''Vihir'' (English: The well) is a 2009

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film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni which was released in March 2010 and was featured in

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film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, the Netherlands. This is AB Corp Limited's first Marathi film.

Plot

Vihir is a story of two adolescent boys Sameer and Nachiket (cousins, who are best friends) who struggle with their unconventional outlooks on life and family. They write to each other telling each other about their doings and happenings in life. They get to meet after a long time as Sameer with his mother and sister visit Nachiket's village for a family wedding. Sameer and Nachiket both observe people in the house and try to understand their behaviour as they are not used to complexity of family relationships. Meanwhile, Sameer finds Nachiket's lonely and cut-off attitude towards the family quite strange and when he confronts Nachiket about it, Nachiket tells him about his outlook towards life which confuses Sameer even more. Both of them share interest in swimming in the well and playing hide and seek. While swimming in the well, Nachiket always uses a wooden support as he doesn't know how to swim while Sameer is going to represent his school in swimming competition. With swimming trials scheduled, Sameer has to leave for his home. When he returns after two days, he learns that Nachiket drowned in the well. Sameer, appalled at the sudden death of his best friend, is unable to accept Nachiket's death and then starts his journey in search of truth. Deep inside, he believes that Nachiket has hidden himself somewhere, like he used to do when they played hide and seek; and wants Sameer to seek him. Sameer looks everywhere for Nachiket but fails. One night he runs from home. His journey takes him by a train to a stone quarry where he meets one nomadic sheep herder. The

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shares his life experience with him when he was little about a lost lamb and how he finds it with the eyes of his heart. At last he remembers what Nachiket had told him about the hiding and seeking approach. He runs to the well in Nachiket's village and finds Nachiket there. They laugh and Sameer says that he has finally found him. They take a swim together in the well. It is inferred that Nachiket is dead but Sameer understands this fact after he completes his journey and understands that it is through the eyes of heart, one could find and remember the one who is not with us physically. The story ends with Sameer going back to his home in a bus, satisfied.

Cast

* Sameer:

Madan Deodhar Madan Deodhar is an Indian actor prominently featuring in Marathi films. Career Deodhar started his acting career as a child actor in the Hindi film '' Mahek'' (2007), a coming-of-age film directed by Kranti Kanade. The film won Best Feature Fi ...

* Nachiket:

Alok Rajwade Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989) is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays. Early life Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He ...

* Ajoba (Grandfather) :

Mohan Agashe Mohan Agashe (born 23 July 1947) is an Indian psychiatrist and actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 in theatre. Early life Agashe was born in Bhor, Maharashtra. He studied in B. J. Medical College, Pune for his MBBS an ...

* Aaji (Grandmother):

Jyoti Subhash Jyoti Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi film, television and theatre industry. She is best known for her works in Marathi films like ''Valu'' (2008), ''Gabhricha Paus'' (2009) and Bollywood films like ''Phoonk'' (2008) and ''Aiy ...

* Bau-Aaji :

Sulabha Deshpande Sulabha Deshpande ( mr, सुलभा देशपांडे; 1937 – 4 June 2016) was an Indian actress and theatre director. Apart from Marathi theatre and Hindi theatre in Mumbai, she acted in over 73 mainstream Bollywood films. She als ...

* Sulabha : Renuka Daftardar * Shobha : Ashwini Giri * Bhavasha Mama (uncle) :

Girish Kulkarni Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in ''Deool'' and National Film Award ...

* Prabha:

Amruta Subhash Amruta Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi and Hindi films, television, and theatre. She is a graduate of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Marathi-langua ...

* Seema : Veena Jamkar * Tayadi :

Parna Pethe Parna Pethe is an Indian film & theatre actress who has appeared in many Marathi films and experimental plays. Early life Parna was born and raised in Pune. She studied at Abhinava Vidyalaya School and graduated from Fergusson College, Pune ...

* Soni: Sharavi Kulkarni * Ashu : Aditya Ganu * Anshu : Ajinkya Ganu * Sameer's father : Kiran Yatnopavit * Nachiket's father: Abhay Godse * Pickpocket:

Shrikant Yadav Shrikant Mohan Yadav is a film actor. He is known for Marathi films such as ''Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Deool'', ''Ajoba'', Ek Hazarachi Note, Highway and the upcoming ''Jaundya Na Balasaheb''. His performance in Marathi films ''Deool'' and ' ...

* Shepherd :

Vitthal Umap Vitthal Umap (15 July 1931 – 27 November 2010) was an Indian folk singer, shahir and social worker from Maharashtra state. Umap was an Ambedkarite and Buddhist. To illustrate B. R. Ambedkar's philosophy to the people, he wrote the song-books ...

Selection in festivals

14th Busan International Film Festival The 14th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 8 to October 16, 2009, in Busan, South Korea. A total of 355 films from over 70 countries were screened, beating the record set in the last festival. With a total attendance of 173,5 ...

* 8th Pune International Film Festival, Pune, India * Kerala International Film Festival 2009 * Berlin International Film Festival 2010 * Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010 * 26th Warsaw International Film Festival (2010)

Awards and achievements

Sources

Vihir' to be screened at Berlin Film Fest

After National Film Awards, ‘Vihir’ director looks at Berlin

ABCL's first Marathi film set for world premiere in S Korea

References

External links

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Touching Namita Nivas , Fri 26 Mar 2010, Screen Indian Express
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