He is constantly nagging his mother to buy him a pair of jeans and he even indulges in some wild festive dance in hope that Shalu catches a glimpse and is impressed. His mother working near school and visiting him vexes him and he forbids her from doing it again. He refuses to pick up a pig from a gutter near Shalu’s house, embarrassed that it will drive home his caste. Between Jabya stealing glances at Shalu we are shown the state of affairs in his family, ridden by poverty and unemployment and forced to take up whatever work the village upper caste throw towards them. And so, midst trips selling ice lollies in a nearby town and between work, Jabya and his school friend Pirya chase the elusive black sparrow. But his feet are grounded, evidenced by his letter in which he writes – “I know I am poor and not from your caste.” Jabya is convinced by a local drunkard (played by Manjule) that if he can catch a black sparrow, burn it and sprinkle the ashes on a girl, the girl will fall in love with him. Yet, he loves Shalu and love shouldn’t know any caste should it? He writes letters for her, declaring that his love is pure and he can sacrifice his very life for her. Jabya is conscious of his caste, his being a Dalit.
If by God’s misgiving you are born into a family of untouchables your fate is sealed and you are forever resigned to menial tasks deemed unworthy of the upper castes, in this case it includes getting rid of feral pigs. It’s not called ‘upper’ caste for nothing.
You are born to a higher caste which guarantees you certain privileges. It’s part of daily discourse and is hence marked on every child from his very birth. Here, caste is woven into the very fabric of social structure. But far from city pockets where homogenization erases such identities and people like you and me are either oblivious to the truth or privileged to be away from it, are India’s rural villages. A child is devoid of such identities and can freely pursue his dreams till age and vagaries of reality catch up with him. One might think that such tags are hardly attached to children and rarely leave an imprint on a child’s mind and upbringing. Worse, Jabya comes from a family of untouchables and Shalu is a born into an upper class family. But Jabya is dark skinned and Shalu fair. Jabya attends the village school and is besotted by Shalu. The movie is centered around Jabya, a boy residing on the fringes of a small village in Maharashtra.
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Ha! You thought that this was a feel good romance, a triumph of true love set in a small village? Why would he call the film Fandry then? Fandry Marathi Movie On Utorrent Download He wants to taunt you, dare you to think, rethink and ultimately question your beliefs. But Manjule doesn’t want you to leave with a smile. Manjule treats the romance at the heart of the film with such subtlety and simplicity that before you know it you have an impish smile on your face. Fandry is Manjule’s debut feature film, but so assured is his direction that you might mistake him for a veteran. That is why it’s always a sensitive subject, an immature treatment of which can come off as campy and leave a bad taste in your mouth. The unapologetic shy glances, an unabashed and unadulterated liking for someone, punctuated with frequent dreams of togetherness – it’s a time everyone can relate to, a feeling that resonates with all of us. There is something about a young boy falling in love that makes for a great story. Bittersweet and ultimately devastating, the story moved me, even as a child and has stayed with ever since. One of my favourite books growing up was My Girl, which was later made into a movie starring Macaulay Culkin.
Fandry is a story, at least on the surface, of the innocent love of a young thirteen year old boy.
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