Friendship doesn’t see the ways of the world and nor does it follow any rules. It follows the heart and Duniyadari movie is all about the journey of the heart.
The movie is set against the backdrop of the late 70s, director Sanjay Jadhav introduces us to his lead characters in a Pune college campus. Digya, (Ankush Chaudhary) and Shreyas (Swapnil Joshi) are two different characters and naturally start off as enemies.
While Digya is college rowdy while, Shreyas is a well behaved, calm student. However, one event sees them become the thickest of pals and they are part of a larger gang, which rules the campus. Their Katta (a bench) near a tea stall is their adda, and this is where they discuss life, love, and scores to be settled in their life. This is where they realize that Yaari is more important than Duniyadari.
While the seeds of this friendship are blossoming beautifully, two beautiful girls enter their lives. Shireen (Sai Tamhankar)who is a medical student, who Shreyas loves and Meenu (Urmila Kanetkar) is another student in love with Shreyas. As various twists and turns in the plot finally sees true love prevail, what Duniyadari also shows is that friends are for life and they will be there with you through thick and thin.
As a whole Sanjay Jadhav manages to pull off this friendship film with ease. Confusion, pathos, sacrifice and the mystery in love too are portrayed well and engage the audience most of the time. However, if the number of twists was reduced, the film would be taut and more gripping.
But, making up for these little deficiencies is the peppy music and acting by all the stars. While Swapnil looks and acts cute in the movie, Ankush Chaudhary holds his own aura and has a screen presence that is truly riveting. While Sai and Urmila shine, it has to be said that in the current crop of actors, when it comes to sporting the sad, betrayed look Sai wins hands down. The movie is full of true friendship, emotions, feelings, and love. The direction of the movie is excellent. All the characters of the movie have delivered stunning performances. At no point, you will feel bore. A movie is far better than a typical Bollywood drama movie.
