Story: Super Duperr is a Marathi movie based on a conflict between two families that are poles apart. Rohit (Lalit Prabhakar) and Isha (Vidula Chougule) are a live-in couple from Mumbai. They are deeply in love but aren’t thinking about marriage. Rohit and Isha are struggling to make a mark in the field of singing and acting respectively. Once when they host a wild party at their rented apartment with their friends, they are forced to vacate the society as it doesn’t go down well with its members.

Rohit decides to buy a house of their own, so that they can live freely. He somehow manages the finance and succeeds in buying a house. However, when Rohit and Isha are all set to move in to their new place, they realize that the same builder sold the same flat to a joint family (headed by characters played by Nirrmite Saawaant and Shashank Shende) and he is currently on the run.

An intense tussle ensures between Rohit and Isha and Laxmi’s family as both are not ready to vacate the house. The matter eventually goes to the court. Till the time the court doesn’t pass a judgement, the two families are forced to stay in the same place. This ensures more conflict between the two parties as Laxmi and her family members are staunchly traditional and they don’t approve the modern and urban ways of Rohit and Isha.

Review: Writer and director Sameer Asha Patil has selected an interesting and real issue. The current state of urban cities in India is such that it consists of people who are either too modern or too traditional. When both set of people are forced to live together, there is bound to be a conflict. The film also uses an interesting reason to get both of them together. Cases of one builder selling a single flat to multiple parties is also a common occurrence.

The staying together of both families brings its share of funny and amusing incidents through culture shock. However, after a point of time, especially in the second half, the narrative starts appearing stretched. You also wonder what happened to the builder and the court case. Both the important issues are overshadowed by the writer’s desire to exploit the conflict between both the families. And the way both the issues are treated in the end is quite abrupt. The makers also, out of the blue, throw in a fight scene, which is simply outdated.

Super Duperr also leaves a few questions unanswered. One wonders how Rohit and Isha are living such a lifestyle if they are struggling to get a basic break in the field of entertainment. They not only buy a big house in a city like Mumbai but also an expensive car. At one point, Rohit does mention that his dead mother has left behind some wealth and his father will also help him financially. But a father helping his grown-up son to such a level is difficult to digest and also doesn’t go with the character of Rohit. A few other questions won’t be possible to mention to conceal spoilers.

The film does score well in the casting and the actors do a good job as well. Lalit Prabhakar fits the character of Rohit and gives a fine performance. Vidula Chougule displays her talent while showing the tough and aggressive side of Isha.

Shashank Shende is the best of the lot. He shows restraint and explodes when needed, both in a natural way. Nirrmite Saawaant is once again dependable. Hrishikesh Joshi, Kushal Badrike, Namrata Sambherao, Pratiksha Kote and Jagruti Datir do well as the rest of the family members. Rohini Hattangadi is likeable in a cameo.

Overall: Super Duperr is a decent entertainer on the conflict between modernism and traditionalism, which could have been better.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Director: Sameer Asha Patil

Writer: Sameer Asha Patil

Producers: Ninetynine Productions and Siddhivinayak Productions

Cast: Lalit Prabhakar, Vidula Chougule, Nirrmite Saawaant, Shashank Shende, Hrishikesh Joshi, Kushal Badrike

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