Bucket List

My first Marathi movie without subtitles, so an additional interesting experience.

As surface level, a journey of finding identity and self.....and at a deeper level, exploring the invisible and subtle connection and bond between the living and the dead, an organ recipient and a donor. 

Madhura (Madhuri Dixit) a middle aged housewife, whose life revolves around taking care of her family, is the recipient of a heart transplant, and while her family is joyous....she finds herself ruminating on what the emotions in the donors family might be. 

Her thoughts take her not just to the doorstep of the family, but to completing the bucket list of her twenty year old heart donor. Through learning to ride an Enfield, kissing a boyfriend in public, learning to wolf whistle and more.......... and how through the process she goes from being wife, daughter, mother, daughter in law, to becoming Madhura. 

And in process endears herself into her donors circle, and enables closure for the girl's twin brother, parents (Renuka Sahane and Phatak) and friends. 

While there are several facets of the film you feel could have been better, Madhuri Dixit carries  the film pretty much on her own, and enables a simple and heart warming watch.

@Surekha, thanks for getting me to watch, especially for saying "chuck the subtitles, you'll follow the Marathi"