are compatible.

‘Nanhe Jaisalmer’ could have done better without the songs of Himesh Reshammiya

. The camerawork by Binod Pradhan is good. And Samir Karnik’s

directorial skills are definitely more honed in this movie than in his

debut venture. However, some people might be put off by the movie’s

climax.